Chapter - 41 - Nightmares

Gianna was breathing rapidly and hit her head several times on the wall feeling so embarrassed. The doorbell rang again and she quickly calmed herself before walking to the monitor. She saw the delivery man standing in front of her door and opened the door instantly. She took the order from him, thanked him and placed it on the dining table after closing the door. Gianna sat on the chair still feeling embarrassed, looking at her hand which moved around the tall man's bare chest.

'Are you crazy Gianna !!?? I should get my act together. Why would I ever touch a man's body? Yewwww!! It is definitely because of no proper rest. I have to sleep.' She slapped her cheeks and walked into the kitchen sink to rinse her hand with hand wash. Gianna transferred the soup into a bowl and walked towards the bedroom to feed the man.

Gianna stood in front of the bedroom door hesitantly but eventually entered the room after taking a deep breath. She placed the bowl on the side table and tried to wake him up but to no avail. He had to drink the soup so that she could give him the fever reducing tablet. There was no other option left so she sat on the edge of the bed leaning on the pillows and made him lean on her left shoulder.

Gianna held his forehead in her left hand and used her right hand to feed the soup into his mouth. She felt uncomfortable about how close they both were but she decided to think from a doctor's perspective to make her feel less uncomfortable. She slanted his head slightly and forced the soup into his mouth. She made sure he drank at least half of the soup. She wiped his mouth and laid him back on the bed to his original position.

Gianna washed the bowl and sat on the chair to have her soup. She savored every spoonful of her soup and missed her home badly. She felt a lump forming in her throat but quickly cleared her throat and finished the soup. She cleaned the kitchen and noticed it was already three in the morning. She wanted to take a rest instead she dialed Ralph's number. "Good morning Dr.G. Why did you go home if you wanted to stay awake at this time of the day?" asked Ralph in a fresh voice.

Gianna smiled and said, "Can't help but worry when I have a team who spends their time gossiping." "Dr.G! Which team are you talking about? As far as I know our team is the best in this whole hospital!" said Ralph, chuckling. "Enough of your sweet talk. Did you and Stanley check up on the patients?"

"We just came out of the ICU ward. Both the patients are in good condition. We will go check again at 5 am." "Okay. What about the patient who was operated on in the evening?" asked Gianna with concern.

"Dr.Victor completed the surgery successfully. Dr.Zane said he will notify us if there is any problem with the patient." said Ralph with a steady voice. "Go and check on him tomorrow even if Dr.Zane doesn't call you. Take rest but check the patients at 5. Also, I might come late to the hospital so start with the rounds and I will join you guys later." Ralph went silent on the other end because he wondered why on the earth would Dr.G come late in the morning. "Did you hear me, Ralph?" asked Gianna.

"Sure Dr.G. I will convey the message to Dr.Victor and the others." said Ralph, still wondering why she would be late in the morning. "Don't think too much about my matters and go take a rest." Gianna hung up the call and looked towards the bedroom.

Ralph was stunned hearing her last sentence and wondered how did Dr.G read his mind. Gianna fed the tall man, the fever reducing pill and laid down on the couch to take a rest in the living room. Gianna's eyes grew heavy from the exhaustion once her head hit on the pillow and slowly drifted off to sleep.

"Whatever happens, DON'T. COME. OUT." cautioned the voice of a tall man. "Leave. Alessia, go. GO HIDE !!!" Helplessness filled her heart, Alessia couldn't leave him without knowing the truth. She closed her eyes tightly and sat in the corner waiting for the man to return. 'BANG' 'BANG' 'BANG' !! Alessia's body was frozen, hearing a series of gunshot and wanted to run away but she couldn't move her legs!!

Gianna gasped for air as she opened her eyes. She was completely covered with sweat and staggered towards the balcony to breathe the fresh air. Her heart was pounding at a fast rate and she took several deep breaths to calm her pounding heart. It took a while for her to calm and she continued to stare at the pitch black forest in the distance.

'Why are these nightmares still haunting me? Why do you keep appearing even if you are dead !? Why can't you leave me alone?' thought Gianna while hitting the balcony rail with her closed fists.

Gianna closed the door and went to the kitchen and gulped down the water. She brought a glass of water to the bedroom for the tall man and placed the glass of water on the side table of the bed. She checked the tall man's temperature again with the thermometer.

The temperature returned to normal and she was relieved that he was recovering. She covered him with the blanket properly and slightly lowered the room temperature before leaving the room. Her alarm rang in the living room and she dismissed the alarm but laid back on the couch instead of getting ready to work.