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.

their argument, there was no way he was going

she's uncomfortable,

sharpened. "Timothy,

hospital bed. "I'll go find her myself. If Jessica really is sick and

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

like it. Go.

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

jumped into his car, slammed his foot down on the gas,

amusement park more than once but found no sign of Jessica. Frustrated, he returned to his car, pulling out his phone to

of Herbert helping Jessica out of a coffee shop. Jessica clutched her stomach,

surge of anger hit Timothy,

to the hospital," Herbert said,

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

making her feel this weak, or if her cancer was

numbered now, and there was no

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