But his illness made him restless and hard to soothe. He squirmed in Melissa's hold and even called out for Marcus in his sleep.

By the time it neared ten at night, Melissa, feeling at her wits’ end, pulled out her phone. “How about we call Daddy so you can talk to him?” she suggested, hoping to lift his spirits.

At the mention of his dad, Matthew perked up, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Melissa hesitated for a moment before dialing Marcus’ number.

through. “Hey, what's going on?” Melissa took a moment before replying,

tentative,

are you trying to say, Miss Brown? You think I'm caught up in something, huh?” Though Marcus

talk like normal people? Marcus... We may have gone our separate ways, but that doesn't mean we have

taking in her

with an even chiller tone, he asked, “And why would I agree to that?” Melissa felt her

deep breath, she gathered herself before saying, “I'm going to hand the phone to Matthew.” This

hand connected to the IV drip. With a voice full of sorrow, he asked, “Daddy, where are you? Why haven't you visited me? I'm sick, and

don't show up at the hospital, I will be really upset” Marcus’

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