Chapter 5
“Honey, I was wrong. You know Sophia and I are just good friends. I was just so worried about her that I lost my head and said those things to you…” Cameron said.
He licked his lips nervously.
This was the first time I’d ever seen him act so badly.
He was usually such a good actor, wasn’t he?
He always played the part of loving me so perfectly, I actually fell for it.
But at this Moment, aside from those crocodile tears, there wasn’t a hint of genuine feeling left in him.
“Cameron,” I called his name, cutting him off.
I clenched my fists, trying to steady my trembling body.
The familiar ache in my stomach came back, sharp as
ever.
I swallowed down the Metallic taste rising in my throat.
It was hard to get the words out.
“I don’t blame you,” I finally said.
I didn’t blame Cameron.
If anyone was at fault, it was me for not seeing through people.
I was the one who misjudged him, the one who poured
My heart out to someone who never deserved it.
My words Made Cameron’s eyes brighten for a
Moment.
He gave me that familiar smile, the one he used to cheer me up, and reached out as if he wanted to pull Me into his arms.
But I didn’t let him.
Right as he was about to touch me, everything went black.
I blacked out and collapsed at his feet.
When I woke up. Sophia was sitting by my bedside, her eyes rimmed with tears.
Earlier this afternoon, it was her lying in this bed.
As soon as she saw me awake, her eyes filled with tears almost instantly.
She pulled me into her arms, started to say something through her sobs, but stopped herself and just hugged Me even tighter.
I could tell right away from the way she looked at me.
She found out that I had cancer.
I wanted to smile.
But before I could even manage a smile, my tears Came rushing out faster.
We hugged each other, sobbing together.
When Willie pushed the door open and saw us crying in each other’s arms, he turned away and discreetly wiped at his own tears.
Now that Willie knew too, what about Cameron?
Noticing the questioning look in my eyes, Willie hesitated, biting his lip before finally speaking. “Something happened at Cameron’s company. He left right after he brought you into the hospital…”
So that was how it was.
I nodded and let go of Sophia, who was crying so hard she could barely catch her breath.
“Why are you crying?” I asked softly.
I reached up and wiped the tears from the corners of
her eyes.
I siad, “We only get a little over 30,000 days in this life. I’m just leaving a bit earlier than you guys. After you’ve all enjoyed your lives, we’ll see each other again.”
My intention was to comfort Sophia.
But after hearing what I said, she just ended up crying even harder.
I gave a helpless smile, was about to ask Willie to Comfort her.
But then I noticed his head was bowed, and his tears were streaming down, one after another.
Honestly, it was just dying. What was the big deal?‘
I was not scared, so what were they freaking out
about?
With everyone bawling like this, not crying would make Me look like the odd one out.
In the end, I couldn’t help it either, and the three of us just ended up sobbing together.
By the time Cameron finally wrapped things up and rushed to the hospital, I was the only one awake in the
room.
I was the only one awake in the room.
Willie was sitting beside Sophia, keeping her company while she slept.
Even though Sophia’s pregnancy was still fragile, he couldn’t find the words to comfort her.
After all, his nose was red from all the crying.
They insisted on staying with me at the hospital, waiting for Cameron to show up.
But before he even got there, they were both so worn out from crying that they ended up falling asleep.
Helpless, I got up and draped a blanket over them.
Just as I lay back down, Cameron walked in.
“Honey…” he called out softly.
He stood behind me, his silhouette reflected in the glass.
He kept his head down, hunched over a little as he
came closer.
“I’m sorry…” he whispered.
As Cameron drew near, I closed my eyes.
“I’m sorry,” he whispered again.
He kept Murmuring those words, and his repeated whispers ended up waking the two sleeping beside
Me.
Sophia sprang to her feet so quickly that Willie barely had a chance to react.
The sound of a crisp slap rang out in the hospital
room.
My heart skipped a beat, and I opened my eyes.
Cameron was knocked sideways by the slap. He ran his tongue along the inside of his cheek, his face full of confusion, but not a hint of anger or blame.
Yeah, that made sense.
Sophia slapped him.
Don’t let him enjoy it too much.
“You Scumbag!” Sophia’s voice shook as she spoke.
Unable to hold back her tears, she stepped back and fell into Willie’s arms.
“Do you even know… Do you even know…!” Sophia was so overwhelmed she couldn’t finish her sentence.
Her whole body trembled as Willie held her tight, refusing to let go.
Sophia choked out, “Katherine… she’s pregnant.”
When Sophia said that, Cameron was completely floored, and so was I. My eyes flew open in shock.
I was pregnant?
Confusion and unease crashed over me, leaving me
lost.
How was this even possible?
Was this some kind of cruel joke?
How could anyone expect me to bring a new life into this world?