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.

met

doing here?" Her voice trembled slightly as

her muscles were tense, betraying her unease and distaste

forward, holding a thermal flask in his

was somber as he asked, "Are

which a

The image of Alyssa curling up pitifully into a ball in the freezing snow

ball of fury rose

He couldn't hold back.

to end your life, hurting yourself over and over just because of me?" Alyssa's

even whiter as if the blood had

will keep the promise I

in a rather stern tone,

possibly because she

was in a rush to find someone." In acroaky voice,

over

" Someone who's very important tome." 1 Alyssa's lips curled into a bitter

her as she realized she shouldn't

She used

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

time." Jasper placed the thermal flask at

continued, "It's not worth it for you to hurt yourself

do anything foolish for you again." Her gaze

wishing for nothing but an escape from the

in his eyes, it was all just something "not

the thermos flask and removed

good to know." Alyssa clenched her jaw, fighting back