Off Limits; My Best Friend’s Father. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

MAYA’S POVSomething was wrong.I knew it the moment I walked into the classroom and saw Luisa’s seat empty.I glanced at the time on my phone. It was three minutes until class started. And she wasn’t already in class?Maybe she was running late.I put my bag down beside my chair and pulled out my notebook, but my eyes kept drifting toward the door.Five minutes passed…ten minutes. Still nothing.Luisa was never late.Not to class. Not to parties. Not to anything.If we were supposed to meet at eight, she would be there at 7:55, usually complaining that I was the one who took forever.I checked my phone again, at our texts…The last thing between us was still the screenshot she had sent me yesterday.The screenshot of her conversation with Daniel.The one I had left on read, because I didn’t know what to fucking say.I locked my phone and placed it facedown on the desk.Maybe she was sick, or maybe something happened at home.Maybe nothing really happened and she had simply decided to

MAYA’S POVBy the time closing period came around, I had barely managed to concentrate on anything.My eyes kept drifting toward my phone, but there was still no response from Luisa.I had checked it so many times that I was starting to feel ridiculous.I zipped my bag and stood as the classroom slowly emptied.Most of the students were already making their way toward the exits, talking loudly about their plans for the evening.I sighed and slipped my phone into my bag.I was going to call Luisa. I needed to.Even if she was still angry with me, I just needed to know she was okay.I stepped into the hallway.And almost immediately, I heard my name.“Maya.”I stopped and turned around to see Daniel who stood a few feet away, his backpack slung over one shoulder as usual.He looked different from earlier.Less curious.Less like he was trying to figure me out.He walked toward me slowly.“Hey,” he said casually.“Hey.”An awkward silence settled between us…Then he rubbed the back of his

SEBASTIAN’S POV.I followed the doctor down the hallway, my footsteps echoing against the polished floor.Something about the way he had asked me to come with him made the uneasiness in my chest grow heavier.But I tried to stay calm.When we reached his office, he opened the door and gestured for me to enter.I stepped inside.The doctor closed the door behind us before walking around his desk.“Please, have a seat, Mr. Voss.” He said with his smile…I sat down while remained standing for a moment, studying me carefully before finally taking the chair across from mine.“I want to speak with you about Mrs. Jessica Voss.”My jaw tightened at the sound of the name.“Jessica Voss,”But I kept calm.“I assumed that was why you brought me here.” I said and he nodded slowly.“She’s stable at the moment. But her condition is serious.”“I know that.” I mumbled.The doctor folded his hands on the desk.“Do you know how much time she has left?”I stared at him.“Well, from her words…she said sh

LUISA’S POV.I stayed beside my mother’s bed long after the tears had dried on my cheeks.I didn’t know how long I had been sitting there when I felt Dad’s hand settle gently on my shoulder.I looked up at him.“Hey cupcake.”His voice was quiet and calm.“You should go home.”I immediately shook my head.“No.”He sighed.“It’s late, and you need sleep.”“So do you.” I said.He stared at me as I glanced at the tired lines around his eyes.“You’ve barely slept properly these past few days. You’ve been working nonstop, dealing with work, and now you’re here with me.”I squeezed my mother’s hand.“You can go home dad, get some rest while I stay.”He opened his mouth to argue and I shook my head again.“Seriously. Go. I’ll stay with her tonight and come back tomorrow.”His eyes moved toward my mother, then back to me.“You’re sure?”“Yes.”I gave him a small smile.“I just can’t leave her alone.”Something softened in his expression.He stared at me for a long moment before finally noddin

MAYA’S POV.The next morning, I walked into class and immediately noticed the empty seat beside mine.I sighed and dropped my bag beside my chair.Luisa wasn’t coming today...She had texted me early this morning, apologizing for not coming in. She was so exhausted after everything that had happened at the hospital and said she needed to sleep properly at home, before going to see her mother later in the day.Well, I couldn’t blame her.If anything, I was glad she was resting.But sitting here without her felt strange and lonely.I pulled out my notebook, but I couldn’t concentrate on a single word the professor who had just walked in was saying.My mind kept drifting back to last night…the man whom I had seen with Mrs Jessica at the hotel.I mean, how come that same man coincidentally became the doctor who was treating her for her heart failure…of all hospitals she would have been rushed to, it happened to be his?NahhhhhWho even took her to the hospital?Luisa said they were asked