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

makes me conclude that I’m in

out, my voice feeling

go call you doctor. Your family will be relieved to

me a glass of water before

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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

1. me.

pick one and open it when the

him, my voice almost back

this. He

and back.

feeling?” he asks

hit by a train…what are you

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

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

an

you okay, Rowan, you didn’t hit your head or something, right?” I

with my other hand.

door opens and

his 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 and what happened

pushed me back when I unlocked my car.

head from

me since I woke up.

almost died.

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

what year is it?”

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

but it gone before I can

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

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the year, you recognize your own name and you

We will have to perform more tests though, just to

any type

“Okay” I whisper.

ruptured spleen, traumatic brain injury which caused a buildup of fluid in your brain which we had to

questions?”

has refused to

everything

have I been

had to induce a coma because of the swelling….Some

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

them out. Okay?”