Elva talked a lot this night, as if wanting to talk all the things about Angela and Greyson at a time.
At first, Angela was listening carefully. But she soon yawned and fell asleep as she felt sleepy more easily since she was pregnant.
Half awake, Angela felt that someone kissed her forehead. But she was so sleepy that she swung her arm with a frown and turned over and fell asleep again.
This night, Angela unusually dreamed something happened in her childhood.
At that time, both her mother and father loved her brother and her and gave whatever they wanted. And they loved each other and never quarreled.
With the corners of her mouth lifted, Angela was relaxed from inside out.
In the next morning, Angela was woken by a loud sound of the door.
She sat up with a frown and looked at the person at the door with sleepy eyes, and then said with yawn, "Greyson, you are so noisy that Mom and I can't sleep."
"An...Angela..." said Greyson with bloodshot eyes and bearded face, looking quite messy, "Mom slashed her wrist and is in the emergency room...now..."
With her pupils shrinking suddenly, Angela was so shocked that she went blank.
She stiffly turned her head, only to find that no one was there. Then she touched the place next to her with a shaking hand. The quilt was cool and Elva had left for a long time.
Taking a deep breath, Greyson wiped away the tears in the corners of his eyes and said, "The doctor has said she is not good. Be quick. Maybe we can see her...for the last time."
As her ears were buzzing, Angela couldn't hear any voice.
She opened her mouth, only to find that she couldn't say a word.
'Why?'
'Didn't the psychologist say that she just had minor depression?'
'Why did she slash her wrist!?'
"Don't think too much," said James as he hurried in with a lady's long down jacket and covered it on Angela, "and I've arranged the best doctor. Let's go there right now."
Being held in the arms of James, Angela held the front of his shirt tightly with tears streaming down her face.
Angela opened her mouth, trying to say something, but failed to let out any sound. She tried again and sounded hoarse, on and off, "Why...did...she..."
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When Angela and James arrived at the hospital in a hurry, the door of the emergency room was still closed and Lorenzo was standing outside the room.
He looked quite dispirited, with short dark stubble coming out from his face overnight and was anxiously walking back and forth at the door.
Seeing Angela, Lorenzo strode towards her and raised his hand with the intention of slapping her on the face.
Grabbing the hand of Lorenzo, James shook it off coldly and said, "It's the last time."
The implication was that James would not spare Lorenzo if he dared to hurt Angela the next time.
"Are you crazy? Why do you beat Angela?!" growled Greyson with red eyes.
Pointing at Angela, Lorenzo said with rage, "Your mom was normal, until she stayed with Angela for a night, and then she ..."
Lorenzo paused as he couldn't speak out the words 'commit suicide' and then continued, "Angela must have said something to her, or she wouldn't have done that!"
"Stop blaming Angela for anything!" said Greyson impatiently, "She's your daughter!"
They were flushed quarreling with each other until a nurse trotted over and said, "Please be silent! This is the hospital and you'll influence other patients and doctors!"
Simultaneously, they looked at the closed door of the emergency room and fell silent.
Angela had been sent into the emergency rooms for many times, but this was the first time she waited for someone at the outside of the emergency room. Especially the someone was her mom.
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