Chapter 4

Chapter Four

Bryan's POV

I open my eyes slowly, squinting at the bright light above. Where am I. Is this heaven? I can't see anything at all but I can hear some sounds. Voices. They are not loud enough for me to understand so I strain my hearing. "Bryan...Bryan..." Wait a minute , that voice. It sounds so strange yet familiar. Mum? "Yes son, it's your mother. Sorry for everything. Sorry for leaving you so soon. Sorry I couldn't be there for you. But all will be well. " I can hear her but I can't see her. The light is too bright. "It's not your time yet. You need to fight" the voice echoes. I feel a hand on my shoulder. " Fight son, don't you ever give up. I love you and I always will be with you" the voice starts fading. Wait , mum...mum. I scream. My environment changes suddenly. Im not in that void anymore but in a dark ,white-walled room. A beeping sound to my right gets my attention. It's an IV. I'm in a hospital room. I try to remember why but my head hurts like shit. Deep breaths, deep breaths, I whisper to myself. When I am calm enough, I look around for the emergency button. I find it at the side of the bed and tap it. I lie back and wait. It doesn't take long. I hear footsteps approaching from outside, it seems in hallway. Wait, how is this possible. I shouldn't be able to do that. Im too far away. The footsteps stop just outside the door and slowly, very, very slowly than I ever thought possible, the doorknob turns and the door is pulled open .

In steps a woman. The room is dark but I can make her out clearly. I am so stuck on observing her that I fail to notice that she has moved to closer and is about to turn on the lights. "Ouch!! what the ..!!" the bright light makes my eyes hurt like hell. "Oh my God! I'm so sorry Mr. Wilde , should I turn the lights off " Her voice sounds angelic."Mr Wilde, Mr Wilde" I snap out of the trance. "Uhm, yeah, keep it on. It's okay now" I squint. "I am sorry again. I am Sima, your nurse. How are you feeling sir" I take a proper look at her after my eyes have adjusted to the light. The woman before me looks stunning. Her hair is the perfect shade of black and her porcelain skin looks so flawless just like a doll's. The one thing that I can't seem to stop staring at are her eyes, so blue. They stand out and I could get lost in these abysses forever. " Sir! Sir!" I hear her voice again, this time filled with urgency. I shake my head." Yeah, what were you saying" I ask with a bit of embarrassment. "I asked you how you're feeling, Mr Wilde. Can I get you some water? You keep zoning out" Her accent is alluring. French. " Sorry about that, I'm just a little light-headed but I think I'll be fine and yes please, I'd like that glass of water" . I sit up slightly. She comes to the table at the side of the bed and pours some water from a glass jug into a glass. "Here you are Sir" she says as she hands me the glass. "Thank you and don't call me Sir. I'm Bryan. I'm not a fifty year old man"

" Like me eh" The door is pulled open and my father steps in with another man in scrubs holding a clipboard. Dad looks so pale. Looks like he hasn't been sleeping much . There are eyebags under his eyes. He comes closer and sits on the bed. After checking to see if I'm okay, he looks at me closely with a sad smile on his face. I remember now . Rob, Perry , the lab. " Son , I'm so sorry. It's all my fault" , he says as he shifts closer and hugs me . I hug him back and he pats my back slowly , sniffling. "Don't say that dad, it's not your fault . You old man " He pulls away and looks at me with surprise on his face. " Wait, what did you just call me?" I chuckle, "old man?" "No , the other word, you said dad. I've waited so long to hear that word, son" he whispers with tears in his eyes. "Sorry to ruin the mood Abe but Bryan here still needs a check up " the man in the scrubs who I assume to be my doctor chips in. "Oh sorry about that, I got a little carried away seeing my son awake " Dad says sarcastically. Old man's had it. "Hahahaha, always knew how to get to you , Abe" the doctor laughs. "By the way Bryan, I am doctor Justin but my friends call me J. Your old man and I went to college together. I'll just need to check a few things" He comes and sits on the other side , observing and scribbling things in the clipboard."Okay, we have a new development. Heart monitor shows stable beat patterns, your vitals are okay, all wounds completely healed. One word for all these. Amazing!! I've never seen anything like this. Its incredible. One thing you still need though, food. Nurse Sima will bring you some food. I'll be back to run some more tests, okay. Let's go Sima , before Abe murders me " Dad huffs, "seriously thinking about doing that now"

Doctor J laughs and leaves the room. Sima turns to look at me before she hesitantly closes the door, "Call me if you need anything" I turn to Dad who is already looking at me with teasing eyes. "No, don't start" I huff loudly. "Come on , she's perfect . You'll be great together but well if you won't go ahead I will. I still have it in me" I look at him and make a disgusted face. "Gross , come on Dad. She's old enough to be your daughter" Chuckling, he replies,"well son , what do they say, age is just a number" I laugh, " not this time dad, not this time"