No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 349



Herschel didn't respond at first, sending a chill down my spine. I quickly reached out and grabbed his arm.

"Herschel, Herschel..."

After a heavy sigh, Herschel slowly opened his eyes. He seemed a bit out of it as he looked at me, "Felicia, I almost didn't wake up just now."

My anxiety spiked, "Herschel, I'm calling the doctor."

But Herschel held onto me, his voice weak, "No need to make a fuss, it's happened before. Just sleep paralysis."

I had always thought of sleep paralysis as a mere spooky story, but now, with his serious illness, his cancer, it seemed like it could be more than just a simple case of sleep paralysis—a warning sign of his condition worsening.

Although I wasn't a doctor, I had enough common sense, not to mention my friend Fanny, who's a real MD.

"Herschel, I'd really feel better if a doctor checked you out," I insisted, going ahead and calling for a doctor anyway.

The doctor ran some routine checks and concluded that Herschel was fine. Apparently, he had just been in a deep stage of sleep where you can hear people calling you but can't wake up.

told you it was nothing," Herschel chuckled, teasing me for worrying

on my face, and I didn't have the heart to show how upset I was, only replying, "Better safe than sorry. You keep saying you're fine, and now here you are

fixing. It happens," Herschel seemed to take

hard not to admire Herschel's positive attitude, especially when

him. They say stress can bring illness, and though his cancer

partly responsible-if it hadn't been for me, Herschel wouldn't have

got to learn to

children," I paused, "Conrad and I are over, and

harboring a grudge. He could be pretty stubborn

massaged his arm. "Herschel, do you believe

I sighed, "I do. What happened between Conrad and me

looked off into the distance,

parents knew. They were orphans who built a life together, from having no one to being loved. They could have had

live to

my words were

pessimistic. Herschel shook his

your parents

believed in leaving things