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.

quickly stopped her. "Miss Marshall, you need more

"No, I don't!"

not know what floor this was, so she ran to the elevator. When its door opened, Joseph, who was

and pleaded, "Joseph, my mother.... Take

gripping his cuff and looking at him

going

bad would happen

and

her to

she gawped at Joseph, shaking her head hard and

far away, Bertie was smoking. He put out the cigarette and came over

She told me everything she wanted

you.... You're all lying to me, aren't

a 50% chance her mother wouldn't make it, she had trusted Joseph to save

reality was so

quickly take me to Mother,

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

her shoulders

evening, a Black Cayenne entered University

under the girls' dormitory. Turning off the car,

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

it went out on

car when she had been hanging

hadn't contacted each other for

meant it when she asked Joseph to go to Zofia. She had just been in

could he take her word

WeChat moments, she was taken aback by

"Rest in peace."

Mrs. Marshall passed

to the balcony. Joseph's

so upset right

be close friends, so Kathy

wasn't Joseph with

at the black

railing and bit her

in

made multiple

patiently

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