All Chapters of Hope and Love, Hope in Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

You must be pitying me by now. I would, too, if I were you. Just look how bad I've been through. But there's hope, right?--Knocks on my door broke off my stare into space. My doctor entered with a man behind him. He smiled at me. “How are you feeling?”I didn't answer him. I closed my eyes, instead.“Until when are you gonna be like this?”I heard him sigh.“You gotta move on, okay?”Move on, your face. As if I didn't know that everyone was still talking behind me, even other patients.“Austin… are you sure you can handle her?”That Austin must be my new nurse. After two months, a nurse chose to take care of me. Does that make sense?“Yes, Dr.”I opened my eyes when I heard the sound of the door opening and shutting.“Hi.”My heart almost jumped out of my chest when I heard his voice. I looked in his direction. “Why are you still here?”“Your doctor told me to look after you. 24/7.”My eyes turned big, mouth agape with incredulity.“What did you just say?”“I said…” He smiled. “You

I was glad to be out of the hospital after a year, but was also down in the dumps to start a new life without someone I would love to be with.I thought I would be free when I left the hospital. But, no. I would never be free. There was no way out of this miserable world of mine.See for yourself.--Early in the morning, I called my secretary to make breakfast for me.My secretary had been working for me since I turned 18. My father asked her to help me whenever I need her. My family has a company, and they wanted me to take over when I reach 25. Before that, they planned on giving me training, workshop, and management courses with my secretary because the course I took in college was General Education, and it was obviously far from managerial courses.Unfortunately, everything was ruined because of the accident. I wasn't able to graduate in college or to get training.Good thing, my secretary had things under control. Our company keeps going. She must have under too much pressure.I

As you can see, my first year of being paralyzed had been awful. I was scared that it would continue for years. But, I was thankful enough to have someone like Austin to look after me.After the incident with Rex, nothing bad happened to me anymore. I had lived peacefully with Austin and sometimes with my secretary.Let's skip to the part just a year ago. Last year, on my twenty-eighth birthday.--“Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday...”I giggled as I saw Austin in a dinosaur mascot and my secretary in a giraffe one.“Happy Birthday to you!”I blew the cake they were holding.“Did you wish?” My secretary asked.“No. I'm contented.” I answered blissfully.It had been seven years since the last time I felt unpleasant. For the past years, these two took good care of me. They never left me, so I didn't have anything to wish for.I was aware that Austin gave up his residency in the hospital to be my full-time private nurse. So, he has to go back t

I opened my eyes as I felt sunlight coming through my window.“Good morning, sleepy head.”I smiled as soon as I heard his voice.He came near me then helped me to get up.When I sat in my wheelchair, he suddenly stooped his head down, then gave me a light kiss on my lips.We both blushed. And there he was again, ears turning red.We ate together for breakfast and talked about things. When we were finished, he suddenly got a call. It looked urgent, but I heard him say, “But I'll come later after lunch.”I tried to ask what it was.“Who was that?”He just shrugged then answered, “Just business.”“Your beer factory?”He didn't respond anymore when I mentioned their factory. But, I didn't ask follow-up questions. I was afraid he would get mad again.Before lunch, he cooked my favorite dish.“Let's eat together?”He shook his head. “I'm sorry. That call was actually urgent but I chose to stay for more hours with you.”I smiled coyly. I felt guilty. He noticed the change in my expression.

On that year, it ended...I just got into the hospital with my secretary from our meeting. I saw nurses rushing into Austin's room.I looked at my secretary.She asked a nurse who was just about to come in.“Mr. Biermann's vitals are suddenly unstable.”I felt weaker when I heard the news. The doctors asked us to wait outside. My secretary kept on cheering me up… That everything was going to be alright.Then, doctors went out of the room. My secretary went for them to ask. But, I didn't hear them talk. I steered my wheelchair nearer, but I still couldn't hear them.“What happened?” I called their attention.My secretary turned her gaze at me. Her expression was telling me something. The doctors walked away from us.“What's happening?” I asked again.My secretary didn't answer me, but I heard her sigh.I decided to just come into his room...And there I saw... Lira in the corner of his brother's room, crying. I went near Austin and held his hand. It was cold. I realized everything. Thi