Tame Me My Brother -in-Law Chapter 8

CELINE’S POV

I was washing some utensils on the sink when I heard Martha speak behind

  1. me. “Why are you wearing a face mask all the time, Celine?” she asked

curiously.

It wasn’t until just now that it dawned on me that Martha and my mother

were both patients in the same hospital ward, but she was further along in

the healing process, so she can roam around the hospital specifically in the

basement where there’s a television. Though we also have one here in the

ward, she preferred to watch on a larger screen.

My eyes flashed as I turned to look at her. “Martha… I’ve never been in good

health, and it started when I was a child. Because bacteria are present

everywhere, there’s a good chance that I could easily get sick whenever I

visit the hospital. My asthma will flare up in a very short amount of time.”

“Oh, I see…” She acknowledged my answer with a nod and went back to

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watching television as she lay on her bed.

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I wiped my hands with the hand towel and walked back towards mom’s bed

when I noticed her sleeping again. She was already discharged a week ago

but her condition got worse so we had to come back here for another

session of her treatment.

My father was opposed to the idea of me moving back to the city, but I had

no choice but to disobey him because this particular hospital offered the

most advanced treatment options. Therefore, I had to hide my face by

wearing a face mask every time.

The things I said to Martha were all lies. She might notice that the woman she

was watching on the television a week ago has the same face as mine if I

removed my face mask.

I proceeded to the restroom in order to brush my teeth, but to my dismay… I

discovered that there was no toothpaste available. In addition, there was no

left in the bottle.

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and washed my face with the cold

my reflection in

due to some sleepless nights because of what

that night in

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head to clear the thought. Why

of my thoughts? He was my first at everything,

first love. He is soon to be my

already given in to him?‘

my head caused me to grimace in response.

my head with the whole resolve. It

those kinds of thoughts

from the stall, I

“Excuse me…” I went up to Martha, who was still engrossed in

for a while?

pick up a few things I need.”

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with a nod without taking

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everything that I needed, I

for my items when

dispute between another customer

promise…” The customer with the dark hair remarked to

“Just let me get my wallet in

she responded by shaking her

came to my attention that the queue was

on the

to interrupt their

here?”

nape,

in the

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rummaged through my wallet and pulled out fifty dollars

to

that.” He made a gesture with his hand

he would not be taking the assistance that I was offering to him.

is getting longer

He’d got no choice

items he had

was waiting for me the entire time while I was paying for

soon as I was finished, he approached me with

face.

the help…” he said as he walked with me. “I’ll

and

him a

parking lot while I waited

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