บท 243: A hard pill to swallow

Cosette made a lot of thinking the entire night. Her father's words last night rewired in her brain and set them correctly. Cosette had been focusing on the thought of enjoying her youth she had slowly forgotten what the real world was like. 

This was a sensitive topic. 

If things were just as easy as that, then those victims of such atrocities wouldn't stay silent. If it was that easy, then everyone would get justice. But the real world wasn't like that. The reality was much harsher and cruel than any nightmare.

'I was selfish,' Cosette thought as she stared at Olivia from the side of the hospital bed. 

Cosette didn't attend school because she wanted to visit Olivia. She made a call yesterday to the hospital to confirm about her, so she was reassured Olivia was taken care of the entire night. 

"How do you feel?" asked Cosette soothingly, while Olivia lifted her eyes.