Scarlett's fingers twitched as she opened her tired eyes and saw Nina's face. She grabbed Nina's hand tightly.

Nina noticed and looked at her again. "Scarlett!"

Scarlett's weak voice whispered, "So cold..."

Nina held her close. "I'll hold you. You won't be cold. You won't be cold."

"Am I dying?" Scarlett asked weakly. "I'm sorry. I couldn't find the antidote for you... I... cough, cough..."

"It's okay, it's okay!" Nina said. "Don't talk. The ambulance is here. I'll get you on it, and you'll be fine."

Scarlett's eyes started to glaze over. She spoke faintly, "Don't be sad for me. We didn't have much connection. It was all for Wilfred. Living is exhausting. It's kind of nice that I won't have to struggle to survive anymore."

Her life felt like it should never have started. There was no joy, only constant helplessness. No family, alone, and no one to love her. Living had lost its meaning.

"Now you can live well," Nina said, trying to ignite Scarlett's will to survive. "Sawyer is captured, this place is destroyed. No one can control you anymore. You can live beautifully. Didn't you say you wanted to live and be pretty? You can't give up. You can't!"

to see Scarlett hold

smile on her lips.

you can be the prettiest

this, tears suddenly fell

this was the life she had always longed for. She wouldn't be so

normal person. She wanted to

never been needed or truly loved in her life. She wanted to experience

with a stretcher and placed it beside Scarlett.

her faint breath. She stepped aside to let the doctors lift her onto the stretcher. Scarlett clung to Nina's hand, looking at her with raspy breath. "I'm so envious of you, Nina. I

staying pure

also envied her for being so bright, positive,

up from the

tears streamed down her face. She

can take a beating. You have delicate skin so you

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