Chapter 128

The white sheet hit Alice like a punch to the gut. She had just stood up, about to rush over, when her vision darkened and her knees buckled. With a dull "thud," she dropped to the ground, staring blankly at the ambulance as silent tears streaked down her face. Adam Harper rushed to her side, grabbing her arm to pull her up. "Alice, are you okay? Talk to me!" "Edward... Edward..." she murmured, her eyes hollow and unfocused, voice trembling, barely forming words. "I need to see him... I have to see him." Everything around her blurred into white, the only thing she could make out in her mind was the small, relieved smile he'd given her before collapsing. Her heart felt numb from pain, but still, she forced herself to move. Step by step, she dragged herself toward the ambulance. Her hand lifted slowly, almost touching... but she pulled it back. She was too scared. "Don't touch him! He's in critical condition!" the doctor snapped, blocking her path, anxiety in his voice as he shouted arou