Eric stilled at the question.


    "Did something happen?"


    Eric had not cut ties with them on purpose, but ever since La had asked him out, he had gotten the feeling that neither Elliot nor Avery wanted to see him. So, he took it upon himself to stay out of their sight. "Yeah! Something big happened," La said. "You should ask Mom!"


    "I won''t pry if your mom didn''t tell me about it."


    "And that''s why I''m saying that you didn''t keep in touch. Is it because of your girlfriend? It''s like you don''t care about what happens to us anymore."


    Eric was rendered speechless.


    "Wait, it was probably inappropriate for me to ask you toe here, isn''t it? Is your girlfriend living with you?" La came to a sudden realization. "Why don''t you give me the IV bag and go home?" "She doesn''t stay with me." Eric refused to move. "It''ste. Just go to sleep and stop overthinking things."


    "What about you?"


    "I will wait until the IV bag is empty."


    "What then? If I fall asleep, are you just going to walk out?" La asked.


    Eric considered her question. He wondered if she would vomit again in the middle of the night and wanted to stay to care for her, but he was also worried that it might not be appropriate for him to do so. "Are you really not going to tell your family about this?" Eric asked.


    "I''ve already taken the medicine so what''s the point in telling them? I will recover soon. You said so yourself. Telling them will just make them worry," she said guiltily.


    "Go to sleep, then. I will stay the night to make sure that you are better the next day."


    "Where will you sleep? I have a guest bedroom, but there''s nothing in it," La said. "You should just go home! After the IV drip, I should feel much better, and even if I vomit again, I won''t be as weak as was earlier."


    "I will nap on the couch if I get sleepy," Eric said decisively. "You still look horribly pale. I''m worried." La reached up to touch her face and noticed that her skin was cold to the touch despite it being summer. "Thank you. I will sleep." Not having the energy to argue, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. After she had fallen asleep, Eric took out his phone and stared at the conversation he had with Avery.


    They had not spoken to one another


    since they hadst time met. La mentioned that something had happened, but Avery had not said anything. Though he desperately wanted to know what happened, he was too shy to ask Avery.


    He scrolled through Avery''s social media ount to check if he had missed something, but thest post was during New Year''s. He then pulled up his browser and keyed in Avery''s name.


    A few news articles popped up, but they were all gossip rags and scandals.


    Some asked what Avery had done tond Elliot. To most people, Elliot was out of Avery''s league, but Eric did not think so.


    Avery and Elliot were made for one another in every way possible, and after observing the pair for years, Eric concluded that they were the perfect match for one another.


    Some time passed and the doctor returned with the IV stand. He was just in time to rece the IV bag.N?velDrama.Org owns this.