I've Been There Before

Humbert and Ingemar didn’t know what mood Grace was in during this period.

When the door was opened, Caden was sent to the emergency room again.

The sound of hasty steps arose in the corridor. Everyone was nervous when Caden was in the emergency room.

It was as if Grace had been forgotten. Everyone focused their attention on the man being rescued.

No one was talking. It was not until the nightfall did the doctor declare that he has been saved.

However, it was not the end. During the five days after she arrived, the shadow of death had always covered him like this.

Five days and nights, eleven times.

She had counted. Every time he was sent to the emergency room, she counted one.

She didn’t know why she did it.

She didn’t even know if she still had the strength to hate and resent him.

She couldn’t even understand her own mind, not to mention Caden’s.

It was an early morning, a morning with a glimmer of hope.

She was sitting by the sickbed. Having be accustomed to quietly stare at his fleshless cheek all day and night, she was tired out but still didn’t dare to fall asleep.

never forget. Sometimes, as if someone had bewitched her, she would come up with an

she thought that he would die and leave her, her heart would ache, making

not know whether she wanted him to

to wake up?” Humbert asked with

give an answer.

wake up?” Humbert pointed at his own

hurt! Without thinking twice, her soul had already shouted out. Yes! It hurt!

said like this, regardless of Humbert’s understanding. She was talking to Humbert, or

many kinds of pain and have met misfortunes of sorts. You asked me whether I would feel heartache if he couldn’t wake

numb. She told herself again and again as if it wouldn’t hurt in this way. But she found herself hard

had no right to blame

was the one sitting by

turned around and silently gazed at Caden who was lying on the sickbed.

…

It was night.

night she

that she just

was woken up by

and found

However, both of them looked

widened her