ALWAYS

XXVII

She stirred in her sleep… the man that found her earlier immediately went up to her side… and grabbed her hand… she had been calling the same name for couple of times during her sleep… while he on the other side… watched her in her sleep…

He had taken her to a nearby clinic…knew that it was because of too much exhaustion that’s why she passed out… he wondered why she was so sad when he found her… totally different from her blooming aura when they first met…

She’s really beautiful… that he cant take his eyes off of her… he even skipped his job just to stay and wait for her to wake up… he just wanted to know that she’s now okay… her face looked really tired and painful earlier… that he too couldn’t help but to feel her pain…

Her eyes slowly fluttered open… she first stared on the ceiling… not realizing where she is… but upon seeing the bright light inside the room… she couldn’t help but to think if she’s already dead… she didn’t bother shifting her gaze… but stayed staring straight up… if she’s dead, it’s probably for the better… she thought… at least she wouldn’t feel any pain now… or better she wouldn’t feel a thing now…

But a sudden voice brought her back to reality… the same voice that she heard earlier at the beach is now calling her again… feeling something warm enveloping her hand… she then finally shifted her gaze to the side…

He was smiling at her… still not letting go of her hand… for he found the comfort holding it in his big hands… and hoping that she too feels the same comfort he’s feeling…

“Are you okay now…?”

He asked her… she looked at him with wondering eyes but managed to nod at his words…he couldn’t help but to giggle a bit because of her innocent, child-like look… her gaze shifted as to where her hand was resting and her eyes widen a bit seeing it wrapped tightly with his hand…He noticed her gaze and quickly let go of her hand as he faked out a cough…

“I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to hold it for so long…”

He said while looking away… she smiled as she saw him blushing… for a while

she forgot about everything… thanks to the stranger she met just a while ago…

He immediately stood up from his seat when he saw her trying to sat up… he went towards her and helped her..

“Thanks…”

She shyly said…she looked around… wondering where she is… he told her she’s in the clinic…

“Omo… I’m sorry for bothering you...”

She quickly sat at the edge of the bed and bowed to him in apology… he shook his hands in front of him telling her it’s okay… she’s not only beautiful, but also a kind hearted one… he thought…

“I think you should rest first… you look so tired…”

“Ani… I already bothered you too much… I should just go… plus I think it’s already late… they’re probably looking for me now…”

She lied… thinking her husband would probably the happiest man tonight… seeing her all gone was his lifetime dream… she just doesn’t want to be a trouble for other peope anymore… her whole body, especially her feet were all sore from walking too much… but definitely it’s nothing compared as to what she’s feeling right now…

He saw the sudden change in her face… she’s slowly going back from being sad… somehow it bothers him seeing her like that… but what could he do…? He’s not on he right place to ask her about her problem…