Regret Came Too Late

Grace's mind was in turmoil. She couldn't fall asleep, unsure if what had just happened was a dream or reality. Her thoughts were a jumbled mess.

It wasn't until evening that Joanne arrived at her hospital room.

Joanne looked pale. Her face was ashen, looking as if she had lost a lot of blood. Even when she sat on the edge of the bed, her fingers trembled slightly.

Grace grew concerned and quickly got out of bed. "What happened? Is the wound hurting?"

Joanne slowly shook her head, but the pallor on her face was evident.

"Grace, I'm going to discharge myself."

Her voice was hoarse, and she looked like she had been crying. It seemed like she had cried a lot.

Grace felt her heart tighten. "Did something happen at home?"

She didn't remember much about Joanne's family situation.

"No, I'm just really tired. I want to go home and sleep. I can't sleep here at the hospital."

"Alright, then I'll take you home," Grace offered.

"No, I want to be alone for a while."

Joanne's voice was heavy with sadness, and when she tried to stand, she almost stumbled.

Grace could tell she didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't press further.

going home. The interruption had taken

checked her phone, she realized it had been on silent mode. There were

"What are you doing?

aren't you picking up the

pick you up.

hours and no

There were over 20 in

was tired, and she didn't have the energy to

she was

hand, their warmth spreading from

"Ed?"

called out his name, reaching for her phone to check the time.

to her lips, accompanied by his

"Eat something."

body had been cleaned up She

an

frustration melted away in instant. She took a few sips of the soup, and the smell of something delicious lingered in the air from the living

make this yourself?"

trembled slightly. "I'm

carried a strange aroma, a sign that

finished the soup and felt much better. "So, when you

long as it's

didn't even care about how the food

had come out

"Mean to what?"