Chapter 229

The waitress finally brought the brewed coffee. He thanked her because he knew how hard this could be for her. It was already evening, and nobody in the hospital was allowed to drink coffee because it didn't go well with the dr**s. That was why he had to thank her more than how he regularly does. She had been kind to him. He took the food and the coffee and went back to where she was sitting, still looking down. She didn't even notice that he was coming back; she was still sober, with tears in her eyes. He knew that it wasn't easy to stop crying like that; it was going to take some time before she could control herself.

He dropped the food on the table close to her head. She looked up and saw that it was him. She wanted to smile; he could see her face forming, but she immediately got herself. He wanted to start laughing, but he didn't want her to feel embarrassed. He knew how embarrassment was. He didn't want her to go back into her shell because of maybe his laughter. He was