My Sweetheart

The red light on the door of the operating room was on.

Zofia was in tears snuggling up to her brother, groggy.

Being said, she still peered at the operating room.

Three hours later, the red light went out.

A different doctor came out. Zofia scooted over and gripped his hand. "Doctor..., how is my mother?"

The doctor pursed his lips and said nothing.

After a long while, Joseph walked out and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry."

Zofia's eyes widened. Teetering, she fainted in Bertie's arms.

Bertie looked much calmer than her, but pain crept up on his eyes.

"My mother...."

"You can see her one last time," Joseph said heavily and took off his mask.

The next second, Bertie grasped Joseph's shirt, and the two tall men locked eyes with each other.

The other doctor said calmly, "Sir, please take a grip on yourself."

Bertie squinted and clenched his fists. After a while, he let go of Joseph.

Joseph said in a grave tone, "I'm sorry for your loss."

Bertie asked his assistant to drive Zofia home and went into the ward.

Mrs. Marshall's eyes were closed, and her lips frequently parted. She was having trouble speaking.

Bertie stood at her bedside, tears rolling down his cheeks.

Shuddering, he bent down and said in a tone peppered with sorrow, "Mom...."

Zofia woke up two hours later in another ward with empty eyes.

A nurse came to pull out the needle for her. She asked in panic, "Where's my mother...?"

The nurse did not know the specifics and could not answer.

bed, but the nurse quickly stopped

"No, I don't!"

so she ran to the elevator. When its door

herself at him and pleaded, "Joseph, my mother.... Take

gripping his cuff and looking at

mother was going

bad would happen to

frowned and slowly

took her to the morgue

as she gawped at Joseph, shaking her head hard and muttering,

put out the cigarette and

She told me everything she

lying to me, aren't

known there was a 50% chance her mother

was

me to Mother, please...." She tugged her brother

thin lips and held her in his arms, whispering, "Zofia, I promise to look after

around her shoulders

a Black Cayenne entered University

parked under the girls' dormitory. Turning

the fifth floor, and he could see the light on the right side of the

it

had seen Joseph's car when she had been

contacted each

memory of their fight was still fresh. She hadn't meant it when she asked Joseph to go to Zofia. She had just been in a

could he take her word

WeChat moments, she was taken aback by Bertie's

"Rest in peace."

Mrs. Marshall passed

sat up and ran to the balcony. Joseph's

must be so

be close friends, so Kathy

Joseph with her

at the black Cayenne and saw

and bit her

for Reece in the classroom. They

she made multiple

wasn't angry. Instead, he patiently instructed her, and she finally

noon. She picked up her phone and saw a bunch of missing calls from Jennifer, so she