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00056: Hope And Accusations

Author: Kim Moon
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-18 21:15:59

LEMUEL

I stepped out of Lukan's ward, my heart heavy with fear. The smell of antiseptic clung to my skin, the bright lights of the hospital hallways doing little to calm my nerves.

Why them ?

The question had been gnawing at my mind since the accident.

I couldn't shake the sight of Lukan, bruised and broken, hooked up to machines that kept him alive.

Who could have done this?

I quickened my pace as I headed towards Merida's ward. Rosita and Kara we already inside standing by her bed. I slowed down at the door, pressing my hand against the cool metal as if I could somehow prepare myself for what I could find inside.

Merida. She had to wake up. Everything happening was just so strange.

I took a deep breath and entered the room. Merida lay there, still unconscious. Pale, fragile like she was already halfway to another world. It had been three days. Three days of not hearing her voice , of not hearing Lukan's voice too

Rosita glanced at me,

worry etched on her face ."Any news on th
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