Today, lody Sumrs and Sophie Thorne ca to the hospital to handle Brianna White’s discharge.
After a period of observation and treatnt, the scrapes on Brianna’s body had healed without leaving a single trace.
The doctors at the hospital were amazed by this. They even had Brianna give blood several tis for tests and examinations, but unfortunately, they couldn’t find anything amiss.
So, they could only attribute it to Brianna’s excellent physical condition and a bit of divine favor... after all, she had survived a fall from the seventh floor.
Besides her physical injuries, Brianna’s psychological issues had also improved significantly, and she had returned to her forr cheerful and optimistic self.
When the two arrived at the hospital room, the caregiver had already packed up Brianna’s things.
Seeing lody Sumrs and Sophie Thorne walk in, Brianna imdiately pulled out a piece of paper.
Sophie Thorne took the paper and saw that it was an IOU, already filled out.
Sophie and lody exchanged a glance, both a little taken aback.
Brianna looked at them and said sincerely, "I know private hospitals are very expensive right now. I’m grateful that you’re covering this for , but I really can’t rest easy about it."
"But I really don’t have that much money right now, so I can only write you an IOU for now. I promise I’ll work hard to pay you back after I’m discharged!"
At her words, Sophie Thorne shook her head in resignation. She handed the IOU back to Brianna and replied, "You really don’t have to do this. It was no trouble at all. We’re neighbors, so it’s only right that we help each other out."
The cost of this hospital stay was certainly a lot for an ordinary person, but for Sophie Thorne, the amount was nothing. She wouldn’t give it a second thought.
Moreover, Brianna’s suicide attempt had deeply affected Sophie.
Because Sophie’s father had many mistresses, she had grown up in that environnt, and through constant exposure, she’d co to feel that many things were a matter of mutual consent, without any elent of coercion.
But through Brianna’s experience, she realized for the first ti that for an ordinary girl like Brianna, rumors alone were enough to kill. Their situation was not as rosy as she had previously imagined.
Sophie felt that her forr self was like soone looking down from the clouds. Now, by helping Brianna, she was also trying to atone for her past arrogance.
But Brianna stubbornly pushed the IOU into Sophie’s hand, insisting, "Please, just take it. Otherwise, I really won’t be at ease."
Unable to refuse, Sophie had no choice but to accept the IOU.
Seeing Sophie accept the IOU, Brianna finally relaxed, a bright smile blossoming on her face.
Then, she began to cheerfully tell lody Sumrs and Sophie Thorne about her future plans. "Don’t worry, I can definitely pay this money back!"
"I’ve thought it all out. I’ll go back to livestreaming when I get ho. I logged into my account during my free ti these past few days and saw that a lot of people have left ssages encouraging , saying they’re waiting for to start streaming again."
It was a blessing in disguise. Brianna’s account, which originally had only a few thousand followers, gained a million fans after the incident. Many people sympathized with her ordeal and flocked to show their support.
Brianna’s voice was soft, but her eyes were firm. She continued, "Lately, because of the natural disaster, many people have beco depressed due to the darkness, choosing to give up on life just like I did. I’ve been receiving therapy at the hospital, and I hope to share so of my experiences and my journey with everyone."
"I was already an emotional support strear. Many of my fans used to say I had a real knack for counseling people! I hope to do my part and continue helping people with their emotional and psychological problems."
"Because I’m soone who’s died once, I know that many suicidal people don’t actually want to die. They just need soone to pull them back, to pull them out of the abyss, but they don’t know how to ask for help."
"You were the ones who reached out and pulled back. Now, I want to be the one reaching out to pull back even more people."
lody Sumrs looked at the light shining in Brianna’s eyes, feeling a sense of admiration for her.
At first, lody had only thought that this girl, who dared to take her torntor down with her even as she attempted suicide, was a lot like herself in her past life.
But now, lody felt that Brianna was stronger than her.
Brianna had clearly been hurt by the malice of the internet—she had been driven to jump by that very malice—but now, she was still willing to step up and help strangers online.
lody imdiately voiced her concern. "Are you going to continue livestreaming? Your incident blew up so much back then. There might be a lot of people who try to take advantage of the situation to stir up trouble..."
lody had also seen how the comnts had spiraled back then. Although most netizens supported Brianna, there were still so who took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and attack her. They had their own agendas and wanted to muddy the waters.
To those people, a single doctored screenshot was enough to drag her through the mud, while a lengthy official announcent couldn’t clear her na.
It was as if pinning the label of "imperfect victim" on her could cover up their own vile act of joining the perpetrator in cyberbullying her.
Hidden behind the anonymity of the internet, many people’s malice beca even more unrestrained.
Brianna had just been through therapy, and lody was afraid that such malicious comnts would be too much for her to handle.
But Brianna replied, "I’m not afraid. This is exactly when I need to stand up. I want to tell other victims that it’s not our fault we were slandered, and no matter how much strangers vilify us, we should never give up on life."
"I know so people will show up just to curse out, but the more they insult , the more it proves that my very existence is a thorn in their side. I’m going to live a better and better life. I want them to know that their old tricks of ganging up on anyone different are becoming more and more useless."
"If I shrink back because I’m afraid of being attacked and just surrender the court of public opinion to them, that would be a truly vicious cycle."
Seeing Brianna so full of fighting spirit, lody Sumrs and Sophie Thorne finally felt at ease.
As the three of them were leaving after completing the discharge paperwork, they ran into Yuri Walsh again.
lody couldn’t help but be surprised. ’It seems I run into Dr. Walsh every ti I co to this hospital... What a coincidence.’
Yuri first asked about Brianna’s condition and congratulated her on her successful discharge. Then, he turned to lody Sumrs and Sophie Thorne with a smile and asked, "At the end of next month, my family is hosting a banquet in the third-floor ballroom of The Nimbus Hotel. I was wondering if you two ladies would be interested in gracing us with your presence?"
lody was taken aback, but Sophie suddenly seed to realize sothing and asked, "Is it the celebration for Miss Paige’s research institute?"
Yuri Walsh smiled and nodded.
This ti, Paige Walsh’s research institute had worked with governnt departnts to develop a specific counter-agent for the volcanic ash. Its effects were remarkable, saving many patients from the suffering of respiratory and pulmonary problems.
To celebrate the successful developnt of the counter-agent, the Walsh Family was holding a special celebration banquet for Paige Walsh, and Yuri happened to have two invitations available.
Hearing what Sophie said, lody understood what was going on.
Rembering that she had also played a part in the counter-agent’s developnt, lody felt a flutter of excitent. ’I should probably go. It’ll make for a good mory.’
So she and Sophie exchanged a look, then thanked Yuri and accepted his invitation.
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