Natalie reached for Joyce’s hands and patted them. She reassured Joyce that everything was okay and that she would resolve everything tomorrow.
“You have a plan?” Stanley’s glasses glinted in the light.
Natalie nodded sightly. “That’s right.”
“What’s the plan?” Joyce asked, sparkling with curiosity.
A secretive smile curved on Natalie’s face. “You’ll know tomorrow morning.”
Seeing that she refused to spill it, Joyce shared a look with Stanley and didn’t dwell on the topic anymore.
Time passed quickly. It was already noon.
Natalie invited the two to stay a bit longer. She planned to serve them lunch before letting them return to the hospital.
Joyce and Stanley had no objections to this, and they both nodded in agreement.
Afterward, Joyce accompanied Natalie to cook in the kitchen whilst Stanley stayed in the living room alone.
He looked at the bouquet of obnoxiously red roses on the coffee table before him. It was as if they scorched like sun rays into his eyes, blinding him. Feeling overwhelmed with a flashing pain, he swiped at the roses.
Kshhhhk!
the kitchen, Natalie and Joyce heard a glass-shattering noise that sounded like it came from the living room. They
was that?” Joyce questioned as she stared
shook her head. “I don’t know, but it sounds like
wet hands on her apron before walking
followed suit and went out
on the ground. Around him were shards of various sizes that broke from their glass cups
suffered the most were the roses. The bouquet that Shane had given Natalie was currently squashed underneath Stanley’s body. The rosebuds
bouquet was
to worry at the sight of him on the
also rushed to
they moved him
Natalie feeling embarrassed. “I’m sorry for causing you trouble, Nat. I’ve
be lying if she said
What’s done is done. They’re just cups and some flowers. What matters is that you’re safe. But Stanley, what exactly happened? How did
who was picking up the shards. She paused and looked up
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