Chapter 298
Before I could think of how to comfort Colin, Aunt Mel’s loud cries from the corridor interrupted my thoughts.
We dashed out just in time to see the nurse pushing Felix into the
emergency room again.
The nurse’s stern voice made my ears numb. “Didn’t we tell you to take good care of him? Why did this happen again? Doctors are humans, not gods!”
The eye–catching red letters above the emergency room door stung my eyes.
Colin stood stiffly in front of the window.
I wanted to call Mom. Before I could unlock my phone, I saw Uncle Austin suddenly fall backward and hit his head on the ground hard.
Aunt Mel shrieked and collapsed as she saw him pass out. Before she fainted, she pointed at me and scolded, “You are bad luck! You murderer!”
I was anxious and at a loss. Her accusation against me caused me to lose my
composure.
I despised myself because I couldn’t solve anything. Although I wasn’t at fault, I was repeatedly reprimanded and cursed. I was utterly powerless to change the situation.
My tears spilled again. I started crying because I felt wronged and uneasy.
Colin stroked my head, called the nurse, and followed the stretchers to the
end of the corridor.
I stood alone in front of the emergency room door, crying till my tears dried. When Colin returned, he sat next to me, clutching his head in pain and growling desperately.
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“Colin, don’t be like this. I’m scared.”
I held his hand, which was so cold that I couldn’t keep it warm. He abruptly released my hand, clenched his fist, and punched the wall.
Due to his family, he finally crumbled. The wall remained unchanged except for a few faint blood stains.
Colin lowered his hand to his side, trembling slightly. His viscous blood fell to the ground in drops along the joints, but he seemed utterly unaware of it.
I felt like my heart had been stabbed, and blood was gurgling out of it.
I picked up his badly injured hand and took him to bandage it. He wanted to refuse but couldn’t stand my pleas, so he silently agreed..
After bandaging the wounds on his hand, we returned to the emergency room and sat on the cold benches, waiting for news.
When the doctor came out, he removed his mask and leaned against the door. He looked fatigued. “The patient is temporarily out of danger but needs to stay in the ICU for observation. If his condition worsens, even the gods can’t save him.”
Aunt Mel, who helped Uncle Austin come over, cried inconsolably after hearing the doctor’s words.
Since they were by Felix’s side, I brought Colin to the same terrace as the
previous time.
He rested depressedly against the railing, his misery and pain palpable.
“Baby, too many things have happened recently. You must have suffered a lot. I’m sorry.”
Tears welled up in my eyes.
Every time I cried, I assumed I’d run out of tears. However, my tears would still flow like a stream the next time, and I couldn’t wipe them away.
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He was still the Colin I liked and who loved me deeply.