Chapter 140 The Next 24 Hours

• Hailey***
• I can’t breathe. It feels like my lungs are collapsing under the weight of everything, like I’m drowning in this cold, suffocating nightmare. My body is trembling, but it’s not from the chill in the room. The hospital air is frigid, but it’s the fear, the terror, that has a hold on me, squeezing tighter and tighter with each breath.
• The beeping of the machines is the only sound I can focus on, relentless and unforgiving. It claws at my mind, echoing the frantic rhythm of my own heartbeat. It’s a constant reminder that Hollis is still here, fighting, but how long will that fight last? I can’t breathe. I can’t think. I can’t do anything except sit here, powerless, watching him—broken and battered.