When Love Comes Late

Farris locked eyes with Matthew, struggling to keep his own mounting fury in check.

“Listen, Matthew.

Stella’s situation is dire.

But…” His tone turned steely as he stared Matthew down.

“Her will to live is faltering.

Sign that critical condition notice immediately.

If any complications arise from delayed treatment, you’ll have me to answer to!”

Matthew could scarcely tolerate another word from Farris.

The notion that Stella harbored such a fragile will to live was unfathomable to him.

She didn’t want to live?

How could that be?

She had expressed to him previously that she wished to cultivate their relationship slowly, beginning as a couple and eventually progressing into their marriage.

How could she abandon those dreams and him now?

He couldn’t recall the moment his pen had marked the critical condition advisory, but there it was, signed.

His gaze remained locked on the firmly shut doors of the emergency room, his entire being awash in torment.

“Stella, you have to wake up.

”

He leaned against the wall, eyes still fixated on those doors.

He kept repeating this prayer in his mind.

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Tears cascaded onto his hand, mingling with the now coagulating blood.

Upon hearing the news, Miley and Flossie hastened to the hospital.

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As they arrived, they found Matthew seated on a bench, his visage ashen, his aura consumed by a profound gloom.

Any lingering resentment they had held against him began to dissolve.

They could see just how much Matthew loved Stella.

Had it not been for earlier misunderstandings, he and Stella would have already been leading a happy life.

But such was the capricious nature of life, and now they found themselves ensnared in this unforeseen calamity.

Tears inevitably welled up in Miley’s eyes.

She had initially thought Stella had turned a new chapter, never anticipating that one catastrophe would merely beget another.

“Matthew, how is Stella?” Miley asked, clutching Flossie’s hand for support.

Slowly, Matthew raised his eyes to meet Miley’s.

When their gazes met, Miley discerned the inflammation in his eyes; his countenance, once full of life, now reflected only desolation.