Me After Meeting You

“I also found a very beautiful boy.”

Amber raised her eyebrows in surprise. “Really? Then, congratulations.”

For patients suffering from depression, being able to fall in love and having someone to look after them was a very good thing. Amber was truly quite happy for her, even if she thought that the speed at which Melody had found love was somewhat fast. But in modern society, a fateful encounter that led to romance could take place in the blink of an eye.

Melody asked, “Doctor, will you be happy for me?”

“Of course,” Amber answered with a nod. “In the future, you have to continue telling yourself that you’ll get even better. There’ll be many more wonderful experiences for you to discover in life.”

Melody stared at Amber with a focused gaze for some time before she cryptically said, “Doctor, you’re a good person.” She then stood up and politely said, “I’m going to leave now. I came here today to thank you. If not for what you said that day, then I really might have dug myself into a dead end.”

Amber smiled. “No problem. It’s your own strong will that dug yourself out of there .”

She got up to send Melody to the door. But right before Melody was about to step out, she suddenly paused, her hand on the door handle but not making a move.

Amber found it somewhat odd, and carefully called out to her. “Miss Melody?”

Melody turned her head around and abruptly asked, “Dr. Camille, what happened with you and the boy you met?”

Was she trying to find strength from her? Amber smiled. “Em, he’s my boyfriend now.”

Melody raised her head to look at her again. Amber thought that her gaze was a bit strange; it felt like she was very interested in her story and that she also wanted to try to do the same.

At that moment, Amber thought that Melody’s longing gaze was because she also wanted to get together with the beautiful boy she’d met. But not long after that, Amber found out that she was wrong.

Nothing was as she’d thought it was.

After Melody left, Amber thought of Calvin again and sent him another message. “Just now, your colleague Melody came to talk to me.”

Almost instantaneously, Calvin called her, even though he hadn’t picked up any of her calls that day. He sounded particularly anxious. “She went to find you? Did she say anything … bad?”

Was he concerned about her? Amber smiled. “How could she? Unless you think I look like someone easy to bully?”

Calvin didn’t speak. Amber softly asked, “Are you not angry anymore?”

Calvin responded, “Yes.” After a pause, he said, “I know what sort of person you are, so I believe you.”

If he really believed her, then he wouldn’t have ignored her calls for a few days in a row. But Amber was willing to let it slide as long as he thought it through in the end; who didn’t have a bit of a temper? It was ok as long as it wasn’t excessive.

“Really?”

“Really.”

Amber smiled. “Alright. Since you’re being so obedient, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight, ok?”

“Okay.”

After hanging up, Amber pondered what she should make for dinner today. When she thought about it, this was their first real date after their relationship started, so she had to do a good job.

Calvin liked rustic flavors, so she decided to make dinner by hand. She also planned to later explain to him what was going on between her and Ian. Despite his saying that he believed her, Amber didn’t want to leave a twisted knot inside of his heart.

Between two people, an appropriate level of trust was also a type of respect.

***

After she got off of work, Amber went out of her way to buy a europe style cook book along with some vegetables. She was planning on making a candlelit dinner with red wine and steak. Given how long Calvin had been overseas for, he would probably enjoy it immensely.

But as soon as she returned home with her supplies, without even having any time to change out of her shoes, she received a call from Nancy. “Ian’s sick. Did you know that?”

Amber was slightly shocked. “What?”

“He went down with a serious flu as well as an allergic reaction. He’s only half alive right now. If there’s nothing urgent right now, then you should go over and see him. I’m flying back right now, and I’ll be there early in the morning tomorrow.”This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

Nancy’s tone was unusually solemn; clearly, there was more to Ian’s illness than just that.

But as soon as the call ended, the doorbell rang. And on the monitor appeared Calvin’s youthful and gentle face, smiling at her through the screen.

Amber opened the door and Calvin entered, hugging her before saying, “I missed you so much. Even if I get mad in the future, I won’t ever ignore you again. It wasn’t as much a punishment for you, as it was one for me.” He then lowered his head and looked at the ingredients by her feet, smiling. “Steak? Do you need any help?”

But when he saw Amber’s look, he asked, “What’s the matter?”

Amber opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

Calvin released her. “Did something come up?”

This was the first time she had ever truly been at a loss for words. “Calvin,” She grasped his hands and strugglingly pushed out, “I’m sorry. I can’t have dinner with you today.”

Calvin chuckled lightheartedly. “You really scared me with your severe look and everything. It’s just a meal. What’s the big deal? Is Elly acting up again?”

“Not her.”

“Then it’s the hospital, right? Don’t worry, I can cook too. I’ll send it over to you once it’s done, alright?”

After Calvin said this, he was about to grab the ingredients and start cooking when Amber stopped him again. “It’s not the hospital.” She exhaled and steeled himself. Originally, she had planned to tell him all the details about what was going on between her and Ian.

But given the situation, while she couldn’t explain it right now, she also didn’t want to hide anything from him. “My professor just called me, saying that Ian’s ill. She’s not here, so she wants me to go and look after him.”

Calvin paused before asking, “Really? What illness?”

“A severe cold and a serious allergic reaction.”

Calvin smiled wryly. “Can you treat those things? As I recall, you’re a psychiatrist.”