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.

"No, I don't!"

she ran to the elevator. When its door opened, Joseph, who was wearing a white coat, walked

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

devastated, gripping his cuff

mother was going to

bad would happen to

and slowly

took her

head hard and muttering, "No..., Joseph, take me to my mother. My mother is

smoking. He put out the cigarette and came over to hug

left in peace. She told me

I don't believe you.... You're all lying to me, aren't you?" Zofia's voice

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

reality was so

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

and held her in his arms, whispering, "Zofia, I

her

Black Cayenne entered University

parked under the girls' dormitory. Turning off the car, he

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

stared at it until it went out on

car when she had been hanging

each

hadn't meant it when she asked Joseph to go to Zofia. She had just been

take her

WeChat

"Rest in peace."

trembled. Mrs. Marshall passed

up and ran to the balcony.

be so

used to be close friends, so

Joseph with

at the black Cayenne and saw

and bit her lips

waited for Reece in the classroom. They planned to do

made multiple

he patiently instructed her, and she

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