Chapter 25 - Stay (1/2)
'Pain'
'So painful'
Alicia frowned in her sleep when she felt pain all over her body. She tried to move to make herself comfortable but unable to do so. Slowly her eyes fluttered open. It was night time. But with the dimmed light, she can see her surrounding. It was a place that she knew the most. Hospital. Never thought she would be staying in one of the most luxurious room where usually it was for celebrities or even high profile politician. However, she didn't have that much enjoyment to feast her eyes when her body was in so much pain and she can feel her face is swollen or probably something dislocated. Talking about dislocation, she remembered her right arm was broken by her own biological father. She tried to lift it up but it seems a bad idea when she groaned more. Her face scrunched up trying to distract herself with anything. It was then she notice her left hand was holding onto something. She immediately look to her left side and saw Tristan who have changed his suit and now wearing a casual long t-shirt with vest is sleeping by her side as he hold onto her hands tightly.
He look so worn out with obvious dark circle around his eye. Compare to the day where she first saw him at the back alley, he gives people thinking he's a calm and warm hearted. With the way he was holding her hand even in his sleep, she herself knows that the man before her won't harm her no matter what. He would protect her just like he did during the party. And it was her fault for straying away. The pain in his eyes when he found her at the balcony, she remembers it well. Unconsciously, she wanted to touch his face and moving her body closer to him forgetting her painful bodies. She gritted her teeth just to get closer to his face but the pain suddenly just became unbearable that she let out a big groaned.
Her groaned cause a stir to Tristan who fell asleep. He immediately open his eyes and woke up to find her sweating and her face are showing signs she's in pain.
”You're awake? What happen? Does it hurt? Don't move. I'm going to call a doctor.” He asked anxiously with his red eye. She immediately grab onto his hand and hold it tight. Not wanting him to go away. She gasped and slowly try to take a deep breath.
”No, don't. Don't call doctor. I'm fine. I was just trying to make myself comfortable but forgot about my injuries.”
Tristan hurriedly try to make her comfortable and adjust her posture. She almost fall off the bed. If it wasn't because he was putting his head next to her, she might have fall off already. As he try to adjust it right, she shook her head.
”No. I don't want. I want it like this.” She said pleadingly.
”You'll fall off your bed if you stay like this.”
”There's you.” She said abruptly before her face turn red.
Tristan who finally understood felt a little bit elated. A hint of warmth crept upon his eyes as he sat back in his sit and move his head closer to her.
”Will this do?”he asked wickedly. Love seeing that blush on her face compare to the lifeless and pale face these past few days.
”Uhm.” She nodded but ponders a little while.
”Won't you be uncomfortable?”
”If you know, then get well better.” He said nonchalantly.
”How long was i out?”
”Five days.” He answered solemnly. It was a long torturous five days. The doctors are in pitiful state as he kept harassing them. Going inside the private room are like going in for kamikaze battle.
”I was out that long? Didn't expect the injuries to be that bad.” A trace of shocked plastered on her face as she mutters to herself.
”You almost died.” He stated. The grim expression give her shivers.
”Oh, that. I forgot. No wonder it hurt so much when i move around. But, i'm alive. Truly, doctors are amazing people.” She grinned. It's the reason why she wanted to become a doctor in the first place. Everything just seem interesting. The life's of people is in the doctor's hand.
”Then what about doctor who got themselves hurt? What would you call that?”
Someone just had to kill off her happiness. She shot a glare at Tristan who's still looking at her intensely.