JANE's POV I felt a sense of fear; it was fear of the unknown. It washed over me like the waves on the seashore. I sat there, and my body began to unwind. I took another deep breath, and I felt my heart rate slow. I opened my eyes and looked around. I sat back down at the table, savoring the moment of calm that I had experienced. The cafe was quiet, and I could hear the gentle hum of the refrigerator in the background. I took a sip of my coffee, which was still warm. The smell of freshly brewed coffee filled the air, and I felt a sense of contentment wash over me. I closed my eyes and allowed myself to simply be. If I continue to think at this rate, I will develop high blood pressure.Just then, I heard the sound of a chair scraping against the floor. I opened my eyes and saw a man sitting down at the table next to me. He was tall and had dark hair, and he was looking at his phone, scrolling through something. I couldn't help but notice that he had a look of sadness on his face. I wo
JANE's POV I just wanted to know that Jaxson was okay, but there was nothing I could do but wait. I tried to distract myself by reading a book, but I couldn't focus on the words. My mind kept wandering back to Jaxson and all the "what if’s" that were swirling around in my head.As I waited for news about Jaxson, I began to doze off. But my sleep was anything but restful. I was plagued by terrible dreams. I dreamt that Jaxson was trapped in a burning building, and I couldn't save him. I woke up with a start, my heart pounding in my chest. I was sweating and shaking, and I felt like I couldn't catch my breath. It took me a few minutes to calm myself down, but I was still shaken from the nightmare.I kept looking at the clock, waiting for the time to go by faster. Every minute felt like an eternity. With my heart racing fast because of the terrible nightmare I just had, I decided to take a walk around the hospital ward and look around again to calm myself. I walked down the hallway, I
JANE's POV I was crying and wailing. I found myself lying on the floor and crying. It was an emotional moment for me; I couldn't breathe. I felt like the air had been sucked out of the room and that I was suffocating under the weight of the news. I looked around the hospital room, trying to make sense of it all. The machines were still beeping, and the fluorescent lights were still buzzing, but it all felt so distant, so far away.It didn't seem real. I couldn't believe that Jaxson was dead. I couldn't accept it. I wanted to scream, to rage against the world, to make it stop. But I tried to scream and no sound was coming out. It felt like I was floating. I tried to turn and see who was patting my shoulder but my head couldn't move. It felt like an external force was holding it still, but the patting was still persistent; it didn't stop and the person kept calling out my name.“Jane! Jane!!! Jane!!I jerked up. It was a very terrible dream. I was gasping for air and for the first few
JANE's POV I still didn't say a word to Jaxson because there were no words for him. I just smiled in such a way that only my right cheek was lifted, I bent my head back to my phone, and I wondered if the earth would open and swallow me at that point. I was so shy and I wondered why that happened. I was just wishing that he would close his eyes and sleep because, truthfully, staying with Jaxson in one space was weird; it felt like the room was compressing. I wish I had the superpowers to teleport myself to another ward entirely. I do not care whose ward I would be appearing in, but as long as I was away from Jaxson, I would be ok. “I mean, Jane, thank you for being kind enough to stay here with me. I wouldn't have done that if I were in your shoes but you did it. You are a very kind woman. “You are welcome; just focus on recovering.My voice was almost shaky when I spoke to Jaxson. I don’t know how I managed to conceal it but I did. We exchanged looks for a while; I didn’t know how
JANE's POV My heart almost jumped out of my chest when I saw her, I thought she heard all of my conversation with Esther and Keana, I was looking for a better lie to tell in case she asked me of anything because if know how inquisitive she can be, but it turned out that she only came out to take a call and her ears were blocked with her earpiece, she was pressing her phone, she didn’t even mind what I was doing, she was just focused on her phone, it looked like someone was making her angry, I walked past her and went back to Jaxson’s ward, he was done with his food at this point and he was laying down with his eyes shut, I thought he was sleeping and sat down quietly, I was already full at this point so I cover the remaining food and left it on the table and rested my back on the chair, I shut my eyes and Jaxson popped a question.“You have a nanny? I was almost stuttering; I had to find a way around it and answer his question.“Well, not for me, but for my dad, he has disabilities
I took the keys and looked at it. I have never driven that kind of car before. Jaxson noticed how I was looking at the key he gave me and he giggled.“You act as if you do not know how to drive.“I do, but I do not know how to drive this type of car; I have never driven it before.“Don't worry, I will fix it if you bash it; you can take the day off tomorrow.“I cannot do that; I have a painting to complete. A customer ordered the sunshine painting and we must deliver it as soon as possible.“Alright, if you insist, thank you for handling my gallery well. “I’m just doing my job.I smiled, picked up my bag, and left the room. I met Victoria in the living room; she was on a work call, and she ended it when she saw me. “Jane, you are leaving already."Yes, I am. Do you have a problem with that?“Not really, I just want to remind you of your place; your place is on that stool in the gallery; your work in Paradise Gallery is to paint and sell paintings, nothing more; and I think you are c
JANE's POV I was left with my emotions as I rode slowly. Tears rolled down my eyes. I was thinking deeply about the dream I had; it felt so real. I thought Jaxson died truly. I wasn’t concentrating on the road at this point because of the thought that filled my mind. I almost ran into a ditch, but I quickly climbed on my break pad. “Oh my God! What is happening to me? I placed my head on the steering wheel and tried to relax my nerves because I was up tight. I needed to be calm before I hit the road again so this incident would not repeat itself. Mrs. Marilyn’s call came in and I was grateful it did."Hello, Mrs. Marilyn, good evening.“Hello, Jane, How is Jaxson doing? Is he doing alright?“I forgot to update you; he was discharged a while ago; I left his house not too long ago; I was occupied; I would have called you."Oh, that is wonderful news. I'm so happy to hear that. Was Victoria at the hospital?"Yes, she was. You have no idea how annoying that lady is; s
JANE's POV “Jane, don't tell me you are still ignoring these young men’s calls.“He disturbs me too much; I'm not mentally ready for any stress at all; he doesn't understand that. I told him that I would reach out when I could, but he kept calling nonstop. What else do you want me to do?"Maybe you agree to go on a date with him. “You cannot possibly be serious, Sarah, on a date! With all that is happening in my life, All you can come up with is a date.“Well, what else do you want me to say?“I expected something else from you but definitely not a date. “Well, that was the only idea that came to mind. The room was awkwardly quiet for a while. Sarah was pressing her phone, my eyes were slowly closing and I was on my way to dreamland. I relaxed my head on the couch and closed my eyes. I was feeling relaxed. Sarah suddenly yelled and I jerked back. My heart was pumping and for a few seconds, I struggled to know where I was. My eyesight was still colorless.“What happened, Sarah? Why