"I''m really sorry. Please tell me you''re gonna get over what I said. I will make it up to you," Kevin said as he walked up to Leena. He pinched her red face, his eyes full of affection. "Never mind," Leena grumbled, pursing her lips. She shook off his hand and continued tidying up the room.


    "Have you eaten your breakfast?" Kevin asked her. He noticed when he hade back, the breakfast on the dining table was still set, just as it had been before. Naturally, he was worried. Leena had suffered quite a shockst night.


    "Not yet. I''ll eat soon and then go to the hospital to check on Patricia''s situation," Leena said, unperturbed. Kevin heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Leena did not forget about what had happened to Patricia.


    "I thought you forgot Patricia''s ident!" Kevin eximed, looking at her with amazement. She looked so calm this morning. He thought she would not be able to stand the blow of Patricia''s ident and forgot everything. He too began to help her do the room. Leena seemed veryposed.


    "Come on. Patricia is one of my best friends. How could I even forget about her? I''vee around to the idea that however sad and dejected I am, she won''t get better anytime soon. So why should I be so hard on myself? I have to cheer up." Leena gave Kevin a bitter smile. She had now be more mature than she used to be.


    "I''m d you see it that way. You know, you really scared mest night." Leena had crumbled under the shocking news of Patricia''s situation. It had startled Kevin. Luckily, Leena seemed to have made her peace with it. Otherwise Kevin would not have known how to console her. After all, Patricia was her best friend.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    "What else can I do? I can''t just be in low spirits all day and do nothing." Leena had finally realized that no matter what happened, life would still go on. She still had to go about her days as usual, even though her best friendy unconscious in the ICU. But the lives of Patricia''s well-wishers couldn''te to a standstill. They were doing their best to wake her up. It would be devastating if Patricia were unable toe out of thea.


    Patriciay in the ICU bed with her eyes closed. She seemed to have no will to wake up. A fewplications hade up, but Tom was prompt enough to bring her back to safety.


    It had been almost a week since her car ident, but her situation had swung about rmingly. If anyone other than Tom had been her attending doctor, they might have given up on her. However, Tom had used expensive medicines to make sure that her heart was still beating.


    Tom sighed with profound resignation at the sight of Patricia''s pale face. He had thought he was one of the best doctors in the world and that he could treat any patient, but right now, he just felt powerless.


    "Tom, do you think she is in a beautiful dream?" Leena asked in a whisper as she leaned against Tom. They stared at Patricia''s immobile face.


    "I guess so. Maybe that''s why she is unwilling to wake up." Tom stroked Leena''s hair. For some unountable reason, his heart felt like it was breaking. Every time he saw Patricia lying on the hospital bed, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.


    "I wonder what''s in her dream. Is it so good? Even more important than us? Doesn''t she know how worried we are?" Leena asked, transfixed as she gazed at her unconscious friend. Her voice choked up and her face grew red as tears streaked down her cheeks. She had thought before that she could stay calm, but the moment she saw Patricia again, she couldn''t help but cry.


    "I don''t know, Leena." Tom allowed himself a wry smile. He wondered if Patricia had been hurt by his harsh words. Maybe he epted her love in her dream; that was why she refused to wake up. In reality, he couldn''t be with someone he didn''t love. To be forced to do something was never agreeable to him. Tom didn''t want to put himself through such a situation.


    "Does she have to stay inside the ICU all the time?" There were many operating devices in the ICU to support Patricia''s life. Leena had seen the devices before when Edward was injured. She still trembled in fear at the sight of them.


    "If she gets better, we''ll transfer her to the High Dependency Unit." Not everyone was able to afford to stay in the ICU. The expenses incurred were high. Patricia had already been in the ICU for about a week. The cost of it was equivalent to what ordinary families earned throughout a year.


    "Tom, may I ask you a question?" Leena turned to look at him, wondering why he hadn''t fallen for a beautiful and sincere woman like Patricia.


    "Of course." Tom cast a final nce at Patricia before leaving the room with Leena. On the way to his office, he looked at Leena, still waiting for her question.


    "You really don''t like Patricia?" Leena fixed her eyes upon his face, not willing to miss a single expression on it. She didn''t want him to hide how he felt.


    "You know I hate being forced to do anything," Tom said with a frown. He didn''t dislike Patricia. She was beautiful, funny and too clever by far. He just hated the way she approached him and how she pushed him to ept her.


    "So, you dislike how forward she is about her feelings?" Leena asked him again. If so, it would be hard for Tom to say yes to being in a rtionship with Patricia.0000000000????