Love Unbreakable

Aggression In the hospital.

"Raegan, I blame myself...

You've suffered so much looking after me," Raegan’'s grandmother said, her eyes filling with tears.

Her emotional vulnerability had increased over the years.

"Don't worry, grandma.

You've always been there for me.

Now it’s my turn to look out for you," Raegan replied, her eyes moistening as well.

Brent was an asshole.

He rarely made time for family.

To ensure Raegan could attend school, Raegan's grandmother had taken on various jobs, everything from collecting trash to selling snacks.

As a result, leaving the hospital now seemed nearly impossible after the exhaustion of all these years.

"My only fear is that if something happens to me, there will be no one to care for you.

And you're not married yet, so I won't be able to rest in peace,” Raegan's grandmother confessed.

Brushing away her tears, Raegan said, "Grandma, stop talking like that.

You're going to live a long life.

Didn't you tell me that we would go back to your house together one day?” A glimmer of hope lit up her eyes.

"Could we really go back?” she whispered.

"Absolutely.

Even though Brent sold it, it's still vacant.

I've rented it, and I plan to buy it back as soon asT can afford to," Raegan assured her.

Raegan's grandmother grasped Raegan's hands joyfully and said, "Good, that's wonderful.” She hesitated before adding, "Raegan, I'm not sure I'll live to see that day.

I dreamt of your father last night.

It felt like he was eager to see me in heaven.

I suspect my time is running out." Tears escaped Raegan’'s eyes despite her efforts to hold them back.

Raegan's grandmother handed her a red paper bag containing a padlock-shaped amulet.

"You used to have it when you were a child.

Keep it with you.

Let it bless you for the rest of your life.” Her words struck Raegan like a farewell, causing Raegan to hug her grandmother tightly, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Grandma, I've actually been married for some time.

It's a complicated situation, so I didn't bring it up.” Her grandmother looked stunned.

"When did this happen?" Raegan laid out the entire story, deliberately leaving out the contractual nature of her marriage.

Concluding, Raegan said, "Anyway, he's someone I've cared about for a long time.

He'll come to visit you after he gets back from his business trip.” Night had fallen by the time she left the nursing house.

back to Serenity

texted Mitchel to ask if he

verified his flight schedule before texting

long period of waiting, sleep finally claimed

dawn broke, her phone

a daze,

your sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and melodious over

you finished

calling you.” The sound of

"Heading back to the

join me?” Mitchel

some reason, Raegan sensed that ever since they

their intimacy had always been confined

right?” Raegan rolled over as she

a brief pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce

back and have sex with you right now." Raegan's Jaw dropped at

at her phone and realized they were on

silk pajamas that

and enticing in the video

the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice was

bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and she pulled the quilt

Mitchel continued, "I've suspected as much since we made out in the

your gained weight come to your breast?" Recalling his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss

should be calling me honey now," Mitchel

the phone, he added, "I'll make sure you do

as Raegan was about to share

the door and spoke in a foreign

shifted,

out what he was saying as he'd

stated, "Alright, go get

to go." Mitchel

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation in her

something about a young woman looking

unsure, a wave of

lying in bed for a while, her phone

was Nicole, inviting

the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole

not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her freshly-cut

stunning." While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look gave her a more daring

an air

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something bothering you?" "Nothing

once promised to marry me when

I just chopped it off," Nicole responded, her smile

alluding to, Raegan found

the country recently?" Nicole shifted

out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied

Lauren's posts.”

Raegan inquired, "Which platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren in a light- colored beret,

caption read, "So touched someone came to pick me up at the

post had been uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his video call with

noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's suitcase

only showed a side profile, she knew immediately it was

them, declaring

with a smiley

shared circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for each

to find her voice, Raegan felt as though her heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a sharp, immediate pain

know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren will always be Mitchel's muse,

you now, the moment