Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Elspeth ran out of the room with her heart pounding wildly against her chest. She only calmed down after taking a few deep breaths.

Then, she held the other bottle of ginkgo medicine as she strode to the garage and got into the car toward the hospital.

In the hospital, Frank was sitting on the bed watching an esports competition. He seemed to be in good spirits.

“Frank, the medicine is ready.” She threw the small bottle of medicine at him without a single hint of warning.

“It’s such a tiny bottle. Is that enough?”

Looking at the silver ceramic bottle, Frank was filled with doubt as he looked at the teeny silver ceramic bottle.

It’s only the length of my finger. I can probably use it once.

“Open it, and you’ll see.”

Elspeth didn’t bother to explain and only told him to see for himself.

Frank opened up the bottle as a pleasant fragrance swept over his face. It was light but fragrant with the unique smell of ginkgo.

Inside the bottle was some sort of paste, and he tried pressing on it with his fingers. It felt warm to the touch as if it was freshly made.

Frank was a little curious and asked uncertainly, “Do I spread this on my back?”

Elspeth replied in a deadpan tone, “You can swallow it too. I’ll prepare the equipment for a gastric lavage for you.”

He realized that she was mocking him when he heard that and was a little annoyed as he huffed in reply, “Then, who’s going to help me put it on?”

“Why are you looking at me? It won’t be me.”

They were of a different gender. So, it would be weird. Besides, he had a temper on him, and she wasn’t foolish enough to be a willing subject to his ‘tender’ mercies.

Suddenly, a thought popped into her mind as she smiled. “You could ask Spencer to help you. It could help you both to become closer.”

ears went red and rejected her hotly, “Over my

it back any longer. Her eyes were sparkling with admiration as she suggested, “Mr. Joneson, I could help you. I

stared at the chubby lady in front of him who was so eager yet shy, he turned

“Call Spencer now!”

her lips together, afraid she would laugh and hurt the nurse’s

cancel out all the

particular place. She knew that this was payback for being mean to him earlier, so she didn’t refuse

knew that he wanted her to leave since he was shy and didn’t want a girl watching him as someone slathered the paste over

over, considering his timely appearance. To his immense amusement, Frank only needed him because Frank couldn’t spread the paste himself. So, he gave Frank a light punch as he chortled, “What?

the nurse earlier. So, he wasn’t in a good mood

lifted his shirt and lightly spread

there, he was a little distracted, causing his hand

hurts! Are you doing that on

his senses as he shook

smoothened out, he continued to wonder, “Elspeth is such

some strength and once

a howl this time, “What are you

emotionless as his

was Frank’s fault for prodding right at

That shut him up, and he

saw that Spencer was done applying the paste. So, she asked how Frank

his eyes as he focused on his injury. He felt that his back was cool due to the paste, but his wound still stung and itched too. “The pain is still there, but

any inflammation.” Elspeth smiled once she saw that Frank’s injury

by the side, saw that she was planning to leave and asked hesitantly. “Elspeth, we

then did she recall his request. “Oh, you’re talking about that person

her that I would look for someone to help treat her. She was delighted.” Spencer tried to make his request as

“Sure. No problem. We can go

in Spencer’s eyes.

left the hospital, and got in Spencer’s car to a colonial-style