Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

14. Alternate universe

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My head is throbbing. Actually scratch that. My entire body is in pain. I try opening my eyes but I

can’t. It felt like they were weighed down by stones I try calling out to Noah, to anyone, but no

sound leaves my mouth.

I am moving. Or someone is moving me. Every movement jolts me and just makes the pain all the more excruciating. I wish they would go slowly. Or just stop all together.

“We need a doctor!” someone shouts.

I didn’t understand what they were talking about or why they needed a doctor. Or what was going on. I tried staying conscious but darkness embraced me once more and I fell into it willingly.

When I came back to myself again, I’m not in pain but I still can’t open my eyes. Nor can I move my body. I feel like my limbs were laden with cement. Like I was trapped inside my own body.

I can hear people talking but it all sounds so far away. As their words are submerged under water

or something. Nothing made sense and I didn’t understand why this was happening to me.

I was desperate to see Noah, to hear him. He must be so worried that I hadn’t called him. Yet there

was nothing I could do.

I fall back to the nothingness, unable to keep up with what was happening around me. My last

thought is Noah and how sad he would be that I haven’t called

I wake up and the room is shrouded in light. The brightness of it makes me wince.

“You’re awake” an unfamiliar female voice says,

I try opening my eyes again but with the lights accosting them it’s nearly impossible.

“I’m so sorry about this” she pauses and I hear movements. “You can now open your eyes, the light

won’t be a problem”

True to her words, when I open my eyes, curtains are closed and the light are turned low. I turn to

the woman who seems to be in her late thirties. She’s wearing a nurse uniform and a quick survey

makes me conclude that

you” I croak out, my

I go call you doctor. Your family will

a glass of water

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the cold water as it cooled my throat. I stare at the room I was in. It’s full of flowers, balloons and teddy bears. There was

1. me.

pick one and open it when the

him, my

he looked tired. I have never seen Rowan like this. He is always impeccable

and back.

he asks

I’ve been hit by a train…what are you doing

takes my hand in his large one. I go to

don’t” he pleads in a small voice. “I need this, I need to remind myself that you’re alive, that

confusion. Did I wake up in an alternate universe or something? Because things were just not adding

didn’t hit your head or something, right?” I

with my other hand.

doesn’t get to answer because the door opens and a doctor walks

his eyes find

worried for a minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you know

hospital… something forceful pushed me back when I unlocked my car. I

head from

me since I woke up. Afraid

almost died.

and the force of it blowing is what threw

what year is it?”

and he notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and

it

be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel

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you recognize your own name and you know

have to perform more tests though, just

type of

“Okay” I whisper.

of fluid in your brain which we had to drain and also some swelling. The stitch from your shoulder wound reopened and we had to re–stitch it. Our

questions?”

has refused to let go of my right. The

everything

I been

is your fourth day. We had to

of head injury so we will keep you

them out. Okay?”