Chapter 605: What in the world?
[Present Time]
Penny touched her head, trying to relieve her lingering headache. When she reopened her eyes, she cast the doctor a look and sighed.
"Did you find out who Jonathan Pierson is?" asked the doctor, but Penny didn’t answer. "Then had you found out what you were looking for?"
Penny stared at the doctor quietly but still didn’t respond. She glanced at the fluid injected into her hand, reaching out to the back of her hand to remove it. She stopped when the doctor spoke.
"I’ll get it," he said. "Taking it off like that is dangerous."
"It’s not when I’m a doctor, is it?" she replied, removing the dextrose needle from the back of her hand. "Don’t worry. I just need some time to think, doctor. I appreciate your help... somehow, it worked."
It worked because she made herself remember some of the things she had overlooked. Things she had forgotten, things that had slipped out of her mind. But at the same time, she remembered the things she wanted to forget, the feelings she had buried, igniting a flame that would never cease easily.
Having said that, Penny flung her legs out of the bed and prepared to go. She didn’t know what time it was, but she was certain she was late for her appointment tonight. All she could hope was that the girls hadn’t left her yet.
Watching her gather her belongings, the doctor slowly rose from his seat. "Miss Penelope," he called, watching her pause without looking in his direction.
"I think... you don’t want the drunk Penelope to go," he said, sharing his professional opinion. "I believe you put that version of yourself away for a reason... and I think you’ve known that all along."