|Theodore|
"Grandma Gracia!" Julie’s voice cracked, frustration bleeding through every syllable. Her hands clenched into fists at her sides as she took a step forward, desperate to break through the wall of silence and uncertainty growing between us all.
"Gracia, please!" Lily’s voice rose as well, strained and trembling with urgency. "Please just tell us what’s going on!"
She made a move to reach for her, but the air around Gracia shimmered—rippling like water. A pulse of unseen force radiated outward. The moment Lily crossed the threshold of that invisible line, it threw her back with a muted thud. Julie has also been forced to throw away.
A magical barrier.
Gracia had sealed herself from all of us.
Lily stood stunned for only a second before desperation overtook her. She pounded
