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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Can they still see us or did we become invisible?” I heard someone whisper behind Ryder.
It was not really a whisper. It sounded like he was making sure Ryder hears him. I remembered him. It was one of the guys who burst inside Ryder’s bedroom this morning.
“I don’t know about Ryder but Lea can see us pretty well.” Someone else muttered. I looked towards the voice and saw one of the girls staring at me. I tried to look away but stilled when she smiled at me.
It’s been so long since someone smiled at me so warmly.
The last time I remember seeing such a smile was when my mother was still living with me and my father. A memory of my mother’s smile flashed into my mind. I squeezed my eyes tightly shut as I clenched my jaw in anger. The image that once warmed my heart with love now only haunted and taunted me. If she really had to leave me, what was the point of showing me what love was and what the feeling of l
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I slowed down once I reached the hospital forty minutes later and swerved the steering wheel to the right to turn the corner.The ride from my place to the hospital usually took forty minutes. I made that journey in ten minutes when I drove Lea to the hospital earlier. It sounded insane to even think about it later on.I panicked upon seeing the state she was in. The adrenaline rushing through my veins at that time made me rush to the hospital but thankfully, the roads at night here were not as busy as during the day.After parking the car back to the same spot as before, we got out. The spot was strangely still available.I grabbed the bag which contained everything Lea would need during her stay at the hospital.I handed Jake the hot soup before locking my car.Jake had been quiet during the ride back to my home and back to the hospital. I kept pestering him to tell me about what the guys were hiding from me but he wouldn’t bulge.
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Lea’s point of view: A week passed by quicker than I had anticipated. I was reluctant to stay here. I wanted to go home but then I realized that I did not have any home. Ryder’s place was just my temporary home. I couldn’t ask him to take me home. It was getting awkward to even face him. Even though I stayed with him, no communication was as smooth as butter with him. I couldn’t bring myself to speak to him like I would to Jason. I felt my tongue tightened at the sight of Ryder. His strong dominating and determined aura whenever he walked into a room intimidated me. He appeared powerful and confident. Ryder and Shelly visited me every morning and evening during this one week. Shelly would usually drop by during her visits at the hospital. Her boyfriend, Max had injured himself in a fight two weeks back but he was getting better. Ryder brought me different soups every day while Shelly fed me. The first time she
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