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 him. He kept on shaking his head, and it seemed like every single second, the pain

panic grips me, my hands trembling as I reached for the call button beside the bed. With shaking fingers, I

down, and then he lost consciousness. I still didn’t take my eyes off him,

grave as he assessed the situation. I quickly explained what had happened, my voice trembling with emotion as I

Luke’s vitals.

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

damage.”

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

that he would do everything in hhe couldp Luke recover, but for now,

a heavy heart, I stepped outside, the corridor stretching out before me like a long, dark tunnel. I paced back and forth, my thoughts

moment filled with uncertainty

room, his expression grave.

verdict. And when he spoke, his words were

softly. “It’s unclear how much he will be able to recover, but it

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

“Unfortunately, yes.”

immeisbelief, as I fell

a gentle hand on my shoulder, offering a small measure of comfort in the midst of my

turmoil.

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

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. The dam broke, and I found myself sobbing uncontrollably, the sound echoing

had been building inside me since Luke’s accident.

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

with this,” I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper.

gave me a reassuring smile,

said gently. “We’ll do everything we can to help Luke recover his memories. In the meantime, it’s important for you to take

was drowning in despair, all

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