Fixed #4

"Away too long." Her words kept reverberating in his mind. He couldn't understand it. She had known since the beginning that he'l be away from her 2 years. He remembered it clearly on the night before he departed.

"2 years is still long. I'll die here, alone."
"Hey, look at it this way, this is a 2-year investment. To test our love, and at the same time, to upgrade ur hubby-to-be into a Master, and i mean masterrrr!" They had laughed n giggled, but towards the end...

"Promise me that you'll wait for me." Silence.
"Let's just let destiny decide."

Her answer had shooked him. He did not blame her. 2 years is probably too long for someone as attractive as Tess. Meanwhile, a 2-year scholarship in MBA by JPA was too lucrative to reject. She could have found another guy who'll be the perfect hubby-t-be instead. She could have married within the 2 years instead... She could hav..

"Jack!"
His door slammed open. He turned around. It was Chen, a sweet, vibrant lady from Singapore at her early 30s rushing in, as usual, without any sense of privacy to him.
"Er.. u alrite, hoh?"
He stared at her. She could have respected his privacy a little bit more. His stare gradually turned into a glare.

"Eiyo.. come on la.. dun look at me like tat lea.. i plomis la.. no mo rush in.. i knok da door nes time ok? hou mou? guai guai la..."
He choked into laughter. Her accent was a natural sense of humour on its own.

"There's an emergency..." He quickly grabbed his medic suitcase and rushed out of the room. Chen trailing behind, "err 28-ye-ol womanl.. km247 of.. err crush between 2 trucks.. run away.. er bleedin.."

He jumped into the ambulance which is already waiting. Chen followed suit, no sign of "full-stop" from her. The siren sang. He closed his eyes.

Are all these necessary? He had been volunteering as night shift paramedic, partnering with Chen for almost a year now. He had wanted to make full use of his emergency knowledge and skills.. making everyday count.. just as Tess had always wanted him to... Living a hustle bustle life.. attending classes at days, emergencies at nights..

But are all these what he wanted? What he really wanted?
He wanted Tess. That, he know for sure.
He had always known that.