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

on her conversation with her grandmother, she texted

verified his flight schedule before

a long period of waiting, sleep finally claimed

dawn broke, her phone buzzed to

in a daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

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

sleepy, Raegan answered, "Are you finished with worke"

so I just got around to calling you.”

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to

join me?” Mitchel

sensed that ever since they

intimacy had always been

soon, right?” Raegan rolled over as

are you

teleport back and have sex

and realized

pajamas that flattered her

and enticing in

the process of unbuttoning

just me, or has your breast grown bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s

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

passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at

she yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should be calling

phone, he

now." Just as Raegan was about to share

spoke in a foreign language with

tone shifted,

couldn't make out what he was saying as

"Alright, go get some

go." Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation in her

thought she heard something about a young woman looking

wave of unease washed

in bed for a while, her phone rang

was Nicole, inviting her

the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to

get a haircut?" "Do you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her

different, but stunning." While Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair,

an air

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

promised to marry me when my hair reached

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

Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss for words and stayed

the country recently?" Nicole

"Uh, how'd you find out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and

it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt

and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of

touched someone came to pick me up at the airport.” She'd also tagged her

an hour after Mitchel had

was the one

though the photo only showed a side profile, she

them, declaring

had responded with a smiley

circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for each

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

moment of silence, Nicole said, "Do you know what's the hardest thing in the world, Raegan? Lauren will always be

shows concern for you now, the moment something happens to Lauren,

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