Publishedat 2nd of October 2019 05:21:16 PMChapter 79
Henry could see the determination she had so he stopped the words . He knew she was a bit muddled from how quickly her life had flip flopped in less than a day . It worried him to see her like this .
Advertis.e.m.e.ntShe could see the worry so she stared at him intensely . Her eyes had a haunted expanded look, like a ghost begging from the grave . It reminded him eerily of his mother . "Henry, please . I know my limits better than anyone . If I need your help, I will ask you or Michael . But, I need to get this over with . It"s been too long . "
He considered her words . He always favored his mother when she got like this . The doctor would always remind him that every person was deserving of their own dignity, even in a mental hospital . Ellie would never be alone, he mused, he would just have people around her all the time . "Okay," he said finally . "Have it your way . But . . . don"t try to do more than you can handle and end up worse than when you started . I don"t want to have to call an ambulance for you . "
"You won"t . " Ellie said with a shaky breath . "It is ok if you leave? Not that I have a problem with you seeing me . But I don"t like being shaky like this around other people . I know from the hospital that withdrawal isn"t going to be a pretty sight on me . You"re not planning on having me around for much longer so I don"t want you to see this when I"m begging for it . "
Henry knew he could soothe her with the knowledge he already had seen his mother in severe drug withdrawal . But he kept his demons to himself . If he was in her position, he wouldn"t want her around either . So he conceded the fight before it began . She could choose who she wanted to fight with her -- it didn"t bother him that he wasn"t on her team . But he would give her the best team members . "That"s perfectly reasonable . " He gestured to Michael who bowed as he neared .
"Sir?"
"Give me reports on Miss Ellie"s progress and her condition if you would like to call an ambulance . Keep everything quiet and make sure that no one makes a fuss . Neither of us would like this to turn into a circus . It"s just a bit for her to recover . "
"Of course, sir . " The old Brit"s eyes were steadfast and true as he straightened his shoulders . Henry was a bit surprised, the only other person that Michael would do that for was for himself . Michael had only known Ellie for such a short amount of time and Henry had never known that the old butler had a hidden depth of affection for her . Ellie seemed to have that effect on a lot of people, he mused darkly . Not that it would harm anyone if such affection existed, the more attention Michael would pay towards her the better .