A Moment in Destiny

“Hudson, I’m fine. You don't need to worry!” Esther turned around and forced a bitter smile. She didn’t want him to see how hurt she felt, but the tears in her eyes gave her away. She didn’t expect the pain in her heart to be this great.

Hudson stood up and headed out. He still felt uneasy, so he stopped short at the door and said, “Esther, if you feel hungry, get up and have something to eat; I can ask someone to make you some chicken soup and beef stew!”

“Thanks!” The tears rolling around her eyes fell onto the pillow, “I’m not feeling hungry!”

Her body silently trembled and she cried. Hudson was even more worried now, so he walked over to her bedside. Esther didn’t have time to wipe away her tears yet.

He felt a stinging pain at the sight of her. He sat by the bed, as she buried her head into the pillow. He could tell there was something amiss about her, but he didn’t expect there to be a problem between her and Elijah. “Esther, did Elijah do something to you?”

“Hudson.” She raised her head and looked at him with blurry, tear-filled eyes. All the sadness came gushing out from within her. She let out a yelp and suddenly buried herself into his arms and began to cry aloud.

“Don’t worry, it’s fine.” Hudson held her, “I’m still here; I won’t let anyone who hurts you off the hook so easily! Tell me, what happened?”

Hudson let out a deep, long sigh. His cold expression was mixed with a hint of powerlessness, as he softly patted Esther’s trembling body. In his eyes, she was still like a child, and right now, she was like a huge child crying that hadn’t grown up yet. To him, she was and always would remain his beloved little sister!

As she bawled, she tightly held on to his body and uncontrollably released all the pain she bottled up inside her. After a short while, the sound of her crying became softer and infrequent.

“Esther?” Hudson confusedly called out to her, only to find out that she had fallen asleep. Her red eyes were the only trace left of her pain from a while ago.

Even though she was asleep, Esther still sniffled from time to time. He slightly shook his head, and laid her gently down to rest on the pillow, and kissed her on her forehead. “Good night!”

Although he didn’t know what happened between Esther and Elijah, Hudson felt incredibly aggrieved to see her like this.

He won’t tolerate anyone who had hurt his sister!

He covered a blanket over her and sat and watched over her silently. He knew she was his sister, but why did he harbor a feeling of romantic love for her?

It pained him to watch her cry as well; it was as though the air in the room was sucked away. He wanted to give Elijah a beating and to kiss Esther right now to help her feel better.

But alas, he suppressed these inclinations. He couldn’t have such feelings for his little sister, it was just not right.

In his heart, his love was already dead. He didn’t have a reason to live! Each day, he was like a walking corpse.

In the hospital’s ward.

Elijah’s face looked ill.

“What’s wrong, Elijah?” Kattie couldn’t help but ask after a long time.

“Nothing!” Elijah said as he shook his head, “Nothing at all!”

a casual tone to probe at Elijah, who suddenly seemed tense. She blinked a few times, then asked,

at class! I’m

slightly disappointed, Kattie still let out a gentle smile and said, “Go on!”

at Perry

who was coming out of the building. From afar, Ethel could see the scowl on Elijah’s face, so he headed

mood to

How come Esther isn’t picking up? I called to try and ask her to come out, but how come her line’s

Elijah muttered under his

way to prevent him from passing, “You can’t do this; what happened between you two? I’ll bet that it’s

“None of your business!”

is my business! Don’t you dare mistreat her!” Ethel started to look serious, “Don’t think that

the side; with a moody expression on his

if you won’t tell me, I’ll go find out from Esther!” Ethel shouted behind Elijah.

reach her even after calling numerous times. He started to get quite worried. He went to her school and found out that she didn’t show up for class. So, he gave Elijah another call. “Esther’s not at school. What

caught Elijah off guard. He tried to reach her voice monitor, but it failed; there was no sound coming through. Could the phone

called and asked the servant on the other end.

her anymore?” The voice on the other end replied in a distressed

Elijah cursed

That was right!

to follow

she was with another man, and they spend the night together! No, he

the time she woke

fever?” Hudson worriedly asked the doctor that came to

asleep for so long and kept sleep talking, Hudson became anxious and called

there might be some slight damage to her stomach and a high degree of active bacteria, causing a series of inflammation. Give her

swift second, the

sat by the edge of the bed, with her in his arms. “Careful, don’t

doctor applied the shot.

too cold, which made Esther reject it.

inject the shot!” The doctor laughed and shook his head as he rubbed his hand in

was Elijah’s warm embrace. But it felt like someone was trying to pull her away, and Elijah suddenly became very cold. She refused to

trying

Esther shouted; she waved her hands, then ran into Hudson’s embrace again. Her thin arms wrapped tightly around Hudson’s neck

fever, so we’re going to give you a shot. Behave, give me your hand!” Hudson said in

about to inject the needle,

said, “Don’t worry, it won’t hurt

into her, and