Chapter 173 - CHAPTER 170 (2/2)
”Can I come. My knees are hurting kneeling” said Emerald.
”Don't you want to pray for mummy?” Asked Elisio.
”I prayed” said Emerald and Elisio nodded and said ”want to give me company today? I don't want to be alone right now.”
”Aanhann” said Emerald and nodded.
Elisio smiled and got into the car.
He texted Ermanno that Emerald was with him and he was going back to the hospital.
Elisio reached the hospital and saw Taha, arzoo, Eezha, Sarah and Sabina reading an Arabic book.
Elisio knew it must be the Quran, the holy book of Muslims as he often saw Sabrina read it too.They all were seated in the waiting room.
Elisio walked past them and sat at a chairs near the OT with Emerald on his lap straddling him and facing him.
”Papa. Why are you not praying?” Asked Emerald.
”I don't know who to pray or how to pray” said Elisio.
”Didn't your mama teach you?” Asked Emerald.
Elisio shook his head no.
”It's okay. I'll teach you” said Emerald.
Elisio smiled and asked ”but we are not in a church”
”God is everywhere papa.” Said Emerald.
Elisio looked at his left and then at his right and looked back at Emerald and said ”I don't see him”
Emerald looked at her right and left and looked back at Elisio and giggled and said ”oh papa. You don't see him, you feel him”
”How? And who taught you this?” Asked Elisio.
”Ethan daddy used to take me to church every Sunday and would pray with me at night before bed. He told me god lives in our heart and you feel his X.. X.. sister in your heart” said Emerald and Elisio smiled listening to her say existence as X sister.
”Close your eyes, papa” said Emerald.
Elisio smiled sad and closed his eyes and Emerald held his hand and placed it on his heart and said ”now pray. He is in your heart. Ask him what you want”
Elisio creased his eyebrows and concentrated. He couldn't believe a 4 year old child was showing him god.
He kept his eyes closed and then saw his fiore.
Sabrina was kneeling in front of him head bowed down. She lifted her head and smiled at him.
Sabrina was the 17 old who Elisio saw for the first time. He then saw her in different times of their life together. Her smile, her pout, her lip biting, her laugh, her giggle and most of all he saw the love in her eyes for him.
Elisio was shedding tears but didn't open his eyes.
”Fiore” called Elisio and Sabrina smiled and said ”aanhann”
Sabrina inhaled large and opened her eyes.
”Hold her down. Put on the oxygen mask. Don't let her slip back.” Screamed Dr Schmidt.
”We found the block which was making her breathing difficult” said Dr Atkins.
”Yes. When that's cleaned she can breath normally” said Dr Schmidt.
”She is slipping back” said the nurse.
”No keep her conscious” said Dr Schmidt.
”Mam. Open your eyes. Please don't slip back. Your family is waiting for you outside. Your husband has not left your side for a second.” Said the nurse trying to keep Sabrina conscious.
”Elisio” called Sabrina and closed her eyes.
”We are loosing her” said one of the nurse.
”Her heartbeat is decreasing” said another nurse.
”We can't continue” said Dr Atkins.
”We have to. I can't leave this. Do you see what you have done. You should have saw to it that the stomach stab should not have infected the lungs. Now there is a blood clot which needs to be removed” Said Dr Schmidt continuing the operation.
”I thought the the medicine will bring down the infection and didn't expect a blood clot” said Dr Atkins.
”When Elisio Devonte will come to know your mistake that may have caused his wife's life you should say good bye to your career and life” said Dr Schmidt.
”Her heartbeat is dangerous low” said the nurse.
”Few more seconds” said Dr Schmidt and suddenly the machines went crazy.
”She has stopped breathing” said the nurse and Dr Schmidt looked up at the nurse.
Dr Schmidt walked out of the OT and Elisio stood up at once and placed Emerald on the ground to stand.
Dr Schmidt looked at Elisio and Elisio had never heard his own heartbeat in his ears before.