I looked at him doubtfully and was about to inquire, but he had moved away and kept emphasizing a phrase in his mouth, “You must wait for me here.”
Looking at the back of his hurried departure, I realized he must be about to do something stupid again. I can not take his kindness anymore. I can not afford it.
I just do not know now. He’s been implicated. Gavin cost Joe his job. After all, it’s me.
I reached out and hailed a cab, pulled the kid into the car and drove off.
“Mom, are not we waiting Uncle Joe?”
I smiled at her, shook my head and said with a heavy heart, “I will not wait.”
As I looked at the scenery flashing by the window, I relaxed a lot, as if I was looking down on everything.
Soon I arrived at the airport and waited to board the plane.
The more time passes, the closer the time for me to leave here.
It was then that I heard the news that my flight was ready to take off, I took the child and prepared for the journey.
I stood up. Suddenly a feeling of dizziness came over me. I touched my temples and felt my body tremble.
“Mother, mother, what is the matter with you?”
In the haze I heard the crying of the child, it was frightened, but my consciousness was flung away bit by bit. Finally, I lost consciousness.
I struggled my eyelids open,
“Where am I?” I asked, powerless.
“This is a hospital. You passed out at the airport.”
I fainted? As I turned my head, I was greeted by a nurse putting an intravenous drip on me.
“Nurse, what’s wrong with me?”
“You are too tired, I’ll give you a nutrient solution and you get a good rest.”
I looked around but did not see the child. I was in a hurry and asked the nurse, “Miss Nurse, where is my child? She was at the airport at the time.”
“You do not have to worry, your child is fine and has been here the whole time.”
I breathed a sigh of relief. “Where is she now?”
“Out in the ward, when I first sent her, I cried and became a crying person.”
My heart tore into a ball. After the nurse left, the child came in.
“Baby, come to mommy quickly.”
She ran to me and looked cautiously, only to find her eyes were red, “Mama is fine, do not cry.”
She choked, nodded and rushed into my arms. I gently patted her back and tried to calm her mood.
After a long while she regained her composure and sat on the edge of the bed, legs hanging in the air, swaying.
I glanced at the time, and it was already evening, and I had missed my flight. I could not leave today. Gavin definitely will not let me go.
I got out of bed, holding the baby in my arms, and tried to leave.
As soon as I got to the door, I bumped head-on into a doctor.
“Excuse me, doctor, I’d like to leave the hospital.”
“What is your medical condition, you must know exactly why you are being discharged from the hospital so soon.”
Looking up, I realized that the person in front of me was the one I had met while cleaning the room at the hotel. “Is that you?” I asked.
“Yes, what a coincidence.”
Coincidence? But I did not say that sentence. I smiled at him and said nothing.
Perhaps because he saw my embarrassment, he did not continue the subject now.
“Your physical condition will be better if you do not get out of the hospital first.”
I want to stay here too, but it’s an emergency. This Gavin does not even know if he’s going to show up. I do not want to take any chances.
“I really have something to do and I can not stay here.”
“What’s the rush?”
I gulped, unable to talk about Gavin to a person I’d met twice, and even if I did, there was nothing he could do.
“That’s my own private business.”
“Well, since you are in such a hurry to leave, I will not stop you.”
Seeing him let go, I looked relaxed.
“But, I still have to wait. The nurse will bring the medicine later. You can take it with you and eat on time.”
It’s the doctor’s job to treat every patient. I think that’s his job, and I said no more, so I agreed.
I sat in a chair with my child in my arms, and he did not leave. He looked at me as if he were looking at me.
“I have not seen you in so long, how did you get like this?”
Hearing his words, I was a little confused. How am I like this?
“I have been too busy lately.”
I took it as if he was talking about my physical condition and gave a short answer.
He sought the topic out gradually, “That’s your daughter, very cute.”
I smiled awkwardly and politely, “Thank you.”
Seeing that he still did not want to leave, I asked, “Do not you have work to do?”
“I just do not have anything to do right now. When you were sent to the hospital earlier, I saw it too. I did not expect to be an acquaintance. I just wanted to stop by and check.”
“Oh, well, thank you, doctor.”
“You are welcome, that’s my job.”
“Anyway, thank you for your concern.”
He smiled gently and said, “Since you want to thank me, tell me, what’s your name?”
I paused, looking into his sincere eyes, thinking that what I did not say would be too embarrassing for others, so I told him, “My name is Aure.”
“Oh ~ remember.”
At that moment, a nurse knocked on the door and said to him, “Dr. Lance, there’s a patient.”
“Good.” He replied, got up and walked out.
I was shocked to hear the nurse call him.
He’s Dr. Lance! That’s the person I was looking for.
When I saw him leave, I quickly stood up and said, “Dr. Lance, I need to ask for your help on a matter. This matter is very important to me.”
He looked at me and said, “Wait a minute, I have other patients to attend to first.”
“OK, then I will wait for you here. Please help me.”
He nodded slightly, said nothing else and left.
I am the only one in the ward who still has children.
“Mom, when can we go again?” The child sat next to me, and his voice was sleepy.
Besides, I must be tired enough after running around all day. I took it in my arms and whispered, “Wait a minute, Mama has something to say to the doctor. You sleep for a while now.”
She lay on my lap and I patted her back.
It was a long time before Dr. Lance got back here.
I am really glad to see him. If he’s willing to help, my daughter will be healthy in the future, and there’s no need to use drugs to keep her alive.
He came over, saw the sleeping child, smiled and lowered his tone, “Sleeping?”
I nodded. “Hmm.”
“What were you about to tell me?” He asked.
“I want to ask you to save my daughter, because when I gave birth to her, my body was so weak that she was seriously ill when she was born. Since she was a baby, she had to look for medicines to sustain her life. I have heard from friends that Dr. Lacne is the doctor with the highest achievement in the study of this disease . I looked for you, but there was no news.”
I just finished my words. I saw his mouth lift slightly, “You do not have to praise me so much. I am a doctor. It’s my duty to cure diseases and save people. I will save them no matter what.”
“So you agreed to operate on my child?”
Hearing what he said, I was really overjoyed.
“Good, bring her in tomorrow for a general checkup. If there are no problems, the surgery can be done as soon as possible.”
I nodded, “OK, I will take her tomorrow.”
I did not expect this most important thing to be done by chance.
After a few simple words, he went back.
I returned the child to bed, and looked at the scenery outside the window. My heart was in turmoil.
I can not leave now. I have to wait until the baby’s surgery is over. No matter how Gavin threatens me, I certainly will not back down this time.
The next day, I was going to take my kids to get checked out.
“Mom, where are we going?”
“We are going for a checkup.”
“Is it okay not to?” She asked me in a tender voice.
I touched her little face, “No, it’s okay. Mama will go with you. After a while you can go out and play and go to school like other children. You will be very happy when the time comes.”
I could see from her eyes that she was longing for everything I said, “Really?”
“Yes, of course.”
“All right, then.”
We agreed, and I took her to be examined. After that, I waited for the results.
Outside in the hallway there were only two people, the mother and daughter, looking a little lonely.
I do not know how long it took, but I got the results.
I went into Dr. Lance’s office and handed him the results and was nervous about his final conclusions.
He turned several times. I thought there was something there and my heart was hanging the whole time. Fortunately, he finally gave me a positive answer, “No problem, it meets surgical conditions.”
I could not help but laugh, “That’s great.”
“Take care of it tonight and I’ll operate on it tomorrow.”
I nodded, “OK, I understand.”
He pulled the child close, “Baby, tell the doctor and the uncle thank you.”
She does not know what I mean yet, but she wisely said, “Thank you, Uncle Doctor.”
Dr. Lance elicited a smile from her, “You are welcome, get some rest quickly and listen to your mother, will you?”
“Yes, I will.”
We went back to the ward and began to prepare what she would need tomorrow.
Time passed quickly and it was time for surgery.
As we entered the operating room, Joe suddenly came in.
“Aure, why did not you tell me something this big had happened?”
“I do not want to worry you, and how did you know I was here?” In my heart I feel guilty, and at the same time I ask doubtfully.
“I asked you to wait for me there. Whereupon, as soon as I returned, you disappeared, and then you could not find it. I went around and found you.”
I nodded, a little confused. I wanted to apologize to him and felt too shallow. At this point, one should not speak. Silence is better than noise at this point.
Seeing that I was not speaking, Joe asked again, “What’s the situation now?”
“I found Dr. Lance. I did not expect it to be so fortuitous. I met him when I was cleaning the room at the hotel. He’s agreed to operate on the child.”
He showed a surprised expression, “Really? That’s great, the baby is saved.”
“Good, you can do the surgery now.”
“Now? In such a hurry?”
“Do it early and feel comfortable. I have watched her suffer from the disease for so many years. Now I finally have the chance to cure her. Of course, I also hope to have an early operation.”