She used to have to work long hours, so every time she came, she just talked to her mom briefly and went straight home.
Today she had some time. She had to have a good talk with her mother, who had lost a lot of weight because of her illness.
Laura felt sorry for her.
At the hospital
"Why are you so early today?"
Laura usually didn't come to the hospital until late at night, but today she came over in the evening. Her mother was very curious.
"Today is our last day, so I came early to see you and talk to you. I was afraid you'd be bored."
Laura said with a smile.
Seeing that Laura was in the mood to chat with her today, her mother also decided to have a good chat with her.
"You come here every day in the middle of the night. Since you got off work early today, why don't you just go home and rest? I'm in the hospital every day. I'm afraid you'll be tired of coming here every day."
She knew Laura had been busy.
"It's okay."
She wasn't tired at all. Her mother was suffering from illness 24 hours a day.
She couldn't do anything for her mother right now. The only thing she could do was to take good care of her.
"You don't have any time for yourself. You come to the hospital once you get off work."
Laura's mother took her hand.
"Who can I share my time with? You've been in poor health. All I can do is come over to see you."
"I'm happy that you came, but you're not young. You should have a boyfriend. I don't know how long I can stay with you. If you do have a boyfriend, I would like to meet him."
Laura's mother didn't know how long she would live. She was afraid that there would be no one to take care of Laura after she died, so she wanted Laura to have a boyfriend. In that case, even if she died, she believed someone would take care of Laura.
"Mom, you can't rush into this."
Hearing her mother's words, Laura wanted to run away.
And she inexplicably thought of Max.
She had long been disappointed in him because of that last incident. Why did she immediately think of him today when her mother talked about her boyfriend?
Did she really fall for him?
No way.
She kept thinking about Max, but she kept telling herself not to think about him and the fact that he was a playboy.
"Well, don't think too much. It's getting late. Go back and get some rest."
Laura's mother saw that it was getting dark, so she urged Laura to go home.
Because Laura was not very well right now.
"Okay, I'm off tomorrow. See you tomorrow."
Her mother looked a little sleepy in bed.
Laura picked up her bag and was going home.
At the bus stop
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