Chapter 284


    For the next four days, Felix did not bother me.


    On the morning of the fifth day, before dawn broke, I heard faint screams and crying noises. They were


    both near and far. I couldn’t hear them clearly. I thought I was dreaming, so I pulled the nket over my


    head to continue my sleep.


    Mom suddenly barged into my room and unburied me from the nket.” Wake up, Lulu.”


    Mom had always been elegant andposed. But her hair was now messy, and she wore a face of


    shock as if something tragic had just happened.


    “What happened, Mom?” My heart was pounding.


    “Felix, he… he might be gone. Melinda called an ambnce. Come with us. We’ll see if we can help


    with anything.”


    My mind went nk. My hands were already putting on clothes as I struggled to process the whole


    thing.


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    I did not like Felix. In fact, oftentimes, I wanted to avoid him. But I couldn’t believe that one day, he


    would take his own life.


    The ambnce rushed to the neighborhood. After administering emergency aid, the medics carried the


    unconscious Felix into the ambnce. Melinda wailed and wept loudly as Mom went inside the


    ambnce with her.


    Colin was driving. Together with his dad and me, we tailed behind the ambnce. My dad had some


    matters to attend to at school, so he couldn’t


    The ambnce blitzed its way to the hospital. At the entrance, emergency medical staff members took


    over the gurney and sent Felix to the operating


    room.


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    Melinda was crying incessantly on the chairs outside while Mom was doing her best to console her.


    Austin was a man, so he was able to contain his emotions better. That said, he paced back and forth


    anxiously.


    Colin leaned against a wall. He stared at the white wall opposite him, lost in his thoughts.


    I approached him and held his cold hands.


    Colin grabbed me by my waist and kissed my forehead lightly. “Babe, I thought I lost my brother just


    now.”


    The news was cutting. Calm and collected as Colin usually was, he was concerned about his younger


    brother’s life all the same.


    I regretted my decision slightly. If I had agreed to feed Felix every day, perhaps he wouldn’t have had to


    be sent to the emergency room. Colin wouldn’t have been wrought with worry.


    “Sorry, Colin. I was too selfish.”


    “No, it’s not your fault. It has nothing to do with you. It’s his problem. I might need more time to take


    care of Felix now. Promise me you’ll take good care of yourself, yeah?”


    “Yes, don’t worry about me.”


    Felix was awake when he exited the emergency room.


    The medical staff entered the ward with him. A doctor hung a bag of nutrient solution on an IV pole.


    Felix stared at the dripping liquid inside the tube. No matter who talked to


    him, he made no response.


    Colin left the ward to ask the doctor some follow–up questions. I did not like


    how stuffy the ward was, so I went with Colin.


    “The patient was eating irregrly and fainted from starvation. It’s not a


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    serious problem. He’ll recover with some nutrient bags.”


    “Doctor, do you know he refuses tomunicate? Sometimes, I feel like he blocks out everyone and


    everything from the outside world.”


    “This is our chief concern at the moment. I have reasons to believe that the patient might have a


    serious case of depression. His vtile outbursts and moodiness seem to correspond with the


    syndromes of depression.


    “Don’t worry about this because I’ve contacted my colleagues from the Psychology and Psychiatry


    Department. They’re the experts in this field and will give you the most effective help.”