The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne helped Lucas, who was hopping on one foot, out of the orthopedic department to a chair so he could rest for a bit. The doctor had ordered an X-ray of Lucas’ foot.

Lucas was not keen on sitting; he wanted to go straight to the X-ray room.

Corinne immediately stopped him when she saw he was about to put his injured foot down. “Don’t move. The doctor said you shouldn’t put pressure on that foot until we have the X-ray result.”

Lucas believed the doctor was overreacting. “A few steps won’t hurt,” he insisted.

“No. Stop! Don’t move!” Corinne cried out in a panic.

Lucas did not dare to disobey Corinne’s order, so he sat back down.

“Stay here, and don’t move. I’ll go get you a wheelchair,” said Corinne gruffly.

‘I would’ve gotten hurt earlier if I

wheeled him to the X-ray room. She made sure

treat him like that, but there was no denying

the X-ray

to put his foot in a cast and prescribed some pain medicine and anti-inflammatory medicine for him. The only precaution Lucas would need to take was to avoid putting

worriedly. She was definitely not in

nor did she want to have anything to do with him. However, she still felt bad for being the reason Lucas had

wheelchair belonged to the hospital, and they were only allowed to use

sorry you got hurt because of me. Rest assured that I’ll compensate you for the medical fees, lost wages, emotional damage, and any additional fees you might have incurred. Though, it’s

not help but feel disappointed to hear Corinne say that since it meant she still saw him as an outsider. “Corinne, I’m okay. You don’t

case, why don’t you call your family to come pick you

phone was missing. “My phone must’ve flew off when I was