The hospital corridor is quiet and empty today, nurses and doctors were unhurried to do a routine check to their patients. We had been sitting here in the hallway and waiting for Mr. Hale to get out from the oncologist room. He was still seeking for the best alternative and herbal solution, not to cure the sickness itself but to prolong Asteria's life a little longer since she didn't want to undergo any medical procedure. Asteria held my hand and gave me an assuring smile. Though she didn't show me but I know she was scared. "Did you know." Asteria whispered, my head turned at her to listen, I honestly like it when she is going to tell me a story or facts about something. "I went to the orphanage last month and met these twins, Cally and Lily." There is a smile in her voice. "Lily's slippe
