I called out to Jenny. I wonder where she is. She had been slacking off ever since Silas’ arrival. I had to ask Silas for help whenever I couldn’t find her.
I felt a cut on the back of his hand as he was washing my hands. “Why is there a cut on the back of your hand? Does it hurt?” I asked, feeling concerned.
Silas kept quiet, looked at me, paused for a moment, and then continued to wash my hands. After I washed up, he carried me to my bedroom and put me down on the bed. It felt so foreign yet so familiar to be in his arms.
His embrace felt a lot like Christopher’s. I would have mistaken him for Christopher if not for the lack of his unique cool scent.
Silas stopped me as I reached out and tried to rub my itchy eyes. He wheeled me downstairs and fed me breakfast. I called out for Jenny a couple more times during breakfast, but she was still nowhere to be found. Did she have a new boyfriend or something? Why is she always not around when I need her? I twitched my lips in annoyance.
“Silas, my eyes are getting really itchy. Please take me to the hospital now.” It was getting so itchy that I badly wanted to scratch my eyes.
Silas immediately wheeled me out and took me to the only hospital in town. I heard Lucas calling out to me from afar. I smiled and waved him over. “Lucas, I dreamt about Christopher yesterday night. I’m so happy.”
Somehow, Lucas kept quiet for a brief moment and it felt as though he was staring at me.
Then, he replied in a somewhat awkward tone, “Whatever makes you happy.”
“Yes, my eyes felt really uncomfortable today. The doctor said I’m supposed to remove my dressing tomorrow, but I couldn’t stand it anymore. I wonder if my eyes are healing properly.”
“Oh? Is it not today? Today is the 19th. You must have got it wrong,” Lucas exclaimed.
I rolled my eyes at him. “I’m pretty sure it was 17th yesterday when I checked, but you’re telling me it’s 19th now? Stop pulling my leg.”
There was an awkward silence for a good few seconds, then I heard Lucas saying something.
“Pardon?” I couldn’t hear him because his voice was too soft.
“N-Nothing!”
“Let’s have lunch together. Silas is a really good cook. The more the merrier, right?”
“We’ll see. Hurry on. I’ll leave you two to it then.” Lucas dashed off in no time.
I noticed that Lucas and Jenny had been acting very weirdly around me lately. It was as if I’m the only one who was sane.
The old TCM practitioner smiled in relief when I told him about my itchy eyes. “The medicine is working its magic. I will remove your eye dressing in a little while. Try to open your eyes then. But remember, don’t open your eyes immediately, try to do it slowly to let your eyes adapt. You’re on the road to recovery if you can see some dim light.”
“Ok.” I nodded calmly. I didn’t really care much about my eyes since I’m already terminally ill. What difference does it make to me when I’m about to die?
I decided to leave my sight to fate. However, life would be much more difficult for me if I were to lose my eyesight. Jenny’s laziness had been getting to me. It felt really uncomfortable to have a man take care of my needs. He was even responsible for washing all of my clothes now.
I wonder if he felt as embarrassed as I was when he washed my lingerie.
