Leaving was the best choice for Winnie.

"But that's all in the past. You can't stay away forever. Winnie, you're my only sister," Jamie said, her throat tight, her voice heavy with emotion.

Ben, overhearing her conversation, gently patted her shoulder, giving her an encouraging look.

Jamie hesitated but quickly made up her mind. "Winnie, wait for me. I'm coming to see you now. If you're really going to leave, you at least owe me a proper goodbye in person." Without waiting for a reply, Jamie dashed out of the hospital room, leaving Ben, Mrs. Lucas, and Charlie behind.

Charlie wanted to go with her. He adored his aunt, and she had always been so kind to him. But he held himself back, knowing now wasn't the time to cause trouble.

*

Winnie wanted to take their mother away, and Jamie was sure that Winnie was with Linda now.

to where Winnie was, her heart racing. When

It was a bittersweet expression that tugged at Jamie's heart. Though Winnie looked different now, for a fleeting moment,

she smiled, Jamie felt a fleeting glimpse of the sister

even plan for you to come. Why did you? Don't you think it's a hassle? You've got work, and Charlie to

time, I'm over it. Do you really

expression was calm,

and you say you don't care about those things. But you're my sister! If you're leaving, how could, as

come?

want you to leave. I want you to stay. Right

so much that it would be hard for anyone to recognize her. She now had a job,

about her safety, about whether she was struggling or being mistreated. Winnie pulled Jamie into a hug. "You've been to college, Jamie. How can you still have such outdated thinking? I'm in my twenties and perfectly capable of taking care of myself. Why would you think I'd suffer? "And in this day and age, as long as you're willing to work hard, you

logically, Winnie was right. But the issue wasn't logic, it was trust. How could she trust

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