"Then buy me the Dragon Ball toy. I want to play with Goku and Vegeta." Christopher whined to Caroline's frowning face. He was asking for too much. She hadn't even told him she had resigned.
"What are you talking about, Christopher? Aren't you older than those things?" Caroline asked.
"Nah ah! In Uncle Lucas's phone, I saw a video of a grown man playing with Naruto and Sasuke toys!" Christopher said raising his voice to prove his point.
"What in the world is that? Nakasu and sakuto nonsense! I'm not getting you nonsense toys!" Caroline raised her voice as well, angrily folding her hands across her chest.
Since she came to see him yesterday up until now, they had been arguing on one thing or another. Even the nurses couldn't stop them from bantering. Anyone who knew about these two became jealous as well as happy over their brother and sister bond.
"Dum dummy! It's not Nakasu and Sakuto it's Naruto Uzimaki and Sasuke…"
"Yah!!!" Caroline yelled bringing the argument to an abrupt end. With her eyes widened, she poked Christopher's fore head.
"I still insist on it. Call for Uncle Lucas or buy me the Dragon Ball set of toys." Christopher said mildly folding his own arms. He looked away from Caroline who sighed deeply in frustration.
"Then just go on calling the stupid Nachiko names then." Caroline came to a decision that she would rather listen to his nonsense than disturb the hardworking doctor.
He has been asking for Doctor Lucas since she arrived.
'Call him so we three can play a game.'
'Call him over so we three can have lunch.'
This and that.. she was tired of him. Not like he was a three year old, he was damn twelve years old.
"Ok then.. Hinata, Sasuke, Boruto, Itashi, Sakura the bitch…."
Christopher couldn't finish his sentence because a hand had squeezed his ear. "Ouchhh!"
"What did you say? Did you just say the Capital letter B and four tiny floating X's word (B****)?" Caroline asked squeezing his left ear with all anger and frustration.
"Ahhh! Aishhh!"
"Caroline!!! What are you doing?!" Lucas barged into the room pulling Christopher away from Caroline, to his back.
He had heard their noisy banter and decided to pay them a visit and also warn them against raising their voices when he suddenly saw this scene of Caroline squeezing Christopher's ear.
"He.. he.." Caroline couldn't say anything as she looked at Christopher behind Lucas with so much irritation.
"Uncle Lucas, she is bullying me. I did nothing to her, angry bird sister!" Christopher sharply said then brought out his tongue and moved it up, down and sideways at her which infuriated her.
"You!!" Caroline pointed at Christopher, bulging her eyes.
"You dare bully a patient, Miss Caroline..?"
"No, no! He said the Capital letter B and four tiny floating X's word." Caroline explained as she tried to justify her act. No longer angered, she was pouting at Lucas. Lucas found this unbelievably cute and interesting.
"What is that?"
"Bitch." Caroline said.
"What?" He didn't still get it.
"Bitch."
"Did you just call me a bitch?" Lucas asked surprisedly.
"No! No! That's the word he said." Caroline felt guilty and hopeless. She felt like she was loosing over Christopher.
"Lier, lier!!!" Christopher shouted pointing up at Caroline's face.
"See me in my office, Miss Hathaway." Lucas said stoically, taking steps to leave the ward. Caroline bowed her head in frustration.
"Yes! Flog her too, Uncle Lucas." Christopher happily said but his happiness was cut short sooner.
"No games for you, Chris until you apologize to your sister." Lucas said expressionlessly before leaving the ward entirely.
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Caroline was all of a sudden quiet after she entered the office. She sat opposite him, the table in between and her head bent downwards.
"Why silent all of a sudden, Caroline?" Lucas asked forming a smile once again. Caroline released the tough air she was holding. Annoying Doctor Lucas of all was the last thing she wanted to do on earth.
"Hewww! I was scared we both were going to have a big argument too…hahaha.." Caroline said with small laughs, Lucas chuckled.
"That's absurd. We are friends, so why would we quarrel?"
"Right!"
"Ahem… so emm… I wanted to ask. Did you by any chance work at Fried Chilis?" Lucas asked. He keenly watched Caroline's facial expression which changed slightly and returned to smiling.
"What are you talking about? No! Why do you ask?"
His question reminded her of Jhon who asked same question. This question saddened her heart.
"Nothing! You have been in the hospital since yesterday, so I was wondering if… also, I went to Fried Chilis and…"
"emm… Doctor Lucas, err.. I re..signed.. but please don't tell Chris." Caroline said and Lucas nodded. He appreciated the fact that she was sincere.
Caroline also didn't want to die in silence, she wanted to say things to someone, she wanted to express herself too.
She's tired of being a she-hulk… Caroline didn't realize that her eyes were misty and all ready to rain down water drops…
"Hey, hey, Caroline…" Lucas strode to where she sat and squatted to her level.
Caroline didn't know why he was getting so close all of a sudden but, when she saw tear drops on his thumb after he wiped under her eyes, she understood she was shedding tears unknowingly.
"I'm ok."
"I know. It's alright. Be free around me, infact trust me." Lucas said and she nodded. She was ready to let it all go like Elsa in Frozen.
"Now, why I asked is because…" Lucas fidgeted. He didn't know whether to tell her the real reason why he asked her the question, or not tell her.
"Go on, tell me." Caroline smiled amidst her tears, that was the worst because that perticular expression weakened Lucas somehow.
"I won't tell you." He said, going back to take his seat.
"Why?"
"I would show you instead."
He would show her instead, the reason why he asked her if she worked at Fried Chilis.