BXBX NOVEL Chapter 97: He? She?
Lucian mumbled as he picked the boy up. He was surprisingly light.
" Should I bring him to the hospital? " He wondered, then he took his mobile out and checked the location of the nearest hospital.
[ Yeah that would be better, there might be some hidden injuries on his body so it would be better to get some tests done. ]
" Yeah, the hospital isn\'t that far away from here, I can arrive there within ten minutes by walking. " Then carrying the boy in his arms, Lucian began to walk towards the hospital.
Even though he was walking normally but his speed was still quite fast, much faster than the walking of any normal person.
In around ten minutes Lucian arrived in front of the hospital, he looked at the building from outside and thought:
\' This place looks kinda cheap, I don\'t think they would even give proper treatment so should I really bring him to this kind of place? But, at least this is cheap so it should be fine. \'
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" These bastards, I think they took out my kidney or something otherwise why do I feel more sick then the time I had come here? " Just then, a patient walked out of the hospital while clutching his belly, he seemed to be in pain.
" Heh there is no way this hospital would do it so openly, he must be mistaken, and this place looks quite nice for its cheap price. " Lucian mumbled then he began to walk towards the hospital.
" U- Uwaah Those bastards are trying to tear my body apart when I only came here for just a simple test. " Soon another man came out running, there was even blood on his clothes.
" Uh... This is cheap so it should be fine, there are always a few crazy patients like this coming to the hospital daily. " Lucian said, shaking his head.
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" These bastards are charging a lot of money to do something as simple as prescribing medicine, this place is a rip off. " Another man shouted.
" What the fuck, I can\'t bring him to such a shitty hospital, let\'s go to a better one. "
Lucian again took out his mobile and began to check the location of some other hospital with good ratings, but it was a little far away so he booked a cab.
Within a few minutes the cab arrived and now the two of them were going to a different hospital.
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" We have arrived. " The driver spoke after he stopped his car in front of the hospital, Lucian got off then he carried the boy in his arms into the large building.
Then Lucian got the boy admitted after filling out some paperwork, aside from getting the wounds bandaged he also wanted to check that the little boy doesn\'t have any hidden injuries.
When Lucian gave the boy to the nurse she looked at him strangely because of the kid\'s dirty clothes and body state, since he looked poor so she was worried that he won\'t be able to pay the fees.
" But what should I do with him, should I just send him back to his home? Though he would have to live alone now that Jackie is dead, right? " He mumbled, Lucian was sitting on a chair.
[ I don\'t think that would be safe aside from John and Ron, there are a lot of goons present around that area, not to mention that he won\'t be able to live on his own. ]
" Hmm that\'s true, then the best choice is that he lives in an orphanage, he would be safe there and will get some friends. " Lucian then added as he looked around, there were quite a lot of people coming in the hospital, mostly with injuries so almost all of the rooms were full.
[ That might work, but most won\'t want to live at that kind of place, don\'t you think so too? Why don\'t you try taking care of him? ]
" Me? Nah, I have never looked after anyone, it would be too much of a hassle- " Lucian refused.
[ Weren\'t you only able to come out of the Chasm without any injuries because of Jackie, so shouldn\'t you do something so trivial for his brother? ]
" Sigh, don\'t try to manipulate me, I\'ll just ask where that boy wants to live, if he says he wants to live with me then I guess I will allo- " As he mumbled to himself, the nurse stepped out of the room and approached Lucian.
" Are you her guardian? " She asked.
" Uh... Kind of, I know his brother. " Lucian answered.
" She is fine now, I have applied medicine to her wounds. She will be awake soon but it seems she had gone through a lot. Not only physical pain but even mental pain, do you know what happened to her? " She asked.
" No, I just saw him in that condition and immediately brought him to this hospital, are the tests done? " Lucian replied.
" Yes the tests are done but you would have to wait for the results to come out, for now let her rest here, if nothing is wrong with her then she can be discharged from here. " The nurse answered.
" That\'s good but why are you speaking as if he is a she? " Lucian questioned.
" Because she is a she. " Nurse spoke.
" No, he is a he. " Lucian refused.
" She is a she. " Nurse.
" He is he. " Lucian.
" She is- " Nurse.
" He is- " Lucian.
" She " Nurse.
" He " Lucian.
" She " Nurse.
" He " Lucian.
" She " Nurse.
" She " Lucian.
" He " Nurse.
" Haha I got you. " Lucian spoke.
" Damnit I lost, but do you really know her? She is a girl. " The nurse spoke in frustration, she was in her fifties after saying that she went away to get the results of the test.
" Hey Zero, what is the meaning of this? Didn\'t you say he is a boy? Did you make a mistake? " Lucian asked as he glanced towards the little person lying inside on the bed.
[ Uhm... It seems I indeed made a mistake, I just checked a small event of the past and just concluded he is a boy but it seems Jackie had disguised his little sister as a boy. ]
" What? So even you can\'t always be trusted, I\'ll keep that in mind. Anyway, I can understand why Jackie must have done that, that type of place won\'t be safe for a girl after all. " Lucian spoke to himself.
Since he got her in a private room so she could stay there without any problem for now, and since he has something to do so Lucian decided to leave her there for now and come check on her later.
" Anyway, Zero, tell me where can I find the weapon? " He asked, as he walked away from there.
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