Chapter 8. Helping a Stranger

CELINE’s POV

I was washing some utensils on the sink when I heard Martha speak behind me. "Why are you wearing a face mask all the time, Celine?" she asked curiously.

It wasn't until just now that it dawned on me that Martha and my mother were both patients in the same hospital ward, but she was further along in the healing process, so she could roam around the hospital specifically in the basement where there’s a television. Though we also have one here in the ward, she preferred to watch on a larger screen.

My eyes flashed as I turned to look at her. "Martha… I've never been in good health, and it started when I was a child. Because bacteria are present everywhere, there’s a good chance that I could easily get sick whenever I visit the hospital. My asthma will flare up in a very short amount of time.’’

"Oh, I see…" She acknowledged my answer with a nod and went back to watching television as she lay on her bed.

I wiped my hands with the hand towel and walked