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

I croak out,

have this while I go call you doctor. Your family will be relieved to

a glass of water

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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 the table next

1. me.

and open it when the

him, my voice almost back to its normal

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

and back.

you feeling?” he asks sitting down next

by a train…what

hand in his large one. I go to

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

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

didn’t hit your head or something, right?”

with my other hand.

opens and a doctor walks in. He looked at

his eyes

minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you know where you are

“The hospital… something forceful pushed me back

head from the

me since I woke up. Afraid of accepting

almost died.

the force of it

what year is it?”

squeezes my hand

in his eyes but it gone before

be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel

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

have to perform more tests though, just to make

any type

“Okay” I whisper.

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

questions?”

hand goes to my head since Rowan has refused to let go

everything that happened more

been here?”

fourth day. We had to induce

arise with your type of head injury so we will keep you here

them out. Okay?”