la
my fingers gripping the edges of my chai
ition keeps gettin
of me. This wasn't the news I hoped for when he called. I prayed everyday for
lurring my vision. I fou
ative, sir?" My voice wave
"The only option we have is transferring him to a better
hard. "Have
ionally, but the best facility equipped to handle his case is in Los An
nst my ribcage. "How
ret. "Unfortunately, our facility can only sustain him for
ought clawed at my mind, sending shivers down my spine. Hot te
lose my uncle this tim
I was just five. The memory was still seared into my mind-the smoldering ruins,
t Camilla's kindness stemmed from her barrenness, but I knew better. My aunt had simply loved chi
nia. The doctors had warned that it was contagious, and despite all the sacrifices my un
f you don't mind, I have another patient to attend to. I'll
my tears with the back of my hand. "
but no." He stood, signaling
intment as I steppe
turmoil in her heart. I stood there, lost in my own world, watching the droplets hit
s. What's the point of living i
. Maybe it would be easier to just... let g
ughts. A little girl in a blue floral dress slipped past
soft yet firm,
la Carter
g beside me, an older woman wit
mply nodded, hastily
e you in his office immedia
." So soon,was s
rushed back, my puls
g the worst. Instead, I found Dr. Addison with an e
Miss Carter,"
d within me "
ital in Los Angeles." His smile widened.
was too stunned to speak. Then, the weight tha
I wasn't goin
is time, they weren't of sorrows.
entation immediately," Dr. Addison continue
my resolve. "I'm
brow. "No oth
my voice stea
I signed the papers w
Addison assured me . "I only wish we could h
welling with newfound hope
in weeks, I allowed
t was a place I ran out of for about five years now
ing my own life with his bare hands,which made me miserable.Those nightmares I have been
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