It'll Come Naturally

"No, she hasn't woken up even once. Well, you are her good friend and now that you are here, go ahead and chat with her. Maybe she will react to your words and your voice." Shannon wouldn't let go any possibility that could wake Leena up. Her heart broke when she thought of the vivacious Leena she had always liked. Now, seeing Leena lie in the hospital bed with her beautiful eyes closed made her feel extremely sad. "Yes, I will definitely give it a try." Patricia smiled to Shannon, but the smile was bitter. She knew Leena was not likely to wake up just because she heard Patricia's voice. Even Kevin himself could not wake Leena up. But she had to at least try, for her best friend. "Okay. I will go and use the washroom. Talk with Leena please." Shannon looked at Leena with sorrowful eyes. She sincerely hoped that Patricia talking to Leena would stir Leena up. They might have had a very strong friendship. Besides, she was running out of ideas to bring her back to consciousness.

"Of course, ma'am. Don't worry." Patricia gently smiled at Shannon. To be honest, she was a very sweet girl in front of her elders. She knew when to hide her true colors.

Shannon thankfully smiled at Patricia, and then turned to walk out of the room, leaving them alone. In fact, there was a bathroom in the ward, so she didn't have to go out in the hall. That was just an excuse. She just wanted the two girls to have some time alone with each other.

"Leena, you keep sleeping just to avoid my punishment, right? You know that you did something wrong. I was right! Or why did you drag me away so hurriedly the other day? Now I know the reason. But it's a shame that your plan will never work. Because Tom has no interest in me at all. He made it very clear. Besides, I date doctors. You know that, right? So you can't play matchmaker anymore." Patricia's tone was a bit smug. She didn't seem to take Leena for a patient who was still in a coma. She just talked like Leena was still normal, as if she had already woken up. Only by this way could she convince herself that Leena would wake up and get better.

"Also, if you don't wake up soon, I will introduce Kevin to other beautiful women. What will you do then? If you don't wake up, you will surely be forgotten by him!" Patricia lightly pinched Leena's nose in fake annoyance. She was a bit frustrated that Leena didn't respond at all. She didn't know what to do anymore.

"Leena, why don't you talk back? Why don't you argue with me? You always argue with me. Why don't you do it this time? Don't you know that I look very silly here, talking to you all by myself? Do you really have the heart to leave me talking alone? If you are a good friend, you will wake up now." Patricia was getting angrier and angrier as she talked. She even wanted to drag Leena off the bed herself. But as soon as she grabbed Leena's hand that had an IV attached to it, she just couldn't do it. She let go of her hand and stared at her very angrily, silently sulking.

Leena, who was lying on the bed, felt very confused after hearing Patricia's voice. 'Who is she?' she couldn't help but wonder, 'Why she is so rude to me? Wait a minute, maybe she isn't talking to me at all? After all, there are always so many people coming and going. But who is she? Why do I suddenly have the urge to meet her?' Leena had a feeling that she would definitely like this girl.

"Leena, I am not joking right now. I am serious. So you'd better wake up soon, or I will really introduce Kevin to other women. You can ignore me all you want. But can you really give up on Kevin? I know you really love him. Can you really stand seeing him with someone else? Can you really just lie there knowing that he will be in love with another woman?" Patricia was getting more and more agitated as she spoke. After all, she had always been a very straightforward girl. She just couldn't stand seeing Leena lying there, lifeless and hopeless, as if she had lost her will to live. They had been best friends for many years, though they didn't have much time to see each other. Both were very busy with their own lives. But it didn't mean that it didn't break Patricia's heart seeing Leena in this state. 'Kevin, Kevin again. It's the name I hear the most in the darkness. Who is he? Does he have something to do with me? Why does everyone keep mentioning him to me?' Leena kept thinking. She couldn't help but feel very confused. She really wanted to open her eyes to see and open her mouth to talk. But she just couldn't no matter how hard she tried. She was so tired. And it felt like something was missing in her heart.

The night came quickly and it was already late when Kevin came back from the army base. He was really tired but as soon as he saw Leena's face, he forgot about all his fatigue in his body.

"Mom, how's Leena? Is she still the same?" Kevin put his briefcase on the counter, and then took off his military coat. The heater was on, so the room was warm enough.

"Yes, she's still the same. She still hasn't woken up. Have you eaten dinner? It's late. What took you so long?" Shannon's eyebrows deeply furrowed, looking at her son with sad eyes. She could tell that Kevin was getting thinner and thinner each day. He might not have been eating and sleeping well.

"Yeah, I already ate. You know, this year is coming to an end, so I have many things in the army base to deal with. I am really glad that you came here to look after Leena, mom. Or I would surely worry about her while I am away." Kevin gently touched Leena's cheek as he said these words to his mother. Though Duke and Edward visited Leena everyday, they had their own work as well as other responsibilities. So they couldn't stay every minute and every hour of every day. He really appreciated his mother for dropping everything to come here and help him.

"I just hope that Leena wakes up soon. Look at you, you are getting thinner everyday. I am afraid that you will exhaust yourself running back and forth from the hospital to the army base like this." Shannon picked up the coat that Kevin randomly threw on the sofa, and skillfully folded it in case it wrinkled. She then put the folded coat back on the sofa.

"Don't worry about me, mom. I am fine. I am more worried about you. Thank you, mom, really," Kevin spoke a bit apologetically to his mother. After all, he knew that looking after a patient was tiring for an elder woman like his mother. He couldn't help but feel bad that he had to let his mother do the hard work.

"Don't worry about it. We are a family, aren't we? We should always help each other." Shannon looked at his son with adoring eyes. She didn't think looking after her daughter-in-law was a tiring job.

"Where is Claire anyway? I will call and ask her to come here and pick you up." Kevin looked at his watch. It was already nine o'clock. Where was Claire?

"She is on her way here. She will be here soon. By the way, Claire is getting more and more responsible recently. She even helps me do housework now! I guess that's all because of Leena." Talking about the positive changes in Claire, Shannon was really glad. And she thought that it was all to her daughter-in-law's credit. She had taught Claire well.0000000