CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: A DEEP, LONG SIGH.

She walked slowly into the room with a furrowed brow and a set chin.

"Lucas, are you there?"

There was no response, and she pushed open the bathroom door but it was empty, no sign of him.

"Lucas…?"

Could he have stepped out to get something? She shook her head, it was not likely because there were several nurses running errands, and besides he was not too strong to move around.

Where could he be? She had to ask Dr. Abel, but as she made to leave, her eyes caught Lucas's wristwatch on a small table beside the bed.

She picked it up, and beneath it was a piece of paper. In curiosity, she opened the paper and as her eyes read through it, she grimaced. It was a note from Lucas.

"I left, and I'll be gone for a long time. Please don't bother looking for me, take care."

"What?!" She exclaimed and read the text again. Was the note meant for her? Why keep a creepy note like this beside your bed in a hospital? And, he left? to where?

Her pulse raced in thought. Could Lucas be dead? Could he have