Anne ran to Doctor Steve, desperately asking for his help, but he merely sighed regretfully and told her there was nothing he could do since the couple were Kristen's legal guardians.
"Anne, I've been looking all over for you. Some people came into Kristen's room, they're about to take him off life support. What about his surgery?" Jasmine raced to where Anne was outside Doctor Steve's office.
Anne racked her brain for a solution but none came to mind. Helplessness became a thorn in her chest, and it was a familiar feeling she absolutely hated.
"Those people... they want to take Kristen away from me."
Her tears fell in torrents down her face.
"Who are you talking about?" Just as Jasmine asked this question, she sighted the familiar couple entering Doctor Steve's office as they submitted some papers to him.
"Anne, your aunt and uncle... is this their doing?"
Anne couldn't utter a reply, her pain too heavy in her chest.
