The black night gradually lifted its thin veil that shrouded the earth, and a pale glow began to emerge on the horizon.
Jannat's mother lay in bed, holding Jannat in her arms, soundly asleep. Jannat's father lay on the other side, just as he used to, sleeping peacefully with steady breaths.
Quietly, Jannat climbed out of bed. She cast a lingering gaze at her parents and whispered, "Mom, Dad, I'm leaving. Be happy, okay?"
Taking three steps back, Jannat silently collected the cake wrapper and garbage in the living room, struggling to carry it as she floated away.
The door opened without a sound, and Lilly was already waiting outside, while Josh immediately took the garbage from Jannat's hands.
Jannat glanced back, her eyes filled with fondness.
Her once clean and warm home was now a place she would never return to.
"Let's go!" Lilly held Jannat's hand.
Though there is a boundless attachment in this world, parting is inevitable, causing sorrow deep within.
At the nearest crossroads from home, Jannat, dressed in a beautiful little dress, stood by the roadside, waving with a smile to Lilly and Josh.
"Goodbye, Josh. Goodbye, Lilly. Goodbye, Uncles! Thank you!"
"Don't forget to go check on Miah for me!"
She had no regrets!
Before one's death, it seems there are still many things left undone, many things left unresolved.
But after death, it seems that only one thing, the most important thing to oneself, remains.
Now that Jannat had fulfilled her wish, she no longer lingered in the mortal world as a resentful spirit. She could depart with a heart full of contentment.
It was the first time Josh sent off a resentful spirit, and he felt a sense of sadness and reflection that he had never experienced before. He said, "Goodbye, never to meet again. I hope you have a smooth rebirth."
Unable to contain her laughter, Jannat turned around and skipped away, eventually disappearing from everyone's sight.
As Josh watched, suddenly, a faint light passed through the air, leaving a shallow mark on his forehead!
The glow of the mark flashed and then disappeared, leaving no trace.
Josh quickly touched his forehead. "What the hell was that? Am I possessed by a ghost?"
He hurriedly grabbed a piece of Talisman paper and stuck it on his forehead!
Lilly had a vein popping on her forehead. "Um, Josh, you're dumb!"
"That's not some ghost possession; it's your 'progress bar.'"
Josh looked puzzled. He had a progress bar on his forehead??
What the hell!
But... ugh, Lilly actually called him dumb, so love is supposed to disappear, right?
Blake stretched lazily. "Let's go, your Granny will be getting up soon!"
Josh said, "Granny shouldn't wake up so soon..."
Lilly dashed to the car. "Hurry up, Josh, or Granny will be wielding a frying pan!"
"I can see a 'major disaster' for you just by pinching my fingers."
Josh suddenly felt his hair stand on end. The 'major disaster' Lilly spoke of was a real major disaster!
So, when Josh returned home, he didn't even dare to breathe a sigh of relief.
He pretended as if nothing had happened, but when he woke up...
Bettany brought breakfast to the table. "What are you standing there for, foolishly? Come over and eat."
"Lilly shouldn't have woken up so early, so I prepared something else for her..."
"You eat all of this."
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