May's POV
My first thought when I woke up to darkness is "where am I? ". I tried to open my eyes but couldn't, I try again and again but its no use. Its like my eyes are glued shut. I start to panic. I decided to try again and hoped with all my heart that my eyes would open. And surprisingly it does.
The first thing I noticed was the very bright light piercing my eyes like needle. I squint and as I try to clear my sight which was blurry. I tried to raise my hand to protect my eyes from the brightness but my hands felt as heavy as if I was run over by truck of cement. I give up after struggling for a while. Unknown to me my struggle had been noticed by my surprisingly whole family. Surprisingly whole. At first I didn't understand. My head was pounding as I try to understand that statement. I finally give up. I was momentarily confused about where I was, why i was here and how I got here. I try to remember but came up empty. From what I could gather I was in a hospital. How I got here is still a mystery. I guess it is now late in the night. Probably midnight.
I blink my eyes and try to see properly, multiple blinks later I see a fuzzy image of my Mum Sitting at the edge of my hospital bed and Summer behind her.
"What happened to me? " I asked trying to remember what brought me to the hospital, it was then I surprisingly did remember. It all came rushing to me like a slam of wave.
"Oh my goodness,Karen." I shift and forced my self to sit with the help of my Mom. I sit with my body partially raised and with my head on a pillow resting on the head board and started crying silently.
I look around and notice my twin April is not here,but there a strange man who I ignore.
"Where is April?" I ask
"Uhm.... She just left the room"
"Why, where did she go to?"
"Well, we had a little misunderstanding. You know how she is when things get too emotional. Don't worry she'll be back soon" Mum replies.
It was like I had momentarily gotten what happened to Karen but immediately she brought up emotions mine just exploded. With thoughts about how Karen will never see her kids again, never see them smile ,never see them grow up to be teenagers and all the other things she will never do again. I start crying loudly now. Sobbing and stuttering.
"Sorry dear, I know how you are feeling" a Familiar voice says. I look at the person. He looks very familiar with his blonde hair and green eyes and a tall slim body build. His face gives away his age, he looks like an unhappy adult with worry lines on his face.
"Who are -... " then it it me Father?... What are you doing here?" I question him as I force myself blink to clear my eyes which finally cleared and I saw him standing behind my Mom. He looks different,older, from the last time I saw him which was Years ago. I am 100% sure he was the reason April left the room. We share the same feelings about him.
"Your mother told me what happened to Karen, am sorry. I know how you must be feeling" he said. He actually had the guts to come here. How dare him. After how many years. How dare he.
"Karen...,Dont say her name,you didn't even know. What are you here for?, Why are even here?. Leave you are not suppose to be here, so why don't you go back to your family"
"We are his family May" Summer said from the other side of the hospital bed
"May, that is no way to talk to your father, apologize this instant." my mother said
"What?" To say I was shocked was an understatement . Too angry to continue crying, "you are taking his side, after what he did to you, he cheated on you and then left you alone with three kids and no money."
My Mum opens her mouth to respond but
My father clears his throat "why don't you guys give May and I some space to clear some things"
Summer moved to my other side of the bed "Give him a chance" she whispers as she leaves the room after Mum
"Am sorry May, I know I haven't been there for you in awhile, but please give the chance to make it up to you"
I scoff, "So that's it, that's all you have to say after all these years" I was hurt. Even after coming to terms with it. He still has the right to hurt me. After all these years. "no explanation or reason for why you left"
"Am sorry,you won't understand"
"Try me"
"I fell in love"
"Love?" another scoff "didn't you love mother?" Even though I know what his answer is going to be. He didn't love her. If he did he never would have left.
He sighs "you might not know this, but you mother and I didn't marry for love, we married because my father liked her, but I didn't, she knew that but she married me anyways because she loved me"
"What?" I start to cry again
"I didn't want you to find out this way, but I fell in love with my secretary"
"And left, that means you didn't love us dad, even if you didn't love Mom, you should have stayed for us, your kids. Your young girls, your three little young girls. But you didn't" I come to a stop and started cleaning my tears with my hands.
"I did and I still do but - " he stop talking and sighs
"I get it" I said with two slow nod "You loved her more than you loved us. More than your family, your kids dad" I break down in tears again.
"May, I -" He starts but I cuts him off. I have had enough. Enough to last me life time
"No, I don't want to hear it" I sighs and take a deep breath "its late you should get going" I shift and lay down with my back to him.