Let Me Go, Mr. Harvey

The way James is now, it’s just not reassuring.

“I don’t have anything to do, I’m not in a hurry to get back, it’s fine to take you to the hospital first and then go back.” Howard Lee said as he stood by the car.

“No need.”

James didn’t give him another chance to stop him, closed the door, started the car and left.

Howard Lee was so relieved that he took the car keys and got into the car next to him and followed him closely. This way, if anything happened on the road, he would be able to help out in time.

He did not deliberately conceal his stalking and James soon spotted it and did not stop it.

When they reached the hospital entrance, James got out of the car and said to Howard Lee behind him, “I want to spend some time with her alone.”

“Good.” Howard Lee had the good sense not to follow, but he didn’t leave either. He got back in the car and ordered two takeaways, it had been almost a full day and they had both been dripping and he couldn’t take it anymore.

When James arrived on the ward, Luna, Greyson and Denise were all there, only no one made a sound and the ward was awfully quiet.

Seeing him enter, Greyson lifted his eyes and said sullenly, “Thank you for what happened at the old witch’s earlier.”

If it wasn’t for James, he probably would have been taken away too, and probably would have had to wait for Angela to be cremated to get out of jail.

James ignored him, his eyes looking straight at the body on the hospital bed, “Angela’s body, did anyone move it?”

This body on the bed is a little fatter and shorter compared to Angela.

“Roland said that when a person dies, the body swells up a bit and visually, it looks shorter than usual.” Luna has also been in hospital for a long time, hasn’t slept or eaten except for a glass of water, and now doesn’t look in the best of spirits.

James pursed his lips, a hint of pain and despondency crossing his eyes.

Yes, Angela is gone, what is he still obsessing about?

Was there any delusion that her body would come back to life?

Denise looked at him like this and felt bad, “James, the temperature in the ward is not suitable for storing the body, it still has to be put in the funeral home. If you really feel sorry for Angela, let her corpse suffer less too.”

What does James not know about this?

Just the thought of cremating Angela’s body and all that was left of her in this world was a handful of ashes made him feel like he was being cut by a thousand cuts, and the pain was unbearable.

Greyson had loved Angela, his sister, for twenty years and couldn’t bear the thought of her death, but, “James, my sister loved you so much, surely she didn’t want you to see her like this now. And it’s just too hot in the ward, no ……”

He choked up in mid-sentence and couldn’t speak, his throat felt like a million fish spines were stuck in it, painful and uncomfortable.

“…… just cremate it.” It was just a phrase, but James used all his strength.

Seeing her like this was a little too much for him.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

He couldn’t really imagine how much pain she was in when she died.

Greyson was silent for a moment and said through clenched teeth, “Yes!”

“Can I have a moment more alone with her before we send her off to be cremated?” James looked at Greyson as if he were looking at her, but with that vacant, listless gaze, it was as if he wasn’t looking at anything at all.

Denise took a tissue and wiped her face several times and went out first with red eyes.

Greyson took a deep look at the charred corpse on the hospital bed, wiped a large hand across his face and pulled Luna towards the door.

Just before he reached the door, he suddenly heard a heavy object fall to the ground behind him.

He looked back and saw James face down, straight on the floor, unconscious.

–

In early spring, it was still a bit cool, but many girls were already wearing long dresses.

As soon as James left the house in the morning, he unsurprisingly met Angela at the door again.

She wore a long light pink polka dot dress and stood with her back to him, stamping her feet and spinning around, rubbing her hands together and muttering under her breath.

“Crikey, it’s freezing, aren’t they usually dressed like this and why isn’t James out yet, freezing ……”

She spun around to face him exactly, her whining stopped abruptly and her features, which had been wrinkled together, instantly stretched out, bright and delicate, “James!”

James’ gaze paused on the tip of her frozen red nose for a moment, and with a faint hmph, he walked to the car, opened the door and got in.

The next second, the car door on the other side opened and Angela breezed in, “My car broke down again, so I’ll take your car to school, do you mind?”

James gave her a sideways glance, ignoring her, and simply said to the driver, “Ramm, turn up the heat.”

Ramm responded by starting the car and cranking up the heat.

“James, you’re not even thinly dressed, won’t you be hot with the heating on so high? Look at the girls at school, many of them have started wearing short skirts and showing their thighs!”

A warm breeze blew onto Angela and she rubbed her hands together, feeling much more comfortable.

James twisted his head and glanced at her, she was fair skinned and looked even more luscious in pink, “Well, I’m weak and afraid of the cold.”

“Then I’ll warm it up for you!” Angela volunteered, grinning as she grabbed his hand and placed it on the small of her back, “Isn’t that much warmer?”

The softness beneath his fingers made James freeze for a moment, his brow furrowed slightly and he abruptly withdrew his hand, “Don’t ever do that again.”

His five fingers were slightly closed and his fingertips twisted, as if a soft touch still remained.

“Why are you still angry when I’m warming your hands?” Angela grunted and puffed out her cheeks to get angry with him.

James ignored her too, she’d regulate herself in a moment, if he explained, she’d only get worse in the future, maybe next time she’d put her hand on her chest.

–It’s not like she’s never done anything more outrageous than this.

Angela sulked for a while on her own and was a little depressed to see him not coaxing her, “The internet says that when girls get angry, boys will coax.”

James hmmed indifferently, “I’m a man, not a boy.”

The driver held his laughter for a moment.

The car had arrived in front of the school and stopped. James got out first and walked out some distance without seeing anyone following him.

He stuck one hand in his pocket and craned his head to look at the car, “Still not down?”

“I thought you’d come into the classroom and not notice I was missing! Here you are!” Angela’s leaping voice came from the car.

The sky was full of sunshine and splendour, but the moment she peeked out of the car, it was all reduced to her accompaniment.

Angela smiled brightly at him, in this moment, like a bride who was about to walk towards him.

James looked shaken for a moment to see her stumble a little as she stepped on her heels and stood less than expertly on the ground.

He frowned slightly and was about to step forward to help her when the car exploded.

“James, help me!”

Her cries for help were painful and harsh as the flames rose to the sky.