Chapter 524 Suicide Attempt

My mother’s silence had me even more worried. While nervously asking if she was still on the line, I was genuinely concerned about her health becoming compromised as a result of her inability to handle this news.

“I’m still here. Oh, Janette… my poor child. How could such a thing have happened to her?”

She started to choke up as she spoke. It was understandably upsetting for her as a mother to learn of the tragic fate that befell her own daughter.

“What’s happened has happened, so you should restrain your grief. Having just been discharged and have yet to fully recover, you need to be more mindful of your own health.

 

Feeling no less disturbed by it as well, I was able to empathize with what she was going through. However, my concerns, at present, rested more on her physical well-being.

“Where is Janette? How is she now? With everything that has transpired, why is it that she had told me nothing about it? This girl is really getting me worried sick.”

Her voice quivered while she rattled off a string of questions pertaining to her daughter.

“Emotionally, Janette isn’t very stable right now. I was the one who decided to withhold it from you as you were still in the hospital when this all went down. I chose not to tell you as I was worried that you might not be able to cope.”

That was all that I could have said about Janette’s situation.

“Where is she now? I want to see her. She needs someone to keep her company.”

“Okay. I’ll drive you over to see her in a bit.”

was much greater in comparison. Her sentiments toward me had been mostly rooted in guilt, whereas what she felt toward Janette was borne of

time to wrangle over such things; Janette

in Birchwood, I did not

the couch in the living room, unspeaking and doing nothing else in particular. Her absence at the moment

you

sounded even more anxious when she was unable to catch a glimpse of Janette

been tired out over these past couple

The sheets on the bed remained pristine and tidy. It was evident that no one had slept

I ascertained that it was Janette. Ill at ease, I hastened toward

Janette? Don’t you know that that’s

her eyes cast out into the distance, and I was seriously afraid that she might decide to jump down from there outright. As we were on the tenth floor, there was going to be little to no chance that she would survive the plunge if she

voice, she continued to stare vacuously into the horizon. Drawn to the commotion, Alicia had also hurried over by this time. She got herself quite a fright when she

Janette? Please

saw that her body was trembling ever so subtly in the throes of

turned this way, and the

horrible. Mom… every minute that I draw breath feels excruciating. Do you think I’d be able to find relief

looked at Alicia as she said these with

through this, no matter what. Plus, you still have me. What am I to do if you were to jump

The pain was palpable upon her

could I bear this stain for the rest of my life? How could I face other people

so don’t do anything silly! If anything were to happen to you, I wouldn’t want to carry on

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