In the end, I compromised.
I added Luis' WhatsApp.
He accepted my request quickly.
After chatting for a while, we had nothing to say.
I threw my phone away, feeling terrible.
Luis sent me a message: [Were you scolded by your parents just now?]
Did he guess it?
Then he added: [They seem to be sharp-tongued. I'm worried that you will be wronged.]
A subtle feeling rose from the bottom of my heart.
I thought he was on the same side as my parents.
But suddenly, I realized he was not.
He was on my side.
I didn't know how to answer him, so I pursed my lips and replied: [Since you know what kind of people they are, why don't you stay away from my family?]
He replied: [The person I want to know is you, not them.]
My eyes were dry.
[But I don't know you.]
He replied: [It's okay. Let's meet up on the weekend. It's late now. Have a good sleep.]
I felt moved in my heart and buried my head in the pillow.
But I couldn't fall asleep.
My disease always struck in the night.
I could feel the pain in my bones clearly.
I turned over and over again.
"Jessica, can you please be quiet?"
Mary's hoarse voice sounded.
She stood at my door with an impatient look, and I couldn't avoid the light she turned on suddenly.
There was only a wall between my parents' room and mine.
Mary always slept very soundly before. They were the ones who would wake me up, but I never woke them up.
I tried to open my eyes and look at her.
Mary's face was flushed red. She took a breath and wanted to continue scolding me.
But she covered her chest and coughed violently.
I realized something was wrong.
The next second, she fainted.
I was startled and hurriedly called the hospital.
