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.

headed back

texted Mitchel to ask if he had reached his

his flight

of waiting, sleep finally

broke, her phone buzzed

daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

sleep?” Mitchel's voice sounded

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

swamped, so I just got around to calling you.” The sound of footsteps echoed

back to the

join

Raegan sensed that ever since they reconciled, their relationship had taken a romantic

their intimacy had always been confined

soon, right?” Raegan

brief pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are

"I wish I could teleport back and have sex with you right now." Raegan's Jaw dropped at Mitchel's

at her phone and realized they

pajamas that flattered her figure

voluptuous and enticing in the video

process of unbuttoning his shirt, his voice was

grown bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned crimson and she

continued, "I've suspected as much

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

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

wouldn't comply over the phone, he

now." Just as Raegan was about to share her day's

spoke in a

tone shifted, becoming

out what he was saying as he'd set his phone

he stated, "Alright,

go." Mitchel

Raegan was sober now.

recent phone conversation in her

thought she heard something about a

of unease

lying in bed for a while,

inviting

was taken aback

a haircut?" "Do you not like it?”

her long hair, her new shorter look

an

Nicole's gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something

to marry me when my hair

chopped it off," Nicole

the man Nicole was alluding to, Raegan found herself

of the country

how'd you find out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied

Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt

her composure, 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, seemingly in high

read, "So touched someone came to pick me up at the airport.” She'd also tagged

hour after Mitchel had ended his video

that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in

photo only showed a side profile, she knew

mutual friends praised them,

with a smiley

of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed

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

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

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