"No…" she tried to reply with visible difficulty. "Nothing…"

It had been mere minutes, but her face had turned as white as a sheet of paper, and it was clear from her expression that she was enduring a torturous pain.

Seeing her like that almost made him panic.

"I'll take you to the hospital," he offered.

"No!" She grabbed his arm and clutched at it so tightly that he even started to feel the pain. Then, with strenuous effort, she continued, "I'm fine. It's just an old sickness of mine. It'l