Anne stepped quietly into the hospital room, and the moment she saw Audrey lying motionless on the bed, her heart clenched. The steady beeping of the monitors echoed through the room unrelentingly.
Audrey's face was pale, and it was a sight Anne could hardly bear.
Her eyes filled with tears. She walked over slowly and sank into the chair beside the bed, reaching out to take Audrey's hand in both of hers.
"Audrey, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault."
Emotion surged in her chest, tightening her throat. "I dragged you into this. You are lying here because of me. I should've known better. Patricia and Lorie had already tried to drug me once—I should've seen it coming again. I shouldn't have trusted those cupcakes. I should've thrown them out…"
A sob slipped past her lips.
"You collapsed right in front of me. I feel like I failed you."
