Chapter 47
Tabitha's POV
"Dad!" I called out in a panic but got no response.
With tears in my eyes, I followed the nurse back to the ward.
After placing Dad on the bed, she left. Then, I immediately walked up to him.
Fixing my gaze on his face, I noticed he'd changed a lot—his cheeks had hollowed out, and he got heavy dark circles under his eyes.
"Dad..." I whispered again, even though I knew he wouldn't answer me.
My gaze drifted down to his left hand. It looked thin and aged, a stark contrast from the strong one that used to hold mine on our way home.
On the back of his hand was an indwelling needle, and the skin was loose and sagging. In just a couple of years, he'd aged so much...
As I looked at him, memories of the past came flooding back.
Back then, he was so exuberant an
