7. Desires

“Thank you for coming here, Javier,” Beatrice said as she took her bag from Javier. When her father woke up and her room was taken out from her, she asked Javier to come and get her clothes. Her father was still weak, so they still needed to stay in the hospital.

Javier sighed. He could see the tiredness on Beatrice's face. “You should go home instead of staying here. Your father will be taken care of for sure.”

“I can’t leave him.”

“Then where will you sleep here? Your father still needs to stay in the ICU.”

Beatrice looked around her. They are in the hospital’s waiting area. “I can. Here.”

“You shouldn’t!”

“Why? This is okay. Look.” Beatrice patted the chair. “It might be hard because it is made of steel, but that will be okay. I have my bag.”

“Beatrice. You shouldn’t let them be hard on you. You might not be saying anything to me now. For sure, your mother said bad things to you again.”

Beatrice looked away. Her friend knew him well and she couldn’t hide her true feelings f