Chapter 48: Feel Awful!
"How are you feeling now, mom?" Rose sat at her mother’s bedside, massaging her hands gently. She saw her face still pale, and her lips looked so dry.
"Feel awful! I wish the doctor would give me a pain killer...." After the anesthetic slowly disappears, she can feel her chest area hurt.
"You have to endure it, mom, and eat a lot. Earlier, the doctor said that if your condition improves, then 3 or 4 days from now, you can go home..." Rose knew her mother did not like staying in the hospital. So is she.
"I wish... I only stayed here for 2 nights. It feels more comfortable sleeping in my bed." Molly smiled bitterly. She hates hospitals, but now she has no choice. She must stay here until her health improves.
"Daughter, when is your final test?" Molly suddenly remembers her thesis test.
"The day after tomorrow... Mom, you’d better stay here while I have my thesis trial. You can go home until I’m done." Rose was worried about leaving her mother alone in the house when she wasn’t strong enough to be left alone. Moreover, her mother is so active. If she leaves her alone at home, her mother may go to her minimart to supervise her employee.
"We will see later, Rose. Now, you wash first... How could you look ugly?" Molly couldn’t believe how messy her little daughter looked now.
"Looks like you’re still under anesthesia, mom!" Rose chuckled, hearing her mother’s words.
"I’m not! My chest feels so hurt..."