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.

of bed, but the nurse quickly stopped her. "Miss

"No, I don't!"

so she ran to the elevator. When

him and pleaded, "Joseph, my mother.... Take me to my

devastated, gripping his cuff and looking at him

going to be

bad would happen to

and

took her to

Joseph, shaking her head hard and

was smoking. He put out the cigarette and came over

in peace. She told me

all lying to me, aren't you?" Zofia's voice was

her mother wouldn't make it, she had trusted Joseph

was so

quickly take me to Mother, please...." She tugged

her in his arms, whispering, "Zofia, I promise to look after

around her shoulders and left,

the evening, a Black

under the girls' dormitory. Turning

and he could see the light

it went out

in. Actually, she had seen Joseph's car when she

contacted each other

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

he take

Kathy had trouble sleeping. Browsing WeChat moments, she was taken aback by Bertie's

"Rest in peace."

Mrs. Marshall

and ran to the balcony. Joseph's

so upset

to be close friends, so Kathy

wasn't Joseph with

stared at the black

the railing and bit her

waited for Reece in the classroom. They planned

she made multiple

patiently instructed her, and she

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