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!"

desperate to

at Nina, a faint smile on her lips. "Can I really live

wiped the blood from Scarlett's face. "You'll be cherished and loved, you can be the prettiest girl, clean and beautiful. You won't be alone. You'll have friends and family.

suddenly fell from

life she had always longed for.

light and be a normal person. She wanted to feel loved and cherished for

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

doctors arrived 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 really

envied Nina for staying

also envied her for being so

up from the

was taken aback, then more tears streamed down her face. She was both surprised and deeply

responded, "I can take a beating. You have delicate skin so you must be

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