Chapter Thirty
JOSIAH
I couldn't do it. I couldn't leave Shannon to be with Sloane.
Seeing her laying in the emergency room pale, unconscious and sick was heartbreaking. I couldn't leave her in that situation even if I tried to, so I had no choice but to send Sloane a message that I couldn't make it. I was honest when I said there was an emergency, I just didn't specify it.
I watched them check her vitals, take some samples and connect her to a dextrose. I filled out the form and realized that I didn't know much about her sickness, leaving some blanks unanswered.
I stayed beside her bed, waiting for her to wake up with my face in my hands. When I saw her unconscious later, my heart stopped and my whole world just stopped spinning.
"Please be okay." I whispered and held her hands,
