Chapter 0141

"Oh, sorry," I muttered, slightly embarrassed and shuffled away.

She changed Doris drip, checked her temperature and whatever else nurses do when they come to check their patients and left.

Lucas and Doris continued talking. "Now, I am much more relieved that you have found happiness."

"I have found happiness," Lucas repeated then simultaneously, Doris and Lucas turned to me, a dashing smile on Lucas' lips then Mark lifted his head too. I flushed red under all of their gazes, willing them to look away. Thankfully they did but Mark's unfathomable gaze lingered. I met his gaze and lifted a brow at him and he looked away.

Doris looked at Lucas, her eyes filled with a mixture of forlornness, rue and...contentment? "Lucas," she was cupping his cheek again. "You're a good kid. I hope you don't let go of whatever makes you happy." She held his gaze steely. "Never let her go, Lucas.

He nodded but Grandma shook his head, "Promise me.

Lucas didn't respond immediately, his hold on Rebecca just tightened and the both of them seemed to be having a staredown then Lucas said, "You will live to see me keep her till the end of time."

it sounded like old times when she was not lying on a hospital bed. "Promise me, boy. Give

you, Doris. I'll never let

forward and placed a kiss on her forehead then he

each of us one after the other and smiled. "Come on," she opened her arms and grinned wickedly, "Group hug, kids." Lucas laughed, a tear dropping on my hand as I joined him. I don't think he knew

but he stepped forward

we had, we

Grandma and hugged her, her small, trembling arms

We watched Grandma sigh deeply. Her lips were still curved in a smile as she closed her

eyes like she's been doing the whole time so we're were expecting her to open her eyes and pass us

like time stopped and we all froze as we stared at rigid form in the

passed...then another.. and then Mark and Lucas

yelled something at Mark then Mark turned and ran past me and I heard the door slam close. Chapter

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