Can’t Win Me Back

The snow was falling heavily, and the chilling winds howled through the night.

Remy had no car, so he trudged through the snow alone, each step more exhausting than the last.

His thoughts were consumed with Alyssa—was she still alive? In danger? And Jasper's unrelenting resolve to reach her, even after being shot and drenched in blood.

Remy pressed his calloused, trembling hand to his chest.

His heart hammered in his ribcage erratically.

A sharp, searing pain shot through his temples, blurring his vision.

He collapsed to his knees in the snow, his body racked with agony.

The pain surged deep within him, and his eyes felt like they were going to burst from their sockets.

It was unbearable.

His breath came in ragged gasps.

His hands scrambled for the necklace hanging from his neck—inside it was a hidden medicine box.

Justin had told him that the medication in there could calm him down and relieve him of any pain.

It would be able to save his life.

But in his desperate haste, the pill slipped from his fingers and fell into the snow.

Remy's head buzzed.

Trembling, he searched frantically in the snow for it.

He had never felt such panic.

His headache was intensifying.

In order to relieve the agonizing pain, he removed his shirt and buried his scarred body in the snow, allowing the bone- piercing iciness to relieve him of his pain.

To his surprise, this method he tried randomly was effective! Slowly, he opened his bloodshot eyes.

his insides still felt tight and his head throbbed, the pain was more

was as white as a

shirt back on when his phone

a look of annoyance came

He hesitated for amoment.

his phone to ring for a while

phone by his

I heard that you called

was emotionless as if she was just checking with

flashed

steady voice, he answered, "Yeah, I lost

it?" "Jasper stole it from me." Sheryl exclaimed in disbelief, "What? You didn't stop him?

which was something he had

ask me to take

car to ruins

and shot me." Sheryl

seemed to

was once the best

was outstanding

Remy wasn't a match

to go

consequences of your failure this time are

your way back, think about how you'll explain yourself to Mr. Justin!" Upon saying that, Sheryl hung

into the night, his

some pondering, he lifted his hand slowly and

stained with

a result of the pain, Remy's

so, none of the agony showed on his

his lips upward into a resolute

Justin." Dragging his badly wounded body, Jasper tagged along with Elias and the rescue team as

Beckett, you really don't

you're alright?" Noticing Jasper's face covered in sweat as if he had just gone fora dive, Elias couldn't

to us to search for

Alyssa.

has informed her family