Chapter 61: New Friend

Yannie Ace Ruiz

"I thought you could go home now? Is there a problem? What did the doctor say?" I asked Josh in succession while Ramil, Byron, and Jomar remained silent, lying on their hospital beds as if they didn't mind staying in the hospital for a few more days.

I glanced at Ate Rica, hoping to get some answers from her. But she just avoided my gaze as if she knew something she didn't want to tell me. I took a deep breath and turned my gaze back to Josh. "Josh..."

"Hmm?" Josh responded to me as if he didn't understand my questions earlier. I kept my eyes on him, waiting for his response. Eventually, he answered me. "We still need some time here because our wounds and bruises haven't healed yet."

"Just because of wounds and bruises? Didn't the doctor say anything else? Were you not injured severely?" I asked him with growing concern, which slightly interrupted him and made him glance at Ramil. I furrowed my brow and glanced at Ramil, too, but they quickly avoided eye contact wit