“When do you give up on saving the ones you love?” My gaze goes from her to Kiya, standing obediently off to the side. My heart twists with horror and hope all at once. I open my mouth to tell her that it’s time, that she’s gone, that if Kiya can help then we have to take this chance. But the words don’t come. I think of Cari. Trying to breathe life back into her. Knowing she was dead, knowing they were coming for me, and still I tried. Again, and again, and again. Because leaving her behind felt impossible. Because living with the fear of having given up too soon was worse than death, and it
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