35 7 Days 6 (2/2)

After several rings, the phone was finally picked up by an exhausted sounding Yuna Suzuki.

”Hello? While I'm always happy to spend time with my precious daughter, why are you calling in the middle of the night?”

”Mama! I woke up and found Aria collapsed in her bathroom seeming really sick... I'm in the car now with her driving to Rollands Memorial Hospital.” Aika was speaking incredibly quickly and the anxiety was clear in her voice.

Instantly pulled from her drowsiness, Yuna responded quickly. ”Don't take her there! It's only the best public hospital. I'll call Doctor Smith-Monroe and tell her to be at our house as soon as possible and that it's a family emergency.”

Less than 20 minutes later, Aika had completed the normally hour long drive to her family's mansion. The second she exited the car, she saw her parents waiting anxiously for her.

”Where is she? Quickly! It's freezing out here?” Max spoke while hopping from foot to foot, discarding his usual playful attitude.

Not even taking the time to speak, Aika opened the other door of their car and picked up Aria on her own, running towards the house.

While she rushed in, her parents stood there with their minds spinning in shock. When Aika had called, Yuna had known she was panicked but did not realize it was to this extent. She was wearing two totally different shoes and in her pyjamas.

On the other hand, Max was totally focused on another detail that had jumped out to him. ”They look really... fitting, with Aika carrying her.”

Again, Yuna found herself nodding in agreement without thinking and brought up the other strange thing she'd noticed. ”Was that... a white tiger onesie?”

Max tilted his head and pretended to think for a moment. ”Yup!”

Yuna nodded and mumbled to herself, ”Aria is just so cute... she's just as good as Aika... I just want to cuddle her forever...”

Without her realizing, Yuna's daughter doting attitude had begun applying to her daughter's best friend as well.