Chapter183: hospital 8

I opened my eyes slowly but then I closed them due to the lights present in the room. I groaned in annoyance then I slowly opened my eyes again. I was feeling so hungry right now. I looked at the watch on the wall to see it was already night time. It was half past eight o'clock.

"Damn...how the hell did I sleep this much?" I said to myself then I sighed."I need to see Alex first then I eat."I continued talking to myself. I turned around in my hospital bed and I almost screamed when I saw who was sitting at a chair beside my bed.

I was holding my chest panting really hard replacing my horror face with a smile. I got scared for a moment, who wouldn't be anyway when there was someone just sitting next to you without talking and you've just woken up.

"I'm sorry I scared you."Elizabeth, Alex's mom said and I didn't know what to say. Should I say, yooh...what is it you are doing here? Or maybe, get the hell out of my room, or still maybe just smile at her and act like this situation isn't awkward at all.

"It's fine."I said with a smile instead. I usually curse this kindness nature of mine sometimes because it doesn't give me the satisfaction I need to do some things like get angry at those who deserve it.

"How are you doing?"she asked and I wondered how the hell she's nice to me. Isn't she supposed to be like I don't know, screaming and shouting at me because she obviously doesn't like me?

"Why are you being nice?"I went straight to the point.

"Can't I be nice to my daughter in law?"she asked smiling and I looked at her awkwardly.

"Now I'm your daughter in law? The last time I checked, you didn't even want me. What the hell changed?"I asked and at that time my stomach grumbled due to the hunger I was feeling.

"You should eat first then we can talk later. I don't want to starve you at all."she said instead of answering my questions. I could have argued but she stood up and went to the table to bring me dishes of different foods." I cooked this food for you. You've been sleeping the whole day and I figured you would be so hungry when you wake up so I went to the hospital kitchen and asked to cook something. They allowed it because I'm Alex's mom. I heard he bought this hospital so when I told them who I was they agreed."she said and I looked at her speechless. This being too good to me is kinda weird right now.

Things started running in my head looking for a possibility of why she would be so nice to me. What if she wants to poison me? But can she? I don't know. Or maybe she's put miscarriage drugs in the food so that I don't carry Alex's children anymore? well this can be a possibility. I looked at her being all happy serving me food and I wondered if she can really do that. But a voice in my head told me," don't be fooled. Do you know how mother in laws are? They can do anything to keep the daughter in laws they don't like away."that was the devil on my shoulder of course but the angel said," just ask her why she is so nice so that you don't have to doubt her every single time."

"What are you thinking?"she asked and I was startled to see her standing beside my bed. For how long was I out thinking?

"Nothing."I said obviously lying. I can't tell her I'm doubting her and I think that she's gonna poison me or something.

"If you are thinking of me poisoning you then quit the thoughts because I'm not trying to harm you at all."she said and eyes widened in surprise.

"How did you know what I was thinking?"I asked her and she chuckled.

"What do you think? I have been a worse mother in law and now I turn good all of a sudden. Won't that be suspicious? But I can assure you that there is nothing for you to worry about. I'm here in peace."she said and I smiled at her nodding. She handed me the plate of food and I sat upright so that I can eat but that position was kinda torturous due to my bulging belly so she ended up raising the bed a little so that I can sit in a leaning position.

I ate the food and I have to admit it though, it was delicious. Like mother like son huuh? Alex cooks similar food to this and damn, I miss him now.

"I heard you like spiced food so I made it for you. Did you like it?"she asked and I smiled at her handing her the plate because I was done eating. I have never eaten that much in my life but who can blame me? I was really hungry.

"I liked the food so much. You cook like Alex."I said and she smiled.

"Look Kimberly, I wanted to apologize for all the things that I did to you when you visited us in Los Angeles. I have realized my mistakes now and I'm ready to do anything to fix what I broke. I am really sorry for everything."she said and I smiled at her. I don't know what I should do or say. That simple apology isn't enough but I feel like I can cut her some slice and maybe forgive her. At least she tried to apologize.

"It's okay. I didn't hold a grudge."I said but a voice in my head was laughing at me." Ohh well you did Kimberly. You very much did and you fucking know it." I shook my head to get the voice out of my head.

"Really? But you are supposed to be so mad right now? I don't know maybe throw some tantrums or snap at me?"she said and I laughed.

"No... I'm not going to do any of such thing. As long as you are not being mean to my Alex then everything is good."I said and she smiled some tears welling up in her eyes. What the fuck! Is she gonna cry?

"Thank you so much for everything Kimberly. I really appreciate it."she said in a horse voice then tears fell down her cheeks. Yep, she was gonna cry.

"It's fine. We should let the bygones be bygones, shouldn't we? That's the only way that we can be able to move forward with our daily lives, by letting go and moving on."I said and she nodded.

She breathed in a deep breath and wiped her tears away from her face then she looked at me." You are right. I should let the bygones be bygones. I'm really gratified that you are not angry with me. I know you might not have forgiven me yet, but I will do anything for you to forgive me. I promise I will also make it up to my son if he even wants my apology. I feel like he hates me so much right now and it's killing me by thinking I pushed himr to hate me. I hate myself for it that I was being so mean to him."she said and I smiled. 

"Can I see Alex now?"I asked so that she would stop rambling on about Alex. I don't need to know all that, she should tell it to Alex not me.

"About that, we ummm...."she started to hesitate and my heart started beating wildly.