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I Woke Up and Walked Away Chapter 9
Ronan's expression softened."Elara, we've known each other our whole lives."Remember when those older kids cornered you in the alley? I chased them off and came home with a bruised face and a bloody nose. You cried harder than I did and wiped the blood off with your sleeve."His voice trembled."And in middle school, when you had a fever of 103 and tried to stay in class all afternoon, I carried you to the hospital. You were delirious on my back. You kept saying, 'Ronan, don't leave me.' And I promised I wouldn't."He took another breath."My university's only two bus stops from Beacon. I could come see you every day."If your classes run late, I'll pick you up. If you get tired of dining-hall food, I'll bring you dinner. If you're nervous about your anatomy labs, I'll be there for you."There was something almost pleading in his eyes.I looked down at the hand he'd wrapped around mine and gently pulled free."Ronan."I met his gaze, my voice level."Who gave you permissi
I Woke Up and Walked Away Chapter 8
After graduation, Ronan began acting like the boy I'd once known.He bought a thick stack of medical textbooks and had someone deliver them to me.On the inside cover of each brand-new book, he'd written the same message: "Wishing you a bright future."I sent them all back, untouched.Then he bought two plane tickets to the coast and slipped the confirmation into my mailbox.During our senior year, we'd promised we'd take a trip to the ocean after graduation.He would bring his guitar and play my favorite song for me on the beach.The ocean was still there. But the people who'd made that promise no longer existed.I left the tickets where he'd put them.In September, I rolled my suitcase through the gates of Beacon Medical College.At orientation, we stood in white coats in a crowded auditorium and recited the oath we'd chosen to live by."I will put the health and well-being of my patients first."I will devote myself to easing suffering, preserving life, and honoring the
I Woke Up and Walked Away Chapter 7
Before I knew it, the college entrance exam was upon us.I returned to sunny Wrenfield and walked into the examination hall with a calm I had never experienced before.All those nights spent bent over practice tests, all those vocabulary lists memorized before sunrise, all those formulas I'd worked through thousands of times—they flowed from my pen as naturally as breathing.I finished the last problem, set down my pen, and waited for the clock to run out.On results day, Mom's phone started ringing before my scores were even posted online.I'd scored 703 on the college entrance exam, the highest score in the city.I'd done it without Ronan's coaching.I was capable of reaching my goals on my own.Representatives from Northbridge and other top universities kept calling, each offering bigger scholarships than the last.When I walked into our class graduation ceremony, people surrounded me immediately."You skipped the math olympiad and the early admission offer just to pull th
I Woke Up and Walked Away Chapter 6
Reborn ten years in the past, I'd used the weeks my leg was healing to question the neurologists and brain specialists at the hospital.They referred me to other doctors. I wrote email after email to leading specialists across the country, explaining Mom's symptoms and asking if anyone would review her case.Most of my messages disappeared into silence.Eventually, I'd almost given up.Then, just when I needed a miracle, someone answered.A senior neurologist in Aldermere called me herself."Elara, I hear there's a possibility your mother has a growth in her brain. Why don't you bring her here so we can investigate?"I can help arrange your travel expenses."I held the phone so tightly my fingers ached. For a long time, I couldn't speak.By the next day, Mom and I had packed our bags and boarded a train to Aldermere.As the hospital staff wheeled her into the examination room, my heartbeat seemed to fill the entire corridor.Dr. Ingrid Halvorsen, the physician overseeing her
I Woke Up and Walked Away Chapter 5
Ronan's chest tightened."Where did they go?"The stranger spread his hands. "How would I know?"Before the man had finished speaking, Ronan was already running.He went straight to the corner where Mrs. Pembroke usually set up her breakfast stand.The space was empty. Even the portable stove was gone.The man selling crepes at the neighboring stand had no idea what had happened to her.Next, Ronan went to Ms. Callahan, their homeroom teacher.She adjusted her glasses and explained that Elara's mother had requested an extended leave of absence for her daughter. She hadn't said where they were going or why.Standing outside the office, Ronan felt a kind of panic he had never known before.He called Elara."The number you have dialed is no longer in service."The recorded voice repeated itself more than a dozen times.Refusing to give up, he opened their message thread and typed another message.A bright red error icon appeared beside it.Elara had blocked him.They'd liv
I Woke Up and Walked Away Chapter 4
"She looks completely fine! She's smiling! How is that a seriously ill woman?""This is disgusting. Making up a story about her mother being sick to scam donations? Some people have no shame.""Fake fundraisers like this are why nobody trusts crowdfunding anymore. The families who genuinely need help suffer for it.""What's wrong with kids these days? Already running scams in high school? Doesn't she have a conscience?"The comments dragged me straight back into the nightmare of my first life.Someone called out, laughing, "Hey, it's Elara the charity scammer!"My head throbbed. I couldn't stop shaking.When Ms. Callahan saw the state I was in, she excused me and sent me home.I curled up on my bed, pressing my face against my knees.No.Not again.I forced myself back to my desk. I made my hand pick up the pen and worked through one practice exam after another.I was halfway through my fifth set of questions when my phone vibrated.The number was unfamiliar. The area code
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