Bye, My Irresistible Love

Helen's POV: 

Early in the morning on the weekend, George drove me to the hospital to pick up my mother.I spoke with the doctor to see if I could take her home for recuperation.

The doctor thought it wasn't a good idea to discharge my mother from the hospital at this time.

Although my mother had almost recovered, I still couldn't take her care lightly..

With the kind of mental disease that she had, she could relapse at any moment.So I decided to just pick her up and take her home on weekends as we had planned before.

On the way home, my mother and I sat in the backseat while George drove.My mom kept looking at George and then at me, seemingly lost in thought.I hadn't figured out how to define the relationship that existed between me and George.I had once made my mind to break up with him, but because of my mental condition, he appeared again in my life, and I grew dependent on him.

It was hard for me to say what George and I were to each other.

We were clearly way past being just friends, but at the same time, we were not lovers.

In my opinion, we were not quite there yet.My mother was being much calmer than I had anticipated.She was very quiet the entire trip.She didn’t ask any questions or make any comments.

When we were about to reach our destination, my mother suddenly whispered in my ear, “Are Libby and Jane causing trouble for you?" 

"No.”

Jane went abroad.

Libby went to Philly to visit her family." I knew my mother was worried, so Ianswered honestly.

“Okay,” my mother said.

After that, she didn’t ask anything more.

Soon, George pulled over in front of the apartment building.I didn't invite him in because my mother was with me.

"Thank you so much for today." 

After saying that, I took my mother’s hand and led her to my place.

George didn't follow me, but my mother repeatedly looked back at him.

When we entered the elevator, George was still standing there.My mother smiled at him.

George returned her smile and nodded politely to her.

elevator doors whirred shut, my mother turned to me and asked curiously, “Are you and that man in

school.We met again at work last year.Now he's one of my clients," I denied without

one Jane likes? Jane and Libby came to the hospital last time and they told me that you worked in Jane's company.So Jane likes George,

help heaving a

observation to

did you piece all that together,

to see me.Today, he gave you a ride and then took us home.A guy who doesn't like you won't do any of those things.Will an ordinary high school friend accompany you to a psychiatric hospital?

hair and explained

we hadn't

time I saw them was when they took your father’s money

then, I'd been expecting them to never show their faces to

they come back, they also pestered me at the hospital for an entire week.” I listened

The more I

her last sentence, I felt a lump in

that girl that others used to bully." My

those things anymore.Let’s talk about Jane.I didn't understand why she and Libby came to me before, but now I have

and Jane had been buried in

could finally let it

while, I explained to her

started their own

a glance.She looked into my eyes and asked, "And what about you? Do you have feelings for that man?

him? Of course I liked him.I had liked him for a

my life without any regard

happened, and I still thought about it

I did, I still felt warm in my

mother pressed, as if taking

do,” I

like him, go

if you like something, just go get it without worrying about those who also like it.Don't worry about what I think because you have my full

to ask you to

cared about my dignity and pretended to be generous in front of him, which made

own choices.” “I know, Mom.I won't give in to Jane again." I curled into a ball on the sofa while my mother held me inher arms like when I was

without realizing it, I fell asleep.I felt relaxed because of my mother's touch and presence.I

I woke up, I was

of food wafted in from the kitchen, and from where I was sitting, I could hear my mother's

got up and went to the kitchen only to find George there,cooking while having a seemingly enjoyable conversation with

mother with a smile on his face, looking like a warm ray of