With eyes widened in disbelief, a flood of fear washing over me as a chilling sound echoed eerily through the air.
I turned slowly, each movement weighed down by dread, my body trembling uncontrollably, hands shaking like fragile leaves caught in a tempest.
The sight before me struck like a bolt of lightning, sending shockwaves of horror coursing through my veins—blood pooled on the cold, unforgiving ground, a dark crimson stain spreading ominously from my mother's leg.
"Mom?" I called out, my voice a mere whisper, barely breaking the heavy silence. I could still vividly remember her scream, a piercing cry that had ricocheted across the hall, mingling painfully with Rudeus's tearful pleas.
"Hospital... Please, she needs to get to the hospital!" I implored him, desperation clawing at my chest. Yet, he merely tilted his head, a cruel glint in his eyes, as if silently questioning why he should concern himself with such a request.
