
"Sister Mark, you want to stay here, don't you?" katie asked her husband's best friend when they arrived. "I don't have a change of clothes" Mark replied, "you'll just wear my clothes, I'll bring a few more pieces" James told Mark. "yes, tonight we're going to have a barbeque" katie said again. "alright, if you force it" Mark developed a smile sign of agreement.
That night James, Mark along with a triplet spend the night with a barbeque in the back garden of the house. While the father and mother just sit on the terrace because they do not want to disturb them and make awkward. James and Mark were busy fanning out to keep the embers from extinguishing, while the triplet prepared the foodstuff they were about to bake. They dissolve in the happiness and warmth of the family, including Mark who is not part of the family but feels close like he has known each other for a long time.
Mark's cell phone rang while they were tidying up the grilling equipment because the show was over. "what did you say?" Mark spoke half a scream when he heard the news through his cell phone.
"what's wrong?" ask James to investigate. "Sister Monica was shot, I have to go home now" Mark replied with a worried face after closing his phone. "let me hang out" James said. "i'm coming along" Marie said. "me too" Katie chimed in.
"You also have to be careful on the road, it's almost midnight, the edge of the Pine forest must be very quiet" said the mother warned. "contact us continue for its development yes" my father said as he drove them to the car.
The four of them left for the capital in James's car. While Janie chose to stay at home to accompany her father and mother and some leftover barbeque equipment while waiting for news from them.
"Calm down, your sister's gonna be fine, she's a tough girl" James said as he drove to try to cheer up his anxious best friend, thinking of Monica, "I know she's a tough woman, but why did he get shot? who did it? what reason?" Mark did not think about the events that befell his brother.
During the operation, Mark continued to stand restlessly in front of the operating room. Marie who could not bear to see Mark anxious finally approached and hugged him to be calmer. "all will be well, brother, come sit down" marie whispered in Mark's ear and then swept him to sit on the seat nearest the operating room door and clasped his hands tightly as a sign of moral support. While James and Katie can only look at her best friend with pity.
After walking for nearly six hours from midnight until morning, Charlie finally came out of the operating room. "how is he?" mark asked as Charlie approached them. "we'll have to wait until the conditions are stable, we'll take him to the ICU room to monitor his progress, be patient for a while" Charlie patted his best friend's shoulder to give encouragement.
"My men are working with the authorities to investigate the case, you take it easy, everything will be fine soon!" James also encouraged Mark.
"Thank you, because of you I can deal with all this" Mark stared alternately at his two best friends with a smile.
"Darling, Marie and I went to the cafeteria to buy some warm chocolate and bread for Mark's sister" Katie told her husband and answered with a nod.