Pretend ~S2~Chapter 43
Pretend ~S2~Chapter 43 The hospital room, once dim and still, now pulsed with urgency. The rhythmic beeping of machines clashed with the chaos erupting within its walls. "ABHI!" Annie's scream tore through the silence as she cradled the little boy’s limp body, his skin cold, his tiny chest barely rising. Doctors rushed in. Meet staggered back, Ally’s trembling hand slipping from his grip as nurses tried to restrain her. "Don’t let him go—please—he’s just a child!" Ally sobbed, struggling against the weakness in her body. "Move! We're losing him!" one of the doctors barked, as Abhi was pulled from Annie’s arms and rushed into the adjacent emergency ward. The doors slammed shut. Inside, the light above the emergency room flickered—mocking the hope everyone desperately clung to. Annie sank to the floor, her arms still folded around the echo of Abhi's warmth. Her breath hitched, her voice cracked. "He didn’t even cry when he collapsed... he ...