-Thud, thud, thud.

“Haa... haa...”

My anxious heart wouldn’t calm down easily. My body had plenty of stamina, but my parched lips felt dry from nervous, hurried breaths.

The lady, who had been battling a headache, had finally fallen into a deep sleep. Now, the only sound in the empty streets was my quiet breathing, filling the silence of the early morning.

Many thoughts raced through my mind.

I wondered if it would have been better if I had gone alone to find a doctor. Perhaps then the lady wouldn’t have been exposed to this discomfort. Another part of me, …