When She Walks Away (Teresa) novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178

On the way to the hospital, Yolanda was so out of it that she was barely hanging on.

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Teresa kept calling out to her, desperately chatting about old memories, hoping Yolanda would respond.

As Teresa spoke, she felt her eyes sting with tears.

Her once sweet, lovable daughter now couldn’t even find a single friend. The sorrow washed over her.

Teresa’s heart ached terribly–it hurt even more to watch Yolanda suffer like this.

‘Did I mess up as a mom? Was I too lax with her, too blind to her struggles?‘ Teresa thought, guilt gnawing at her heart.

Before long, the car pulled up at the hospital. As Teresa got out to carry Yolanda, Charles gently nudged her aside. “Let me do it. You’ve been through enough.”

Teresa was too exhausted to argue, so she let him take over.

Charles scooped Yolanda up and rushed toward the Emergency Department, with Teresa trailing behind.

Soon, Yolanda was settled onto a hospital bed, and the doctor ran a bunch of blood tests.

Thanks to her raging fever, the doctor quickly gave her a shot to bring it down.

Yolanda was completely out of it, and when the needle went in, she didn’t even make a sound.

But honestly, Yolanda was normally a total wimp about pain.

Teresa’s worry for her daughter was off the charts–her heart pounding so hard she thought it might burst.

She was a pediatric surgeon, for crying out loud. If anyone knew how critical this was, it was her. Yet now, all her training seemed useless against the terror clawing at her chest.

If they slipped up even for a moment, if something went wrong… then Yolanda might—

Teresa’s mind slammed the door on that thought, panic threatening to choke her every time she got close to imagining it.

Charles stuck close by, not really sure what to do—he wasn’t a medical professional, so he just kept quiet, afraid he’d say the wrong thing.

But seeing Teresa look so tense and worried made his own nerves spike, honestly, he got so anxious that for a good while, he couldn’t even bring himself to say a word.

Before long, the blood test results were ready, and a nurse came over to let Teresa and Charles know the doctor wanted to see them. Once inside, the on–duty doctor adjusted his glasses, glanced up from the report, and said, “Your daughter has the flu. Has she been anywhere crowded lately?”

Teresa’s mind clicked into place as soon as she heard “the flu.”

Kids have weaker immune systems, so if they spend time in crowded places, they’re more likely to catch something.

Thinking back over Yolanda’s past couple of days, Teresa answered right away. She went to the hospital.”

The doctor’s eyebrows shot up. “Why would you ever bring a kid to the hospital? It’s peak flu season–viruses are everywhere! Little kids catch everything, especially in a hospital. And you didn’t even bother with any protection? Seriously, what kind of parents does that?”

The more the doctor spoke, the angrier he sounded—by the end, he was borderline yelling at them.

This wasn’t Teresa’s hospital, and she hadn’t said a word about being a doctor herself.

Teresa felt a rush of injustice at the criticism, but she just bit her lip and kept silent, not wanting to stir up trouble.

The doctor saw Teresa stay quiet and thought she must be feeling guilty, so he got even harsher. “If you’d brought her in any later, your kid could have died! Tell me, do you even deserve to call yourself a mother?”

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Teresa’s heart twisted painfully at the scolding–every word felt like salt in the wound.

When Yolanda was well–behaved, it was always Charles who got all the praise.

But the second Yolanda got sick, suddenly it was all on Mom–like every mistake was her fault.

Teresa almost wanted to laugh. How absurd could things get?

Charles had been standing there, listening to everything.

When the doctor started chewing Teresa out, Charles finally spoke up. “It’s my fault, not hers.”

The doctor got even more riled up. “Your kid’s in this condition, and you still take her side?”

Charles didn’t want to hear it anymore, his face set cold. “Just tell me–what do we need to do now?”

His voice was none too friendly, and the doctor could tell.

To avoid any trouble, the doctor clammed up and said, “She needs an IV, some injections, and will have to be admitted.”

Charles just responded with a cool “mm.”

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As Charles turned to go, he saw that Teresa was just standing there. He stopped, looked back at her, and called out, “Well? You coming or

not?”

Teresa’s nerves were shot. She’d officially been on the job for a year, and seeing people come and go, even life and death, was new to her anymore.

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After a while, you just end up going numb to it all–she thought she’d seen it all and could keep her cool.

When she arrived, Yolanda was awake, but still looked weak and listless.

Teresa settled beside the bed, gently stroking Yolanda’s cheek, her face overflowing with affection and her voice as gentle as ever. “Yolanda, are you feeling any better?”

Yolanda stared at Teresa, her eyes red around the edges. She stubbornly clenched her jaw and refused to say a single word.

So Teresa quietly gave Charles a look and let him have her spot by the bed.

As soon as Charles sat down, Yolanda immediately called out, “Dad.”

Yolanda nodded, sounding a bit hoarse. “Yeah, a little better.”

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Charles smiled down at her, gently brushing her cheek. “Good. Dad’s right here with you.”

Yolanda nodded again but didn’t say anything more.

Charles looked at her, his voice soft. “Why aren’t you calling for Mom?”

Yolanda just stared at him, not answering.

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Charles smiled gently. “Mom was the one who carried you here to the hospital. She was so worried about you. If you don’t call for her, she’ll feel really sad, you know?”

As soon as he said that, Yolanda’s eyes welled up with tears.

Yolanda had to admit–sometimes she really didn’t like her mother all that much, but right now, what she wanted most was for her to stay close.

At this very moment, she just wanted to curl up in her mother’s arms and drift off to sleep.

But for some reason, there was this stubborn, awkward feeling inside that kept her from calling out to Teresa.

But since her father said that, Yolanda could only awkwardly force herself to whisper, “Mom.”

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As soon as Teresa heard her call out, she quickly squeezed Yolanda’s hand, her eyes reddened with tears. “Mom’s right here, honey. I’m here.”

Yolanda felt a bit better with her parents nearby, but before she could settle in, a nurse came in pushing a cart.

The nurse said, “Yolanda Logan needs an IV. I’ll need both parents to step outside for a moment.”

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As soon as Yolanda heard she was getting a needle, she instantly broke into tears. “Mom, I don’t want a shot! I want to go home!” Teresa’s heart twisted hearing her daughter’s cries. She was terribly worried, but the IV was the only way Yolanda would get better. Gritting her teeth, Teresa stood up and pulled Charles along with her as they stepped out of the room.

As Teresa walked out, Yolanda started bawling even harder, her cries echoing through the hallway.

Inside the room, her sobs kept going and going, filling the air without any sign of stopping.

Outside the room, Teresa pressed a trembling hand against the wall, unable to stop shaking

Seeing her like that, Charles just couldn’t hold back–he walked over, gently slipped an arm around her shoulders, and spoke softly, full of concern. “Hey, it’s alright. Yolanda’s going to be okay, I promise. And you’ve still got me–I’m not going anywhere.”

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