Meeting The One For Me

Chapter 34

As soon as Audrey stepped off the plane, she called Hugo. “How’s Aunt Anne?”

Hugo didn’t dare to reveal the truth. He replied hesitantly, “She’s… still in surgery.”

After hanging up, Audrey was too anxious to walt in line. She hastily hailed a cab outside the airport.

The driver softened upon noticing Audrey’s red–rimmed eyes and her request to send her to the hospital.

He offered words of comfort, “Is a family member in the hospital? Don’t worry. We’ll get there quickly. The roads are clear at this hour.”

“Yes,” Audrey responded. Her grip on the phone turned her knuckles white.

Hugo waited for her with an umbrella at the entrance to the hospital. As he paced back and forth, he rehearsed how to break the news of Anne’s passing. No matter how gently he put it, it wouldn’t ease Audrey’s pain.

Before Hugo could find the right words, Audrey’s cab pulled up.

When she emerged, Hugo hurried down the steps. He held the umbrella over her head.

“The surgery isn’t over yet?” Audrey asked, panicked. She slammed the car door and rushed towards. the hospital. “Which floor is the operating room on?”

faltered as he reached out to

brimming with dread. Her body was tense like a drawn bow. “Which

gripped the umbrella handle tighter before speaking, “Audrey, the doctors did everything they could… They couldn’t save her. Anne passed

mind went

paid hea

the umbrella was the only thing

legs weakened as if all her strength had been drained from her body.

to blink.

Aunt Anne

to the

turned and stumbled into the hospital, nearly missing a

quickly, steadying

her inside the building. He explained as they walked

went to Emerald Garden,

Chapter 24

girl chasing a balloon and collided with an oncoming car. The car then

couldn’t even begin to

the morgue, she stopped at the door. Tears streamed down her face as she clutched her