Chapter 36. Bad News Comes Knocking

It was nearly early morning, I believe, when my phone started to ring, and it was from the hospital. We were now standing outside the ICU, and I felt the room suddenly getting dim. My vision was starting to get blurry as I slipped down on the floor. My grandmother had a heart attack.

I could hear Ben’s voice, but it was hard to concentrate on what he was trying to say. Looking, I see Jenny with Isabella and Max behind her as they crouch down next to me.

“Scar….” I hear Jenny’s voice as she rubs my back.

“She is going to be fine, sweetie,” Isabella says.

I looked sideways, and Ben was holding onto me as I rested my head on his chest, concentrating on his smell instead of the hospital smell. It was sickening; it reminded me of the time when I was brought here.

Wrapping one of my arms around his neck, I cling to him.

“It’s gonna be okay, Scarlet.” He whispers, and this time, I believe his words while nodding my head.

“Yes.”

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