Sebastian and Delia raced back to the hospital as fast as their legs could carry them.
The nurse who had called them minutes earlier shoved a stack of papers at them, her voice tight with urgency.
"Hurry up and pay the fee!"
There was no time to ask questions. Sebastian bolted straight downstairs to settle the bill, but by the time he rushed back up, the "In Surgery" light above the operating room door was already glowing bright red.
Delia was huddled on a bench outside the operating room, her whole body shaking like a leaf, paralyzed by sheer terror.
The second she spotted Sebastian, she latched onto him like he was her only lifeline, her fingers clamped tight around his arm.
"Sebastian, my sister's gonna be okay, right? How did this even happen? They were both fine just a little wh
