I didn't think he'd take me to the hospital where my mother was.
We walk into the ward and see the nurse watching TV. When she sees me, she quickly get out of bed. "Miss Hodges, what brings you here?"
"I just got off work, so I came to see my mother." I give a lie.
The nurse says with a smile, "The doctor said she was recovering very well. It won't be long before she wakes up."
I nod and walk to my mom. As I stare at my mother, who seems to be sleeping, I almost burst into tears.
Even if she knew the truth, she wouldn't blame me, would she? These last few years have been so hard on me, and I'm already exhausted.
Let me be naive enough to think Harrison's here to save me!
"I'll take off. Have a good rest."
The nurse stops me. "Miss Hodges, wait a minute!"
"The hospital's been asking for payments for
days, and your mother could be forced to leave." She looks at me with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
Before I can reply, I hear footsteps behind me. I turn around and see Harrison.
He looks at the nurse and says in a relaxed tone, "She'll be in a different ward tomorrow."
"What?" I thin it's the hospital's request. They know I have no money, so they want to give my mother a worse room.
"I've talked to the dean and your mom will be transferred to the VIP ward."
VIP ward? When I'm wondering, the nurse says with admiration, "Oh! Your boyfriend's just so sweet."
"No, he's not..."
Before I can finish my words, Harrison holds me in his arms and takes me to leave. There's a lot of people at the hospital, so this position actually makes me a little uncomfortable.
Everyone's looking at me and Harrison.
He took me home. When he's about to leave, I can't help asking, "Why didn't you explain to that nurse?"
"Explain what?" He looks at me in confusion.
"She thinks you're my boyfriend."
He seems to be in a good mood and smiles at me. "Does her opinion matter?¹ Of course no.
This answer sounds very cold, but it fits his personality quite well.
I suddenly feel glad that I'm not useless to him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have helped me at all, would he?
After saying goodbye, I walk to my apartment. Then, my phone rings. It's from Sienna. "What's up?"
I feel more at ease now because my problem has been resolved.
"I haven't heard from you since you left me at the karaoke bar! What's wrong with you? Why didn't you call me!" Sienna questions me angrily.
I almost forgot about the karaoke thing. So much has happened lately that I haven't had time to call her.
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