ter 6

Chapter 6

I woke up in the hospital as dawn’s birds began their chorus at 4 AM.

Alex’s fair complexion, already pale, appeared even more stark against the white walls and his dark hair, though tonight he looked unusually weary.

“Hadn’t it healed? Why such severe pain suddenly?” Seeing me awake, he gently massaged my stomac

On the bedside table sat an unfamiliar thermos. Come to think of it, unfamiliar items often appeared in

our home.

Following my gaze, he explained: “I ordered some porridge. Feel up to trying some if you’re better?”

I looked away, flexing my fingers: “Did you know the stomach is an emotional organ? Maybe my

emotions are sick.”

Tell me, I’ll deal with

typical response – he’d often made

a common man

kick down someone who’d verbally harassed me, I tried

compensation or medical bills from impulsive actions, so I learned to let things

time, facing workplace harassment, I risked termination to gather evidence, publish it, and sue –

asked, I poured

things turned

launched an unprecedented internal investigation, the police got involved, and the manager who had long harassed

pulled back the covers, getting up to

caught my wrist: “Where are you

up at him with a smile. “I’m better

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