Chapter ５０

[Alex's perspective]

I finally grabbed a taxi and rushed to the hospital. I inquired about Charlie's attending doctor and I saw Charlie's name on the patient list. This showed that the hospital is still deeply in touch with Charlie.

I knocked on the doctor's office.

"Hello?"

Considering that there may be other patients in the clinic, I only talked in my mind as I heard them talking.

"Did you have any symptoms recently?"

"Stomach pain, not in general, but I can tell it clearly."

"Have you experienced similar conditions before?"

"Yes, I also had such symptoms not too long ago..."

As I appeared by the door, the attending doctor gave me a look, gestured to me to go out and wait. I nodded and headed back.

Sitting on the bench in the hospital corridor, I thought a lot about Charlie, about our past, our vows of eternal love, but still. I still didn't understand why he was so harsh. He disappeared without even calling once. I might have understood if he called back.