Chapter 104
Goodbye (Part 2)
(Jay’s POV)
The sterile smell of the hospital hit me the moment I walked through the doors. It was a scent I’d come to associate with fear and helplessness. The elevator ride to the ICU felt interminable, each floor passing with agonizing slowness. My heart pounded as I approached the room.
I stepped inside the room and the sound of machines beeping filled the silence, a constant reminder of her fragile state. The rhythmic beeping made me nauseous, each sound like a hammer driving home the reality of our situation. But I forced myself to stay, to sit by her side, the weight of the past few weeks pressing down on me.
Taking a deep breath, I finally looked at her. Amara lay there, motionless, her face pale against the stark white of the hospital bed. Tubes
