Chapter Twenty three
My head was pounding as if it had been banged against the wall, my eyes were closed shut and felt heavy, and my throat was dry. My whole body felt sore and unmoving.
Where was I??
There was this annoying sound that kept on ringing continuously drawing me from my slumber. I wanted nothing more than to remain in the peaceful atmosphere where I was but the sound persistently tormented me pulling me forcefully out of my mind.
There was noise around, people talking and walking like it was a busy street but the atmosphere felt down casted and far away from where I was.
Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! It rang on continuously
I tried opening my eyes, something kept stopping the action from taking place.
My mind was awake but my body refused to wake from the state it was in.
Pushing on one more time, my eyes unwillingly opened but closed right back due to the blinding light that flooded the room. Opening my eyes yet again I took in the scene before me.
Where am I ??
I was lying on a small bed, my body covered with a pale thin cloth and the room reeked of disinfectant. I looked around and my eyes settled on the heart monitor which caused that annoying sound.
To my side someone sat on a chair but his head rested awkwardly on the bed I was occupying. I struggled to move my hands to his face but pain shot throughout my body causing me to groan loudly enough to wake the sleeping man.
"Aimee you're awake!!" surprise held most of his words. It was then I realized I was in a hospital.
"She's awake!!!!" approaching the entrance of the room he yelled before coming back to my side
"How are you feeling?? Do you remember anything??" his eyes were glassy holding pity and I couldn't understand why
My eyes moved from him to my belly and I realized it wasn't as big as I last saw it. My hands quickly flew to my stomach to not feel my baby bump.
Suddenly everything clicked and images flashed through my mind.
The surging pain
The fall
The blood
I swiftly ripped the drip from my arm, causing tremendous pain.
"Where is my baby?!?!?" I yelled frantically
"Aimee calm down please" Raffaelle said in a soothing manner, just then doctor Nevio and three nurses rushed into the ward
"WHY CAN'T I FEEL MY BABY RAFFAELLE!!!" the heart monitor went crazy beeping loudly
"Breath Aimee!! This isn't good for your health" Doctor Nevio's voice sounded distant as he tried putting back the drip
"GET AWAY FROM ME!! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BABY!!!" tears poured out my eyes as I struggled in the doctor's hold.
My eyes fixed on a figure resting at the door post staring at me with pure disappointment and distain. Even as I was in a state of confusion and surprise, the intense stare I received was enough to send a shiver of fear through my spine.
"LUCA!!! LUCA WHERE'S MY CHILD!!! WHAT DID THEY DO TO MY CHILD!!!". I screamed at him but he did nothing than stare right into my soul
" A-Aimee, they didn't do anything. I'm sorry but it was a miscarriage, y-you lost the child" Raffaelle avoided eye contact as he broke the news to me
"No!!!! No it's not true, it can't be true!!!" I shook my head in total disbelief.
Bringing my eyes up to meet Luca, I pushed the doctor away and slid down the bed struggling to get to my husband's standing figure
"Luca please" I begun rushing to him but was stopped as strong arms pulled me back.
Raffaelle scooped me into his arms carrying me back to the bed with me struggling. Placing me on the bed the doctor worked on connecting the drip for the second time.
"Luca!!! Luca!! I swear I didn't do anything!! I'm innocent pleaseeee!!!"
Giving me a disgusted look, he turned his back on me and walked out the room without saying a single word.
"LUCAAA PLEASE I'M SORRY!!! DON'T LEAVE ME PLEASE!!! I SWEAR I'D GIVE YOU MORE BABIES PLEASE!!! LUCA!!!" I wailed. My heart was breaking from losing my child and here my husband was leaving me alone to face the harsh reality.
My body begun shaking as I cried on, I was throwing a fit, tears pouring out my eyes, my body struggling in Raffaelle's hold with my arms and feet going haywire in different directions.
"hold her down!!, Margret get me the syringe" Nello yelled
One of the nurses hurried to a medical tray I hadn't noticed before, rushing back she handed over the needle to the doctor
"Get that thing away from me!!! I JUST WANT MY BABY!!! LUCAAAAA!!!!" I screamed at the top of my voice before I felt the sharp needle pierce into my skin. Few seconds later I felt my body grow weak and darkness engulfed me.
"What did you inject into her??" Raffaelle asked as Aimee's body relaxed.
"Antidepressants. It will help calm her nerves" he replied moving over to inspect the heart monitor
"Luca should be here to support her. She can't go through this alone" Doctor Nevio suddenly said
"Ya I know, I'll try talking to him"
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Her eyes fluttered open again, this was the second time she had awoken that day. Sitting up from the bed, she was greeted by the presence of the same person as before, Raffaelle.
"You gave us quite a scare" he said staring at her pitifully. This left Aimee quite perplexed seeing as no one else had come to see her except him
"Would you like some water?" politely asking he picked up the bottle with a glass from the table
She tried providing an answer to his question but couldn't form words instead she simply nodded affirming it.
Handing out the glass of water to Aimee, she gulped it down in a rush before asking for another which she consumed immediately.
"Thank you" Aimee said politely before letting her gaze drop to her hands that rested on her lap
"I'm really sorry for your loss Aimee" Raffaelle begun "How did it happen?"
"I swear I have no idea what caused this. It - it just h-happened"
It took all the queen's courage not to break down into tears as she spoke.
"Where is he??" she asked
"I don't know, he just left saying he needed to be alone. You need to understand how he's feeling right now"
"I know he's mad at me but it isn't fair, I also lost my son. I need Luca now more than ever" treacherous tears rolled down her cheek
"Hey don't cry, everything is going to be fine" he said drawing her into his arms as more tears followed down her face. The entire house of the Savedra would be in sorrow for a while, mourning the loss of their heir
"he was innocent Raff, he didn't do any wrong to anyone... Why??? Why would this happen??? I just want my baby back" her chest heaved as she struggled to make out words from her tears.
Words couldn't describe how empty and broken the queen felt. For the second time in just a period of thirteen months, she had lost the two loves of her life. Sorrow and pain raked through her heart and soul as she lay in Raffaelle's arms crying her eyes out with her husband's comfort no where in sight.