The girl murmured.
"A Nan..."
"Have you woken up?"
Little Fox only twitched an ear.
The girl didn't mind.
After all, she hadn't really expected Little Fox to give her an answer.
The girl stroked Little Fox's head.
The soft touch always made her feel better.
Xue Xue was the only bit of good luck she'd had lately.
Having Xue Xue by her side had made things much easier.
It made her feel less alone.
"Xue Xue, I'm so glad you're here with me."
The girl picked up the fox and buried her face in its fur.
Xue Xue wasn't like other foxes.
There was no strange smell about Xue Xue.
Just a faint, fresh scent of body wash.
It was the scent she'd specially chosen for Xue Xue.
It smelled lovely.
The music that suddenly rang out in the hospital room startled the girl out of her reverie.
She nearly jumped.
In a panic, she glanced at her boyfriend on the hospital bed while fumbling in her pocket for her phone.
Flustered, she rejected the call.
Girl: ...
She checked her call history.
It was an unfamiliar number.
She relaxed a little.
Another sales call, probably.
There really were more and more sales calls these days.
The girl glanced at the time on her phone.
Well.
It was time for her to head back.
She was just about to put her phone away.
"Bzz, bzz, bzz~"
The screen lit up again.
She'd just put her phone on silent.
After all, the sudden music had been rather jarring in the quiet hospital room.
It had been a bit of a test for her heart, too.
Hm?
The girl froze.
It was the same number.
She'd just looked at it, so she remembered it clearly.
They