Reene

“W-What? That’s not true,” Aaron said, staggering backwards in disbelief. “That’s not true, doctor!”

“Your girlfriend is a regular patient at our hospital. She was diagnosed with endometriosis three years ago, and her hospital records are there to prove it. Should I show you?” the doctor asked.

The look of disappointment on Aaron’s face was one I would never forget. He looked broken, like a man who had his last strand of hope taken from him.

Dale leaned close against my ear. “My parents just texted, and they are on their way home. We have to go.”

Together, we left the hospital. All through the ride back home, up...