Had She Lost?

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Alone in the coldness of her bedroom was Jessica, torn between her wishes and a lifelong debt. She sat down on her bed, knees to her chest with her arms wrapped around them. Her thick duvet was thrown over her body.

Her eyes stared at her lamp but she saw nothing. Staring into the emptiness with her mind running wild, she had been like that for days.

How was she supposed to give up everything just to save Chris ...