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 I’m in a

I croak out, my voice

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

glass of water

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my throat. I stare at the room I was in. It’s full of flowers, balloons and

1. me.

it when the door opens and

him, my voice almost back to its normal

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

and back.

you feeling?” he asks sitting down next

been hit by a train…what are you

surprises me when he takes my hand in his large

don’t” he pleads in a small voice. “I need this, I need to remind myself that

up in an alternate universe or something? Because things were just not

head or something, right?” I

with my other hand.

answer because the door opens and a doctor walks in.

eyes

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

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

head from

happened to me since I woke up. Afraid of accepting the fact that

almost died.

your car was bombed and the force of it blowing is what threw you

what year is it?”

and he notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and I look at

his eyes but it gone before I can

I have thought that my car would be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel a headache coming on

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recognize your own name and

We will have to perform more tests though, just to

type of

“Okay” I whisper.

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 is you head

questions?”

head since Rowan has refused to let go

just makes everything that happened more

I been here?” I

to induce

injury so we will

them out. Okay?”