Chapter 62
I rush to the operating room. The lights inside are still on. I lost my strength and copse to the
ground.
"Are you the patient''s family?" The nurse asks me.
"Yes!" I grab her hand. "How''s my mom? Is her life in danger?"
The nurse''s probably used to it, so she looks calm. "She just went into surgery. We are not sure
what''s going on yet."
"Why did she suddenly pass out? Who sent her here?"
When I left, my mother was still at home. If she passed out at home, no one would know unless she
called an ambnce.
Thinking of this, I feel extremely regretful. Why didn''t stay at home with her?
The nurse checks the record and says, "She didn''t pass out. She had a car ident."
"What?!" I stand up from the ground and take the record from her.
It says my mom had a car ident at 4 p.m.
"A car ident? How could that be?" I''m
Mom doesn''t usually go out in the afternoons. How could she have a car ident at this time?
And the ident took ce at a crossroads in our neighborhood.
While I''m confused, two policemene to me. "Excuse me, are you Chelsea Hodges?"
"Yes, I am."
"The driver is under investigation. We''re here to ask you something." A policeman exins.
But I don''t know anything about the ident.
The policeman looks at me and says, "ording to what we know, your mother was crossing the
street when she was hit, and the driver didn''t see her."
"But my mom doesn''t usually go out."
The policeman shakes his head. He says that he''ll contact me at the first time if there''s any
progress.
After they left, I sit on the bench. In less than half a year, my mother had two operations. I wonder if
she can take it.
She''s been the most important person to me. I don''t know if I could have gotten through the divorce
without her.
But God doesn''t treat her well. Bad health, car ident... What if she passes away?
Siting alone in the empty corridor, I feel extremely sad.
The next morning, the lights in the operating room finally go out. I stand up from the bench
subconsciously. The next, I feel dizzy and almost copse, because I haven''t eaten anything for a
long time.
"Are you all right?" The nurse quicklyes over to support me.
I shake my head and stand up. "How''s my mother?"
She doesn''t answer and looks at the door of the operating room.
I follow her line of sight. In the hospital bed, my mom''s closing her eyes tightly. Her face''s as white
as paper.
I have a bad feeling. I kneel on the ground, gently hold her hand. "Mom, stop sleeping. Get up, we
should go home now..."
"Miss, your mother has already..."
I ignore the doctor and continue, "I went to see Sienna''s boyfriend yesterday. I don''t think he''s right
for her. Would you like to meet him?"
"Your mother passed away during the operation because of her injuries. We tried our best to save
her, but we failed. I''m sorry," the doctor says.
My tears fall along with his words. My eyes dim with sorrow.
They want to push my mom away, but I just hold her hand tightly. Kneeling on the ground, I cry and
shout, "Didn''t you always want me to get married and have kids? How could you leave me before
this happens?"
"You are the only family I have in this world. What should I do now?"
I''m unwilling to let her go. The doctors and nurses hug me from behind. They all suggest me to calm
down.
I ignore them and hug my mother in despair. Then, everything in front of me goes dark.
I woke up from my dream. When I open my eyes, I see a man standing in front of me.
"Who are you?" I ask in a hoarse voice.
He slowly turns around. "You''re awake."
It''s Harrison. "You didn''t eat or drink all day, plus you had a nervous breakdown, so you passed
out."
It reminds me of what happened before I fainted. I grab his hand and ask, "How is my mother? Did
she..."
I close my eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears.
"I''ve contacted the funeral home, but it''s up to you."
He didn''t answer me, but the fact is clear. My mom left me forever.
I turn my head away and silently shed tears. Finally, I can''t control myself and begin to cry out
loud...
He hugs me and strokes my back gently. "Just cry, but be strong when you''re done. She needs a
decent funeral and you are her only daughter."
''Yes, he''s right. I can''t fall apart now. But I just can''t stop myself from weeping.''
Harrison and I took my mother to the funeral home. On the way, I called some of my rtives.
The funeral is held a weekter. Mom lies quietly in the crystal coffin. My rtives don''t seem to be
sad at all. Before leaving, they reminded me to lodge a im against the driver.
N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.
They said they could help me with that, but I needed to give them half the money.
I sneer. I didn''t wish them to feel sorry for my mom, but I didn''t expect they were here for money.
Harrison has been apanying me. I may not say it, but I know it in my heart.
Two uninvited guestse at the end of the funeral. They''re Callen and Maisy.