Chapter 157 I want to move out 3 (1/2)
After the late lunch...
Mei Li, already full and happy, started chattering as they walked along the shops, heading toward the parking lot. Ryn just kept quiet. She glanced at the shops, at what the sellers offer, but did not take notice of any of it. Nothing caught her interest.
Mei Li, even though her eyes were looking at the items displayed with bright eyes, also did not take much notice. Mei Li's mind was full of the thought of her finally able to pay off her loan. She could not wait to settle everything. Once she was done with her education loan, she would look for a cute little house to live.
Ryn waited as Mei Li paid the fare for the parking at the vending machine near the entrance door. Ryn crossed her arms and frowned. Why her heart suddenly pounded so hard, as if something bad would happen?
”Ryn?” Mei Li looked at Ryn worriedly.
Why was Ryn's face suddenly turned pale? Had she fell sick again?
Ryn touched her heart and lifted her head slowly. ”Mei Li...”
”Yes?”
”Let's go back to the mansion,” Ryn choked out. Without waiting for Mei Li, Ryn rushed toward the car. Something bad was happening but Ryn did not know what it was. Somehow... it related to the mansion.
Although she was confused, Mei Li did drive faster than usual to the mansion. She glanced a few times at Ryn and saw how nervous Ryn was.
”Are you okay, Ryn?” Mei Li asked.
”I.. I am not sure...” Ryn choked out. She was scared of calling to ask. She did not want to know now. She was not ready to hear the bad news.
Then her phone rang...
Gulping, she looked at the display screen and saw Jeremy's name.
Was her bad feeling right? Had something bad happened?
Slowly she slid the screen to answer the call. Her shaking right hand brought the phone closer to her right ear.
”Hello?”
”Ryn, where are you right now?”
”Why?”
”Mika is in the hospital right now,” Jeremy quickly told her the address of the hospital and ended his call with, ”she's still in the emergency.”
Ryn dropped the phone. Her bad feeling was right.
She turned and tried to speak but nothing came out. She gulped and tried again opening her mouth.
”What's wrong, Ryn?” Mei Li did not hear what Jeremy told her. Ryn did not put the conversation in speaker. Ryn also did not repeat back whatever Jeremy said during the conversation like any normal person would. She just gasped and her face turned paler until she dropped the phone.
”Mei Li...” Ryn's eyes went wet.
”What's wrong? Why are you crying?” Mei Li panicked with Ryn started to cry.
Choking between her tears, Ryn told Mei Li which hospital to go... well, mumbling the name and Mei Li had to type the hospital's name into the GPS system.
They reached the hospital in no time. Mei Li stopped at the emergency entrance and let Ryn got out of the car before she drove away, looking for a parking lot to park. Without waiting for her manager, Ryn rushed into the emergency and looked around.
She saw Jeremy leaning against the wall, staring at a door. She quickly rushed to him, her heart pounding even harder seeing how pale his face was.
”How is she? What happened?” she asked breathlessly, managed to say it clear despite the tears.
”She was hit by a car when crossing the road. I don't know the whole story,” his voice was slow and his eyes never left the light on top of the door of the operation room.
”Jason?”
”He went to pick up his parents. They're on their way,” he replied.
Ryn no longer had the mood to ask anything. She stood next to Jeremy and stared at the light.