"Come in." After Zorion put on his pants, he spoke from the bathroom once more. Deanna pushed the door open and went in. Scarlette wondered if anything interesting was going on inside. She went over to try and peek, but the door was closed. No one could tell what they were discussing either, as there was no sound coming from inside. When she heard footsteps heading towards the bathroom door, Scarlette walked back to Raeleigh's side and sat down. Raeleigh raised her head to eye Scarlette. There was nothing that piqued her interest. "Raeleigh, we're going to the mall. Do you want to join us?" Deanna went out of the restroom and invited Raeleigh, who shook her head. "You guys have fun. I'll stay in the hospital and read." "That can't do. If we go out and leave you alone in the hospital, there's no point. We might only return at night. If you come, you can roam around. Have you been here before? This city is lovely, especially at night. People fill the streets. We c
Scarlette thought for a moment, then asked, "You'll honor your bet?" "I never go back on my words. If you don't believe me, just ask Zorion. Every time we bet, I always keep my promise. Zorion, you can testify to that for me." Deanna looked at Zorion, who nodded and said, "Yes." Raeleigh eyed Deanna. To Deanna, perhaps Jepherson was not the most important person. It was Zorion. If she had to make a choice, Deanna would definitely choose Zorion. "Let's do it." Scarlette doubted that she would lose. Raeleigh did not say anything. She turned her attention to Scarlette's hand. Deanna walked towards Scarlette without a care in the world. She put her little hand behind her and then declared, "Let's get ready first. I'll count to three and then we'll show our hand. If you lose, you take the phone. If I lose, I will return it." "I don't trust you to count. Raeleigh should be the one to do it." Scarlette glanced at Raeleigh. Raeleigh looked around. "Aren't yo
The waiter served the food and politely greeted them before leaving. Deanna tugged on Zorion. "Zorion, do you like that?" "I do." Zorion's gaze was fixated Raeleigh when he spoke. He thought that would elicit some reaction out of Raeleigh, but she just lowered her head and began to eat. Scarlette also tucked into the food. Matters seemed to be getting more and more complicated. Scarlette was of the mind to report the matter to Jepherson. "Raeleigh, Zorion likes it that way," Deanna informed her proudly. Raeleigh did not answer. After eating, she took in their surroundings. She liked observing. Without observation, one would never notice anything. Only with observation could one find inspiration. Zorion did not eat much. He took a trip to the restroom after he was done eating. When he came back, Raeleigh was hanging around at the spiral staircase, looking at the crowd below. Scarlette and Deanna were examining their phones. Zorion walked toward Raelei
Raeleigh did not know when Zorion had sat down beside her. She had been off with her thoughts alone for quite a while. She did not know how long Zorion had been there. He was just there when she came to her senses. Raeleigh raised her head, seeing Zorion there. It caught her by surprise and she did not react for a while. By the time she regained her composure enough to react, Zorion had already turned to look elsewhere. Raeleigh was engrossed in her stupor for so long, it was as if she had lost her mind! After staring agape for quite some time, Raeleigh finally asked, "Why are you sitting in silence?" "Should I be in high spirits?" Zorion retorted immediately. Raeleigh had never offended him, yet Zorion made it a point to antagonize her from the start. Raeleigh looked away and decided not to speak further. Otherwise, he would say something that would make her want to crawl into a hole somewhere. "Let's date." What Zorion said caught Raeleigh off guar
Raeleigh got up from the bed and put her phone under the pillow. Although Deanna had given her a new phone, she did not use it and kept it aside. She continued using her own phone. For the past few days, every night, Jepherson would send her a text message. It was the weekend. Jepherson had mentioned that he went to visit Novalie. Raeleigh was waiting for a text back. Raeleigh put down her phone and sat up, taking the water. "Thank you." "You're welcome." Zorion pulled a chair and sat face to face with her. There were four people in the ward. The other two seemed to be asleep, but in fact, they were all feigning it. No one was sleeping. They were just pretending to be asleep. Holding the cup, Raeleigh drank the water. Zorion leaned against the wall and asked, "You get text messages every day. Who is it?" "A friend." Raeleigh took a look at Deanna, who seemed to be sleeping. She would have to turn her phone off, or Deanna would find out about it the n
Zorion only left Deanna's side when she had fallen asleep. He went back to his bed and lay down. He sent a text to Raeleigh, which read, "Sleep early." Raeleigh took a look at the message, but she did not reply. She was worried that it would land her in trouble. At three o'clock in the morning, Raeleigh's phone suddenly rang. Raeleigh picked it up right away and sat up under the quilt. From the other end of the line came Jepherson's elegant and deep voice. "Your grandmother has something to say to you." Then, Novalie's voice chimed in from over the line, "Raeleigh, is your hand better? Why didn't you tell me the truth? When will you change your habit of keeping silent about major matters, even though you willingly admit to minor issues? Always reporting good news but not the bad news. Do you want me to worry about you?" "Grandma, it's late. Why are you still awake?" Raeleigh was ticked off, but she did not blame Jepherson for it. She had actually wanted to
"It's already the evening," Raeleigh said, giggling like a child. "I forgot." "Is there something else that you've forgotten? How's your hand?" Novalie looked at Jepherson, then focused on chatting with Raeleigh. As usual, Raeleigh only told her the good news while leaving out the bad news. Of course, Novalie did not believe it for a second. However, since matters had already transpired, what she said wouldn't change anything. She will only be able to find out what really happened after Raeleigh returns. For now, she could only ask cursorily over the phone. "My hand is fine now. I'll be back in a few days." "You're abroad now, so I can't help you with anything. You have to take care of yourself, don't put yourself down. I know how you are. You're now an adult, and I trust you a lot. I'm just worried because you always avoid the important matters and only face the trivial ones. Patience is a virtue, but there is also a limit to that." Novalie was the one wh
Raeleigh finally nodded. Pleased, Deanna smiled and said, "So, it's me who owes you, Raeleigh. We'll be good friends. I'll make it up to you and treat you well. Okay?" "All right." "Then, let's rest." Deanna was about to hop onto Raeleigh's bed when Scarlette stopped her. "Don't. I don't like you coming here. It's already a tight squeeze for both of us, so don't even think about joining in." "Raeleigh, why don't you just sleep in my bed?" Deanna said, tugging on Raeleigh's arm. Raeleigh couldn't refuse Deanna, so she said, "How about I sleep in my own bed? Scarlette, it's dawn already, so you should be able to sleep now." Raeleigh wrested her quilt from Deanna and she went to lie down on her own bed. At first, Deanna remained silent, but her eyes glittered with a calculative look. Raeleigh lay down on her bed. Scarlette thought that Raeleigh would get some rest since she stayed up all night. Anyone would feel tired after staying up all night. Scarlet