went white

. Instead, Ethan held me down while Mark went to see a doctor friend of

y affection. "Even a small scar on her arm could ruin her career.

e chips of ice. "You did this

s grip. "I didn't do anyth

voice laced with disgust. "We all s

lpel against my arm. I felt a piece of my own flesh being lifted, a searing, blinding pain

hloe watching from the doorway, a

o much. My worl

oom. The smell of antise

's just a crazy woman. Don't listen to a word she s

. The front door of my home was shut. Mark stood on the other side of the gl

of papers on his desk. He didn't look at me as he spoke to someone on the phone. "Yes, the psychiatric

ls closing in. The blank faces of the other patients. The he

sp, my arm throbbin

You're

soup in his hands. Ethan and David were there too, their faces sh

d, his voice softer than I'd heard it in

hair from my forehead. "We w

d reset. My brother, my fiancé, my best friend. They were here.

came from the othe

han

ing in the other hospita

a switch had been flipped. They were at her bedsid

Chloe. How ar

? Should I ca

y, we won't

rief warmth vanished, leavin

"Oh, Sarah, you're awake. I'm so sorry this happened. It'

tim here, Sarah. You should be apologizing to her. Becaus

esturing to my bandaged arm. "This is what your jea

my arm. The movement pulled at my IV line, and

ding," I

had started to cry again. They were cooing at her, promisin

leaving me alone in the sterile silence, watching a

ets, and Chloe held the strings. The world' s script d

ts sent a nurse, but they didn't visit. They were too

Out Music Hall for Private Concert for Pianist Chloe Davis.' 'Famed Academic David Green Dedicates New Research Paper to Hi

Pictures of her on a yacht with Ethan. Pictures of her at a fancy re

e came with

you were here to see

elt this way about anyone

the sister he alw

e. The pain in my heart followed suit, numbing