A chill runs down my spine as Damion's smile is burned into my memory. He releases my chin and suddenly I feel all the weight of my body and I let it fall to the ground forehead touching the rough pebbles on the ground. Despite myself a sob escapes me and I gasp for air. I promised these doctors life. I promised I could protect them. I shudder and grit my teeth trying to hold back another sob. I look up at Doctor John and an unreadable expression on his face. Maybe guilt or realization. Maybe he is remembering that I'm just a teenager, a 16 year old, a child in his eyes, but then it is washed away to a smug expression. I let my head fall back to the ground, my hair falling like a curtain around me. I close my eyes but open them when I see the flash of horror the doctors face. Bile rises in my throat....