Shannon and I looked at each other. She sat down on the bed, held Nina's injured hand, and said in a distressed manner, "It's a pity that there are so many wounds on your beautiful hand now. Nina, do you have something on your mind? You can tell us about it."
Nina just lowered her head and kept silent.
Shannon raised her head and glanced at me with a bit of helplessness in her eyes.
She got up, and I pulled her aside. "You can go back first. I’ll stay with her tonight."
"Will you be able to handle it alone?"
"Don’t worry."
"Alright, tell me if anything happens." Shannon left after saying this.
I glanced at Nina, who was on the bed, and said with a smile. "I'll stay with you at night. Let me know when you want to talk."
These words, however, had no effect. Nina immediately laid back down with her back facing me.
It looked like her emotions had not been relieved yet. Judging from Nina's current state, perhaps she really had depression, as the doctor had stated. Could it be because of the child?
I was only making guesses. I could not be sure since Nina would not say anything. If she were to go directly to a psychiatrist at this time, she would be very resistant, and it might even be counterproductive. It would be better to wait until she had stabilized to figure something out.
I called Theo after I went out of the room. "I'm in the hospital. I won't be going back tonight."
"You’re in the hospital? What’s wrong?" Theo thought something had happened to me and his voice sounded anxious through the phone.
"It's not me. It's Nina. Shannon and I paid her a visit tonight, and we found her passed out at home. I'm accompanying her in the hospital now."
I did not tell Theo the whole story. I just gave him a gist of it.
After hearing what I said, Theo heaved a sigh of relief. "Okay, then take care of yourself."
After ending the call, I ordered some porridge to be delivered to the ward. "Nina, do you want to get up and eat something?"
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