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 croak out, my voice

you doctor. Your family will be relieved

a glass of water before

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cooled my throat. I stare at the room I was

1. me.

pick one and open it when the door opens and Rowan

look like hell” I tell him, my voice almost

never seen Rowan like this.

and back.

feeling?” he asks sitting down next

by a train…what are you

my hand in his large

in a small voice. “I need this, I need to remind myself that you’re alive,

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

your head

with my other hand.

door opens and a doctor walks in.

his eyes find

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

hospital… something forceful pushed me back when I unlocked

head from

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

almost died.

your car was bombed and the force of it blowing is

what year is it?”

notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and

his eyes but it gone before

thought that my car would be bombed.

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the year, you recognize your

have to perform more tests

any type of

“Okay” I whisper.

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

questions?”

my head since Rowan has refused to let go of my

just makes everything that happened more

been

day. We had to induce a coma

with your type of head injury so we will keep you here for a few

them out. Okay?”