Henry opened his eyes after a slight groan. He closed his eyes and opened them almost immediately. He rolled his wearied eyes around his new environment. His eyes had lumps underneath.There was a drip hooked to his left wrist and when he stared at his chest, he discovered that his joggers were swapped for the hospital uniform. He sighed in frustration, wishing he could disappear from the environment.He turned away with a sigh and soon, his nostrils were picking up the annoying scent of medication which was driving him insane. "Bloody hospital!" he cussed and sat up. As a kid, his mother would always drag him to a hospital when he was ill and when he was admitted, Henry would cry all night till he got discharged. He hated hospitals and since he clocked 18, he stopped going to hospitals when he was ill. He would only have a doctor examine him at his residence and administer treatment to him there.He rested his back against the wall and felt his forehead with his left palm. His head
She unapologetically stared at the damaged phone on the floor and shifted the hard gaze back to Henry. "You son of a bitch."She charged toward the stunned Henry and wanted to grab him but Dane quickly intervened. He rushed toward her and grabbed her from behind. She tried to free herself from his grab but couldn't. He was too strong for her.Henry was taken aback by Olivia's violent reaction. Yes, he had expected her to flare up and scream at him from the way she was sounding pissed on the phone earlier but the violent outburst was what he didn't see coming.The raging Olivia began sending repeated slaps on Dane's hands as he took steps backwards. She went on screaming and hitting him. "Let go of me you son of a bitch. I need to teach your boss a lesson," she yelled.Henry placed his back against the wall. Was she going to attack him? Couldn't she admit that he was admitted? His headache returned and the continuous scream from Olivia made him feel. as if his head was going to explode
Olivia made her way back to Eve's room. Jen was sitting by the edge of the bed, watching Eve who was yet to open her eyes. She was such a sleeping beauty to behold but Jen wished she could just blink.She placed a left hand on Jen's shoulder and flashed a quick smile.Jen looked up at Olivia after a sigh. "Are you done fighting with Dane?" she demanded and darted her gaze back to Eve."I fought with Henry instead." Olivia boasted and sank onto the sofa. She had never imagined that shouting and kicking would make her this wearied. She threw her head backwards and told Jen about the drama she had staged in Henry's private ward a while ago.By the time she was done narrating the incident, Jen had a dropped jaw. She got off the edge of the bed and moved toward Olivia. She stood before her with arms folded across her chest."You broke his phone and tried to attack him?"Olivia sat up. "His loyal bodyguard saved him. I would have thought him a lesson," she said.Jen broke into a laugh and
All Mrs Bloom wanted to do at that moment was to stare into her daughter's beautiful eyes and speak to her. She wanted her lively daughter back, not Eve who was sleeping like a log."And when is she going to recover?" Mr Bloom asked. He wanted to see his daughter open her eyes then maybe, he might believe in the recovery process the doctor was hinting on.The doctor looked him straight in the eyes and said. "Your daughter is making huge progress. She'll be fine." "But do you think it's normal?" Mrs Bloom threw the question at the doctor and began rubbing her daughter's left palm tenderly. "Are you sure she's not in a coma or something?"The nurse turned to address the woman. "As I said, the patient is undergoing a recovery process. She's not in a coma. The sedatives are serving their purpose. You guys need to relax and be patient. She'll wake up at the right time." The doctor turned to Mr Bloom. and flashed one of her reassuring smiles. "Excuse me," She said and walked out. The nur
Henry stared at his parents in confusion. First, they showed up in his ward without any notice and now they want him to take them to Eve?He began to stammer while stroking his forehead. "Well, ...Uhmm,, Eve is still resting and I'm not sure if she's allowed to see anyone yet."Henry quickly turned away, wishing they wouldn't push it. He had wanted to see Eve the moment he opened his eyes that morning but after the little drama Olivia staged the previous day, he wasn't sure if he could still go to see her.What if Olivia blames him again right before his parents? his mind taunted him.Pearl grabbed her bag from the table and hung it around her left palm. " Just take us to her room son. I'm worried about her."Mr Richard cleared his throat loudly. "We just want to ensure she's doing okay and besides, she's your responsibility since she was with you in the car when the accident occurred."Henry gave a sheepish grin. His parents were not going to back out, he knew it. He slowly got down
Henry palmed his forehead with his left hand. The whole non-stop drama that began the previous day was driving him insane. He was tired."What are you saying, Bloom?" Richard flared up. "Are you saying my son tried to kill Eve? What if he was in the one in Eve's condition and she was the driver? Would you still blame your daughter for attempting to murder him?""I know my daughter." Mr Bloom fired back. He pointed a finger at Henry. "Your son is to be blamed for all this and I swear if anything happens to my child then I won't spare him."The women were hopeless. Their husbands were beginning to blow off the roof.Henry drifted backwards and slipped to a corner. He rested his aching back against the wall, folded his arms across his chest and pondered why Mr Bloom would blame him for Eve's condition when the cause of the accident was unknown to him.He shifted his gaze from the blank wall to the men. They were still throwing words at each other while their hopeless wives were trying to
Henry smiled at the woman for a job well done. He turned to Mrs Bloom and was about to speak when she sharply cut in."It's okay Henry." she cut down his apology with a smile."Can I go to the room and see her?" he demanded and pointed to the door leading to Eve's private ward.With an approving nod, she replied. "Of course, you can. She's still asleep and mustn't be disturbed." Mrs Bloom hinted.Henry gave a warm smile. "I understand Mrs Bloom. I just want to see her condition."His mother was about to take steps after him when Mrs Bloom alerted her to stop."Can I talk to you for a moment?" "Of course," Pearl replied and followed Mrs Bloom to a corner by the end of the hallway.Henry heaved a deep sigh before pushing the door to the ward in. He slowly made his way into the room and stooped by the bed.Eve was still asleep. He went back and carefully slammed the door behind him. He took slow steps toward Eve. He strode to her right, grabbed the stool tucked under the table by the c
Henry couldn't hide his excitement. He aimed for the door to get the doctor. Eve opened her eyes and a clumsy yawn escaped. "Where am I?" she mumbled and tried to rove her heavy eyes around the ward.She pressed her eyes against each other and quickly opened them after her brain picked up a burning sensation. The door to the room was pushed open and the first person Eve's eyes caught a glance of was a woman dressed in a white ward coat.She hurried toward the bed while Mrs Bloom, Henry and his mother went after her.Mrs Bloom stood by the table with a bright smile as she watch the doctor checking Eve. Henry and his mother remained by the door."Do you know where you are?" The doctor asked her with a warm smile.Eve took a deep breath. "In a hospital I guess." she slowly replied and shut her eyes after feeling a sharp pain around her forehead."Do you remember anything?" the doctor demanded.Eve's eyes were still shut. She didn't utter a word.The doctor motioned to Mrs Bloom to come