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

have this while I go call you doctor. Your family

me a glass of water before

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

1. me.

open it when

look like hell” I tell him, my voice almost

hair was disheveled, clothes were wrinkled and he looked tired. I have never seen Rowan like this. He is always impeccable and neat. His eyes are tortured and he seems he had been to

and back.

you feeling?” he asks

a train…what

large one. I go to pull it away but he tightens

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

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

your head or something, right?”

with my other hand.

to answer because the door opens and a doctor walks in.

his eyes find

were worried for a minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you know where you are and what

my head. “The hospital… something forceful pushed me back when I

head from

blocking out what happened to me since I woke up. Afraid of accepting

almost died.

your car was bombed and the force of it

what year is it?”

Rowan squeezes my hand and

his eyes but it

was in shock. Never would I have thought that my car would be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel a headache coming on and pain sipping

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you know the year, you recognize your own name and you know who Mr. Wood

perform more tests though, just

type

“Okay” I whisper.

a ruptured spleen, traumatic brain injury which caused a buildup of fluid in your brain which we had to drain and also some

questions?”

head since Rowan has refused to let go of

makes everything that happened

been here?” I

your fourth day. We had to induce

will keep you here for a few more

them out. Okay?”