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 I’m in

you” I croak out, my voice

go call you doctor. Your family will be relieved to know you’re okay”

me a glass

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

1. me.

to pick one and open it when the

like hell” I tell him, my voice almost

I have never seen Rowan like this. He is always impeccable and neat. His eyes are tortured and he seems he had been

and back.

are you feeling?” he asks sitting

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

he takes my hand in his large one. I go to pull it away but he tightens

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

your head or something, right?” I ask, feeling his

with my other hand.

door opens and a doctor walks in.

his eyes find

begins with a smile. Now, do you know where you are and what happened

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

head from the

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

almost died.

your car was bombed and the force of it blowing

what year is it?”

and he notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and

it gone before I can

car would be bombed. With the stress of

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that you know the year, you recognize your

good sign. We will have to perform more tests though,

type

“Okay” I whisper.

injuries, you dislocated your shoulder so we had to set it right. You have three broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, traumatic brain injury which caused a buildup 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 main concern right now

questions?”

head since Rowan has refused to let go of my right. The bandage

makes everything that happened more

have I been

We had to induce a coma because

of head injury so we will keep you here

them out. Okay?”