Eddie wouldn't let me leave.
I stared at the cold rain outside, wrapped Ruth and me in a blanket, and opened the window.
I heard muffled thunder, and the walls were wet from the rain.
I looked at Ruth's flushed face, took a deep breath, and climbed downstairs with her on my back.
The walls were too slippery, and I almost fell several times.
My feet touched the ground.
Instantly, I rushed to the hospital, not caring about my worn-out fingers at all.
The Ford family's villa was built halfway up the mountain.
I ran along the road for a long time. Then I finally saw a car until I lost one of my shoes.
"My girl is sick! Please! Please save her!"
The owner of the luxury car kindly took us to the hospital.
When the doctor took Ruth from my arms, his expression became serious at once.
"Get the operating room ready! Now!"
Ruth was pushed into the operating room.
Several hours passed.
The door of the operating room was opened, and the doctor came out, apologetically shaking his head at me. "Ms. Fisher, we did our best.
"The patient was premature and frail, and the prolonged high fever damaged her brain tissue.
"She has passed away."
Ruth was dead?
I felt numb. l took out my phone, my eyes hollow.