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

in the

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on and washed my face with

at my reflection in the mirror, my

dark circles due to some sleepless nights because of

in

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shook my head to clear the thought. Why couldn’t

my thoughts? He was my first at everything, but he

the title of my first love. He is

already given in to him?‘ A

caused

voice in my head with the

give oneself over to those kinds

emerged from the stall, I reached

to Martha, who was still

“Can you please look out for mom for a while? I’ll

and pick up a few things I

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nod without taking her eyes off

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had purchased everything that I needed, I made

my items when I witnessed what appeared

a dispute between another customer and the woman

customer with the dark

the counter. “Just let me

by shaking

attention that the queue was getting

could read the impatience on the faces of the

their conversation. “What exactly

here?”

sheepishly scratching his nape,

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heaved a sigh as I rummaged through my

give to the

can’t accept that.” He made a gesture with his hand that

be taking the assistance that I was offering to

queue is getting

for me, so please…” He’d got no choice but

items

for me the entire time while I

as I was finished, he approached me with an uneasy

face.

the help…” he said as he walked with me. “I’ll

car and

my face mask and giving him a nod, I

lot while I waited

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