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

me conclude that I’m

I croak out,

doctor. Your family

glass

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the water slowly, reveling 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.

it when the door opens and Rowan walks

tell him, my voice almost back to its

wrinkled and he looked tired. I have never seen Rowan like this. He

and back.

asks sitting down

a

in his large one. I go to pull it away but

a small voice. “I need this, I need to remind

an alternate universe or something? Because

hit your head or something,

with my other hand.

answer because the door opens and a doctor walks

eyes find

were worried for a minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you know where you are and what happened to

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

from

to me since I woke

almost died.

car was bombed and the force of it blowing is what

what year is it?”

notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and I look

eyes but it gone before I can

bombed. With

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recognize your own name and you know who Mr. Wood is,

We will have to perform more tests though, just to make

type of

“Okay” I whisper.

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.

questions?”

goes to my head since Rowan has refused to let

makes everything that

have I been here?” I ask

We had to induce

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

them out. Okay?”