Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Rachel’s face was pale and ashen at the nurse’s words. Her eyes were dull and lifeless and she looked as if she was about to faint the next minute.

"I " Rachel felt a wave of pain flow through her.The kind of pain that hit her like a flood and as much as she tried she couldn’t block it out.It died down and left her hollow before surging up in her heart once more making her unable to breathe smoothly.Rachel moved her lips as she tried to say something, but the words were stuck in her throat.

"I’m fine." Her voice was hoarse and trembling when she finally got control of it.

She tried to calm herself down but it didn’t work.

"But you don’t look good, miss.How about I help you sit down?"

The nurse was worried about Rachel and was afraid that she was about to faint, so she reached out and held on to her.

Rachel moved away from the nurse’s reach quietly, but then accidentally she saw the clipboard in her hand.

The paper on the top was printed with the two words "Death Notice."

And just like that the unbearable pain was back.

Rachel opened her mouth slightly.Her eyes never left the two words and her mouth was dry once more.

After a long pause, she asked with difficulty, "Did he die in pain?"

"What?"

The nurse only heard Rachel’s voice but her words were incomprehensible.

Following her gaze, she looked at the death notice in her hands.Seeing how devastated Rachel was, the nurse assumed that she was a family member of the dead and comforted her.

"Miss, please don’t let your grief control you.The dead are already gone.You must cheer up and move on with your life.He would have wanted that."

Rachel gripped her phone tightly and pinched the edges of the phone cover with her nails.She didn’t reply.She didn’t know how to.She didn’t even have an idea of what was wrong with her.She felt like bawling her eyes out, but at the same time, no tears came from them.Her mind had frozen over, and only the pain in her heart told her that everything was real.

do you…" Ivan didn’t know that Rachel thought the man lying in

the conversation between her

he was about to ask her more about how she knew

saw the person coming out of the elevator from the corner

"Mr.Sullivan."

time, a child’s voice came from the

"Mommy!"

man’s arms.Joey waved at Rachel with a smile, struggled

probably because he was afraid

hit the floor, Joey couldn’t wait to rush to Rachel.He threw

had seen a ghost. Her night hand was clenched into a fist, and

told her

in front of her was

who had died in the operating room? Who was he? Before Rachel could fully regain her composure, Joey hit her suddenly and although it was light, she staggered

her feet, Victor moved toward her subconsciously and wanted to

doing here? I couldn’t find you when I

get any words out.She wanted to look

to get her out of the trance she

 "Is the operation over?" when Victor looked down, he saw Rachel’s tightly

darkened as he mistook it for a sign that Rachel didn’t want to see him, so he looked away and kept reminding himself not to look at her.He looked

I’m sorry.The doctors

moment’s silence, Ivan handed the death notice to

who is confined to her bed by sickness all year round.I’m afraid his grandmother can’t handle

notice, Victor reached out his hand and said, "Cancel everything on tomorrow’s schedule.I’ll go to his home and

Victor’s strategy.Joey released his hold on Rachel’s thighs as he listened in on the conversation.He asked in confusion,

Mr.Sullivan’s driver."

caught fire, I had asked him to get some documents on a project from Mr.Sullivan’s apartment.He said he was on his way back to the company, but

before, when the driver went back, Gentlefolk had already