266 [266] Heartbreak[2]

I...failed as a brother.

As I saw her body laying on the hospital bed...I couldn't...I just can't.

Her already weak and small frame looked even smaller against the stark and sterile surroundings of the room... Her skin was unnaturally pale, she was as skinny as a stick. Each breath she took was shallow...and it was a labor to even take a breath. A blanket covered her body but even that was useless. Her body still shivered despite the warmth of the room.

The machines surrounding her hum and beep in a disturbing and eery harmony. A Symphony none would like to hear. Wires and tubes snake around her body like the tentacles of an alien being, monitoring her vital signs and delivering medications. But all for naught. just to delay the inevitable.

I...Fucking failed.

I can't...I can't.

The atmosphere here...it feels like the entire world is crashing down on me. on my shoulders.

She lost her health.

She lost her hair. Her lovely smile...her playful attitude.