Sam said, âAlright. Iâll run the bath for you later, Ms. Louise. Nothing like a nice hot bath, so you wonât catch a cold.â
âSure. Go on.â Emmeline nodded her head.
Turning on her heel, Sam ran downstairs.
âOpen the door, Emma. Itâs not that I donât love you. I didnât know I had fallen in love with you all over again. Open the door, Emma. I love you!â Abel pounded on the door as he cried.
âClank.â Sam unlatched the burglar-proof door.
Staggering into the house, Abel had to take a couple of steps to steady himself.
âWhereâs Emma?â He was drenched from head to toe.
Surprised to see Abel soaking, Sam urgently uttered, âMs. Louise is upstairs. Sheâs wet too. Go and check on her.â
Before Sam could finish talking, Abel zipped past and dashed up the stairs.
He quickly made it to the second floor and pushed open Emmelineâs bedroom door.
Emmeline was down on the sofa, unconscious.
A paper bag strayed on the floor while a glass dropped to the ground.
It appeared she had taken something.
âEmma!â
Abel freaked out. He rushed over and pulled her into his arms. âDonât do this to yourself. Donât scare me! What did you take?â
Sam burst through the door and got the scare of her life too.
âWhat did you take, Ms. Louise? Ms. Louise, please donât do anything stupid.â
âWake up, Emma. Wake up! Why are you so silly? Canât you wait for me to fall in love with you? I have already though, Emma. Please wake up!â
Sam got the story straight. Ms. Louise probably thought Abel did not love her anymore.
Ms. Louise must have taken something for her broken heart.
Sam got down on one knee to pick up the paper bag. One look was all it took to wash the color off her face. She blurted, âWorryfree!â
Abel was stunned. What?
Worryfree?
Did Emme take Worryfree?
Oh, sh*t! Oh, sh*t! Oh, sh*t!
Abel panicked for real. He just realized he had fallen in love with Emmeline again, only for her to drown her sorrows in the Worryfree drug.
Now that he loved Emmeline, was Emmeline going to open her eyes and stop loving him?
Jesus Christ. What the hell just happened?
âEmma! How can you do this? I love you! I love you! Wake up!â Abel was devastated.
Samâs blood ran cold. How did things end up like this?
She stiffly picked up the glass and brought it close to her nose for a whiff.
It was a heavy stench of⦠smoked paprika.
Sam took another sniff.
Waylon was indeed a creative guy. Worryfree smelled like paprika.
It was the smell of Momâs cooking.
âMs. Louise, why couldnât you wait and give Mr. Abel a little more time? He found his feelings for you again. He loves you. What about you? Ms. Louise, you make us worry,â Sam wept.
Abel held the soaked Emmeline and sobbed, âEmma, itâs all my fault. I shouldâve realized sooner that my heart belongs to you. This wouldnât have happened. I love you, but itâs too late. You took Worryfree.
What am I supposed to do? Are you going to fall in love with someone else? Emma, youâre killing meâ¦â
Sam wailed, âMr. Abel, thereâs no point crying over spilled milk. Iâll run a bath for Ms. Louise before she catches a cold.â
âOkay. Okay.â Abel was drenched and cold too.
âYouâre right. We should give Emma a nice hot bath.â
âIâll run the water.â Sam wiped her tears and went into the bathroom.
It did not take Sam long to draw the bath. She emerged from the bathroom, wiping her tears.
âIâll take it from here. Go and make Emmeline something hot.â Abel picked Emmeline up.
âAlright, Mr. Abel.â Sam proceeded to the kitchen as she dried her eyes.
Abel carried Emmeline into the bathroom and removed his and her clothes.
He then carried her into the tub.