After a prolonged silence, Burgess came to the balcony alone and lit a cigarette again.
He couldn't suppress his coughing in the cold wind, and his eyes had turned red without him noticing.
He didn't know why he chose to keep Oprah in this way.
Perhaps it was because he didn't want to give up.
He couldn't believe she was dead. He couldn't accept that he had spent six years searching for her, only to find out she was with another man.
He couldn't accept that the girl he had loved for over a decade was choosing to leave him.
Thinking about all this, Burgess extinguished his cigarette and walked back into the ward, his body emanating a cold aura.
"Let's go back home."
Home...
Oprah felt somewhat bewildered. Did she even have a home anymore?
They got into the car.
As Burgess drove, he couldn't stop coughing.
Oprah paid no attention and stared out the window as raindrops slid down.
Perhaps genuine indifference is what it feels like now when you don't love.