Hazel’s POVHospitals can actually make everything feel final. As I stood outside his room, waiting for permission so that I could go in, I felt like I was standing outside a problem that I did not think I knew how to fix. My hands would not stop shaking, not just because of the cold but because the picture of him hitting the ice would not leave my head for a moment. Every second was still replayed in detail, and each replay made it harder to even breathe or think straight.When the nurse on duty finally allowed me in the ward, I told myself I needed to be strong, yet immediately I saw him sitting up on the bed with his arm secured in a sling, I felt something breaking down inside me. He looked at me briefly and then away again, and that small gesture was enough to hurt more than the sight of the injury itself.“Jaxon,” I called gently, stepping a bit closer to him, hoping he would look at my eyes again and not turn away.He did not.“You shouldn’t be here,” he said, and his tone
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