l

wish. I hope that you'd at least give it a try," my

sat on a chair beside his hospital bed. His hands trembled

r even now. I knew that part of the reason his condition kept getting worse, even after the best treatment in the world, was b

I'm only twenty-two." I tried to keep my voice pl

rly either, but I don't have much time left. I have to know that you

pa, they

om, saline bottle and more medicines in hand. "He's been better this past week, so tr

I gave him my best smile even as tears pooled in my eyes a

t, love.

made their way to the playroom in the children's ward. I already knew some of them since my father's room was right next to the nursery. Today, thoug

uld keep people from knowing the demons that haunt me an

sly tattooing against my skin. The only thing I wished with all my hea