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.

way he was going to

uncomfortable, she can get herself to the

tone sharpened. "Timothy, you're

legs off the hospital bed. "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

just woke up. Stay here and rest-I'll go

more like

gave himself a reason—if Jessica dared to tease him later for coming back so quickly, he'd just tell her that he wouldn't have bothered if

his car, slammed his foot down on the gas, and sped

of Jessica. Frustrated, he

sight of Herbert helping Jessica out of a coffee shop. Jessica clutched

hit

you to the hospital," Herbert said, concern etched

of painkillers that day, but they hadn't managed to dull the sharp, throbbing pain

if it was her period making her feel this weak, or if her cancer

cancer. Her days were numbered

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