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

conclude that

croak out, my voice feeling

doctor. Your family will be

me a glass of

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water slowly, reveling in 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 also a bunch of cards on

1. me.

one and open it when the door

my voice almost back to

looked tired. I have never seen Rowan like this. He

and back.

are you feeling?” he asks sitting down next

hit by a

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

“I need this, I need to remind myself that you’re alive, that I’m not

wake up in an alternate universe or something?

head or something, right?” I ask, feeling

with my other hand.

the door opens and a doctor

eyes

you’re up…we were worried for a minute there” he begins with a

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

head from the

me since I

almost died.

bombed and the force of it blowing is what threw you back “he pauses.

what year is it?”

it down. Rowan squeezes

it gone before

my car would be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel a headache coming on and pain

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

sign. We will have to perform more

type

“Okay” I whisper.

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?”

refused

makes everything that happened more

long have I been here?” I

We had to induce a coma because of

injury so we will keep you here for a few more

them out. Okay?”