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Chapter 12

A loud crash broke the peace which had settled upon the room as the door slammed shut and a young girl stormed into the room, followed by a tall young boy. The girl stormed over to the couch and plopped down hard with her legs stretched out in front of her and crossing angrily. The boy simply stood at the edge of the couch, a confused expression on his face.

The older man let out an exasperated sigh and shook his head, muttering to himself as he picked up his glasses and started wiping them with his shirt. Alex watched silently, feeling slightly uncomfortable, as his grandfather cleaned his glasses with the shirt, before putting them back on his face.

"What do you mean, 'you don't have to stay here any longer?'" the girl shouted loudly, "You aren't going anywhere until the doctor says so. There's nothing else I can do to help you right now!"

The older man sighed softly again and put his glasses back on before replying calmly, "Of course, Mimi, of course. I will call the university hospital as soon as my son tells me what exactly has happened. Perhaps they can help me somehow and send me home."

The girl rolled her eyes and mumbled to herself, "You're lucky you're rich. Otherwise, I'd kick your ass and take my chances on finding a way home by myself. You could probably afford more expensive medication than this stupid pill can even supply."

"Now Mimi, there's no need for that kind of language." The old man chastised her gently as he stood up and walked over to her.

The girl scoffed in response and shot Alex an icy glare as she got up off of the couch and stormed out of the room, slamming the door shut behind her. Alex cringed slightly and rubbed his hands together nervously before he asked hesitantly, "Um...can I ask where she lives?"

"Unfortunately, no." The old man grumbled. He reached over to the shelf next to his computer chair and pulled out a small box filled with pills. He placed them on the table next to his phone before picking up the small white bottle. "This is a prescription I received yesterday. Normally I would never have taken these, but as you can see, I am a little underprepared for my new condition right now."

"Oh...um..right." Alex mumbled, suddenly extremely self conscious. The last thing he wanted was to be caught taking his grandfather'