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.

he was going to look for Jessica. Period cramps weren't

not a child. If she's uncomfortable, she

"Timothy,

and you don't even bother to check on

the bed. "You just woke

more like

gave himself a reason—if Jessica dared to tease him later for coming back so quickly, he'd just tell

his foot

once but found no sign of Jessica. Frustrated,

he was about to dial, he caught sight of Herbert helping Jessica out of a coffee shop. Jessica clutched

hit

taking you to the hospital," Herbert said, concern etched across

hurting. She'd taken plenty of painkillers that

was her period making her feel this weak, or if

it was the cancer. Her days were numbered now, and

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