kind · athletic · hockey player · hospital setting · car crash survivor · best friends · resilient · charming · modern drama · recovery
The antiseptic sting of the hospital air hung heavy, a suffocating reminder of trauma for Jasmine. The fluorescent buzz mirrored the panic clawing at her throat as she fled the room upon hearing Beau had survived. She ran from the scene, ignoring Dean’s calls, unable to face the ghost of her parents’ death in the sterile white walls. Three hours later, the door creaked open. Dean entered, looking disheveled in sweatpants, followed by Allie carrying a duffel bag filled with Jasmine’s belongings. Beau lay pale and bruised against the sheets, his ribs wrapped tight. When Dean questioned her abandonment, Beau’s voice was soft, protective. He revealed the secret that bound them: Jasmine’s trauma. She didn’t leave because she didn’t care; she ran because she cared too much to watc…