The hospital corridors were filled with chaos.
Doctors and nurses rushed around quickly.
The moment the ambulance arrived, Jay was taken straight inside.
"Move!"
"Emergency case!"
The doors of the operation theatre closed immediately.
And Keifer stood outside.
His hands were covered in Jay's blood.
He hadn't even noticed it yet.
Ella, Freya, Grace, Rakki and Percy had reached the hospital too.
But no one spoke.
Because the scene in front of them was something they had never seen before.
Keifer.
The strong, confident Keifer.
The one who never broke in front of anyone.
Was standing outside the OT door.
Shaking.
A doctor stepped out briefly.
"Please wait outside."
But Keifer suddenly grabbed the doctor's coat.
His voice desperate.
"Save her."
The doctor looked startled.
Keifer's eyes were red.
Tears already falling down his face.
"Please… just save her."
The doctor gently removed Keifer's hand.
"We will do our best."
Then the doctor went back inside.
The OT door closed again.
And that was when Keifer completely broke.
He leaned against the wall.
His breathing uneven.
Then suddenly he slid down to the floor.
His hands covering his face.
And he started crying.
Not quiet tears.
But painful, uncontrollable sobs.
The hospital corridor became uncomfortably silent.
A few nurses looked at him sadly.
Other patients' families stared quietly.
Because the sight was heartbreaking.
A grown man crying like a child outside an operation theatre.
Keifer's voice cracked between sobs.
"This is my fault…"
His hands trembled.
"I should've protected her…"
Ella's eyes filled with tears watching him.
Freya wiped her face quietly.
Rakki looked away, clenching her jaw.
Grace whispered softly,
"She'll be okay."
But Keifer shook his head violently.
"I did this."
His voice broke again.
"I should've never let her come there."
His chest rose and fell rapidly.
"I should've stopped her."
Percy placed a hand on Keifer's shoulder.
But Keifer barely noticed.
His mind was replaying the moment again and again.
Jay stepping in front of him.
The knife.
Her blood.
Her smile.
"I wouldn't let you ruin your life."
Keifer pressed his fists against his forehead.
His voice barely a whisper now.
"Please…"
"Don't leave me."
The red light above the OT door was still on.
The surgery was still happening.
And Keifer sat there on the cold hospital floor.
Crying helplessly.
While everyone around him waited for the one thing that mattered.
For Jay to survive. 💔