Jane smiles at Marianne but does not say anything. Florence raised a brow and said “So you put her as ‘aunt’ on your phone but didn’t know that you are related to each other?”
“You know that I have no recollection of any of my past, but on my phone I had put her as ‘Aunt’. Although, I changed it to Jane as I was told to do.”
Florence made soft chuckles. “Let me guess, it was Jane's idea to do that?”
Marianne looks at Jane, and the two smile at each other.
“Jane doesn’t like telling people that she is par
Marianne had locked herself in the room where the relics and the journals of her ancestors are kept. It’s been five days since she had last seen Francois, and four days since she had last spoken to him on the phone. During those days, she had spent her time mostly at the company of her Aunt Florence and Leonna. She had taken some time off with her instructors, but had asked them for some homework so she will still be doing some work. Her therapists are important to her so those are the only ones that she had kept going. She even skipped going to her usual visiting days at the hospital. She told herself that it’s not because Francois had told her to but it’s because she wants to spend some more time with Leonna and Aunt Florence while they are still staying with them. (Florence had mentioned to her before that they would not be staying there for long.)She hears some kn
"You're joking, right? Francois couldn’t be back without telling me. I bet it was Michael or John who had told you to say that, isn’t it?" said Marianne, denying the possibility that Francois could be really back. ‘He can’t be back without letting me know,’ she thought."Well…" answered Carl. When there was no word coming from Marianne, he said "So, anyway, I'll see you later?""Y-yeah… do you know what time you would be arriving? I'll tell Mrs Smith to freshen your room," said Marianne.&nb
“Oh, what’s the matter dear?” asked Jane, with a concern in her voice.Marianne started sobbing, and with a breaking voice, she said “My husband... doesn’t care about me. I thought that... I thought that… I don’t know what I was thinking...”Jane patiently listened and said “Tell me, what happened?”“Well Francois went… mission, he’s back… (sob) he didn’t tell me, again...” cried Marianne.“Oh… it seems to me like you’
It is already ten in the evening, but Marianne’s thoughts keep repeating what Jane had said to her on the phone this morning.‘She told me to help me with my relationship with him, but how exactly will she do that? What could she be planning?’ Marianne sighs, then cringes at the thought of what she had said after that conversation. She pulls up the quilt with white and blue design that she chooses thinking that Francois would like it. She covers her face with it, and then squirms. “Aahh…” she shouted, muffling her voice on the cover. Then hatefully whispers to herself “Why did you have to make excuses like that? You were like a teenager making excuses too! What kind of answer was that? You simpleton!” She pulls away the covers to her face, and then composes herself. It’s not even a minute past when
Marianne wheels around and goes back to the room. She quickly turns on the light. Then she moves closer to the bed. She sees the pale complexion of Francois’ face. ‘Why did I not think that there could be something wrong with him? He was clearly not himself? By now, he would have been freshly showered and smartly dressed up. He would’ve already finished his run outside or done his work out in the gym. How come I did not notice this? As always I had been focusing on myself again! I was thinking of trying to avoid him because of my embarrassment earlier. Come to think of it, I must have yanked his thing hard for him to be woken up. Right now, he didn’t even stir up with me putting the light on,’ she thought.Marianne turns to Lita, with a soft voice, and says “Down the hallway, next to the cloak room, there is a cabinet. Take the bag with a stethoscope.
The arrival of Dr Sasaki was announced by Lita, who came running up the stairs. Marianne, who was about to admonish Mrs Smith as to who is the boss, was stopped by Lita’s announcement. She wheels herself out of the room. The well being of Francois is more important than her wounded pride. She must make sure that the doctor will do everything that is necessary to do.Marianne looked down from the first floor. Her eyes are fixed on the man who is walking in the hallways who is carrying two big leather bags. ‘It really is him, Dr Arnel Sasaki!’ she thought.The man looks up towards Marianne, sensing her presence. The guard who was guiding the doctor also turned his head up. He made a salute to Marianne, and then told the doctor to take the grand stairs. ‘Mrs Davidson is waiting for you,’ said th
“Huh!” comes from Marianne, astonished. She did not expect Francois to reply.“You’re awake…? How are you feeling?”“Tired, I kept waking up because of the noise,” said Francois.Marianne grimace. Feeling guilty. “Sorry, I’ll leave you to rest,” she said as she tiptoed away.She closes the door gently, and reflects on what just happened.“So Francois had told Dr
Marianne and the rest at the table had heard what Florence had just said to John. Everyone has the same thoughts that ‘If Leonna had been a man, then she would have been similar to John.’“Mum, really…” said Leonna, trying to lighten up the situation as she feels bothered by what the others must be thinking. However, the look on Florence’s face that alarmed her.Florence gives John and Leonna a mysterious and cheeky look, and she said “I can feel a close bondness between you two. Please excuse me for being impudent when I say that I would like for you two to be together. I may not have a son biologically, but I can still have hope for my son-in-law. Florence chuckles as she winks at everyone.