Chapter 40

She kept applying a soaked handkerchief to Jason's forehead to bring down his temperature, massaging his acupuncture points to ease his convulsions. But Jason's consciousness was getting more and more hazy. In the end, the last bit of light in his eyes slowly faded away. The small hand that had been gripping her finger also slowly relaxed. "Jason!" Willow Swan Kirk suddenly clung to his hand and croaked, "Jason, hold on a little longer, the doctor will be here soon. Little Jason, didn't you remember me promising to take you away from the Nicholson family? You have yet to see your brother, you haven't gone to school, you didn't get your new clothes, you can't close your eyes, do you hear me?" Jason's long eyelashes flickered and he gathered some glimmer of light in his vacant eyes. He painstakingly opened his eyes and looked at Willow who was close at hand, murmuring, "Sister-in-law... Little Jason has been... waiting for you... you promised to... to take me away from here..." "Yes, you