Can’t Win Me Back

A flicker of emotion passed through Lily's vacant eyes as she heard Alyssa's soft voice.

The instant their eyes locked, her clarity of mind seemed to return.

Her gaze brightened and sparkled with life once more.

"Lyse...

Lyse, you've finally come to see me! Jimmy said you would, and he was right.

He wasn't lying." Alyssa's long lashes fluttered as she clenched her hands into fists.

" Hi, Mrs. Schmidt.

How have you been? How's your health?" "T'm good...

I'm good.

Seeing you makes me feel better." As Lily spoke, her body trembled slightly, as if she was a little cold.

Alyssa removed her suit jacket and draped it over Lily's shoulders.

"Come, Lyse.

I have something for you." Lily eagerly grasped Alyssa's wrist.

she slipped an emerald bracelet onto Alyssa's

can't accept this,

cool sensation on Alyssa's wrist made her

wanted to remove the bracelet immediately, but Lily held

loves you dearly, and I like

have much to give, so please

it, I understand, but there's nothing else I can do."

"Mrs.

"Tl asked Jimmy to get someone to dress me up

lips quivered,

this might

are you talking about,

was stunned, a

palms felt colder than the emerald

you and that the wedding will be held at Kontina soon." Lily's

welled up with

"Lyse...

am? I thought I'd never see my son

to come true, that you're

as she continued, "Lyse, I've had a tough

lived my days like a living

my every waking hour is to leave

bear