Timothy had tried every gentle trick in the book to coax Jessica into going to the amusement park with him, but she refused every time.

Sometimes, she even had the nerve to humiliate him outright.

But now, for the sake of some guy named Herbert, she'd run off to the amusement park to find him.

At the time, Timothy was too angry to care whether Jessica was actually sick or just pretending.

It wasn't until Sheila pointed it out that he realized Jessica probably was genuinely

ill.

She must have been in real pain-otherwise, she wouldn't have broken out in a sweat across her forehead.

Plus, she was on her period. She'd been feeling off since last night.

"Timothy?"

Sheila's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

was going to look for Jessica.

a child. If she's uncomfortable, she can get

"Timothy, you're being absolutely

"I'll go find her myself. If Jessica really is sick and you don't even bother to check on her, she's going to be devastated. Is that how

pushed Sheila back onto the bed. "You just woke up. Stay here and rest-I'll

like it.

him later for coming back so quickly, he'd just tell

jumped into his car, slammed his foot down on

but found no sign of Jessica. Frustrated, he returned to his car, pulling out his

dial, he caught sight of Herbert helping Jessica out of a coffee shop. Jessica clutched her

anger hit Timothy,

to the hospital,"

mask how much she was hurting. She'd taken plenty of painkillers that day, but they hadn't managed to dull the sharp,

period making her feel this weak, or if her

Her days were numbered

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