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.

keeping my gaze fixed on him. He kept on shaking his head, and it seemed like every single second, the pain was

trembling as I reached for the call button beside the bed. With shaking fingers, I pressed it urgently, the

and then he lost consciousness. I still

rushed into the room, his expression grave as he assessed the situation. I quickly explained what had happened, my voice trembling with emotion as I recounted

with concern as he examined Luke’s vitals. With a sigh, he

he has suffered memory loss as a result of the accident,” he explained gently. “It’s not uncommon in cases of

damage.”

at his words, the weight of the situation pressing down on me like a leaden blanket. I nodded numbly, my mind racing with a million questions

but for now, I needed to leave the room so

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

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

from the room, his expression

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

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

doesn’t remember me?

“Unfortunately, yes.”

immeisbelief, as I fell on

a gentle hand on my shoulder, offering a small

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

welled up 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

to release the pent–up anguish and fear that had been building inside me since Luke’s accident. His presence was a lifeline in the midst

my tears began to subside, leaving me–drained and exhausted.

know how to deal with this,” I admitted, my voice barely above a

a reassuring smile, his gaze

help Luke recover his memories. In the

was drowning in despair, all my fears had finally shackled me. I never expected this, and I never

found myself engulfed by a suffocating sense of despair. The weight of the news I had just received bore down on me like an insurmountable