The next morning,
Aunt Miller arrived early with a nourishing breakfast for both of them.
They ate in silence, without exchanging a single word,
leaving even Miller somewhat stunned.
Weren't their relationship supposed to be rather close lately?
How did it turn into this?
After breakfast, a doctor came in to change the dressing on Theodore's wound.
Sigourney stayed beside him, and the moment she saw the deep gash on his body,
her eyes suddenly turned red at the corners.
Even though Theodore had always reassured her that it was nothing-
just a minor injury, just superficial-
the truth was clearly otherwise.
A sudden urge to embrace him welled up inside her.
And once the doctor left,
Sigourney actually asked.
"Theodore, can I hug you?"
"Just once. If you're uncomfortable with
