Lucas was not really that concerned, but he did feel that the shift in Thalia's mood was too sudden. Nonetheless, he was fine as long as she was willing to listen to him.
When Thalia returned, she sat beside Lucas.
Lucas subconsciously frowned. He was not used to sitting so close to strangers, but with Claudia's head leaning on his shoulder as she slept, he could not move away. He had no choice but to endure the discomfort.
Thalia noticed all his subtle movements and could not help but smile faintly; she knew Lucas' earlier words were hints. He even straightened his shoulders when she sat next to him.
'Is it really necessary to posture himself in front of me?' thought Thalia.
However, the day's events were indeed too chaotic. Confirming Lucas' intentions toward her was the only happy thing that happened to Thalia that day.
As time passed by, the red light indicating the emergency room remained lit, making even Lucas uneasy.
Although he was much more mature than his peers, he was still a teenager. It was because of him that Henry ended up in the emergency room.
'I'd probably be the one lying inside the emergency room if I hadn't asked Claudia to come along with me at that time,' thought Lucas with a frown.
He prayed for Henry's safety. However, as time passed, he knew it was almost impossible.
'Please keep…' Thalia nervously bit her thumb. 'Dad, you must come out safely. We still need you to take care of us!'
"I'm very sorry. Your father's injuries were already very severe when he arrived at the hospital. We tried everything we could. We even removed the blood clot in his brain, but unfortunately, he's in critical condition. He might never wake up again. He's what we call in a vegetative state."
After the doctor finished speaking, nurses promptly wheeled Henry out.
Claudia and Thalia were still in a daze.
Thalia rushed up to the doctor and grabbed his collar. "Doctor, what did you just say? You must be joking right? My dad was perfectly fine when he was brought in. How could you say he won't wake up after all this effort? Did you do your job seriously or are you just not competent enough? Get me another doctor. It must be you who's responsible for my dad's condition. How could he not make it? You're lying!"
The doctor empathized with how Thalia was feeling, but he had other surgeries to attend to. The only reason he was there to save Henry was because Beatrice had asked him to.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...