I came back to the hospital after buying a cream bun for myself. I guess that would be enough for me. I was still disappointed by Dr. Ray's answer. It was like I waiting for something else as a reply but, why? Why was I waiting for something else as a reply? What exactly I wanted to hear from him?
I was thinking about all these things and was walking slowly approaching Sarah's room withholding my cream bun half-eaten. I was about to open the door when someone from inside, opened it before me. My concentration broke and I looked at the lady standing inside with widened eyes.
It was a beautiful lady, dressed in a black dress and with flawless skin stood before me. I looked at her with a gasp and stared at her for a minute.
'Excuse me!' She said and broke my concentration.
'Uh?' I said still looking at her face.
'You're blocking my way.'
She said and pushed me back with one finger. And while passing by me she made a disgusting face. I was annoyed, why was she so arrogant? I thought.
'Ca...carla?! What are you doing here?' Said Mr. Niall as soon as he saw her coming outside.
'You know her?' Someone instantly shouted from the back. It was Lisa.
She turned around and gave me and Lisa a glare and said,
'He is my fiancee.'
She again turned back to Mr. Niall and said,
'I have to talk to you. Come with me.' She dragged him in the corridor by holding his hand.
And as my eyes followed them I saw aunt Hannah sitting on the chair. I went to her.
'Oh! It's you.' She said. Her eyes were all swollen and her nose was red.
She had cried a lot. I sat beside her and gave a tight side hug.
Meanwhile, I realized that Aunt Hannah was with aunt Merilyn, but as she came here alone. Where was Aunt Merilyn?
'Aunt, don't worry, everything will be fine.' I said as I rubbed her shoulder.
'I hope, but I can't see her like this. It's like I've time-traveled back to two years when Sarah had an accident.' She said.
'What?! An accident?!' I said being in shock.
****
I was standing outside his mansion, debating inside whether I should go in or not. I wanted to see Richie. I wanted to meet John. All these years I was finding an excuse to come back and now, when God has given a chance to me I can't miss it.
I wish to see my son just from far away, just a glimpse would be enough. I want to meet John, hug him, and tell him how much I missed both of them. Just for once.
I finally, after ten minutes of standing there asked the guard to let me in. He opposed,
We don't let anyone come here without an appointment or permission. You may please go now.' He said.
'Please let me in, I have to talk to your master. It's urgent.' I begged but he refused.
Just after this, his phone rang.
'Hello, yes. Okay, I will.' He said.
I was about to leave when he opened the door and said,
'You can go.'
I was delighted cause I knew that John won't let me go like this. I knew he still loved me.
I finally, went inside.
Everything was the same, the lawn the seatings, everything. I was happy to see that the house hasn't changed much after I left. After walking some steps I knocked on the door of the house. A maid opened the door and said,
'This way, ma'am.' And I followed.
I was surprised that even the interior was as it is I left it. It was like I left yesterday only. All the paintings, all the lighting even the colors of the walls were the same which I and John had given to our walls of the house. My eyes were wet after coming to the house which used to belong to me long ago. My mind started to remember all those beautiful memories which I had kept buried in my heart somewhere deep down. The maid made me sat on the sofa in the hallway. I can't wait to see my husband and my son.
After a moment someone said from behind,
'How can you be so shameless.'
I stood up and turned around to find a lady standing. Wearing all the rare collection of jewelry and a maroon-colored dress. She was Flora. That lady was living her life to the fullest, without any difficulties guilts, and grief.
I walked towards her and she stopped in the middle.
'Just stop there.' She said.
Her eyebrows were raised and she pointed a finger at me.
'First, tell me.' She said, sighed, and crossed her arms.
'What are you doing here?' She asked me with frustrated looks.
'How could you be so....shameless. Your husband...kicked you out of this house and you're...again here. Wow!' He said and rolled her eyes.
'Shameless.' I scoffed
'Twenty years ago a girl once married an already married man....and kicked his real wife out. Who do you think is shameless in this story? The girl or the wife?' I said.
'Not here to listen to your stupid stories. Tell me what are you doing here?' She asked and walked further towards me.
She was the same as she was back then. Arrogant, shameless, and great cocksure.
'I'm here to meet John, call him.' I said.
'Talk to me, I'm Johnathan's wife.' She said.
'Call. John. I'll only talk to me.' I said directly.
She further bent a little towards my ear and whispered,
'We don't discriminate here.'
'Me and Johnathan we both are...one.' She whispered further.
I sighed in frustration.
'John? John where are you?' I started screaming.
'Shut up!!' She yells and a pin drop silence took over the atmosphere.
'Why are you so irritating, I let you I'm only to show you what Johnathan now feels about you. Would you like to see?' She said.
She then grabbed my wrist and took me upstairs to the room where once I and John used to live. The room has changed a lot, nothing was as same as it should've been.
I was looking at those walls and tables, where once our photo frames used to be where we used to keep our memories. But now there were none.
'Look at this.' She said and I looked at her. Then on the photo frame, she was holding.
'Look at this, now you get it. You're dead for him.' She said.
The photo frame contained him sitting beside the grave on which my name was engraved. He had a blank expression on his face.
My eyebrows frowned and my throat felt numb. I wasn't able to speak anything. Am I real....really dead for him? I thought and my eyes got filled with tears. Flora was saying something, which was reaching my ears but I wasn't able to understand it. My eyes continuously staring the photo frame without blinking.
'You're dead for him. He killed you the next day when you left, you get it. Do you know what does that means?' she kept yelling.
'He doesn't love you anymore.' She yelled further.
'So, please now leave.' She said further lowering her voice.
My tears started to fall and I wasn't able to control them...
****
Meanwhile...
Carla took Niall out of the hospital near her car.
'Carla! stop it.' Niall yelled and forcefully got rid of Carla's hand.
'What do you think you are?' He said yelling at her.
'You know your father announced our engagement, you can't forget about it. We still have a lot of arrangements to do.' Carla said again and held Niall's hand again.
'Wait, I can't leave Sarah like this.' He said.
Carla was frustrated. She hated Sarah since the day she met her in Niall's cabin.
'Why do you care so much of her?' I'm your future wife, why can't you think about me? Why are you always so worried about that low living mana....
'Because she is Sarah!!....' Niall yelled.