The Love From Vengeance

389 ALONE IN DESPAIR

389: ALONE IN DESPAIR

ARIEL’S POV

I opened my eyes, since the day had gotten brig brighter. I was really exhausted. But you want to know

something?

I felt multiple taps on my shoulder, and I quickly turned around, my eyes widening at that very moment.

“Luke?”

Luke opened his eyes partly, looking around. “Where, where am 17”

“You’re at the hospital, Luke. And I’m finally glad you’ve regained consciousness.”

He looked at me with confusion. “Who are you?”

I gave him a puzzled look in return. “Who am I? What do you mean by that? “I am Ariel, Luke, your wife.”

“Ariel?” He still had that confused expression. “I can’t remember you.”

The sudden change in my face had worsened. “I don’t get you. What do you mean you can’t remember

me?”

I stared at Luke in disbelief, my heart sinking with each passing moment. How could he not remember me, his wife, the woman he had vowed to spend the rest of his life with? It felt like a cruel twist of fate, a nightmare from which I couldn’t wake up.

Luke’s head began to throb with pain as he shook it from side to side, screaming to a certain degree.

him. He kept on shaking

the bed. With shaking fingers, I pressed it urgently,

going to be fine.” I tried to calm him down, and then he lost consciousness. I still didn’t take

I quickly explained what had happened, my voice trembling with emotion as I recounted Luke’s

Luke’s vitals. With a sigh, he

gently. “It’s not uncommon in cases of severe head trauma.“We’ll need to run some tests to determine the

damage.”

of the situation pressing down on me like a leaden

he would do everything in hhe couldp Luke recover, but for now, I needed to leave the room so he could

like a long, dark tunnel. I paced back and forth, my thoughts in turmoil, as I

into hours, each passing moment filled with uncertainty and fear.

room, his

heart pounding in my chest as I awalted his verdict. And when he spoke, his

much he will be able to recover, but it will

that he doesn’t remember me? That I’m no longer a part of his life?”

“Unfortunately, yes.”

my gosh,” I blurted out immeisbelief, as I fell on the

a gentle hand on my shoulder, offering a small measure of

turmoil.

hear,” he said softly, his voice filled with empathy. “But it’s important to remain calm. Luke’s memory loss doesn’t mean he no longer cares for you. It’s simply a result of the trauma

a tidal wave, I tried to hold back the flood of emotions threatening to overwhelm

anguish and fear that had been building inside me since Luke’s accident. His presence was a lifeline in the midst of the storm, offering solace and support when I needed it most.

subside, leaving me–drained and exhausted. I looked up at the doctor,

I admitted, my voice

smile, his gaze filled with compassion.

Ariel,” he said gently. “We’ll do everything we can to help Luke recover his memories. In the meantime, it’s

speechless because this came as a huge shock to me. I was drowning in despair, all my fears had finally shackled me. I never expected this, and I never

the quiet of the hospital corridor, I found myself engulfed by a suffocating sense of despair. The weight of the news I had just received bore down on me