“You used to sing when we were scared.”
Hannah breaks completely.
Tears spill freely now.
“I remember.”
Avery smiles.
Small.
Peaceful.
“Good.”
Then her eyes suddenly lose focus.
“Hannah—” I start.
“No.”
Hannah grabs Avery harder.
“No no no STAY WITH ME!”
She starts compressing the wound again desperately even though we all know.
Even though she knows.
“Avery!”
Russ looks away.
Gabriel goes still.
The tunnel feels frozen in place.
Wu watches silently.
Emotionless.
And Hannah keeps trying.
Blood all over her hands.
Voice breaking apart.
Begging.
Pleading.
Fighting death with everything inside her.
But some wounds are too catastrophic.
Avery’s hand slips from Hannah’s wrist slowly.
Then falls still.
