Thump... Thump...
Urgent footsteps sounded, and soon after, the door opened. It was a middle-aged woman in her forties.
Judging by her skin, she usually took good care of herself, but at this mont, her eyes were swollen red and her face was haggard, as if she hadn't slept all night.
Mrs. Smith saw Gwen and was exceptionally agitated. She hastily invited Gwen inside.
"Erin locked herself in her room as soon as she ca back last night, and she wouldn't co out no matter how much I called her. It's been over ten hours, and she hasn't eaten or drunk anything."
As she spoke, Mrs. Smith began to sob softly.
"Ghost-Spider, can you help Erin? Please."
Gwen looked at Lucas, and Mrs. Smith also turned to look at Lucas expectantly.
Lucas: "..."
Didn't I say I couldn't do anything? Why are you looking at ?
"Yes, Madam, I can help." Lucas affird.
"May I see Miss Smith?" Lucas's gentle voice sounded from beneath the grotesque mask.
"Alright, follow ." Mrs. Smith walked to her daughter's bedroom door, knocked on it, "Erin, the doctor is here, please open the door."
A painful, suppressed roar ca from the room.
"Don't co in."
"Erin."
Hearing her daughter's response, Mrs. Smith's eyes were swollen red, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Mrs. Smith, don't worry, there will be a way."
Lucas first comforted Mrs. Smith, then instructed Gwen, "Go get the coconut I just bought from the trunk."
Coconut water contains a large amount of potassium and small particulate matter, and its composition is similar to blood plasma. In certain ergencies, it can replace blood.
Lucas pointed to Erin's bedroom door. "Mrs. Smith, do you mind if I damage this door?"
"No."
Lucas turned off all the lights in the room, then observed the sunlight to ensure that no sunlight would enter when Erin's door was opened.
"Miss Smith, I'm coming in." He exerted force with his arm.
Bang!
His fist went through the wooden door, opening the locked door from the inside.
"Don't co near!"
A girl about fifteen or sixteen years old was curled up in the corner of the room, hugging her knees.
Her face was pale, her lips dry, and her clothes dishevelled. Scratches were faintly visible on her exposed arms.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Smith stumbled forward and embraced her daughter.
She sobbed and comforted her, "It's alright, Erin, it's alright."
Lucas, standing behind her, saw clearly.
Erin opened her mouth several tis, revealing her fangs, but held them back. Her body trembled more and more.
"Have so coconut water, you'll feel better."
Kneeling in front of Erin, Lucas offered a full cup of coconut water.
The girl looked at Lucas, paused, then took the cup. Soon, the cup was empty, and Lucas offered another cup.
And another cup.
Erin's complexion beca rosy at a visible speed, and the scratches on her arms faded rapidly. Her instinctive craving for blood weakened, and her body no longer trembled constantly.
Fatigue washed over her, and Erin gradually fell asleep in Mrs. Smith's arms.
Only then did Lucas have ti to survey the condition of the room, which was in a ss. The once small dolls were torn apart, clothes were ripped, and notebooks were shredded.
Just like the girl's life.
One page of the notebook happened to fall at Lucas's feet.
It was densely written with words like 'persevere,' 'Erin,' and 'don't give up.'
Lucas seed to see in it the image of Erin struggling alone against the desire for blood last night.
What a strong little girl.
Lucas instructed, "Mrs. Smith, when Erin wakes up, let her drink plenty of coconut water. This will help alleviate her symptoms."
"Rember, it must be all-natural. We'll leave first to find a friend and ask for a cure."
"Okay, thank you, thank you, thank you both so much."
Mrs. Smith repeatedly thanked them, then worriedly asked, "But if sothing unusual happens, how do I contact you?"
Lucas gave a number and asked her to write it down.
Lucas and Gwen left Mrs. Smith's ho and returned to the car.
Gwen, who had been silent, blad herself, "When I brought her back last night, she was just a little nervous. I didn't expect..."
"It's not your fault, Gwen." Lucas interrupted.
"You've done very well. No one wants sothing like this to happen."
"Mhm." Gwen responded in a low voice, still silent.
Clearly, she was still blaming herself.
Patting Gwen's arm to offer comfort, Lucas focused on driving.
A mont later, Gwen ca back to her senses and noticed that the car was not heading towards the bookstore.
She asked curiously, "Lucas, are you going to see your friend now?"
"Yes."
"Don't you call first to confirm where your friend is? What if she's not there if you just drive over?"
"No need."
Lucas acted mysterious. "If she wants to see us, she will naturally be there."
As he spoke, he took out his phone, ready to send a ssage to ask.
"Focus on driving." Gwen snatched the phone. "Who do you want to call? I'll dial for you."
"Doctor Yao, a psychiatrist. Send a text to ask if she's in her consultation room."
Gwen glanced at Lucas in surprise, as if saying, 'You still need to see a psychiatrist?'
Although they had known each other for a short ti, Gwen trusted her judgnt.
Lucas was just a fun-loving person, ntally very healthy.
Unable to free his hands, Lucas could only roll his eyes. "Many people have psychological problems, more or less. Gwen, I suggest you get a psychological consultation when you have ti."
"Hehe." Gwen chuckled, not responding.
Does she have psychological problems?
Yes.
Ever since her friend Peter, inspired by her, developed the Lizard serum, but lost control due to side effects after taking it, and then died accidentally in her arms, Gwen had fallen into deep self-bla and sadness.
And Erin's situation once again triggered her self-bla.
Soon, the Ancient One replied: "You can co now."
Yao's Clinic.
Knock!
"Co in."
As Lucas pushed the door open, he saw that the indoor light was soft, and an action movie, "Constantine," was playing on the TV, and several bags of snacks and iced drinks were on the table.
"Sit wherever you like, help yourself to anything you want to eat." A lazy voice sounded from a figure sunken into the sofa.
Sitting on the adjacent sofa, Lucas fell silent.
I didn't expect you to be like this, Ancient One.
However...
It's three o'clock, ti for tea.
Lucas was not polite, he poured drinks for himself and Gwen and opened a bag of snacks, which the two shared. Then, leaning deep into the sofa, he watched the movie with Ancient One.
Gwen was puzzled, but still followed Lucas's lead and watched the movie.
For a mont, all three were silent.
Only the sound of the movie remained.
The atmosphere in the room beca warm and peaceful.
After the movie ended...
"I already know about the matter."
"I can help but on one condition."
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