Chapter 36 Good boy
At the same time, in the hospital corridor, Oswat and Matida were happily walking together. The evening space was quite cool, so she took advantage of that to take Oswat outside for a walk to keep him healthy. Matida looked at Oswat and said:
“Tomorrow, the doctor will remove the cast and send you home. I am very happy that your injury has recovered quickly.”
Oswat happily replied:
“Yes, mom. Luckily, I was only slightly injured. Tomorrow, after I leave the hospital, I will go to the police station to find my father’s former colleague.”
Matida heard him say that, immediately stopped:
“Wait, my son. You have just been discharged from the hospital and need time to rest. I don’t want you exhausted.”
Oswat took Matida’s hand to reassure her:
“Don’t worry about it, Mom, I’m fine. My wound is completely healed, no problem. I will take my father’s place and find Elise for you.”
She looked at her polite son, couldn’t hold back her emotions, she quickly hugged Oswat and said:
“Thank you, I really thank you so much. Even though I am not your biological mother, you still treat me well, more than a stepmother like other people do.”
Oswat hugged her tightly and replied:
“It’s just a small thing, don’t worry about it. You are my son and Elise is my sister, we are a family. So we have to help each other. That is my responsibility in this family. You don’t need to thank me for that.”
She smiled happily and hugged Oswat tightly to her lap. Matida suddenly remembered that she had prepared some sanwish for him, so she let go of Oswat and said:
“I made some sandwiches for you. Here is it.”
Matida opened a small box containing sanwish, she took a piece of cake and gave it to him, Oswat took it from her hand, he looked at it and replied:
“This is my favorite food. Every time I look at them, I think back to my old high school memories. It was the day my baseball team lost the school game, and you went to school and brought it. That day, my mood was very sad because I lost, but I had you by my side to encourage me and I also ate cakes made by your own hands. I feel much better and happier.”
She recalled that day, saying:
“I didn’t pay much attention to it, the stadium was quieter then after the game ended. I only see a sad face boy sitting bored in the audience, he is having a private confidant, longing to share. And I went to the boy’s place to talk. It was the first time, I talked to you so much, when before at home, you and I didn’t talk to each other that much.”
Matida paused for a moment, looked into the distance, and continued:
“I know you love your biological mother very much, when you saw the breakup of your father and her, I guess you were very sad. At that time, you were not ready to accept me as your mother. I realized that too and I slowly did everything to heal your wounds. And I feel like I’m a clumsy and unkind mother.”
Oswat heard her say this and interrupted:
“No no. You’re not clumsy, you’re the best mom I’ve ever had.”
He looked at the sandwich in his hand and said:
“You care about me so much, you are like a close friend of mine. I am very lucky and happy to have a mother like you by my side. You didn’t leave me when I was lonely and alone. More than that, you always support and trust me unconditionally.”
Matida looked at Oswat affectionately and replied:
“I will always do so because you are my son, the best gift I have received from god. And I thank you so much for referring Dr. Henry to treat me. Henry is a great doctor, he has made my health become better.”
He smiled and said:
“It was a coincidence. I found out about Henry when I was overpowered by a thief who was doing a bank robbery with a gun. And unfortunately, the police couldn’t keep him calm and he shot me once in the leg. Right at that time, Henry was at the bank, he gave me first aid, so I stopped the bleeding and saved my life when I got to the hospital in time.”
When Matida heard this, she replied:
“It was a rare stroke of luck, he saved your life from death.”
Oswat suddenly remembered something and asked quickly:
“But Henry doesn’t seem like someone from a normal background. Do you know anything about Henry’s family?”
Surprised, she asked:
“Why do you feel that way?”
He slowly replied:
“Even though I’ve been in contact with Henry many times, I still don’t understand what kind of person he really is? He’s always avoiding me when I ask him about his life and family.”
Matida then said:
“I don’t know what kind of person Dr. Henry is. I also never heard Henry mention family, only once by chance I heard him mention his dead mother when I saw the picture I took with you on the day you graduated from school.”
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“Perhaps Henry is a man with bad memories and so are we.”
She nodded slightly in agreement, Matida noticed that it was already late at night, she quickly returned with Oswat to the hospital room, both before returning to their room, they visited Arthur. Arthur’s situation is still the same, there is no new progress, he is still lying motionless on the bed with electrical wires and machines attached all over his body.
Matida slowly sat down, took hold of his hand and said softly:
“Arthur, please wake up soon. I’d love to hear your voice right now.”
The night slowly fell, making the scene quieter, only hearing the hum of machines by the patient’s bed and a middle-aged woman looking at the man on the hospital bed, she was very worried and sad, she could only pray to God to wake her poor husband.
At the same time, at the house on Kamile Street, a large villa covered with large luxuriant trees was planted in the area in front of the gate. The house is located inside with a spacious front yard and the inside is even more airy, but the house has a bit of a dull and lonely space. They don’t know that this place is a doctor’s residence, he is keeping a girl inside.
Since that day, Wendy has held a grudge against Henry because he made her sad and hurt. She has no way to refuse him, Wendy still obediently listens to what he asks but her reason always opposes him.
It seems that she is still having nightmares while taking his medicine, which makes Henry uncomfortable and annoyed, he tries to force her more. At that time, Wendy just cried and gritted her teeth, she really wanted to get out of this place as quickly as possible.
And today too, the effect of the drug does not work, it reacts, it stimulates Wendy’s nerves and makes her remember her past events more clearly and honestly. That made Wendy react strongly. Wendy sat curled up on the bed, bursting into tears and shouting, when Henry approached her:
“Get away from me, don’t touch me. You are not a doctor. You are an evil bastard. Don’t come any closer.”
He slowly stepped closer, soothing the little girl:
“Calm down, I won’t hurt you.”
Wendy was scared, backed away, Henry stepped closer to hold her tightly, causing Wendy to scream:
“You lied. Let me go, let go.”
Henry hugged her tightly and injected Wendy with a sedative, the young girl took it and eased her resistance, she wearily closed her eyes and rested her head on his chest to sleep soundly. Henry kissed Wendy’s forehead and said:
“Nice, I’ll try it again. This time it will work.”
He gently picked Wendy up and put her on the bed. He injected a dose of white medicine into a small bottle of water infused into her body. He said quietly:
“Now is not the time, wait for your health to get better for a few days, I will try it again. Good night.”
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