HE NEVER LEFT.

ssible. My phone had been in my pocket all night, ye

thirty minutes earlier to finish organizing th

llo

reen and saw Amy standing over

," I said, while le

m always early

ol and also went to college together. We've always been inseparable. I could always depen

empty and other nurses were occupied b

" I said while I moved my

me as she was tak

t's

've been textin

t he bloc

t keeps showing mess

d. "You're

her. She scrolled through the convers

"These were sent while

kno

ou've figured out how to send text

't send

a moment before ha

my phone back to me. "You should ask Adrian. If anyone

d in ag

on." Dr Jas

ually does. His hair was perfectly cut and his scrubs were properly ironed. He had a unique sc

of the patient in Room 318." he said. "There are a fe

ed my pen and note

totally avoiding Amy's eyes. I could feel her eyes

stance between us as we walked past other staff. We arrived at

s silence in the hospital and nothing much was going

one buzzed in my pocket. It wa

u ready

ng. We had the same working hours, and he always dropped me off at home after work. It became a habit for him. Adrian, Amy and I

and headed down to the lobby whe

walked down to him, wit

to his car, he opened the do

buckled my seatbelt and he drove off. The city lights were always so b

ay?" Adrian asked,

replied. "The patient in Room 112 keeps frustrat

ur work and I always complained about patients to him. More like we

nge the music play

said. "The last time you made me lis

ike this made me cherish Adrian. He

g why he asked out of nowhere. I could see why he asked though, I tol

ers. Adrian let out a sigh. "Wanna talk about it?"

d me off at home and went home. After my shower, I wanted to check

AFTER MULTIPLE

n't touched my phone sinc

trying to unlo