When Angeline ate the scrumptious food, she appreciated the cook’s hard work and suddenly raised the wine glass in front of her, saying, "You’ve worked hard today, Sis Shirley. Here, let me give you a toast."
Shirley picked up the wine glass with a smile and said, "Back then, I was carefree, but my heart had always felt so empty. Now that I have a family to take care of and also contribute to, I finally know what true happiness feels like. I should be the one to give you a toast instead. You're the one who has let me feel how warm this world truly is."
Angeline raised her head up and downed the contents.
Shirley was not a good drinker, hence as soon as she took a sip, she felt her stomach churning and something gushing upward from the pit of her stomach. Startled, she quickly put down the wine glass and rushed to the washroom.
Worried about Sis Shirley, Angeline said to Jay anxiously, “Take me to her, Jaybie."
Jay helped Angeline to the washroom and retreated to give them some privacy.
Angeline groped her way into the washroom herself.
"What's going on, Sis Shirley?" Angeline asked with
concern.
Shirley was throwing up like a volcano spewing ashes. A strong stench emanated throughout the entire washroom.
"You should probably go out, Little Angeline...” Shirley said, sounding a little awkward.
Angeline fumbled for some tissues and groped her way to her, patting her back anxiously while saying," It's all my fault, Sis Shirley. I shouldn't have asked you to drink if I had known that you can't tolerate alcohol."
Weak from all the throwing up, Shirley replied, "It’s not your fault, Sis. It's not the alcohol. I've been having this intense nauseating feeling in the morning and afternoon lately."
Shirley was already in poor health, so when symptoms like nausea and vomiting struck her, she simply thought that it was a relapse.
Angeline, however, blanked out.
After a very long time, Angeline asked anxiously, "Be honest with me, Sis Shirley. Aside from nausea and vomiting, have you noticed any other symptoms?"
"Not that I know of," Shirley said.
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