"Who's after you?" The woman asked, her voice laced with concern. Isla shook her head desperately. She needed to be low-key now and going to the hospital was a bad idea now.
"Please let me help you," the woman said. "My husband is a policeman…I'll make sure nothing happens to you"
Isla wanted to refuse but another wave of pain consumed her. The woman's husband returned with the car and helped carry Isla to the car. She was too weak to refute.
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Even though it was very late at night,the city still hummed with life. Isla didn't have time to admire the city. She held her stomach tightly as she breathed through her lips,pain wracking her body.
The woman sat with her at the back while her husband drove the car. When they got to a hospital,the man quickly parked the car and carried Isla towards the entrance of the hospital.
"Everything will soon be over, sweetheart," the woman urged, running beside them.
