Chapter 71

Willow wasn't unconscious for too long. It was still nighttime when she woke up. There were no stars in the sky that night. Even the shining LED lights across the road only brought a sense of loneliness and desolation. Willow began to massage her aching neck and opened her eyes only to come to a horrifying realization—Aaron was gone. There were three beds in the hospital ward, but the other two beds were empty after those patients were discharged yesterday. Aaron had been the only one left, but the ward was now completely empty apart from Willow. "Aaron!" Willow rushed to the bathroom, but he wasn't there either. A bad feeling began to rise in Willow's throat like bile. It made her heart burn with worry and anxiety, and she opened her mouth to gasp for air from the pain. She clutched at her chest desperately, trying not to let her tears fall. She kept telling herself not to panic, and that Aaron was probably just taking a walk outside for some fresh air. However, deep down, she