---- Alice's eyes widened in alarm when she noticed my right foot was bleeding again. "Let's get you to the hospital," she said. I simply nodded. "Sure." The moment we settled into the car, Yoel's voice, syrupy sweet like a spoiled pup, filled the space from the Bluetooth speaker. "Welcome back, Miss CEO. Time to rake in the cash for me to splash." Alice's face twitched ever so slightly. "That was Yoel's purchase. He left it in my car by mistake. I meant to toss it." "Tt's fine," I replied, my tone flat. Quietness reclaimed the car. Alice shot me a puzzled look. "You're not upset?" Ijust tightened my lips. There was a time when Yoel mattered to me. ---- However, then, if I could not care less about Alice, why would I give a second thought to her eager-to- please sidekick? "Drive on, it's getting late." We were a mere U-turn and a straight shot from the hospital when Alice's phone chirped, her smile audible in her voice as she picked up. It was Yoel on the line, whining for a joyride in her shiny new car. "Yoel's got a little crisis. I'll drop you here, okay? The hospital's just across the street, barely fifty meters away." Alice was too eager to reunite with Yoel to even consider a detour. I fixed her with an icy glare. "I can't walk." Her face instantly turned to stone. "Come on, man up. You're not helpless, just hurt!" She flung open the door and practically threw me out, instructing me to call her once I had redressed the ---- wound. Her car peeled off, flinging muck that drenched my injured foot. As the sky wept a misty rain, I stood there, a drenched and pathetic figure. The 50 meters might as well have been a marathon. A few steps in, and I was drenched in cold sweat from the pain. The rain lashed at my freshly stitched belly wound, sending waves of agony through me. My legs buckled, and I crumpled onto the crosswalk. Cars whizzed by dangerously close, and if not for the hospital security guard's timely intervention, I might have ended up in another roadside tragedy. I finally made it back from the hospital and lay down when Alice burst through the door, her face a thundercloud of fury. "Didn't I tell you to call me after you got your meds? I was out there waiting for an hour, and your phone ---- was off the whole time!" I could only gaze at her, speechless. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!