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 arger screen.
My eyes shed 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 re 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 shey 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 toe 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 particr 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 avable. In addition, there was no
shampoo left in the bottle.
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sighed as I turned the faucet on and washed my face with the cold water.
When I looked up, I cringed at my reflection in the mirror, my eyes were
rimmed with dark circles due to some sleepless nights because of what
happened that night in the hotel.
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I vigorously shook my head to clear the thought. Why couldn’t I keep that
man out of my thoughts? He was my first at everything, but he would never
take the title of my first love. He is soon to be my sister’s husband.
‘Are you sure? Or perhaps you’ve already given in to him?‘ A hushed voice
emanating from deep within my head caused me to grimace in response. I
rebuked that voice in my head with the whole resolve. It wasn’t the right time
to give oneself over to those kinds of thoughts at this moment.
As soon as I emerged from the stall, I reached for my bag and get my wallet
inside. “Excuse me…” I went up to Martha, who was still engrossed in watching
television. “Can you please look out for mom for a while? I’ll just stop by the
grocery store and pick up a few things I need.”
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“Okay…” she responded with a nod without taking her eyes off the television.
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After making sure that I had purchased everything that I needed, I made my
way to the counter to pay for my items when I witnessed what appeared to
be a dispute between another customer and the woman working there.
“I’ll pay you, I promise…” The customer with the dark hair remarked to the
woman working behind the counter. “Just let me get my wallet in the car..”
but she responded by shaking her head.
“Excuse me…” It came to my attention that the queue was getting longer, and
I could read the impatience on the faces of the individuals waiting behind
me, so I decided to interrupt their conversation. “What exactly is the problem
here?”
The man said while sheepishly scratching his nape, “I can’t pay for this since I
forgot my wallet in the car…”
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I heaved a sigh as I rummaged through my wallet and pulled out fifty dors
to give to the man.
“Oh, no… I can’t ept that.” He made a gesture with his hand that
suggested he would not be taking the assistance that I was offering to him.
“You can pay meter. The queue is getting longer and my mom is already
waiting for me, so please…” He’d got no choice but to ept the money and
pay for the items he had purchased.
The man was waiting for me the entire time while I was paying for my items,
and as soon as I was finished, he approached me with an uneasy look on his
face.
“Thank you for the help…” he said as he walked with me. “I’ll just get my wallet
in the car and I’ll pay you.”
After adjusting my face mask and giving him a nod, I saw him dash towards
his car in the parking lot while I waited for him in front of the grocery store.
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After about five minutes, he made his way back to where I was waiting for
him and gave me one hundred dors. “Please ept my gratitude, Miss…
and keep the change.”
“I’m sorry, but there’s no way I can ept it…” I offered him fifty bucks in
exchange for the one–hundred–dor bill that he had given me. “Now we’re
even…”
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He beamed at me, revealing a wless row of pearly white teeth. “Thank you
again. I’m Jason, and you are…?”
“Uhmmm… I’m sorry, but I really need to get going now.” I quickly turned and
walked away from him, leaving himpletely bewildered. I can’t just go
about telling people my name, especially toplete strangers,
What if they knew my dad’s family, and he found out that we had returned to
this city? He stated that he didn’t want to see my face in this ce under any
circumstances.
After walking into the lobby of the hospital, I immediately headed toward the
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olovator when I noticed that it was beginning to slowly close. “Wait! Wait a
minuto!” I yelled as I sprinted as fast as I could to make it in time for the
shutting elevator.
A hand stopped the elevator from closing and I bowed my head, thanking
him before I squeezed myself into the crowded elevator.
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The enormous hospital was so packed with people that even when there
were many elevators to use, they chose to ride on the crowded one… and as
the elevator went up, there were still peopleing in and squeezing
themselves, which caused my body to push further inside.
I sighed as I realized I had no other option but to take a step back, only to
contact with his, for some reason, I had a chill all the way down my spine. I
frowned, feelingpelled to look back when all of a sudden the elevator
came to aplete stop.