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CHAPTER 31

Earn wiped her tears that seem couldn't stop. She repeatedly ordered her brain to hamper her lacrimal system- it still didn't stop. It was embarrassing and annoying to cry and smile like an idiot at the same time.

She excused herself to the toilet not far from the cafeteria. She calmed down a bit and checked herself in the mirror. Her eyes and cheeks were red, she quickly fixed her makeup and huffed a breath.

She didn't hear the first statement of love directly from Lada. She thought Lada hated her, she almost believed it that they were over-done. She considered giving up for good, it'd hurt so much, but at least they won't hang up in some uncertainty anymore. Now all was out from the oven.

"She's in love with me," she whispered in disbelief.

The fact was still baffled her. She wondered why it felt so good to hear that Lada was actually in love with her from a group of gossipy nurses. Shouldn't she be mad because of it?

If it was just a bunch of coquettish girls who accidentally caused her to know about it already made her fly to the seventh sky, what would she became if Lada straightly confessed to her? 

Die. 

Yeah, that probably will happen.

Suddenly, all the misery and loneliness vanished in an instant. She can't take it anymore, she had been patient for days and now keeping the silence for understanding won't do. She gathered all her stuff and stomped her way back to her table.

As if the universe finally gave her a favor, Lada walked in into the cafeteria.

She didn't go to queue to order some food. Instead, she stood by the vending machine and picked up a snack and a cup of coffee.  It was her third coffee for today, Earn wouldn't be mistaken. She saw Lada slurred up her morning coffee before she came to see her father at 08.13 a.m., she managed to get a glimpse of Lada threw away the coffee's plastic cup when she visited her patient at 12.17 p.m. and now within two hours later she wanted to drink another coffee.

Earn moved from her chair and marched her way towards Lada.

The doctor was going to pick up her coffee when a voice refrained her to do so.

"Don't," Earn said. "Too much coffee is not good for you." 

Lada sighed. She ignored Earn and took her coffee. 

The lawyer forcefully grabbed the cup and tossed it into the trash can. 

"Earn, what the-" Lada sent her a disapproving look. 

"You're coming home with me," she forcefully nudged Lada's arm. 

"I have work to do!" Lada hissed, not wanting to attract attention. 

"Yeah, like you can use your hand," she calmly replied. 

"Earn, stop." Lada yanked her arm.
"What are you doing?!" She scowled.

"Either you come home with me or find us a place to talk," she spoke with an evident authority tone.

"I can't do this now," Lada looked away.

"Then when can you? I'm not going to have more sleepless night and pathetically lying on your bed, holding your pillow, aching for you, hoping that you'd come home and finding it's just a wishful thinking the next day. I can't have the same box ice cream longer than three days in the fridge because you're not there to eat it. I don't want to watch sappy cheesy soap opera and not listening your endless criticizes about it. So you will hear out my explanation whether you like it or not. I don't care about your work. I'm selfish, I know, but I won't apologize for that this time. I can't wait any longer. I miss you and I can't take it anymore. I need you to understand me, I need you to not be Ms. know it all when you know nothing. So what would it be? Home or somewhere private in this building?" She finished her rant with her hands on her hips.