Met Asher's Mom

Chapter 15

Ashley Gustavo POV

After a very long day at work, attending to over a hundred patients, I finally had the time to get some rest. At times, I do rethink my decision of being a nurse, at some point, I thought of quitting, but seeing the smile on every patient's face whenever they were getting better, was what kept me moving.

"I'm going to the courtyard to get some rest. Call me if anything happens here," I said to Lisa before I left for the courtyard.

I thought coming here would help me feel relieved, however, I was instead struck with the thought of Asher. Why did he react like that yesterday? Where was he? What did he come to the hospital to do? I kept asking myself the questions I was sure I might never get the answers to.

The sound of someone whimpering caught my attention, and I looked in the direction of the voice, welcomed by a woman seated under the big tree in the courtyard. She was wearing the usual patient's gown, and she looked pale.

"Why is she crying there alone