Rush of Emotions

As Ethan made his way back to the car in the dimly lit parking lot, the familiar chime of his phone interrupted the quiet night. Instinctively, he pressed the answer button, bringing the device to his ear in one swift motion. The voice of his mother crackled through the line, her usual composed tone replaced by a palpable sense of unease.

"Ethan, are you okay?" Her voice trembled with anxiety, sending a chill down his spine.

Perplexed by his mother's sudden distress, Ethan inquired, "What's wrong, Mother? Why do you sound so worried?" There was a pregnant pause before she broke down in tears on the other end of the line, struggling to articulate her words as she recounted a troubling incident that occurred while Tai was out fetching their meal. The vulnerability in her voice tugged at Ethan's heartstrings, prompting him to listen intently and offer comfort from afar.

In a harrowing turn of events at the hospital ward, a stranger masquerading as a nurse infiltrated the room with malici