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 to

her conversation with her grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask if he

his flight schedule before texting

of waiting,

broke, her phone

daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

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

you

calling you.” The sound of footsteps

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to the hotel?”

join me?”

they

intimacy had always

back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over as

are you attempting

back and have sex with you right

glanced at her phone and realized they were on a video

silk pajamas that flattered

seemed voluptuous and enticing in the video

Mitchel was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt,

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

as much since we made out

his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself at a loss for

irritated, she yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should be calling me honey now,"

Raegan wouldn't comply over the phone, he added, "I'll

was

to the door and spoke in a foreign language with someone

shifted,

couldn't make out what he was saying as he'd set his phone

after, he stated, "Alright,

Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone conversation in

about a young woman looking for

a wave of unease washed

a while, her

inviting her to

aback to see Nicole sporting

haircut?" "Do you not like it?” Nicole inquired, caressing her freshly-cut

Nicole had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her

an air

probed, "Is something bothering you?" "Nothing

me when my hair reached my

that he's gone, I just chopped it off," Nicole responded, her

to, Raegan found

out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted

you find out?" Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied with handling Jarrod and wasn't aware that

Lauren's posts.” Raegan

composure, Raegan inquired, "Which platform?" Nicole pulled out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren

pick me up

hour after Mitchel had ended his video

Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in

side profile, she knew immediately it was

from mutual friends praised them, declaring them

with a smiley

of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed

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

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

you now, the moment something happens to Lauren, you'll

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