Maximo was about to say something when his phone suddenly rang.
It was a colleague from my department. Upon seeing the caller ID, Matilda suddenly screamed, snatched the phone and smashed it to pieces.
"Bad bitch! Terra is a bad bitch. She wants to kill me. Help me, Max, save me."
Maximo could no longer care about his phone. He tenderly embraced the hysterical Matilda, constantly comforting her.
"Matilda, don't be afraid, Terra won't come. I won't let bad people hurt you..."
Matilda nestled in his arms, tightly hugging his neck, crying and laughing at the same time.
"You can't leave, Max. Tell me you will always be with me. You are mine alone, right?”
“Yes, Terra stole you from me. Since she's a bad bitch, she wants me to die!"
"Yes, you’re right, she should die." Maximo patted her back, soothing her gently until Matilda had calmed down and fell asleep.
Back in his office, he took out his phone, that the screen cracked and unusable, from his pocket and wearily rubbed his temples.
He was about to dial the internal line to ask about my situation when a nurse rushed in.