Can’t Win Me Back

Jasper steadied his breath the moment he pushed the door open to Alyssa's hospital ward.

For some reason, he was feeling really nervous.

There was almost nothing that could ever unnerve him.

Other than Newton, Alyssa was the only other person who could make him feel disquieted.

A strange serenity filled the room, broken only by the faint hum of the medical equipment.

Alyssa was still awake.

She was sitting upright against the headboard.

Her gaze was fixed on the darkness outside the window; her face turned to the side as if lost in thought.

The new moon cast no light; there were no stars.

She seemed to be staring at nothing, into the endless pitch black.

Jasper froze in the doorway, his eyes widening slightly as he took in the sight of her.

His breath hitched in his chest.

This woman, once so full of optimism and light, now appeared fragile, defeated.

Her spirit seemed so broken that it felt as if a single touch could shatter her completely.

It wasn't until a few moments later that Alyssa seemed to notice his presence.

Slowly, she turned her head.

eyes met

are you doing here?" Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke, her

were red, and her muscles were tense, betraying her unease and distaste

forward, holding a thermal flask

was somber as he asked,

in which a cannula

gesture." The image of Alyssa curling up pitifully into a ball in the freezing

of fury rose

He couldn't hold back.

you keep trying to end your life, hurting yourself over and over just because

grew even whiter as if the blood had drained from

you, I will keep

just that I couldn't make it that day." Jasper spoke to her in a rather

became a little pig-headed, possibly

rush to find someone." In acroaky voice, Alyssa asked,

mulling over

" Someone who's very important tome." 1 Alyssa's lips

flooded her as she

embarrassed enough? She used to

anyone else could easily pull his attention away, making it all too

time." Jasper placed the thermal flask at the

his eyes and continued, "It's not worth it for you

won't do anything foolish for you again." Her gaze

she had felt completely destroyed, wishing

in his eyes, it was

flask and removed its inner

jaw, fighting back the tears as she