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

the room makes me conclude that I’m in a

you” I croak out, my voice feeling

while I go call you doctor. Your family will be relieved to

me a glass of

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was in. It’s full of flowers, balloons and teddy bears. There was also a bunch of cards on the

1. me.

about to pick one and open it

like hell” I tell him, my voice almost back to its normal

like this. He is always impeccable

and back.

you feeling?” he asks sitting down next to my

been hit by a

me when he takes my hand in his large one. I go to pull it

“I need this, I need to remind myself that you’re alive, that

together in confusion. Did I wake up in an alternate universe or something? Because

okay, Rowan, you didn’t hit your head or something,

with my other hand.

get to answer because the door opens and a doctor

eyes

glad that you’re up…we were worried for a minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you

forceful pushed me back when I unlocked my car. I

from the

to me since I woke up. Afraid

almost died.

your car was bombed and the force of it blowing is what

what year is it?”

squeezes my hand and I look at him

but it gone before I

would be bombed.

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you recognize your own name and you know who Mr. Wood

sign. We will have to perform more tests though, just to make

any type of

“Okay” I whisper.

You have three broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, traumatic brain injury which caused a buildup of fluid in your brain which we had to

questions?”

has refused to let go of my

just makes everything that

long have I been here?” I ask

to induce

injury so we will keep you here

them out. Okay?”