Thirty

Kalan

I was awake.

I was back.

The moment I opened my eyes, the nurses all slumped against the wall in relief.

Everyone looked so happy to see me alive, I almost couldn't believe they were that worried about me.

It felt so good to be alive.

They gushed, explaining to me what happened after the blood transfusion.

Apparently, I had slumped, going into cardiac arrest.

It must have been terrifying for them, as I could see the worry lines prominent on their foreheads. I gave them an apologetic smile and they continued narrating how they had to take me in for an emergency procedure and how my mother fainted. I was quite shocked hearing this.

Mother? How did that happen?

“How’s my mother? How's her health?”

“She’s okay. She—”

“She’s resting.” The other nurse closer to me cut her colleague off before she could finish her words and I frowned.

“Is she really okay?” My mother was as strong as steel. Seeing me in that condition, broke her?

“She is. She was just too shocked. It's not good