"Nurse!" I called out upon seeing him awake. She wasn't far from us, so she arrived in just a few steps.
"What are you... doing here?" he asked with a frown, ignoring the nurse's presence and trying to remove his mask. "Answer me!"
"Mr. Sallow, you shouldn't exert yourself. You've been unconscious for several days," the nurse said. "It's better for you to calm down, or I'll have to prohibit visits."
Arthur gave the nurse a sharp look, but in the end, not having the strength to protest, he put the mask back on. And although he was quite upset, he didn't let go of my hand. In fact, it seemed like he was holding onto it tightly.
"I've been looking for you," I ventured to respond, even though I knew that anything I said at that moment would make him angrier. "I called your office, and the
