Rick leaves office after finishing up his work late in the evening. On reaching around his building he sees the landlord, Reynold taking his evening walk.
"Are you coming from the hospital, Rick?" Mr. Reynold asks as he gets closer to him.
"Hospital? No, Why?"
"Oh you don't know. Jasmine's mom had a heart attack an hour ago," Reynold informs him.
"What? let me call her." Rick takes his phone out. "Where are you, Jasmine?"
"I'm at the hospital," she says in a breaking voice.
"Which hospital?" he demands.
"You don't need to-"
Rick asks enraged, "Which hospital, Jasmine?"
"Belford Hospital," she answers finally. Rick leaves immediately in a cab.
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At the Belford Hospital:
"Where's she?" Rick asks Jasmine sitting in the corridor with Adam.
"She's in the ICU. She is still unconscious." Her eyes well up with tears.
"Don't you worry. She'll be fine. She's strong as you."
"No, I'm not." Tears drop from her eyes. Rick moves forward and hugs her.
"You're strong Jasmine, I know it." He holds her tight, waving a hand on her back. His arms felt like a safe haven for her. She closes her eyes feeling the warmth around her.
"Thanks for coming, Rick," she whispers.
A doctor steps out of ICU and saunters towards them. "How is she, doctor?" Jasmine asks as she notices him.
"Her vitals are normal now. But she's still unconscious," he replies.
"When can we see her?" Rick asks.
"Difficult to say. But she should be okay by tomorrow afternoon. It wouldn't have been this serious if she was regular in her medicine," he informs.
"But she's been taking her pills." Jasmine doubts herself recalling how her mom got lost in thoughts when she'd asked if pills were over.
"I don't think so, anyway let's wait for her to wake up." Doctor leaves.
"You can go too, Rick, and take Adam with you."
"Are you sure?" Rick asks. She nods her head. "Okay call me if you need anything."
"Will do."
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At Rick's Home:
"She'll be fine Adam, Don't worry," says Rick opening his own room. Although a cheerful boy, Adam didn't utter a word since Rick saw him at the hospital.
"You like video games right? I've got a good collection," Rick says to divert the boy's attention.
Adam looks at him.
"Let me show you."
He opens a big drawer under his clothes closet. It's having at least 50 games DVDs. Adam looks through it, amazed. "This one, will you play with me?" Adam shows a boxing game DVD.
"Of course I will," Rick replies with a smile.
They beat each other to death several times in the game. Adam cheers upon each win. "You're a pro," Rick exclaims.
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Mr. Boring: Accountant & Agent
ActionRick is your your typical neighbourhood boring accountant and just a secret agent. *** Living a double life is his secret but people around him are high on secrets too. His neighbour Jasmine likes him but can't be with him cause she has to hide her...
