Chapter 10 I Won’t Run Away

Before she could finish her words, she vomited blood on the floor again. Thankfully, the quilt was not stained, or Mrs. Moorsum would have been worried about her. She wiped the blood off the floor with several tissues and flushed them down the toilet. It was as if nothing had happened. Tired of abrupt mood swings, she lay on the bed and wrapped herself tightly with the sheet to get warmer. Perhaps because of the fever, she felt chilly in a cold sweat, losing all consciousness. She had a dream. In this dream, Cristofer held her gently in his arms and apologized to her. He said that it was his fault to trust Gretchen and blame her and that he wanted to start over with her and see their child abroad. The dream was too beautiful. It was so beautiful that... even if she was asleep, she knew it was a dream. Bang- A loud noise woke her up from the dream. Estelle climbed out of bed with difficulty and cried, "Mrs. Moorsum? Mrs. Moorsum?" No one replied. Was anything wrong? She w