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Josh hears silence and so he thought now was the best time to show.

So, he lightly tapped on the door and waited for Luke to invite him in.

‘Come in,’ he heard Luke’s sad and tired voice, say.

Josh didn’t miss a beat and stepped straight into the room.

He found the sight before him heart breaking.

He saw Vera’s unconscious state, just laying there.

There was no movement in her.

Luke had put a washer on her forehead.

And then he saw Luke.

He had never seen him so broken before.

He sat on the edge of the bed grasping at her hand while his body was slouched over.

And if he wasn’t mistaken, he thought he saw Luke was crying.

‘Luke,’ he gently said. ‘The doctor should be here soon.’

‘It’s not good enough. I don’t pay him to come whenever he wants. He should have been here by now.’ Luke said. His voice cold and full