Stuck in you

'Hypoglycemia?' Rachel was confused.

Celia always liked eating. She always said that she would rather die eating than die starving. It was hard to believe that she had hypoglycemia.

Rachel was restless while she sat and was about to stand up, but Jack pressed her shoulder to prevent her from standing.

She was surprised that Jack seemed to know exactly what to ask the attending doctor. "Does her hypoglycemia have anything to do with her diet?"

"It is probably from very low blood sugar that resulted from going on a diet to lose weight," the doctor replied with a frown. "What puzzles me, though, is why a good-looking girl like her has a very bad hygiene.

Don't worry about the rashes on her face. That's just skin allergy. You're her friends. Talk to her about maintaining proper hygiene. It doesn't matter how good your figure is. If you don't have good personal hygiene, then you'd still be unattractive to guys."

'What? Celia doesn't have a good personal hygiene?'

Rachel wondered to herself.

She doubted whether the patient that the doctor described was really Celia. 'Maybe it's a completely different girl who has the same name.'

They entered the ward and the sight that greeted them made Rachel gasp in surprise. They found it hard to believe that the girl who sat on the bed was really Celia.

Celia looked like she hadn't washed her hair, or anything else, in a very long time. Her hair was in large oily clumps and the rashes on her face made her look creepy. There was a strong pungent smell that wafted off her body. There was a faint smell of perfume, but it wasn't enough to completely mask the unpleasant smell.

"Celia! What happened to you?" Rachel exclaimed right away when she finally recognized Celia despite her wretched state.

Celia's face suddenly flushed like freshly-picked tomatoes. She turned her head down and stared at the floor in embarrassment. "You didn't have to come here, Rachel," she said in a soft tone of voice.

She felt herself crushed by the weight of embarrassment at her state as she faced her guests.

"We were talking on the phone, but you suddenly stopped speaking. A waiter from that coffee shop said that you were brought to the hospital. There was no way that we would not come here to check on you," Rachel explained patiently.

The smell became so unbearable inside the ward that Rachel was forced to pinch her nose. "What happened to your hair?" she asked as she pointed at her own hair.

Celia raised her head up slightly that revealed her sad eyes. She stared at Jack who stood next to Rachel. He had an emotionless face, but his gaze never left Rachel. Marcus stood at Jack's opposite side with a frown. "Can you two leave us for a while?" Celia asked Jack and Marcus in a gentle voice.

"No way!"

Jack and Marcus answered at the same time.

Jack didn't want to leave because Rachel was here, while Marcuse refused to leave because of Celia.

Celia knew that there was no escape for her, she had to explain what happened. She sighed as she bit her lips and thought about the best words to use to say what she had to say. "I wanted to find my Mr. Right."

hospital. She was fascinated to find out that Jack

fortune teller and asked about her fate. She wanted to know when she'd meet a man who would love and protect

and shook his head. "It is truly unfortunate,"

do you mean?" Celia asked in a worried tone of

became so nervous that her heart started to beat fast.

is not very good. Even if

recounting of the events. "How could you trust the words of that charlatan?" she asked

"The fortune teller said that if I wanted to break this fate, I must buy a special crystal bracelet and wear

her hand in disbelief. She was completely speechless. She didn't know whether Celia was too naive

it hard to believe

reach out to her to caress her head, but when he saw her hair that was in oily clumps, he decided against his initial plan. "This is so crazy yet so adorable at the

stupid. I was badly upset by some certain scene!" Celia looked at

the back of her waist. "I am really worried about you, Celia.

stared at her eyes steadily and then suddenly looked away. He never expected that he would utter those words that just

the discussion. He was not in the mood to participate and simply maintained all of his focus

here to help, I will get Rachel back home. Her waist is still not

shining brightly in the sky. When they left the hospital, rain has started to

her back that

relationship seemed to

outside

"Did you really stay outside my ward the

screeched to a halt in the

surprised look. "How did you know? Rachel, you know I didn't mean anything malicious," he explained

replied in

the front of the car to Jack. "Keep driving. It's dangerous to suddenly stop in the middle of the

straightened itself on the lane. Jack felt nervous. He was afraid that Rachel might overthink what he did. A rare trace of hesitation masked his face as he drove the car.

evening.

just want to let you know that you

the judge of whether I should do something for you or not,"

on it twice with his long slender forefinger. "My feelings for you has never changed even after all these

Isn't it good the way

were friends, but

I need to do? How long do I need

during the rest of the trip. Her breathing didn't take long before

longer the naive girl who used to believe that love was just

so many things that could never be recovered no matter how

factors involved

brown paper box in her arms. The box was