Heart Of Ice

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d of the night. It was Karen, my father's personal nurse.

I'm sorry to

's late. W

round three a.m. I just started sleeping

s health has deteriora

hat was going on?! I thoug

I said with my

e clothes, my mind racing with worry. No, not agai

n't end

with a blue woolen sweater. I had alerted the staff, and the

l in her nightgown, rushed over to

should I com

I remembered it too vividly. The last time my father had died, M

gain with the second chance I was g

Thank

bel as I

anything. I would have been calling Michael and narrating ever

ael. Not anymore. It

...

ered the hospital. Karen was outside my father's room,

is health suddenly deteriorated. I thought you should know im

and the doctor joined u

s Sm

as he look

my fa

, and he sh

ernight. We didn't expect it.

tried to absorb the crushing reality. I nodded, barely comprehending; I was still stu

me se

walked past the

ached his bedside, the rea

and it was horrible the first time, and

n have to go through

econd chance if I w

shing over me. The weight of loss pressed upon

the door open. I ignored it till I h

s presence caught me off guard, and anger surged through me. "Wha

ed to offer my support," Michael r

ar

he hear?! Why i

re after everything you've done. I told you, we're done! Leave, Michael. I don't

t me stay for a while and comfort you," Mic

orgotten what you did?! What did I tell you when you came over yesterd

anger. I lashed out, my words cutting through the air like a bitter wind. "I regret ever meeting you. I regret ever seei

one of genuine fear, something I've never s

time. But I'll nev

for everyth

ions are useless. You are useless! It doesn't bring my father back, and it certainly d

tled back in. Alone in the hospital

d the chance to do something, yet I didn't.

e hospital had managed to keep him alive for so long. He was plugg

thing must ha

It was just like the last time, only this time I had more reason to be s

sence here, yet he was in the hospital almost at

nticipat

plans to kill me,

kill m

was a

d have kille