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Stephanie opens her eyes in a hospital bed as Dr. Smith checks on her. He sees scars on her wrist and warns that her cancer is spreading quickly. Dr. Smith calls Morris Sims and asks him to come, but Morris says he would rather see a corpse. When Stephanie steps into the hallway, she overhears Alexander tell Abigail that she is faking her sickness. Heartbroken, Stephanie breaks down in tears alone.
Stephanie opens her eyes in her hospital bed. Dr. Smith spots her self-harm marks and explains that her cancer is worsening rapidly with little time remaining. He offers to call her father, Dr. Morris Sims, to come see her.
Dr. Smith dials Dr. Morris Sims to ask him to visit Stephanie. Morris gives a blunt rejection, saying he prefers tending to a corpse over visiting her. Alexander stands nearby in the hospital corridor and hears his father's words.
Sharp abdominal pain strikes Stephanie, forcing her out of bed. She walks to the doorway and peeks into the corridor. Out in the hall, Alexander talks to Abigail and dismisses Stephanie's hospital stay as an act to gain attention.
Stephanie remembers a school hallway moment where Alexander protected her from a male bully by the lockers. Returning to the present, she slides down against the hospital wall, weeping bitterly after realizing Alexander has completely turned against her.
“I'd rather tend to a dead body than go see her.”
“Who cares? She's probably faking it to get attention.”
“I should've faced it sooner. You would've left me too, just like everyone else.”
Stephanie sits crumpled on the hospital floor, crying after remembering the brother who once protected her. With Morris refusing to see her and Alexander believing she is only pretending to be sick, she faces her final days completely abandoned. How will Stephanie survive this illness when her own family treats her with such cruel indifference?