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."

someone drive you home," Ernest said, guiding her towards

her head, "I want to see

my bed while I pretended to

Susie's concerned gaze on me, and she started questioning Ernest again, "She's lost a lot of weight and looks pale. She

I had donated too much blood to Conrad, saving him but putting myself

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

"Do you mad

Susie's questions e clutch

curious about Ernest's response.

my fault, I upset

was right. It was

with relief, bringing

lightly hitting him, "apologize to her when she's better."

The moment the door closed, tears escaped my eyes. Ernest returned after a while, but

the bed, silently watching