Near the entrance of Mercy Hospitalâs emergency room, a group of people with somber looks were waiting.
Sarah, tears staining her cheeks, clung to Melon, who was also struggling to hold back his tears.
âSheâs going to be fine; donât worry,â Sarah murmured softly.
Aziel and Tyler were nearby, their faces tense as they awaited news from the emergency room.
Looking up, Sarah was surprised to see Soniaâs boss, Maxwell, joining them.
She wasnât sure how Maxwell had found out about this, but he had come quickly and now stood quietly off to the side, a look of concern marking his features.
Sonia had been in surgery for several hours, and the wait had been unbearable for everyone.
At that moment, Shawn walked over, his expression worried.
âAny news on Sonia?â
Sarah shook her head, her voice faltering.
âSheâs still in surgery.
They havenât updated us yet.
â
She embraced Melon again and then asked, âWhat about Holden? How is he doing?â
âMr.
Fredrick has woken up.
Heâs safe now,â Shawn answered.
âI stopped by to check on Soniaâs condition.
â
At that moment, the emergency room doors burst open, and a nurse rushed out.
âWho is the patientâs family here? We need someone to sign a critical condition notification.
â
Sarahâs knees gave way upon hearing the news, and Aziel quickly supported her.
Through her tears, Sarah managed to say, âHer parents died years ago.
She has no close family left.
Weâre all she has now.
â
Realizing that someone needed to sign the notification, a calm voice pierced the tension.
âIâll sign it.
â
Maxwell stepped forward, his expression serious, and took the form to sign his name.
He then turned to the nurse and asked, âHow is she doing?â
âThe patient is still in critical condition.
Weâre doing everything we can,â the nurse answered, taking the signed form and hurrying back inside.
An hour later, the lights in the emergency room dimmed, and the door swung open.
Everyone surged forward.
Mitchel emerged and said, âSheâs still unconscious, and we need to keep a close eye on her.
The bullet came dangerously close to her lung.
â
As Sonia was moved to the intensive care unit, Melonâs tears flowed freely.
Sarah comforted him with a gentle pat on the back.
In a pitch-black room, Ariana slowly opened her eyes, each part of her body throbbing with pain.
Her limbs were bruised and scr@ped, feeling heavy and weak.
Her head hurt the most; although the bleeding had stopped, the pain lingered stubbornly.
Ariana realized she was confined within a cage.
After a moment, she recalled the car spiraling out of control and plunging off a cliff.
She must have knocked her head and blacked out.
It felt almost like a cruel joke.
Life seemed intent on throwing her into car crashes.
A car crash had torn her away from Theodore five years ago, and now, here she was again, in some unknown place after another car accident.