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hospital now. Your mother

sped, "Oh

s they arrived at the hospital and asked for Sop

Sophie looked at her and noticed that she was sleeping soundly. There was a doctor and a nurse chec

doc

go and saw So

th my mother?" Sophie asked. "I

ice," and they follow

*

ou heard the doctor. Sh

nd they need to monitor her closely now. Any

ssed. She is on the r

Lisa? She is n

d with the best medical professionals in the coun

." sh

he doctor's office. She didn't understand all the doctor said, the only thing that reg

he message. Anyway, Lisa had a date with her boyfriend today. She

to remind her that her mother was stable and there were competent professionals here. She t

it would be selfish of her to deny her this day. Before Lisa, it was her mom who

father but after that terrible accident she and her mom grew

d to another girl and her only family is lying sick in the hospital. Sh

she felt a gentle hand on her sh

here?" she asked a

s she

back at him. "She's stable.

e is paying for all this. So he will have a way of knowing what goes on in this room. Yet Sophie

l find you here. I

ut w

k at him wondering if he was crazy. Wait, is tha

re so much that you didn't even deem it fit

omething out.

," she

t it. That reminds me, you didn't

use

sounded drunk. Were you in a bar with another

was with Lisa," she can't believe she's explaining to

hone beeped. He brought i

We'll talk when I get home but I h

alking about?" she as

ofcourse

e with your wife. I'm not going. She turned and

in anger. "Don't take any

er," sh

rned

ou." she grabbed her han

ppiness. He started walking then stopped

gs and vacate the house fo

did yo

ce him. "It's ov

s to decide when it'

and turned

t 'her' before you

ur fiancée before I...don't wo

deciding on your next line of action. I will stop all her treatment

erk. Before she could gather herself and reply he was gone. Her legs wobbled and she h

ce through the phone. "Don't tell me you

ft a few

I came back just now and was su

the pe