In Love, Never Say Never

I looked at her dainty features for a minute or two but still failed to recall when and where I had ever met this girl.

The girl giggled at my confusion. “Ms. Stovall, did you forget? We just met. My name is Yvonne Wilde. You and Mr. Stovall saved me at the Imperial Hotel.”

I paused for a second and finally remembered. I asked in confusion, “You’re from J City too?”

She nodded and smiled. “Yep. I’m from S County, but I study in K City.”

After a pause, she said awkwardly, “I’m not from a very well-off family, you see. My parents managed to send me to high school but they couldn’t afford to send me to college after that. That’s why I had to work the night shift at Imperial Hotel to get enough money. I ended up getting mistreated because I wouldn’t leave with a client. Thankfully you and Mr. Stovall saved me!”

I nodded in acknowledgment. I was never a sociable person, so I didn’t know how to carry on the conversation from there and fell silent.

She seemed to enjoy talking to me nonetheless and smiled when she saw the book I was reading. “Ms. Stovall, do you like The Hunchback of Notre Dame as well? I just read it a couple of days ago.”

I nodded in response and paused before asking, “The New Year is in a couple of days. Why didn’t you choose to work a couple more shifts in K City before going back?”

“Mr. Stovall arranged some shifts for me in J City so I can work closer to home and return at the end of the month,” she said with a smile. She seemed happy just talking about John.

I nodded but remembered that John didn’t seem to have any businesses in J City. What shifts could he have given her?

Out of curiosity, I asked, “What shifts did he arrange for you?”

an audit company for me called Harrison Credit. They only started growing these past few years. They have plenty of work that needs to be done since it’s the end of the year, so I can

asked me, “Ms. Stovall, is Mr. Stovall also going back

be this girl have

shook my head. “I’m not sure. He’s

he was going to J City,

time for my flight anyway,

the airport. Once we got in the car, he started nagging at

the next time you’re doing that stuff with

together and felt my face heat up.

at me and narrowed his eyes. “You used protection,

the topic of conception and stiffened momentarily before

is in no state for another pregnancy. Anyway, follow me somewhere later once we get

“Where?”

the doctor. You coughed up blood last time, and the doctor said even though it stopped, it’s still very dangerous and your life is at risk if it continues. I managed to contact a traditional

pale visage and asked, “Have

and pinched my brow. “I just can’t

and for all, of course I’d do my best to follow the doctor’s instructions. But chronic illnesses took forever to treat

bad terms, then you should take a break until you get better. Dragging this on for so long isn’t good for either of