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

croak out,

go call you doctor. Your family will be relieved to know

glass of

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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.

1. me.

open it when the door opens and Rowan

hell” I tell him, my voice almost back to its

wrinkled and 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

and back.

you feeling?” he asks sitting down

a train…what are you

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

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

together in confusion. Did I wake up in an alternate universe

your head or something, right?” I

with my other hand.

doesn’t get to answer because the door opens and

eyes find

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

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

from

to me since I

almost died.

bombed and the force of it blowing is what

what year is it?”

him and he notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and

eyes but it gone before I can interpret

be bombed. With the

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you know the year, you recognize your

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 it. Our main concern right now is

questions?”

since Rowan has refused to let

everything that

long have I been here?”

We had to induce a coma because of the

arise with your type of head injury so we will keep

them out. Okay?”