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Lysanderletoutasigh.
Atthishourandonthisstretchofroad,hailingataxiisnoeasy<i>feat</i><i>.</i>
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Josiahhadalreadymadehiswaytothesideofthecarandopenedthebackdoor,waitingpatientlywithoutrushingher.
“Getinthe<b>car</b>,”Lysanderrelentedintheend.
SheslidintothebackseatalongsideDaphne.Withoututteringaword,Josiahstarteddriving.
First,hedroppedDaphneoffatheroffice.<b>Then</b>,hedrovehome.
WhenLysanderwenttobedthatnight,shedreamtofthevideoJosiahshowedher.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
Inthevideo,thesexyfemaleteacherstillworeck–rimmedsses,butthefacehadbeenrecedwithherown.
Thesurroundingdozenorsomalestudentsinschooluniformsweregone.Onlyonepersonwasthere.Hewasdinasilver–greysuit,sportinggold–rimmedssesandamatchingsleevegarteronhis
Thessroom andpodiumremainedthesame.
Thesamewentforthewindowandtheseriesofactions.
upperarm.
Then,thesceneshifted,morphingintothehotelinApexCity.
The podiumturnedintothetableinthehotel,withakettleonit.
Lysanderjolted<b>awake</b>,herhandinstinctivelyreachingforherforehead,onlytofinditslickwithsweat.
Gettingoutofbed,shewenttothelivingroomandgotassofwater,downingitinonego.She<b>then</b>satonthecouchandcalmedherselfforquitesometimebeforeshefinallydetachedherthoughtsfromthateroticdream.
She<b>was</b>somewhattaken<b>aback</b>.Evenmoreso,shefeltasenseofembarrassment.
Shehardlyeverhadsuchdreams,<b>not</b>evenduringpuberty.
I’malmostthirty<b>now</b>.Whatonearthishappeningwithme?
Buzz!
Herphonevibrated.
Thepersonfromherdreamshadturnedintothemaninreality,Heeven sentheramessageonWhatsApp.
Itread:Martha<b>took</b>the<i>day</i><i>off</i>tomorrowbecauseofsomepersonalmatters.Whatwould<i>you</i>likeforbreakfast?I’ll<i>go</i>andbuyit.
Lysanderdidn’treplytoit.
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Then,thesecond<b>WhatsApp</b>messagecamein.
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Itread:Iscroissantokay!WhenwewereinAperCity,youseemedtoenjoyit.Doyouprefersoymilkorcow’smilk?
Subsequently,he
textedagain:Goodnight.
Afterthebizarredreastnight,LysanderdecidedtoavoidseeingJosiahforthetimebeing.
Shedidsomecalctionsandrealizedthatshewasprobablyinherovtionperiod.Herhormoneswerepeaking,whichwaslikelythecauseofhercurrentstate.Shefiguredshe’dbefineoncethat periodpassed.
So,sheleftthehousejustafterseven.Shewentdownstairsandhailedacab.OnlythendidshereplytoJosiah:No,it’sokay.Thankyou.
Uponreachingthehospitalentrance,shehappenedtoruninto<b>Lynn</b>.After chattingbriefly,she headedtotheshopattheentrancetobuysomefruitsandflowers.
Whileshewaschoosingafruitbasket,afamiliarbrownpaperbagsuddenlyappearedbeforehereyes.
“YoucametovisitJosephwithouteatingfirst?”Josiahheldthebrownpaperbagclosertoher.“Evenadoctorwhosaveslivesandhealsthewoundedshouldn’tneglectherselftothisextent.”
Hehappenedtobewearingasilver–greysuit<b>that</b>day.Receivingnoresponsefromher,headjustedthegold–rimmed<b>sses</b>perchedonhisnoseandsaid,“Takeit.”
Thescenesfrostnight’sdreamshedthroughLysander’smindagain.
Shelooked abituneasy,“Whyareyouhereaswell?”
“You’reavoidingmeagain.That’sokay,butyoucan’tskipbreakfast,”saidJosiah.
Lysanderhesitatedforamomentbeforeeptingthebrownpaperbag.“Thankyou.”
Josiah’slipscurvedupslightly.“Buyingflowers?”
“Yes,I’mbuying<b>some</b>flowersandfruits.It’snotappropriatetovisitsomeoneempty–handed.”
Josiah’sexpressioneasedabit.“You’reright.It’simportanttoadheretomannerswithpeoplewe’re nottoofamiliarwith.”
Lysanderknewthere<b>was</b>moretohiswordsthanwhat<b>was</b>said.
BackwhenshewashospitalizedinApexCity<b>,</b>shereceivedanumberoffruitbaskets.However,theywereallfrompeopletryingtocurry<b>favor</b>withJosiah.Josiahhimselfdidn’tbuyany.
Therefore,heessentiallymeantthatthere weredifferencesbetweenpeoplewithcloseanddistantrtionships.
Lysanderdidn’twanttoarguewith<b>him</b>aboutthat.Shesaidsoftly,“IcanvisitJosephalone.Youshouldgetbacktowork.Youdidn’tgototheofficeyesterday,soitwon’tlookgoodifyoudon’tgotodayeither<b>.</b>”
Aftershehadfinishedspeaking,sheheadedtothefloristatthehospitalentrancetopick<b>out</b>someflowersintendedforvisitingJoseph.
losiahparked<b>his</b>car.<b>Following</b>herheswiftlypurchasedabouquetofliliesbeforeshecould.Then,he
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saidmatter–of–factly,“Nomatterwhat,hegotinjuredwhileyingbasketballwithme.Forallintentsandpurposes,it’sonlyrightthatIvisithimwithyou.Theseflowersarefromme,”
Atance,Lysandersawrightthroughhimandcasuallyasked,“Youmakeagoodpoint.So,youintendtoapologizetohim?”
Untilthen,JosiahrefusedtoadmitthatheintentionallyknockedJosephdown,muchlessapologize.
“Ididn’tdoanythingwrong.Itwasjustaregrinjuryduringpetition.WhyshouldIapologize?”
Atthat,Lysandersaidseriously,“Then,<b>you</b>shouldn’tgo.It’llbeawasteofyourtime.”
Shemeticulouslyselectedanotherbouquetofbaby’sbreath,makingitclearthatshewantedto<b>separate</b>herselffromhim.
Holdingthebouquetoflilies,Josiahsaid.“I’vealreadyboughtflowers,soitwouldbeawastenottogo.”
AsthetwoofthemwereinaheateddebateaboutwhethertheyshouldvisitJosephatthewardtogether,afamiliarfigureemergedalonefromtheoutpatientdepartment:Theyunexpectedlybumpedintoeachotherpletelyunprepared.
Tiffanytightenedhergriponthestrapofhershoulderbag.Atthesametime,shesubconsciouslyhidherotherhandbehindherback,lookingsomewhatuneasy.
“Jose,Ms.Thorne,Ididn’texpect torunintoyouhere.Whatacoincidence,”shegreetedwithasmileasiftheunpleasanteventsinthepasthadneverurred.
Lysanderhadpersonallywitnessedthemaliceinhereyes,soshewouldnotandcouldnottreatherthesameasbefore.Shemerelyrepliedmeaningfully,“Whatacoincidence,Ms.Lanister.”
Despiteknowingshehadseenthroughhertruecolors,Tiffanyacted<b>as</b>ifnothinghadhappenedrightthenandaskedherwarmly,“Ms.Thorne,whydidyoetothehospitalwithJose?Areyoufeelingunwell?”
“I’mjustvisitingsomeone,”Lysanderansweredconcisely,notwantingtospeaktohermorethan
necessary<b>.</b>
AtthesightofTiffany,Josiah’sexpressionalsoturnedsolemn.“Whatbringsyoutothehospital?IsMr.Lanisterill?”
Asusual,Tiffanyalwayshadasmileonherfacewhenshewasaroundhim.“No,mydad’sperfectlyfine.Likeyouboth,I’mheretovisitasickssmate.”
Shetucked thehandawayshehidbehindherincreasinglyfartherasifdeliberatelyconcealingsomething
HadLysandernotpreviouslyworkedintheobstetricsandgynecologydepartmentandwaskeen,shemightnothavebeenabletodeducethefullcontentofthemedicalreportfromtheexposedcorner<b>.</b>
Shecouldn’tmakeoutthewordsonthereport,butshenoticedagentlefoldatthebottomrightcorner.
Thatwasheroldhabit,whichLynterpickedupaswell.
Adog–earedmedicalreportwasgenerallysomethinplex,requiringspecittention.
Whenthe<b>patient</b>returnedforafollow–upvisitwiththemedicalreport,thedoctorwouldhaveanidea
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uponseeingthemarkandpayextraattentiontotheparticrpatient.
Withjustonence,Lysanderhadaroughideainherheart.
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