Jasmine’s POV

I signed the permission papers with shivering hands. I couldn’t even hold the pen steady enough to sign my name properly.

I handed the documents back to Dr. Shannon after reading it carefully and signing my name on the dotted line. I raked my fingers through my hair and covered my face with the palm of my hands as I sobbed quietly into them.

“You don’t want to spend time with your mother?” Dr. Shannon asked me when I was about to leave the room.

“No. How could I? I’m on the verge of losing her. I’m on the verge of losing the one person who has been...