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."

Ernest said, guiding

want

while I pretended to be

closed, I could feel Susie's concerned gaze on me, and she started questioning Ernest again, "She's lost a lot of weight and looks

turns out I was anemic. I had donated too much

hearty meals to help her recover," Susie suggested. "Why aren't you saying anything?" she pressed

"Do you mad

you mather?" Susie's questions

curious about Ernest's response.

I upset her," Ernest finally

was right.

admission mingled with relief,

to confront Ernest, lightly hitting him, "apologize to

did Susie leave. The moment the door closed, tears escaped my eyes. Ernest

the bed,