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

his flight schedule before texting

long period of waiting,

her phone buzzed to

a daze, Raegan

voice

Raegan answered, "Are you finished with

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

Raegan inquired, "Heading back to the

join me?” Mitchel

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

had always been

be back soon, right?” Raegan rolled over

pause before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you attempting to seduce

wish I could teleport back and have sex with

at her phone and realized they were on a

wearing silk pajamas that flattered her

and enticing in the video

Mitchel was in the process of unbuttoning his shirt, his

breast grown bigger recently?” Instantly, Raegan’s cheeks turned

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

kiss

she yelled, "Mitchel!" "You should be

he added, "I'll make sure you do when!

Raegan was about to share her

and spoke in

tone shifted,

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

"Alright,

go." Mitchel hastily

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation

she heard something about a young woman looking for

a wave of unease washed

a while, her

Nicole, inviting her

entering the restaurant, Raegan was taken aback to

"Do you not like it?” Nicole

her long hair, her new shorter look gave her a more daring

an air of

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

me when my

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

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

been out of the country recently?"

been

on Lauren's posts.” Raegan felt her

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

"So touched someone came to pick me up

had been uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel had ended his

Raegan noticed that Mitchel was the one carrying Lauren's suitcase in

a side profile,

from mutual friends praised them, declaring them

with a smiley

their shared circle of friends, Mitchel and

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

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

the moment

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255