Can’t Win Me Back

Lily let out a muffled cry.

Her eyes rolled back in her head, her fingers twitched, and foam began to form at her mouth.

Alyssa held her breath.

It looked like an epileptic seizure or a stroke.

Overwhelmed with remorse, Alyssa realized her sharp words had triggered Lily's breakdown and subsequent illness.

If anything happened to Lily because of her, the weight of regret and self- blame would be unbearable.

It would haunt her forever.

1 Alyssa immediately called for a caregiver.

However, the doctor in the nursing home's infirmary lacked expertise.

All they could do was Call for an ambulance.

"Oh, dear heavens...

should we do?" Watching Lily have such a

an ambulance, the nursing home is too far from

in time!" "Call for an air ambulance." Sweat formed on Alyssa's

to the hospital in time." The caregiver tasked someone with calling for an air ambulance

move Lily's stiff body from the wheelchair

lifted Lily's eyelids, gave her basic medical attention, and conducted a

heart pounded with growing

purple tinge on her

equipment, Alyssa could only focus on easing

in the nursing home's backyard, its strong winds startling the

"Mrs.

there!" Alyssa pleaded,

the medics lifted Lily onto a

clung to Alyssa's hand, as if it were her

streamed down Lily's

but