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.”

was so mad that his ears went red and rejected her hotly,

Her eyes were sparkling with admiration as she suggested, “Mr. Joneson,

him who was so eager

“Call Spencer now!”

she would laugh and hurt

out all

Frank told her that he was thirsty and specified he wanted coffee from a particular place. She knew that this was payback for being mean to him earlier, so she didn’t refuse him and

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

his immense amusement, Frank only needed him because Frank couldn’t spread the paste himself. So, he gave Frank a light punch

was still rather shocked by the nurse earlier. So, he wasn’t in a good mood and

and lightly spread the paste onto

distracted, causing his hand to

hurts! Are you doing that on

immediately came back to his senses as he shook his

he continued to wonder, “Elspeth is

some strength and once again

out a howl this time,

was emotionless as his fingers turned gentle. “My

fault for prodding

the pain. That shut him up, and

returned with coffee and saw that Spencer was done applying

felt that his back was cool due to the paste, but his wound still stung and

of experiencing any inflammation.” Elspeth smiled once she saw that Frank’s injury was healing just as she knew it would. “The wound on your back would be partially healed within a few days. Remember

who was standing by the side, saw that she was planning to leave and asked hesitantly. “Elspeth, we talked about the sickness of that friend of mine. Do you have

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

tried to make his request as discreet as possible, hoping that

nodded. “Sure. No problem. We

in Spencer’s eyes.

got in Spencer’s car to