Chapter 3: Chapter 3
Miranda has been the only one on Eric's mind for the past few days. So many thoughts were battling in his brains. Why does she still have such an impact on him after all this time? He was doing well without her. She had to barge back into his life just as he thought he could move on. No jokes there, but he is well aware that he will never be able to move on from her.
Eric was walking past the City hospital exit hall when he noticed Miranda approaching. "What the hell are you doing here?" He spoke his thoughts louder than he wanted to.
She stammered. She couldn't think of the right way to respond to him, having caught her off guard.
"I... Um... I came to meet the kids in the cancer ward." Which was not entirely wrong. Because she does interact with the children whenever she comes here?
Eric wasn't convinced, but he didn't ask her any more questions or express his doubts in front of her.
"How about you? Are you okay?" Miranda asks him worriedly.
"It's too late to express your concern, and I just came to pick up Lizzy's blood test results."
"Why? What happened to her...?" Miranda tensed up as any mother would.
"Cut the crap, Miranda. Stop pretending to be concerned. It was just a routine check-up, and you have no right to know it. And, as I previously stated, you have lost the right to express your concern or affection for us." Eric glared and literally pushed past her, leaving her alone in front of the hospital's entrance with tears in her eyes.
She left where she was supposed to go after gathering herself and wiping her unshed tears. She went inside after turning the doorknob.
"Hello, Miranda," Dr. Harold Levis said.
"There is nothing wrong. You very well know that I hate attending this appointment." While sitting in the chair in front of him, she tried to change the subject.
"I am a psychologist, and you are my patient. I can tell when something isn't right." He stated the facts.
"I met Eric on my way here. I don't know how to deal with him. Moreover, knowing that Eric and Lizzy are just around the corner makes it difficult to live without them." She confessed.
"Miranda, as your doctor and a friend, I believe you should tell him the truth. You won't be able to recover from your depression unless you let things go, and that won't happen unless you tell them everything. With Eric still taunting you from time to time and your daughter unaware that you are her mother, your health may suffer." He explained everything to her.
"I can't say anything to them. Besides that, Eric will not listen to me, let alone believe me. And my daughter will resent me once she discovers I am her mother. At the very least, she's talking to me now. What if she completely ignores me when she finds out the truth? It is better to keep them in the dark."
"But, Miranda..."
"No, doc, this is exactly what I am going to do. First, I need to strengthen myself." She spoke more to herself than to her doctor.
Dr. Harold tried to convince Miranda all throughout the appointment, but she kept refusing.
By the end of the night, Miranda was exhausted. As it is, she is unable to sleep more than half of the time due to her nightmares. So, she grabbed her jacket and went to her usual haunt, 'Midnight Snacker,' without even changing her pyjamas.
She entered the restaurant, sat in her usual spot, and ordered her usual meal and drink.
Lander and Rachael were walking down the street, discussing their son and granddaughter. Eric and Lizzy. They were both concerned about them. They were worried about their son, as he’d been acting strangely for the past few days.
They both went inside the 'Midnight Snacker' restaurant after coming across it. However, they were taken aback when they noticed their daughter-in-law sitting alone, engrossed in her own thoughts while sipping something from a cup.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone