102 A Late Night Stroll (1/2)

The moment they reached him he said goodbye to the person on the other end and ended the call still oblivious to their presence.

”Mr. Maule?” Zunnie's voice called out to him but it was so soft that he had not heard her.

”Yo Carson, what brings you here? Did you come to visit my wife?” Alex spoke louder after he noticed Carson had not heard Zunnie.

”Ah Alex, I came to see you actually, but I only now reckoned it was too late and was about…” Carson turned to Alex as he spoke startled to see he was not alone.

”Zunnie, you're here as well. Pardon my abruptness in speech, it is good to see you. Are you feeling well? I'm sorry about the accident.” He said nervously, his face a little flushed.

Alex quietly stared at him in amazement. He had always been curious as to whether Zunnie was mindful of Carson's feeling. Watching them interact, he was sure she was oblivious about his crush. However, seeing him flustered upon noticing her, Alex couldn't help snickering inside.

”Thank you, Carson; I am doing much better. I'm awake now so that's great. What brings you here?” She replied with a warm smile.

”I came to see Alex but didn't realize it was this late. I will come back tomorrow.”

Even though he was curious about the brown envelope in Carson's hand, he agreed that it would be best to talk with Carson when Zunnie was not around. He did not want her worrying and stressing about the accident. Right now, all he wanted was for her to get better to come home to his surprise.

'Will she love it? I wonder how she's going to react when I reveal it to her?' He speculated as he waited for her and Carson who were chatting.

When Carson left the went on a stroll in the small park around the hospital.

A light and chilly wind breeze had replaced the hot day earlier, Alex couldn't help being thankful. He pushed her down a well-lit path lined with Saucer Magnolias, 'Thunderchild' Flowering Crabapple, Early Bird Purple Crape Myrtle and many other types of floras. It was so beautiful that neither of them wanted to speak for fear of missing this view.