In the end, I didn’t apologize. Sonia kept complaining about her pain, so Anthony had no choice but to focus on her.
Watching them leave, I remembered I had to visit the hospital too. I’d been struggling with insomnia, relying on sleeping pills just to get through the nights.
After picking up my prescription from a private clinic, I walked out and spotted Anthony carrying Sonia on his back.
“Look at her boyfriend,” some passersby murmured, their voices tinged with envy.
Sonia shyly buried her face in Anthony’s shoulder. “Put me down, Tony. I’m fine…”
Anthony’s tone was filled with affection. “Sonia, you’re hurt.”
I wasn’t surprised to see them; it was the closest clinic to our home.
We crossed paths downstairs. When Anthony saw me, he frowned. “Why are you here? Are you stalking me?”
I raised the sleeping pills in my hand. His expression softened. “Insomnia isn’t a disease. I’ll have my assistant pick up some lavender.Put it in the bedroom;it might help.Stop taking that stuff.”
Sonia muttered something about her pain, and I turned to leave.
Cars zipped by on the street when, suddenly, a vehicle lost control and crashed into a streetlight.
Sparks flickered, and the lights on the entire street dimmed, plunging the area into darkness.
Panic rippled through the crowd. I crouched down, trembling. The dark had always terrified me.
Anthony seemed to remember this.
“Celine, are you okay?” he asked. “Sonia, Celine is afraid of the dark. You wait here, I’ll go find her first.”
My voice shook as I tried to reply, but before I could, Sonia clung tighter to him, crying. “Tony, I’m scared too. Don’t put me down. Please, I’m scared.”
Her soft, pleading voice left Anthony no choice. He stayed with her, leaving me behind.
I felt my way to the roadside and collapsed in a corner, my body trembling uncontrollably. Sweat soaked through my clothes as I hugged my knees, whispering to myself that I would be okay.
When we used to lose power at home, Anthony would comfort me patiently, holding me close until the lights came back on. But now…
