Chapter 17: Five Rabbits

When I heard the news that Sophie was getting married, I was very surprised.
As Eric said, Sophie is a year younger than me, and she just turned eighteen this year.
Before that, I had never heard that Sophie had a boyfriend.
I guessed that it was an arrangement by my father, who had once tried to arrange a marriage for me, but I had refused.
"Selena, do you have someone you like?"
Eric whispered my name, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Yes, I like Eric the most."
I opened the car door, carried Eric to the passenger side, and helped him buckle up while answering his question.
"No, I mean a fondness for men."
Eric sat on the passenger side like a cute doll and looked at me with shiny eyes.
I blinked at Eric and avoided the question.
"That's not something you should be thinking about right now,"
I got in the car as well and fastened my seatbelt as I digressed.
"You can think about what to get Sophie for her wedding present."
Eric didn't care that I changed the subject, but looked at me very seriously.
"What do you think of William? He's really a very gentle man."
"I think he's more suitable for Jenny."
I do think William is more suitable for Jenny, compared to Tom's maturity, what Jenny needs more is the pure security that William can bring.
"But I think Jenny prefers Tom."
It was clear that Eric did not agree with me, and he agreed more that Jenny and Tom should be boyfriend and girlfriend.
"Eric, it's Jenny's sister's business, and not our decision to make is it?"
I didn't want to continue this discussion with him, both Jenny and I had been hurt emotionally and neither would be thinking about dating a boyfriend for a while.
"Well, if you like William, I can help you chase him."
Eric was a little aggravated and his voice was a little weaker.
I was silent, not that I didn't want to answer Eric's question.
I don't understand, when Eric asked me who I liked, the first thing that came to my mind was Damon.
It must be because Damon is putting too much pressure on me, I explained to myself.
Soon we arrived at the nearby mall, which was crowded because it was the weekend.
Eric has not seen so many energetic people for a long time, flat is always very pale skin, today his cheeks because of the excitement also surfaced two small flush.
Apparently, the people in the mall looked much more energetic than the patients in the hospital, and Eric looked as energetic as a normal 10-year-old boy.
We now purchased a small suit for Eric in the clothing section.
Eric looks great in the suit, just like a little gentleman.
I am sure that in a few years he will be a handsome boy who can be welcomed by many girls.
Hopefully, he will also get better before he grows up.
I looked at Eric running happily in front of the way, can not help but some sadness.
Perhaps, what Damon said, I do need to think again whether I should say yes to Damon.
"Selena, can I take this as a gift for Sophie?"
Soon Eric picked out the gift he wanted, it was five white rabbits, and it looked like they were family.
"Selena look this is the rabbit mother, this is the rabbit father, this is you, this is me, and that is Sophie."
Eric excitedly pointed out the rabbits and explained to me who each one represented.
"This one is Sophie's husband."
Eric pointed to another black bunny and said.
"When Sophie has a little baby, can I pick out another rabbit to give her?"
Eric looked up at me with a cute smile.
I tenderly looked at Eric's happy look and agreed to his request without thinking.
Within my ability, I could grant all his requests.
But I didn't notice that his voice was already very weak when he spoke.
"Sure, what do you want ......"
Before I could finish my words, I looked at Eric in horror.
A line of blood was running down his nostrils.
Eric saw my horrified look and also felt something was wrong, reaching out and touching his nose.
"It's just some nosebleed, look I'll just wipe it off, you don't have to worry about it Selena."
He reached out his own small hand, wiped haphazardly on his face, tilted his face up to me and smiled.
Just after Eric said this, he directly closed his eyes and collapsed.
"Eric!"
I let out a shrill shout.
I had never experienced such a moment of fear in the past 18 years, except for the first time when Eric was certified by the doctors to have cancer, I had let out such a shrill and fearful cry.
A group of people also quickly gathered around me, and they were all drawn to my voice.
Completely dumbfounded by the situation in front of me, I also lost the ability to think in this moment.
Fortunately, there is a kind person across the street, along the way to hold the body of Eric, Eric did not fall directly on the top, but fell on his body.
"Is there a car, quickly call a car to take him to the hospital."
Seeing Eric suddenly fainted, the man's voice was very anxious.
Hearing his voice, I just reacted.
"I have a car, follow me."
I ran as fast as I could in the direction of my car, and the man followed behind me with Eric in his arms.
Usually it takes half an hour to get to the hospital, but today I drove to the hospital in just ten minutes.
Eric was taken in by the emergency doctor, and I stood outside the door of the operating room, wandering constantly, hands clenched in fists, heart kept blaming myself.
If I hadn't made sure to sneak Eric out today to pick out a gift, the current situation wouldn't have occurred.
"Don't you worry, I'll go in now and see how Eric is doing, with me, it's okay."
William also got the news that Eric was sent back, he also appeared behind me in the shortest possible time, he patted my shoulder, comforted me, and walked quickly into the operating room among.
His words were like a shot in the arm, injecting strength into me.
I folded my hands and kept praying to God to forgive me for this blunder.
The man who sent Eric along with me said comfortingly to me, "Don't worry, I know this doctor, he has great medical skills."
"Thank you, I really don't know what I would have done if you hadn't sent me over."
I was very grateful to the man for this series of actions, and I tried to behave a little more sensibly.
"What's your name? I'll bring Eric along to thank you when he wakes up."
"Is Eric his name, it's a nice name, but thank you won't be necessary."
"I just did what any normal person would do."
The man didn't tell me his name.