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.

out, my voice

you doctor. Your family will be relieved to know you’re

a glass of water

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cooled my throat. I stare at the room I was in. It’s full of flowers, balloons and teddy bears.

and open it when the door opens and

tell him, my voice

disheveled, clothes were wrinkled and he looked tired. I have never seen Rowan like this. He is always impeccable and neat. His eyes are tortured and he seems he had been

and back.

asks sitting

by a train…what are you

takes my hand in his large one. I go to pull it away but he

this, I need

an alternate universe or something? Because things were just not

head or something, right?” I ask, feeling his

with my other hand.

answer because the door opens and a doctor walks in. He looked at my

eyes

that you’re up…we were worried for a minute there” he begins

hospital… something forceful pushed me back when I

head from the

since I woke up. Afraid

almost died.

your car was bombed and the force of it blowing is what

what year is it?”

he notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand

it gone before I can

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

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you recognize your own name and you

more tests though, just to make sure you aren’t

any type

“Okay” I whisper.

ruptured spleen, traumatic brain injury which caused a buildup of fluid in your brain which we had to drain and also some swelling. The stitch from

questions?”

has refused to let go

just makes everything that happened

have I been here?” I

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