BookToReadChapter 198
At the Hospital,
Shawn lay on the hospital bed, drifting in and out of consciousness. He thought he heard Allison's voice.
'Allison..."
'Allison..."
He fought to open his eyes.
The first thing he saw was the stark white ceiling. Pain throbbed in his wrist, and the sharp scent of antiseptic
filled his nose.
He wiggled his fingers.
"Shawn, you're finally awake! Why would you do something so reckless? Oh, my boy..." Cindy's eyes were puffy
and red from crying. She looked like a sad frog. Shawn managed to speak, "Mom, why are you here? Where's
Allison?"
He could've sworn he just heard Allison's voice.
Shawn's eyes wandered around the room.
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His mom and dad were there, along with his friends Colt, Jayden, and a few other buddies. Even Kate, who he
had a big blowout with that morning, was present. But the one person he desperately wanted to see was
missing.
Kate heard Shawn's first question about Allison, and turned away, tears streaming down her face.
His dad, Grant, scolded him angrily, "Why are you trying to end your life over a girl? How did | end up with such a
disappointing son?"
"Enough already, he just got out of emergency care. Do you want to send him back again?" Cindy snapped at
Grant with a glare.
Grant's eyes were dark with fatigue, showing the toll of sleepless nights.
He argued, "You spoiled him! Look at what he's become. He's always hung up on sgirl. To the point of a
suicide attempt! It's shameful!"
Cindy wasn't having it. She shot back, "How can you say that? Isn't he your son, too? Have you ever been there
for him? If anyone's to blame, it's you!"
Colt quickly stepped in to calm
things down. "Okay, okay, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Reynolds, please don'Dargue. Shawn just woke up and needs to
rest.”
Jayden added, "Yeah, please."
Just then, Allison's voice cfrom Jayden's phone.
Shawn froze, his eyes locked onto Jayden's phone, "Did Allison just call?"
Hope sparked in his eyes, a rare light in his otherwise dull gaze.
Jayden scratched his head. "Not exactly. The doctors said you weren't waking up, so | cup with something."
He turned the phone screen towards Shawn, revealing a video of Allison.
It was from when they first started dating, and they were celebrating Allison's birthday.
Back
from abroad, and Shawn wasn't
up with other girls. His fove
for Allison
was genuine.
Allison adored him, and their
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relationship was full of the kind of
sweetness young love brings. They'd
go on dates, take photos, and
capture videos of those cherished moments.
In the video, Allison wore a beautiful dress, her makeup flawless. She held a birthday cake, and was smiling into
the camera.
"Shawn, thank you for spending my birthday with me. I'm really happy today.
"This is my first birthday with a boyfriend; it's really special."
Shawn's voice cthrough in the video, "Allison, I'll celebrate every birthday with you."
"Okay."
It turned out, the voice he heard was just from an old video.
Tears rolled down Shawn's face uncontrollably.
Three years had gone by, and everything had changed. He watched that video
again, and his heart twisted in a deep, aching pain.
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