His words worked like a charm and warded my concerns. After taking the prescribed medicine, I closed my eyes and fell asleep once more.
I ended up sleeping for three consecutive days. Zachary then told me I had been having a high fever ever since I was rushed to the hospital. The doctor once warned them to get themselves ready for the worst, but I managed to make it through the crisis.
After the routine check-up by the doctor, I turned around and asked, “Where’s Christopher?”
My voice was still hoarse, but I no longer felt the pain bothering me on the day I first regained consciousness.
“H-He—” Zachary stuttered with his brows furrowed as though he was supposed to keep Christopher’s whereabouts confidential.
I could vividly recall Christopher’s forehead drenched in blood when he brought me out of the basement. As my heart sank to the bottom of my stomach, I asked, “Where is he?”
“Chris wants me to keep you in the dark, but I don’t think that’s necessary. When he couldn’t reach you, he noticed something was wrong. Immediately, we made our way back. Unfortunately, we were involved in an accident, but he insisted on rushing over to rescue you.”
After a few seconds of pause, he said, “Chris decided to keep you company since you had been having it rough over the past two days. In addition to excessive bleeding, the pent-up fatigue caught up to him. Thus, he passed out in the morning.”
When Zachary told me Christopher was still unconscious, I was on pins and needles. Thus, I begged him, “Can you please bring me to him immediately?”
Zachary took a step back and told me to calm down since I had gotten overly worked up again. “I’ll bring you over once the doctor’s done.”
I wondered if his response had something to do with my response while I was unconscious. It must have been something extreme to be able to intimidate him. I couldn’t care less and repeated my request, “Please bring me over to him immediately!”
After hesitating for a few seconds, Zachary nodded and answered, “Alright!”
Someone had to wheel me over in a wheelchair because I couldn’t stand on my feet just yet. When Zachary wheeled me into the ward, I saw the man on the bed.
I wheeled myself over and stared at the man in disbelief. He had a pale and haggard look with his eyes closed and his head swathed in bandages.
A few seconds later, I tried to bring myself up in an attempt to join him in bed.
The moment the blanket was uncovered, I caught a whiff of the stench of blood. Christopher’s wounds were worse than I had imagined. Zachary mentioned it was just an accident, but Christopher’s condition indicated otherwise.
The moment I nestled next to him, I caught a whiff of the stench of blood. Christopher’s wounds were worse than I had imagined. Zachary mentioned it was just an accident, but Christopher’s condition indicated otherwise.
Afraid of hurting him, I lay down next to him in silence after kissing him on the cheek.
My wandering mind finally became at ease when I caught another whiff of the familiar scent of tobacco exclusive to him. I started weeping in silence while lying next to him.
Although weeping wouldn’t do me any good, it enabled me to take out the emotions I had been suppressing over the past few days.
Christopher had once again rushed over to my rescue. If it weren’t because of him, I might not have made it out without being humiliated.
Had I been humiliated by those vicious-looking men, I might make the call to put an end to my miserable life instead of spending the rest of my life in horror.
“Hey!” All of a sudden, I heard Christopher’s voice. Immediately, I looked at him and placed my head next to his. “Have I roused you from your sleep?”
“I just feel the urge to wake up since I can feel you next to me. I’m really glad you’re fine.” Christopher tried to hold me in his arms, but he could barely move around.
“No! Stop moving around! I’ll move over!” I turned around and wrapped my arms around his waist and started reprimanding him, “You shouldn’t have neglected your condition! Just leave the rest to nurse and take care of yourself!”
“I have to ensure you’re fine. Also, I’m afraid you’re going to disappear again the moment I leave.” Christopher instructed in a callous tone, “Can you not resort to such an extreme countermeasure no matter what happens in the future?”
