Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 354

A massive truck appeared out of nowhere, launching Elizabeth into the air.

She was thrown over 30 feet away, landing hard on the ground.

Young Tarquin's face went through a rapid series of changes, “!!!”

“Elizabeth!” Kendrick yelled from the side of the road, panic-stricken as he ran towards her. By a cruel twist of fate, he was struck down by a sedan...

Tarquin, like a madman, broke free from his teacher's grasp, crying as he ran into the street.

Elizabeth lay in the cold snow, her white dress stained red with blood.

Young Tarquin knelt in the pool of blood, crying for the first time in his young life,

“Mommy, get up! Please, Mommy! Mom! Mom! Mom! Ah, ah, ah—”

Kendrick, barely hanging on, dragged his weakened body to Elizabeth's side.

He held her tightly in his arms,

“Elizabeth, don't be scared, I’m right here! I’m here! I’m here!”

Receiving no response from Elizabeth, Kendrick looked up to the sky and let out a heartbreaking scream, coughing up blood.

Young Tarquin was terrified, “Daddy! Daddy!”

Kendrick, still holding Elizabeth, didn’t bother to wipe the blood from his lips. He reached out to touch Tarquin's face,

“Tarquin, Mommy and Daddy won't be able to watch you grow up. You must be strong, be good... You know our wish for you, to grow up happy and healthy. Don’t worry about the feuds with the Bradfords... If they take you in, remember, never harbor ill will but always stay cautious. The Bradfords are like a den of lions, you must be careful... Don't worry about your mom, I'll always be with her, taking care of her. We... we all love you…”

With his last bit of strength, Kendrick gave his son these final words, dying in the snow alongside Elizabeth.

In one day, a family of three was reduced to one, leaving young Tarquin an orphan.

Tarquin hovered over the scene like a ghost, watching his deceased parents, watching his younger self wailing in despair... The pain, the tension, the breakdown!