'What did Annie's words mean?'
Terror seized Yara. She fought desperately to sit up, but her body wouldn't move. Helpless, she could only watch as Annie picked up a syringe and injected the liquid inside into Yara's IV drip.
In an instant, the medical monitor erupted into shrill, rapid beeping.
Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep—!
*****
"Annie, where were you just now?"
Annie had just rounded the corner of the corridor when she spotted Shawn standing outside the ward door.
Her heart jolted in fright, and she froze mid-step. Shawn hurried straight over, brushing his hand gently across her forehead, worry written all over his face.
"Are you feeling unwell? Why are you so pale?"
"N-no... I wanted some water, so I went to get a drink..."
Annie scrambled for an excuse, then threw herself into h
