Chapter 9

I gave my all to love Kirk, but I lost everything. Now, I only invest my time and energy where it's truly worth it. I stayed in the dorms within the military district every day and no longer went home. I no longer waited for my phone to ring with anticipation; my heart was at peace. Just when I thought everything had settled, an ambulance brought a patient with acute pancreatitis to the hospital for emergency treatment. When the emergency room called, I was studying in my dorm. "Hello, we have...