Cousins
When Peach raised her gaze from the floor and absentinindedly gaze to her right, she was stunned to see Elijah, Matt, Rookie, Ryan, and James walking into the waiting room.
Her eyes widened, and a huge gasp came out of her mouth. Her heart thumped against her chest, making it harder for her to breathe as she wondered what they were doing there.
When she and Elijah’s eyes locked, Peach turned her eyes back to the floor, hating the unreadable expression on his face.
With a calm look in his eyes, James said as he sat down beside Peach, “How are you feeling?” A weak smile formed on her face, and tears began forming as the thought of her mother still flashed in her mind.
“Well, my mama has to have another PCI surgery because she had another severe heart attack, “Peach said, pinching her fingers together nervously. “My mama has been really sick lately. She has always been since my dad died.”
“I am sorry to hear that. Is there anything we can do for you? Anything you need?” James asked, eyeing Elijah for a second before glancing back at Peach.
Sniffing, Peach shook her head and said with a faint smile, “No, thank you, James, for asking.”
The five of them knew she was lying, but neither of them wouldn’t say anything, and they didn’t push the subject any further, knowing the last thing Peach needed right now was a bunch of nosy assholes telling her everything would be okay when it wasn’t.
It didn’t take long until a nurse approached the group, looked down at her teary-eyed, and asked, “Peach? May I speak with you privately for a couple of minutes?”
Hesitantly nodding her head, Peach stood up and followed the nurse out into the hall, ignoring the looks of concern the other four sent her.
When the nurse stopped, Peach sighed and said, ‘How is my mama? Did the surgery go okay?”
Nodding solemnly, the nurse said, “Well, it was a bit risky because this was her second time and her health was not quite ready to handle it again. But, after three hours, luckily the procedure went smoothly.”
a small tear dripping from her eye, as she wiped it away quickly, embarrassed about
you briefly. I believe it will take less than five minutes. Would you like
frowned slightly, watching Elijah
the sight of him, Elijah grew even more pissed, but he wanted to know what the hold-up was because he was getting sick of waiting in a hospital since he had plans for today. “Hey,” Elijah said when he stopped right
best that you accompany Peach to see the doctor for moral support and comfort,” the nurse suggested, giving Elijah an amused smirk while Peach rolled her eyes,
to clarify her, so she took their silence as
after Peach and the nurse down the hall until they reached a door marked, ‘Dr. Ben’ and
a middle-aged man wearing glasses and holding a clipboard who looked rather tired. But when he saw Peach, he gave
and he wandered into his head, frowning slightly as he thought if Peach and Melina were
Dr. Ben’s brows snapped together and
blurted out. “You are Melina Hayes’
her tracks and turned around to look Elijah in the eyes as a hint of confusion and concern etched across
face has been all over the news for a day or so now.” Dr. Ben continued, staring intently at Elijah’s face as
telling others about my connection to those devils… we are not family! The only living relative I have is my mother, got it?!” Peach yelled
It carried a lot of hurtful memories with it and ones she’d
your father’s personal doctor, the information is hard to erase for my brain,” Doctor Ben apologized, lowering his head slightly,
to Elijah, her eyes narrowed, and said with a
across Elijah’s face,
out!! Get the hell out!!” Peach screamed, pointing at the
door behind him, leaving Peach crying and shaking in anger. Once Elijah reached the waiting room where James, Matt, Ryan, and Rookie were, he walked straight past them, and immediately, they stood up and started
the old, filthy pickup, he stopped, resting his hands on
calm himself down. The fact that Peach was the one who got mad after learning the truth just pissed him to a great extent, and his anger was
of the pickup angrily, causing James, Ryan, Rookie, and Matt to jump slightly.
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