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

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

flight schedule before texting

period of waiting,

broke, her phone buzzed to

a daze, Raegan heard Mitchel's

voice sounded crisp

Raegan answered, "Are you finished with

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

inquired, "Heading back to the

join me?”

reason, Raegan sensed that ever since they

had always been confined

be back soon, right?” Raegan

are you attempting to seduce me?"

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

at her phone and realized

silk pajamas that flattered her

voluptuous and enticing

of unbuttoning

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

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

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

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

the phone, he added,

for now." Just as Raegan was

to the door and spoke in a foreign language

tone shifted,

he was saying as he'd set his phone

after, he stated, "Alright,

go." Mitchel hastily ended the video

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation

she heard something about a young woman looking for

wave of unease

in bed for a while,

inviting

the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting a

a haircut?" "Do you not like it?”

been gorgeous with her long hair, her new shorter look

her an air of

demeanor, Raegan probed, "Is something

once promised to marry me when my hair reached my

just chopped it off," Nicole

was alluding to, Raegan found herself at a loss for

out of the country recently?" Nicole shifted topics

Lately, Nicole had been preoccupied

on Lauren's posts.”

out her phone and navigated to Lauren's homepage, displaying a selfie of Lauren in

someone came to pick me up at the

an hour after

Raegan noticed that Mitchel was the

photo only showed a side profile, she knew immediately it

mutual friends praised them, declaring them an

with a smiley

Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for

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

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

moment something happens to Lauren, you'll

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