Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 13

Alternate universe
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My head is throbbing. Actually scratch that. My entire body is in pain. I try opening my eyes but I

can’t. It felt like they were weighed down by stones I try calling out to Noah, to anyone, but no

sound leaves my mouth.

I am moving. Or someone is moving me. Every movement jolts me and just makes the pain all the more excruciating. I wish they would go slowly. Or just stop all together.

“We need a doctor!” someone shouts.

I didn’t understand what they were talking about or why they needed a doctor. Or what was going on. I tried staying conscious but darkness embraced me once more and I fell into it willingly.

When I came back to myself again, I’m not in pain but I still can’t open my eyes. Nor can I move my body. I feel like my limbs were laden with cement. Like I was trapped inside my own body.

I can hear people talking but it all sounds so far away. As their words are submerged under water

or something. Nothing made sense and I didn’t understand why this was happening to me.

I was desperate to see Noah, to hear him. He must be so worried that I hadn’t called him. Yet there

was nothing I could do.

I fall back to the nothingness, unable to keep up with what was happening around me. My last

thought is Noah and how sad he would be that I haven’t called

I wake up and the room is shrouded in light. The brightness of it makes me wince.

“You’re awake” an unfamiliar female voice says,

I try opening my eyes again but with the lights accosting them it’s nearly impossible.

“I’m so sorry about this” she pauses and I hear movements. “You can now open your eyes, the light

won’t be a problem”

True to her words, when I open my eyes, curtains are closed and the light are turned low. I turn to

the woman who seems to be in her late thirties. She’s wearing a nurse uniform and a quick survey

of the room makes me conclude that I’m in a hospital.

croak out, my voice

go call you doctor. Your family

glass

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throat. I stare at the room I was in. It’s full of flowers, balloons

open it

him, my voice

never seen Rowan like this.

and back.

you feeling?” he asks sitting down

I’ve been hit by a train…what are

my hand in his large one. I go

need this, I need to remind

Did I wake up in an alternate universe or something? Because things were

your head or something,

with my other hand.

and a doctor walks

his eyes

Sharp, so glad that you’re up…we were worried for a minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you know where

hospital… something forceful pushed me back when I unlocked my

head from the

out what happened to me since I woke up.

almost died.

the force of it blowing

what year is it?”

Rowan squeezes my hand

eyes but it gone before I can

thought that my car would be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel a headache coming on

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the year, you recognize your own

to perform more tests though, just to

any type of

“Okay” I whisper.

a buildup of fluid in your brain which we had to drain and

questions?”

to my head since Rowan has refused to let go of my right. The bandage

just makes everything

long have I been here?” I

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