But the sight of his hopeful little face stopped her. She couldn't disappoint him, not completely. Not yet.
"I will," she said, her voice barely a whisper. "But later."
She said but it was just a big lie.
Jolie's heart pounded in her chest as she navigated the sterile hallways of the hospital. They were desperately searching for the morgue, her mind racing with unanswered questions. Just as she turned a corner, a patient on a stretcher was wheeled past her.
In that fleeting moment, she could have sworn it was Elisa. But the nurse's arm obscured the patient's face as they hurried by.
Jolie's breath hitched, she needed to confirm what she saw. Was it Elisa? Or was she truly gone?
Before she could chase after the stretcher, Willow's voice cut through her thoughts.
"Jolie, Benjamin is over there!" He pointed towards a the two men kneeling at the morgue entrance.
