Chapter 843 - Empty Head (1/2)

When Dylan was pushed inside the room, he blanked out for a while. He really blanked out. The room was pitch black and just looking at the figure on the bed, Dylan had the urge to run. And he did turn around but no matter how hard he tried, he again couldn't bring himself to touch that doorknob.

He was already inside, did he have to run again? Honestly, he didn't want to run.

The kind of emptiness he experienced during his first breakup was nothing compared to the one he had to go through during the last week. Indeed, a friend's absence and a lover's absence were two very different things. He had found another lover but would life really give him another friend like Darren? No way! He knew it himself. No one could take the place that Darren had in his life.

What Nora and Xiu had said was true, the insulation in the room was too good and they couldn't possibly hear much but the point was, there was nothing to hear as well. The room had been engulfed in silence since the moment Dylan stepped inside and Darren had continued to pretend to be asleep. He had been from the moment Xiu had left the room and he also knew what she was up to. And he had been waiting for her to take action all along!

Because he knew if he continued to put his hopes on his best friend, they might not even face each other for another year or so!

While Dylan was struggling, the room's lights lit up and he heard the voice he had been missing for days now. ”Are you planning on running again?” Dylan's back stiffened and he didn't turn around. Darren pushed himself to sit up as he continued to stare at Dylan's back in silence before he said, ”How long are you planning on running? For how long do I have to wait for you to stop running and turn around?”

Dylan closed his eyes and licked his lips slowly before he took a deep breath and turned around. It took him a while to lift his eyes to look at Darren's face. His breath hitched at the sight. Darren's head was wrapped up and that was a constant reminder to Dylan that he almost lost his best friend.

Even though after over a week, Darren's complexion looked a lot healthier, it still couldn't hide the fact that he was a patient who needed to be careful.

”How...” Dylan opened his mouth but found it difficult to string his words together. Clenching his fists, he continued, ”How are you?”

”Do you care?” retorted Darren as he continued to stare at Dylan's face without a single expression on his face.

Dylan immediately became agitated, ”Of course, I care! Why do you think I kept my distance from you?”

”You did it for me?” asked Darren with derision dripping from his words.