Hospital Food
Armand went to his ancestral house to look for her mother's stuff. He hopes to find another way to break the curse she placed on Arabelle's mom. It's hard for him to accept that his mother was a dark witch. While he was growing up, he thought that she was a healer. She was helping others and curing their illnesses. Breaking curses is one of her specialities. She can cure someone who has been cursed with the spells and potions she makes.
However, he discovered his mother practicing black magic when he became a teenager. He was still young but old enough to know that she's a dark witch. All his life, his mother told him stories about witches and warlocks. He realized that she's one of the dark witches who put a curse on people. She did it for her clients in exchange for money to support him. He never thought that she had cursed a lot of people just because she felt like doing it.
His mother told her about adding a love potion on his father's drink before. That's the only reason why he was able to be with her for a short time. He was able to escape her spell but left his child. She never told his father about him according to her. Instead of begging him to stay with her, she puts a curse on him. His father died when another witch tried to break the curse. It was transferred to his wife since he’s done paying for what he did to her.
Armand's mother wanted to punish his father for leaving them behind. He chose to go back to his wife after he was able to break from the love spell. She got obsessed with somebody's husband and got hurt so bad. After his father passed, the curse seemed to bounce back to her. He believes it was karma now that he's older. His mother paid for putting a curse on his father with her life. Now that she's gone, he might end up paying for that instead.
He opens the treasure chest that belonged to his mother. If it's important, she will make sure to hide it inside. He was not allowed to look inside that chest before. Now that his mother can't stop him anymore, he takes out all the contents. He needs to find another way to break that curse. If he can't find one, he has to end his life to break that curse. Meeting his sisters made him want to live longer. He finally found his family so he can't just die.
“I hope to find another way to break your curse, mother!” He said that he found his mother’s photo that he found.
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Ralph stayed in the hospital in case Arabelle needed his help on something. He can't let them stay there by themselves. Their mom's condition is still unstable but the doctors can't find the problem. Of course they will not find anything wrong with her other than she fell into a coma. It was a supernatural condition by nature. They need to break the curse as soon as possible. It seems that the curse was able to imprison her spirit inside her body.
“Do you need anything?” Ralph asked worriedly at her.
“No, we're fine.” Arabelle replied on behalf of her sister.
“I've never seen any of you eat something. Are you two hungry?” he specifically asked this time.
“I'm really hungry!!” Amie replied since she can't let her sister decide for both of them when it comes to food.
“Okay, I'll buy some food for both of you. Any special request? he offered mostly for Amie.
“We're fine with anything.” Arabelle replied.
“Can I go to the hospital canteen with you?” Amie asked Ralph as if she's embarrassed.
“Sure! Actually, it's a good idea so you can choose what food you both want to eat.” he told her.
Arabelle said, “Thank you” to Ralph without actually making a sound. She's happy that he's with them in the hospital. They are both worried about their mom and his presence seems to keep them calm. It's better for Amie to get out of the patient's room. They are both stressed out about what's happening currently. She hopes that the cafeteria in that hospital has a good menu. The thought of eating good food suddenly made her feel hungry.
“I hope they will get me some soup.” she wished instead of telling them earlier before they left.
Her stomach is already growling since she didn't have lunch and it's almost midnight. Amie must be really hungry to come with Ralph to the cafeteria. She's too shy around other people. You can really tell that she already wants to eat as soon as possible. She can't help but smile since Ralph seems to be treating her family well. As if he's already a part of it since he’s taking care of them. She's glad that he's a good catch even on her first try.
“That's a lot of hospital food!” Amie exclaimed when Ralph picked up the food they ordered.
“They all look good. Better try out everything.” Ralph replied while holding four huge bags of food.
Although overwhelmed, Amie agrees with Ralph. She feels really hungry and her sister might feel the same way. They decided to have all the food to go and bring it to their mom's room. That way, she can eat with her sister since Ralph said he's not hungry. She noticed that all the women at the hospital cafeteria looked at Ralph with dreamy eyes. You can't blame them for admiring him since he's really handsome. Her sister is very lucky.
“Wow, that's a lot of food!” Arabelle exclaimed as well the moment she saw the huge bags.
“We can't decide what to order so we got them all instead.” Ralph replied and laughed together with Amie.
“They all look delicious and we're hungry.” Amie told her.
“Whatever! It looks like a week's worth of food.” Arabelle can't believe that Ralph is already spoiling her sister.
“Let's just talk about it later. I'm already famished!” Amie replied and started to take out the food from the bags.
“Go ahead and eat. I need to check on Justin and Armand.” Ralph suggested and excused himself.
They started eating the moment Ralph walked out the door. Amie is right, the food from the hospital cafeteria looks delicious. Both of them just keep on eating without talking to each other. Arabelle thinks that they need to eat a lot already in case there's another emergency. At least they will have the energy they need if ever. She chose the beef broccoli and shrimp fried rice. Her sister seems to be tasting as many dishes as she can and she just lets her.
“I knew we forgot something!” Amie exclaimed after swallowing some chicken curry.
“What is it?” She asked while chewing her food.
“We don't have anything to drink.” Amie replied.
“Don't worry, I'll get some drinks from the vending machine outside.” she told her and stopped eating.
“Thanks sis! I'll stop eating first and wait for you.” Amie gave her the sweetest smile.