HEATH ONEAL
THE LAST TIME HE WAS in a hospital, Heath thought he had lost the love of his life and that it was all his fault. Back then, it was unfathomable to measure the pain it'd have caused him to lose her because of his own recklessness. And now, even if this time, the only woman he's ever loved lies in a hospital bed for reasons that were out of his control, he can't help but feel it is his fault. Everyone that knows Pearl Blanchard also knows that she's always had her life under control, except when Heath O'Neal is around. Back in high school, things went berserk for her after he got in her way, and when he left, everything went back to stability and bliss. Five years later, he returns, and she is on the brink of death. If Pearl could hear his thoughts, she'd probably tell him that
