KRISTEN

It would be somewhere far away.

I don't know where not just here. I would take June out of this pain because her suffering is directly mine.

Everything broke me: June's situation, her tears, Mark's sobs, my life...

"It will be okay," I said in a whisper to myself. "Everything is going to be fine."

I didn't believe it, but giving myself that reassurance made me feel better.

June was still unconscious. I felt relieved a bit because seeing her cry the other time almost made me break.

Mark had not left her side. He didn't stop sobbing.

"Mark," I called softly from the door. "It's okay, this wasn't...