Serenity arrived at the hospital and searched for Lisa's name at the nurse station. What she feared most had come true.

Lisa was seriously injured and had just been pushed out of the emergency room. Lisa was still in critical condition and under observation in the ICU. Only after passing the critical period could she be transferred to the normal ward.

Serenity felt that everything seemed darker, the color in her world turning gray. She approached the ICU ward and saw Lisa's parents standing by the glass wall, crying as they looked inside.

It had been more than four years since Serenity had seen Lisa's parents. She never expected to see them again in a place like this. And Lisa… Lisa was…

Serenity's legs trembled. She felt too much like a coward, afraid to see Lisa behind the glass wall. The thought of seeing Lisa in a critical condition was too much for her to bear!

One step, two steps… Serenity moved slowly, crossing the very small distance that felt so far away. By the time s