sprained ankle? He called in the best doctors in the state f

ed animal. "That's not just neglect, Livia.

trange and horrif

d wrapped it with frantic, gentle hands, drove me to the emergency room himself, and refused to leave my side until the doctor stitched me up.

d spine and he'd as

. Her minor pain outweighed my life-threatening injuries. The plot demanded that all resources, all attention, be focused on her. I was the

e washed through my chest, so intense it felt like my heart was seizing. The stea

a young doctor rushed in. "Her

h yelled, backing away a

g doctor said, his face grim. He looked barely out of his twenties, but his eyes were focuse

a white streak above me. The pain, which had been a dull, heavy ache, sharpened into a

ctor's face appeared above me. "We're taking you

and of calm in a sea of pain and panic. It was

rifted in and out of consciousness. I heard a nurse say my pressure was dropping. At one point, I heard the doctor

e world was quieter. The frantic beeping was g

she had aged ten years. Her

, her voice thick. "

t, throbbing bruise. I wanted to ask. The question was a

ongue so hard

ew the answer. The script was clear. The male lead doesn't visit the ex-

nes as my only company besides my friend, I let the last emb