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

room makes me conclude

croak out, my voice feeling

call you doctor. Your family will be relieved to know

glass of water before

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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 was

1. me.

to pick one and open it when the door opens

look like hell” I tell him, my voice almost

Rowan like this. He is always impeccable and

and back.

you feeling?” he asks

by a train…what

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

he pleads in a small voice. “I need this, I

Did I wake up in an alternate universe

head or something, right?” I ask, feeling

with my other hand.

the door opens and

his eyes

there” he begins with a smile. Now,

something forceful pushed me back

from the

out what happened to me since I woke up. Afraid

almost died.

of it blowing is what threw

what year is it?”

it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and I look at him

in his eyes but it

shock. Never would I have thought that my car would be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel a headache coming

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know the year, you recognize your own name and you know who

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

any type

“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 drain and also some swelling. The stitch from your shoulder wound

questions?”

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

makes everything that happened more

been here?”

day. We had to

head injury so we will keep you here

them out. Okay?”