Nova's point of view "How could you do this to yourself?" The words barely made it out of my mouth.I was still kneeling beside Ethan's bed, still holding his cold hand, still trying to convince myself that the person lying there wasn't the same boy who used to steal my snacks and annoy me until I chased him around the house.Dad wiped his face, his shoulders shook. For a moment, he couldn't speak, then he lowered himself into the chair beside the bed."We lost everything when Marie, your mother was sick."" Adopted mother," I almost corrected him, but shook my head and looked up to his red eyes.."I sold the business, our lands, cars, everything just to save her life." His voice cracked. "Then debts kept piling up."I squeezed Ethan's hand tighter and dad continued; "I thought things would get better, but they didn't. Ethan worked three jobs, he barely slept, he finally got a good position in a company, then someone framed him, accusing him of stealing company funds and then Marie di
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