WILL YOU BE MY GIRL?

About thirty minutes earlier, after Mabel told Armstrong to leave, he became upset and left her house.

He got into his car and began driving back to the hospital but halfway he stopped and said to himself, "No, I won't leave without telling Mabel how I feel about her. I will make sure she knows the truth. She needs to know that I want her and if she doesn't want me, then it's fine. I will just have to move on."

After making up his mind, he reversed his car and drove back to her street. He was surprised to see Kelvin driving off, but Mabel was not in his car.

Why did Mabel tell him to leave and claim she wanted to go with Kelvin? He wondered. He quickly parked his car and walked to her house.

When he knocked on the door, she opened it and stared at him in surprise, "You? I thought I told you to leave...."

"Well, I came back," he replied.

She was staring at him in surprise and her eyes were watery. He moved very close to her, held her face, and kissed her.

However, she pulled awa