Tomiko suddenly stammered, her voice shaky, guilty, and weak. "Sister… that… I… well, it's true… I gave him the tea… but it was not my intention to harm him… I didn't know it had such a strong effect…"
She kept darting her eyes everywhere, fingers nervously twisting the blanket over her lap. "It was only when I heard Jack say he was feeling sleepy… I helped him to his room… then… Jack… Jack suddenly…"
Kasumi's eyes widened in shock, her hand gripping Tomiko's shoulder. "What did he do, Tomiko? Tell me everything."
Tomiko's face burned bright red as fresh tears welled up. "It's not Jack's fault, Sister… We actually… we actually did that… "
"Jack was in so much pain… he was burning up so badly… he kept saying he was feeling so hot inside… so I turned the air conditioner to maximum… but then… I don't know what happened to him. I've never seen him like that before… so desperate… so hard…"
