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.

on?” I uttered the question, keeping my gaze fixed on him. He kept on shaking his head, and it seemed like every single second,

reached for the call button beside the bed. With shaking

to calm him down, and then he lost consciousness. I still didn’t take my eyes off him, and all I could only at him in

moments, a doctor rushed into the room, his expression grave as he assessed the situation. I quickly explained what had happened, my voice

brow furrowing with concern as he examined Luke’s vitals. With a sigh, he turned to

he explained gently. “It’s not uncommon in cases of severe head

damage.”

weight of the situation pressing down on me like a leaden blanket. I nodded numbly,

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

corridor stretching out before me like a long, dark tunnel. I paced back and forth, my thoughts

each passing moment filled

the room, his expression grave.

chest as I awalted his verdict. And when he spoke, his words were like a dagger through

much he will be able to recover, but it

trying to say, doctor, that he doesn’t remember me? That I’m

“Unfortunately, yes.”

immeisbelief, as I fell on the bench.

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

turmoil.

know this is incredibly difficult to 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

in my eyes, the weight of his words crashing down upon me like a tidal wave, I tried to hold back the flood of emotions threatening to overwhelm me, but it was futile.

been building inside me since Luke’s accident. His presence was a lifeline in the midst of the storm, offering solace

an eternity, my tears began to subside, leaving me–drained and exhausted. I looked up at the doctor,

deal with this,” I admitted, my

me a reassuring smile, his gaze

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

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

suffocating sense of despair. The weight of the news I had just received bore down on