The effect of the sedative would not last much longer.
I called out to the driver. "Sir, please drive faster. I'm a bit scared. Several people in the hospital just tried to take my best friend away. She swore never to return to her hometown. I have to fulfill her dying wish."
The driver floored it out of town, speeding at 120 miles per hour straight towards the mountains.
I glanced at the popping veins on Alice's neck and whispered, "I know you're not dead. I know you set your eyes on Sanford and conspired with him to deceive me into marrying that village idiot. That's your fate. If you had spoken up, I could have helped you, but you chose to make me suffer. So, don't blame me for being heartless now, Alice. I've never failed you."
I patted her shoulder and waved the handkerchief from earlier.
"Rest assured, I'll find you a good burial place," I said.
As she drifted into unconsciousness, Alice made a faint struggle.
She didn't want to die, but she couldn't shake off this drowsiness.
My phone kept vibrating. Those calls were from Sanford and Alice's mother.
I was a good person focused on fulfilling my best friend's wish. I didn't have time to answer the phone.