Avery had her back toward him, and she did not respond to his comments.
She was being honest when she said that her head hurt so much that she could die. It was also true that she missed Elliot so much that she felt like taking her own life.
Since she was a child, she had always prepared herself and lifted herself up whenever she encountered difficulties, but this time, she was exhausted. Even when there were three children she needed to look after, she could not help the grief she felt.
After dinner, Mike contacted the doctor to make arrangements for the tests and placed the receipts on the counter while Avery lay on the bed and looked at her phone.
"Did you say your head hurt? I asked the nurse for some painkillers." Mike handed her the medicine. "Do you need to take one?
"I feel better now," she said, "Just put it on the table. I will take them when my head starts to hurt again."
"Stop playing with your phone. The internet is filled with news about Elliot so it's quite disgusting to look at. Don't make it harder on yourself," he said as he stood by the bed.
"I'm not checking the news, I'm replying to my friends' messages." She showed him the screen of her phone. "I am getting messages from a lot of people. I have to reply to them at some point.”
"There are still a lot of people who care for you. The earth wouldn't stop spinning over the loss of anyone." "Yeah. The sun still rises without Elliot, and the world would carry on just the same without me," she said. She sounded serious but there was an undercurrent that suggested there was a joke she was telling that only she understood.
Mike felt chills down his spine and understood that it was Avery's way of saying that she wanted to die alongside Elliot since the world would carry on without her.
"Avery Tate!" he roared.
"Have you showered?" she asked casually," You smell like sweat. Can you just go take a shower even if you don't have clothes to change into? If I have to stay in the same room with you like this, I am going to get a headache from the smell alone."
Mike gritted his teeth
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