Don’t Touch Me, You Are Filthy

Throughout the night, Abigail and Penelope were outside the ward and felt heartbroken upon hearing Hazel’s cries. Unfortunately, nobody was allowed to enter the ward except for the doctors during the regular checkups. Despite this, the doctors also needed to make it quick and left once ensuring that Hazel was fine. Of course, Abigail and Penelope knew that Regan did not rest at all because they kept hearing him comforting and soothing Hazel. Even after Hazel had seemingly stopped tossing and turning, they could still hear Regan’s voice. When dawn broke and the sunlight shone through the windows, they finally saw Regan leaving the ward expressionlessly. Besides, they even noticed that Regan was walking slower than usual, and his steps seemed to be clumsy and awkward. As Regan’s wounds from yesterday’s fight still weren’t treated and he probably held Hazel in his arms throughout the night, both Abigail and Penelope guessed that his legs might have gone numb, causing him to walk rather a