Siren Song Chapter 31

Published at 29th of December 2018 04:40:30 PM Chapter 31

After a few hours the plane touched down on the tarmac in San Francisco . As they had gotten closer and closer, Chang's feeling threatened to overwhelm her . As if sensing that Jian had kept constant contact with her throughout the flight, trying to help assure her .

A private car waited for them right outside to pick them up and take them to the hospital where Chang's mother was admitted . The grey fog of the evening clinging to the building made the hospital look somber and imposing . She tightened her grip around

Jian's hand and let him lead her inside and to the receptionist nurse's desk . A kindly looking, plump middle aged woman sat behind the desk . When she saw Chang's ashen face and huge wet eyes, her eyes softened .

"How can I help you?"

"We are here to see Mrs . Dumont, a one Li Hua . "

The nurse shuffled through her paperwork before finding the correct file .

"Are you her immediate family? With the patient's condition, we are only permitting immediate family members to visit at the moment . "

"What's wrong with my mom?" Chang's voice broke, the more time went on, the more serious this seemed .

The nurse looked at her incredulously . "The patients ongoing condition just flared up . For patient confidentiality, I cannot reveal more, you will have to talk to her yourself in room c-42 . It will be on the fourth floor second door on your right past the elevator . " She gave Chang a pitying look as Jian and her headed to the elevator .

Chang wanted to rush to her mother's room after receiving the room information, but she had to be slow and cautious in the busy hospital . Every step seemed a mile, but the corridor to the elevator seemed to stretch on to eternity . Eventually they came to c-42, a private room with the door shut . Chang reached out a nervous shaking hand to the door knob, her pulse pounding in her ears . She tried to swallow the dryness in her mouth but it stayed chalky . What was on the other side of the door? What kind of condition would her mother be in? Do I have the courage to see this?

"I am here . " Jian said, even though the words were simple they touched and reassured her .

'I need to be here for my mom, like she always was . ' Chang gave him a smile, turned the knob and pushed open the door, 'I will face whatever awaits with Jian . '

Alone in a private room Li Hua lay in her bed sleeping with a peaceful smile on her face . The years had been kind to her and had only made her graceful beauty more pronounced . one hand was curled on her lap, while the other lay beside her side with a slow IV drip constantly feeding into the needle in her inner arm . Her glossy jet black hair was neatly braided and lay over her shoulder in her usual style . Except for being a little pale, she appeared exactly as she had last to Chang .

Tears of relief instantly sprang to Chang's life to see her mother whole . When she had first heard her mother was in the hospital, Chang had feared the worst . Chang smiled through her tears, 'mom's alright, everything is ok, Jian was right . '

By her side, seeing her smile of relief Liang Jian Amal couldn't help feeling his heart twist a little . He pulled them both a couple of chairs from the corner of the room to Li Hua's bedside, to wait for her to wake up .

"This might be awhile before she awakens, you haven't eaten today, what would you like?"

"Mm I don't feel hungry right now . "

Jian pursed his lips at her answer and whipped out his phone . Chang's attention was on her mother waiting for her to wake up, she was so nervous but so excited . From the rollercoaster of emotions she had just been through, Chang felt exhausted and layed her head down nestled in her arms, on her mother's bedside .

Liang Jian Amal smiled tenderly seeing her so obviously relieved, she always so openly showed everything she felt . She radiated with a beautiful glow in her joy . He slipped off his jacket and put it around Chang's body so she wouldn't chill . It had been long past time for her to reunite with her mother, he was glad he could do this for the two of them . Especially now .

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