The Family 408

Chapter 408 Painful and Miserable

This was the Ginger family. She couldn’t afford to offend them.

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The nurse pointed toward the emergency room door. “You can go in now- But it’s best not to get too close. Don’t scare the patient, and don’t interrupt the doctors.”

Jean nodded and quickly stepped into the emergency room.

Inside, doctors and nurses in white coats and face masks were gathered around the hospital bed. And in the narrow corner between the bed and the wall-

Samuel was sitting on the floor with his knees drawn to his chest.

His head was buried in his knees, dark bangs hanging down in a messy tangle. Only the faint glint of lifeless eyes could be seen through the strands.

Jean had never seen Samuel like this.

He looked like a fragile, helpless child, completely engulfed in despair.

It was as if he were drowning in a swamp he couldn’t escape from. His face was twisted in pain, washed–out and drained of color.

Jean curled her fingers and carefully took a step forward.

Unexpectedly, the moment she moved, Samuel noticed right away-

He jerked his head up. His eyes were like cold, lifeless glass. “Don’t come any closer.”

His gaze was full of wariness and icy distance, with a faint flicker of hostility hidden underneath.

come closer?” Jean curved her lips slightly.

eyes, staring straight

he lifted both hands and began hitting his

It hurts

of childhood memories, and I can’t tell them apart from reality

submerged in freezing water, on the verge of drowning, on

This pain is unbearable.

mother, and my

Why was my childhood so

Why?

his own head and

him-

just a few steps, he noticed them, eyes

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Fri, 6

Painful

and nurses froze in

him, afraid he’d do

his head

feel tangled up inside,

brain is crying out

to remember these

want to think about my childhood. Not even

And then suddenly-

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on his wrist. That sudden chill cut through the burning sensation

opened his eyes wide, trying to

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