The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 121

I have been here for four hours, and Rosie hasn't woken up yet. Thankfully, she is stable, which helps a little with my nerves. I'm trying to prevent my mind from wandering to the darkest places by reminding myself that she is still stable, but as time passes, the effect of this is starting to fade. I told Knox last night and he told Sabrina who didn't take it well according to what he had told me. She wanted to come, but I told Knox to tell her to wait until Rosie woke up. As for Kendall, she learned about what happened yesterday. Instead of coming, Emily asked her if she could stay with Holden and Lily because the two of them had not been okay after learning about what happened to their sister. I'm trying to

to hold myself together, but it is not easy. I don't know for how long I'm supposed to keep the strong façade. I'm anything but strong. The moment I arrived, I stayed in front of the window for an hour, doing nothing but watching her, hoping she'd wake up, but she didn't. The doctor said that was normal and she was supposed to wake up anytime throughout the day if her vitals remained stable.

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"Here you go," I say, handing Julian and Emily the coffee I bought them. I'm trying to keep myself busy, but even while doing that, Rosie is the one consuming my thoughts. "Thank you." Emily offers me a small smile. She looks better than the way she looked yesterday. She is dressed in some black leggings, a beige top, and a black cardigan.

"The accident is all over the news," Julian mutters as he scrolls through his phone. "I expected that to happen, but I really wish they could give us some privacy."

"I can call the security company my family deals with to bring us some bodyguards to the hospital," I suggest. I want to help in any way. I want to feel useful and helpful. Seeing Rosie like that makes me feel helpless and I hate the way this feels, so I just want this family to feel that I can offer them any sort of support.

"Thank you, but I've already called them. We deal with the same company," he gently reminds me, and I nod.

There must be t be something I I can do. I can't just sit there and do nothing. It doesn't feel right.

"I'm going to check on Rosie," I tell them before walking away. If there's nothing I can do for them, I can at least stay with my girlfriend in some way. I know that she cannot see me, but I don't want to leave her on her own.

of the door, and I dash towards her. "Is she okay? What's going on with her?" I frantically ask. "She is okay. She's actually waking up and the doctor is making sure that she's okay." Not once in my life have I felt this kind of relief before.

the news to her parents.

When

with worry written all over his face. I know that he's thinking of the worst, but I'm not here to deliver any bad news. "She's awake! She

the ICU. Julian knocks on the door, not knowing if we're now

Julian quickly says, "My daughter is

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the doctor

to see her. Finally, we're going to see her without any glass windows between us. "Rosie, "Of course." She slowly nods as her eyes move among us. Her eyes linger on me for a couple of seconds and I try to tell myself that the look of confusion that flashes through her eyes is something I've completely imagined. "These are my parents and this

"I have a

in pain,"

terrible. Do you remember

seconds, attempting to remember anything about the accident. "No." Her voice is shaky. I want to hug her

I'm