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Goodbye, Red Flag
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My mother had been hospitalized. My boyfriend worked as a doctor at the same hospital. You would think he would have visited her often, but he never did. Not once. On the first day of her stay, he did not come because he had taken a day off. His childhood friend was moving, and she needed his help. On the second day, that same childhood friend appeared at the hospital as an intern. He followed her everywhere and showed her the ropes. He handled anything she asked for, no matter how small. It went on like that, day after day. My mother's ward was on the thirteenth floor. His office was on the seventeenth. All it would have taken was a ten-second elevator ride or a two-minute walk down the stairs. Even so, Sebastian did not visit her for more than twenty days. My mother recovered. I picked her up by myself and took her to the train station. While I was on the way, he texted me. Sebastian: [Suzy's pet dog is getting vaccinated today. I need to drive her there first.] This time, I replied. [Got it. Drive safely. By the way, we're over.]
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Goodbye, Red Flag Chapter 10
Sebastian shot Suzanna a glare. "You can go home if you can't stand it. I will wait here."Suzanna was stunned. Her eyes reddened and filled with tears. "Why are you talking to me like that? I was only worried about you, Bastien. I feel terrible for you."Rage surged through him. "Shut up! She would never have left me if you didn't exist. Do you think I didn't notice your stupid pick-me tricks?"My parents may have been foolish enough to fall for them, but I'm not. From now on, you and I are nothing but strangers. Get out of my sight."Sebastian had never spoken to Suzanna like this before.Fury rose in her as well. "Shit!" she shouted, then stormed off.-More time passed. I grew desensitized to his presence. To me, he became little more than a moving statue in the neighborhood.One morning, on my way home from the market, I ran into Seth Myers, a childhood friend and former classmate. He had grown quite tall since our teenage years. He also seemed wiser and more mature.I le
Goodbye, Red Flag Chapter 9
"I didn't visit your mom because I was swamped with work. I didn't know she was this sick, Maddie!" Sebastian said frantically. "Slap me, hit me, do anything you want to me. I just want us to get back together. I would do anything!"He was still clinging to a ridiculous excuse. He was a hospital doctor. He could have found out about my mother's condition with ease.I did not want to waste any more time on him."I meant what I said in my text. It's over, Sebastian. Over means finished. Being your girlfriend exhausted me," I said. "Go home. Be with Suzanna. Your parents would love that. Forget about me.""No!" he wailed. "I love you, not her! I can't be happy unless I'm with you! If she's the problem, I can kick her out of our lives. I won't let this upset you anymore!"He pressed on, voice rising with conviction, "I don't even mind if you want to stay in Downwarren. As long as we get back together, I'll stay here with you too!"Sebastian sounded confident, as if abandoning everyth
Goodbye, Red Flag Chapter 8
My mother's health gradually improved, to my great relief. I knew it proved that what I had been doing was helping.She sometimes mentioned Sebastian in passing, but I always changed the subject as gently as I could. I had never told her about our breakup. I worried she might think it was her fault.Of course, my mother was not stupid. I had come home so suddenly and showed no interest in returning to Annsberg. Anyone could guess why.I felt guilty. Sebastian always treated her with barely disguised contempt and irritation whenever she visited me, yet she endured it for my sake. That prick had hurt her countless times over the course of our relationship, and I still kept sticking with him.I hated him even more once I truly understood this.In my imagination, Sebastian hurled insults at empty air after realizing I had left. He ranted about how blind I was to give up a man as promising as he was, especially before marrying Suzanna. He might even have fantasized about me regretting
Goodbye, Red Flag Chapter 7
"Dr. Ross! There's an emergency operation. We need you here, now!"…By the time Sebastian finished the procedure, several hours had passed since midnight.A doctor's job was never easy. Madeleine always worried about how much work and stress he carried, even when she was exhausted from her own job. Whenever he worked overtime, she would cook his favorite dishes for supper and bring them to his office.He always told her he did not need it and asked her to focus on getting enough sleep instead, but good luck convincing a woman in love. Madeleine only wanted to do kind things for the man she loved so deeply.Sebastian would sip the broth Madeleine made while she sat beside him, sharing funny stories and small jokes from my day. At the time, they lived far from his parents and from Suzanna. It was just the two of them.Madeleine thought those moments offered a glimpse of their happily ever after.Sometimes, Sebastian stayed busy deep into the night. On those nights, Madeleine wait
Goodbye, Red Flag Chapter 4
This was the first time in five years that Sebastian had shown any concern for my well-being. I was, admittedly, touched.Then I noticed the logo on the bag and the chilled stew inside. I realized it was the same meal he had bought for Suzanna. She probably could not finish it, so he had decided no
Goodbye, Red Flag Chapter 3
Sebastian had a bag slung over his arm. I recognized it at once as the restaurant's signature dish: a stew of baked cod piperade, mussels, and chorizo. His colleagues stood beside him.Sebastian hated the smell of fish.Half a year ago…My mother brought our hometown's signature snack when she vi
Goodbye, Red Flag Chapter 2
Without Sebastian in my life, things would be more than fine.…It was 2:00 p.m. when I finally left the train station. Five hours had passed since he promised to come with me to see my mother off. An hour had passed since I broke up with him.I was about to hail an Uber when he called."I just
Goodbye, Red Flag Chapter 1
I slipped my phone back into my pocket and hugged my mother."Safe trip," I said.My eyes filled with tears as I leaned against her sharp collarbones. Her illness had already taken so much from her."Once I hand in my resignation letter, I'll take the first train back to you," I said. "We'll stay
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