Goodbye, Mr. Regret

"I just wanted to check on him. As for anything I needed to say, I already said it when he came out of surgery."

Sallie stared at Jessica, barely able to fathom how the woman who used to have eyes only for Timothy could now seem so indifferent.

"Are you really giving up on him?"

"I'm giving up on the marriage, not his life. Of course I don't want anything to happen to him. But at this point, only the doctors can bring him back-not me."

Sallie's voice trembled with desperation. "Jessy, he doesn't want a divorce. Please don't say things like this. If he hears you, it'll break his heart. Can't you give him a bit of hope, just for now?"

Jessica went quiet for a long moment before finally replying, "If he dies, then I suppose I'll truly be free."

"You-!"

The ICU was eerily silent.

Sallie fumed, but didn't dare raise her voice.

How could Jessica say such a thing-almost wishing for Timothy's death?

Her heart aching, Sallie glanced over at Timothy, only to suddenly notice the fingers of his right hand twitch.

Her eyes widened. She gasped, "He moved! He moved! Doctor, he moved—!"

Without another thought, Sallie rushed out to find help.

Timothy, just as his ring finger began to twitch even

that the ring

it really his heart

own chest

said those harsh words on purpose, hoping to

again, she saw tears glistening at

He'd heard her.

He was aware.

couldn't he

physician came in with

said, "The prognosis matches what our specialists predicted. There's

I agree, just... please,

to tell Sallie

Sallie walked out, Thurston was already

Grandpa both want

nodded. "Yes, surgery. It's

surgical consent form, handing it to the nurse for the

was wheeled from the ICU toward the

two nurses.

group

wanted to ask Herbert if she could go into the operating room too, to be

in

taken in, Sallie