No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

I woke up to Susie's anxious voice, her eyes red and swollen, clearly shaken by my sudden fainting spell. Ernest stood by silently, his expression grave.

"Don't jump to conclusions, the doctor said she's fine," Ernest finally spoke when Susie bombarded him with questions about what was wrong between him and me.

"But there's something going on with you two, right?" Susie wasn't easily fooled.

"I'll explain later," Ernest hesitated.

"Ernest," Susie raised her voice, "you did have a fight with her, didn't you? You promised you'd cherish her just as you cherish me."

"Susie, you don't understand everything. Please, just go home for now?" Ernest said, trying to calm her with patience.

"I won't leave until she wakes up," Susie stubbornly refused.

Ernest's patience wore thin, but he managed to keep his composure, "If you stay, I won't get a chance to apologize to her."

Susie's eyes lit up, a small smile appearing on her face, "Okay, I'll leave. That's more like my brother."

home," Ernest said, guiding her towards the

head, "I want to see

bed while I pretended to

questioning Ernest again, "She's lost a lot of weight and looks pale. She fainted from anemia. What's happening to

too much blood to Conrad, saving him

let's bring her home. I'll cook her some hearty meals to help her recover," Susie suggested. "Why aren't you saying anything?" she pressed when Ernest

"Do you mad

Susie's questions e

curious about Ernest's response.

I upset

he was right. It was

at his admission mingled with relief, bringing tears

confront Ernest, lightly hitting him, "apologize to her when she's better." Ernest looked my

leave. The moment the door closed, tears escaped my eyes. Ernest returned after

sat by the bed, silently