Overview: Something unlikely to forget is about to happen
Quote for this chap :
But the thing about remembering is that you don't forget.”
― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried
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I stirred up from the depth of dream I was having for God knows how long. I fluttered my eyes open and felt the pain pounding on cheeks.
I can feel it’s swollen and it hurts like hell. Just then I realized that I wasn’t on my bed back in the apartment. I was in a hospital bed once again.
I grunted
How many times have I woken up on a hospital bed?
It has been twice this month now, I recalled. I tried sitting up from where I was lying but the pain on my back also hinders me to do so
I'd like to think it was all a dream but the bruise on my arms and hellish pain I’m feeling on my back tells me otherwise
I notice the numbers of tubs attach to me and the tank of oxygen right on my left.
I sighed
How long was I asleep?
I took the liberty to look up to the room’s white ceiling and decipher my thoughts. Nothing came to my head but the face of young boy smiling at me. It was weird. I dont even remember who he was for the moment
He looked so familiar.
I rose up my left arm but unfortunately, something wasn’t there.
Something was definitely missing. It startled me somehow .. and the thought of losing something I couldn't even remember made my stomach cringed for some reason.
I glance on my left side where the first thing that my eyes lay upon was man who seems asleep as he buried his face on the bed
Poor guy
I dont know what possessed me but I slowly reached for his head and stroke his hair, his soft hair that I can not resist but ruffle it.
Unfortunately, I can't even move my arms properly like a normal individual out of hospital could. Just then he stirred up from his slumber and rose his head.
He looked at me with total remorse and disbelief in his eyes and gasp for my hand
“Nina!” he breathe. I blinked so many times that I couldn't count no longer, Unable to comprehend who's the guy before me
His voice sounded so tired, hoaxed and worn oout. Those dark circles under his eyes and his messy hair depicted how self-deprived he was at the moment
I smiled weakly at him but didn’t say anything. He tightens his grip on my left hand as if not wanting to let go
“I thought I was gonna lose you” He whispered
I looked up straight to his eyes and notice how vulnerable he was as he regarded me as fragile as a glass
“I couldn’t even bare the thought of it” He added and plant a small but tender kiss on my hand
I tried moving my lips to utter something, to say words that may let him ease the pain
but nothing came out of my throat. Nothing but air, I was too weak to say anything. I can’t even move my feet.
Just then, The door burst all of the sudden after few knocks. A beautiful-beyond-doubt type of woman who stood shorter than I expected, dropped off the grocery bag and with her eyes wide open
"Nina!!!" She squaled and hugged me tightly as she couldThen, I felt a drop of tear slid down my cheek.
It was definitely not mine for when I looked up, the woman before me started crying hysterically, ruining her mascara in her eyes
"Don't you dare scare me off that bad for days, Nina. Don't you dare again"
She mummbled in between short breathes while she wiped out her tears away
Then I heared another knock coming from the door. The woman on my right immediately rushed to the door and opened it, revealing a man in white robe, whom I assumed to be a doctor, followed by an old woman and a teenage boy
"Nina!!" The teenage boy sprint his way to my side and hugged me lightly
"We've missed you!" He added
"How long will she stay here?" The man on my left asked the doctor
"By the looks of it, She'll recover soon enough .. Just give her a couple of days more and she'll be out in no time, Hijo. Don't worry" The doctor patted the man's back and smiled
Everythng happened so swiftly in my eyes. It was becoming a little blur and all I could hear were murmurs and more murmurs ..everywhere and every corner of the room.
It was crazy!!
My head started pounding erratically that maybe a vein or two would popped sooner or later
"Nina!!" The woman about the early 20's approach by my side and worriedly eyed me
"Are you okay?"
I frown and began to realize ..
"As much as I wanted to answer your question but who are you people?" I said with a sour tone
Just then, Everything felt dead quiet and the next thing I knew the older woman dropped her cane to the tiled-floor and fainted.
Good thing the young boy was there to assist her to the nearest couch while the woman and the man on two opposite sides of my bed dropped their jaw and were both unable to comprehend a thing
Silence took over us and I couldn't even tell why it gives me creep.
"You don't ... remember us?" With a complete confusion painted all over her face,The woman stammered.
I shook my head and glance at the man beside me. I saw him clenched his fist before asking
"Not even me?"
I shook my head once again
"No, that's why I'm asking right?"
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(A/N: I finished up typing chapter 42 but I decided to split it up for the next chapter. Sorry!
But PLEASE!! since, this book is going to end soon (sadly) please, support my other stories.. THE RUNAWAY BRIDE (If you haven't read it yet) and my other short stories in my page .. It'll mean a lot to me)
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