Tame Me My Brother -in-Law

Chapter 8

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 a larger screen.

My eyes flashed 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 flare 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 she lay 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 to come 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 particular 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 available. In addition, there was no

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I turned the faucet on and washed

cringed at my reflection in the mirror,

circles due to some sleepless nights because

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shook my head to clear the

thoughts? He was my first at everything, but he would never

my first love. He is soon

given in to him?‘

head caused me to grimace

my head with the whole resolve. It wasn’t the right time

give oneself over to those kinds of thoughts at

as I emerged from the stall, I reached for my bag and get my wallet

“Excuse me…” I went up to Martha, who was still

for mom for a while? I’ll

store and pick up a few things I

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she responded with a nod without taking

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that I had purchased everything

to pay for my

customer and the

promise…” The customer with the dark hair remarked to

working behind the counter. “Just let me get my wallet in

responded by shaking her

that the queue was getting

could read the impatience on the faces of

their

here?”

nape, “I

wallet in the car…”

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rummaged through my

give to the

no… I can’t accept that.” He made a gesture with his hand that

taking the assistance that I was offering

is

He’d got no

items he had

waiting for me the entire time while I was

he approached me with an uneasy look on

face.

you for the help…” he said as he walked with

the car and

face mask and giving him

the parking lot while I waited

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