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’m

I croak out, my voice feeling

go call you doctor. Your family will be relieved

glass of water before

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stare at the room I was in. It’s full of flowers, balloons and teddy bears. There was also a bunch

1. me.

to pick one and open it when the door opens and

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

Rowan like this. He is always impeccable and neat. His

and back.

he asks sitting down next to

been hit by a

surprises me when he takes my hand in his large one. I go to

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

an alternate universe or something? Because things were just not

your head or something, right?” I ask,

with my other hand.

because the door opens and a doctor walks

eyes

Sharp, so glad that you’re up…we were worried for a minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you know where you are

nod my head. “The hospital… something forceful pushed

from the

I woke up. Afraid of accepting the fact that

almost died.

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

what year is it?”

notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and

his eyes but it gone before I can interpret

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

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you know the year, you recognize your own name and

perform more tests though,

any type

“Okay” I whisper.

dislocated your shoulder so we had 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

questions?”

since Rowan has refused to let go

everything that happened more

have I been

to induce a coma

of head injury so we will keep you here for a few more

them out. Okay?”