The world seemed to stand still as she went limp, her breath stolen away, her heart stilling. In that harrowing moment, it was as if the very essence of life was draining from me too. I, who prided myself on composure, found myself on the precipice of despair.
The sight of blood trickling from her eyes seared into my memory, an image I feared I'd never erase. Panic gripped me, my usually steady mind fraying at the edges. Desperately, I tried to rouse her, but she slipped further away in my arms, her spirit faltering.
A frantic plea for help escaped my lips, shattering the stillness. In a whirl of motion, Ezra and Jade's parents rushed to her side. Without hesitation, he took her from my arms, his hands moving with a precision borne of urgency. As he worked to revive her, a sense of numbn
