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

grandmother, she texted Mitchel to ask if he had reached

had verified his flight schedule

long period of

her phone

in a daze,

Mitchel's voice sounded crisp and

answered, "Are you

swamped, so I just got around to calling you.”

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to

join

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

intimacy had always been confined to

right?”

are you attempting

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

glanced at her phone and realized they were

silk pajamas that flattered

seemed voluptuous and enticing in

process of unbuttoning

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

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

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

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

comply over the phone, he added, "I'll

was about to share her day's events, the hotel doorbell interrupted

and spoke in

tone shifted,

he was saying

"Alright, go get

have to go." Mitchel hastily ended

Raegan was sober now.

the recent phone

she heard something about

unsure, a wave of unease washed

a while,

inviting her to

the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting

you get a haircut?" "Do you not

had always been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look

her an air

gloomy demeanor, Raegan probed,

promised to marry me when my hair reached my

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

found herself at a loss for words and stayed

Mitchel been out of the country

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

posts.” Raegan felt her

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

pick me up at the airport.” She'd also

had been uploaded just half an hour

that Mitchel was the one carrying

side profile, she knew

friends praised them, declaring them

responded with a smiley

circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined

heart had been pierced, Observing Raegan's expression shift, Nicole believed that sometimes a sharp, immediate pain was preferable to

said, "Do you know what's the hardest thing

concern for you now, the moment something happens

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