90 Do I know you? (2/2)

”Where else would I be, if not here?” he replied with a smile.

”Are you in pain? Do you need me to get anything for you?” he asked, running his eyes over his son's body clad in a hospital gown.

Tang assured him that he was fine and didn't require anything at the moment.

”You must be hungry. I will go and see if your favourite breakfast shop has opened up yet or not,” with that he left the room before anyone could see his tears.

Tang looked around, as if in confirmation and then beckoned Chu closer.

”Can you do me a favour? I don't know where my phone is. But can you call Jia Li for me and tell her what has happened. Also make sure to tell her that I am fine and that she needn't rush back here. When I spoke to her last, she was still in Beijing and wasn't planning to come back to Moganshan till Chinese new year. She must be worried sick that I haven't been in touch since so many hours. By the way, how long have I been unconscious for?” he asked.

Chu looked at him and then at Mei Zhen before replying, ”uh, I will let the doctor tell you that. As for Jia Li, I will let her know right away.”

With that, she pulled Mei Zhen out of the room with her. Tang gave a small sigh of relief. His head was throbbing and he shut his eyes, hoping that he would see her sooner than later.

”Are you asleep already?” whispered Chu who had come back to the room.

She had persuaded Mei Zhen to stay out on the pretext that Tang would find it strange if she stayed in the room constantly.

He opened his eyes, ”I would have been, only if someone lets me”.

She asked worriedly, ”are you ok? You are not in too much pain, right? I was soooo worried when you didn't wake up right after they brought you in here. I had told you from the start itself that this was such a dangerous idea.”

He gave her a look of incomprehension, ”what are you talking about? What idea?”

Her face lost all its colour.

”Are you saying that you truly don't remember anything beyond 2013?” she asked faintly.

”Wait, you mean to say this is not 2013?” he asked her in confusion.

”Oh god, oh shit…what have we done?” with that, she slid down to the floor and sat with a thump.