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 grandmother, she texted Mitchel

his flight schedule

period of waiting, sleep finally

dawn broke, her phone buzzed to

daze,

voice sounded crisp and melodious over the

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

so I just got around to calling you.”

back

to join me?” Mitchel

ever since they reconciled, their relationship

intimacy had always

right?” Raegan rolled over as she

before Mitchel replied, "Raegan, are you

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

realized they were

was wearing silk pajamas that flattered

and enticing in the video

in the process of unbuttoning his shirt,

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

suspected as much since we made out in

his passionate kiss that day, Raegan found herself

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

phone, he added,

Just as Raegan was about to share her day's events, the

to the door and spoke in a foreign language

tone shifted,

he was saying as he'd

after, he stated, "Alright, go

to go." Mitchel

Raegan was sober now.

replayed the recent phone conversation in

something about a young

unsure, a wave of unease washed

lying in bed for a while, her

was Nicole, inviting her

Raegan was taken aback to see Nicole sporting

you get a haircut?" "Do you not like

Nicole had always been gorgeous with her

her an air of

probed, "Is something bothering you?"

promised to marry me

gone, I just chopped it

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

of the country recently?" Nicole shifted

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

it on Lauren's posts.” Raegan

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

caption read, "So touched someone came to pick me up at the airport.”

uploaded just half an hour after Mitchel

was the

though the photo only showed a side

them, declaring them an ideal

responded with a smiley

circle of friends, Mitchel and Lauren seemed destined for each

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

you know what's the hardest thing in

if he shows concern for you now, the moment

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