As she stepped into the bedroom from the living room, Evelyn froze.

Her gaze dropped to her tiny shoes, noticing the mud clinging to the soles-remnants of their countryside excursion.

But among the earthy smudges was something far more chilling: dark red stains, unmistakably blood.

For a few moments, Evelyn stood motionless, her mind struggling to process what she was seeing.

Then, her gaze lifted to the pristine white bed…

The bag of maple leaves slipped from her grasp, scattering to the ground, and the butterflies she had caught for Alexis fluttered away.

Her eyes fixed on Alexis, lying silently on the bed, a deep gash visible on her wrist, blood trickling down in a steady rhythm.

Drop by drop, the fresh blood stained the carpet.

Instinctively, Evelyn cried out, “Dad, Dad…” Her voice grew louder and shakier with each repetition.

burst into the room, his face drained of

He forgot to breathe…

veins pulsed with the transfusion

after receiving two packs of blood, Alexis remained ghostly pale,

entered, his presence a comfort amidst Evelyn’s turmoil, She turned, her voice

his

“Mommy’s gonna be okay.

solace in

secretly wishing

as he turned to the doctor,

will she

doctor hesitated, choosing

to wake up, there’ll be nothing much we

Also, Mr.

if things don’t improve, we might need to consider terminating her

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