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When the Number Vanished, So Did My Parents’ Love

When the Number Vanished, So Did My Parents’ Love

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When the Number Vanished, So Did My Parents’ Love is a novel in English; you can read chapters 1–4 free here on EditWrx Reads.

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Cecilia Miller speaks her first word at five, pointing at the boy next door and naming the number above his head. Two days later he dies. When she calls out a number above her grandmother, the family learns the truth: the figures she sees count down to a person's death. Her parents warn her to keep silent, but on her sixth birthday she sees her own number in the mirror: 1,095 days.

For three years her parents lavish her with food, clothes and attention, leaving her younger sister Lana behind. When the final midnight passes and Cecilia survives, the number turns negative. Her mother accuses her of lying for gifts, her father's patience snaps, and Lana asks why her sister will not die. The family begins emptying her room.

A phone screen reveals Cecilia's 1,095-day wish-list posts, and her parents take it as proof of a scheme. As her number keeps changing, she is dragged toward the bathtub.

Opening excerpt

Pointing at the little boy next door, I called out the number floating above his head.

“Two.”

My parents had no idea what I meant.

Two days later, the boy was hit by a car while riding his skateboard in the street.

He died instantly.

My parents dismissed it as a coincidence.

Then my grandma had a stroke and was rushed to the hospital. The doctor told us there was nothing more he could do.

“She won’t make it through the night. You should start making arrangements.”

I spoke for the second time.

These are the opening lines of chapter 1. Keep reading →

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  1. Chapter 1~780 words
  2. Chapter 2~600 words
  3. Chapter 3~570 words
  4. Chapter 4~670 words
  5. Chapter 5In the app
  6. Chapter 6In the app
  7. Chapter 7In the app
  8. Chapter 8In the app
  9. Chapter 9In the app
  10. Chapter 10In the app
  11. Chapter 11In the app
  12. Chapter 12In the app
  13. Chapter 13In the app
  14. Chapter 14In the app
  15. Chapter 15In the app
  16. Chapter 16In the app
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Can I read When the Number Vanished, So Did My Parents’ Love for free?

Yes — the first 4 chapters of When the Number Vanished, So Did My Parents’ Love are free to read right here on EditWrx Reads, no sign-up needed. The rest of the story continues in the official app.

How many chapters are free here?

Chapters 1–4. Your place is saved on this device as you go, so you can stop and pick it up later tonight.

What happens after chapter 4?

Chapter 5 onward lives in the official app. Install it, enter the code S49741, and the story opens where this site leaves off.

What's When the Number Vanished, So Did My Parents’ Love about?

Cecilia Miller speaks her first word at five, pointing at the boy next door and naming the number above his head. Two days later he dies. When she calls out a number above her grandmother, the family learns the truth: the figures she sees count down to a person's death. Her parents warn her to keep silent, but on her sixth birthday she sees her own number in the mirror: 1,095 days.

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