Theo looked at Matthew with hostility in his eyes." Can you leave?”
"No." Matthew's eyes were equally as hostile when he looked at Theo.
These two men were glaring at each other, both refusing to budge.
The atmosphere was so bizarre. I frowned in agitation as I looked at Matthew. "Leave first, okay?"
I knew Theo; he was an extremely stubborn man. If Matthew insisted on staying, things would go into a stalemate.
Disagreement filled Matthew's face but I gave him a faint smile. "I'll call you if anything happens."
After a long while, he nodded and glared at Theo as a warning before leaving the ward.
There was only Theo and me in the ward now. The atmosphere had grown eerier.
I did not want to talk to him, so I closed my eyes and waited for him to initiate the conversation.
"Are you hurting anywhere?" Theo came to my bed.
I pursed my lips and did not give him an answer.
The pain in my body was nowhere as intolerable as the pain in my heart. The pain I felt in my body was nothing worth mentioning.
Theo saw that I was ignoring him and I had my eyes shut tight, pretending to be asleep. He sighed. "You don't even want to look at me now?"
I remained silent.
The ward fell into deep silence. Right when I was about to fall asleep, a pair of big hands grasped mine.
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