Chapter 36 (Fight Back)
‘When he left, Shawn and I talked.
"Are you okay? ''
I ate extraordinarily little. I lost my appetite. I don't seem to have moved on from what happened earlier. This is the first time I have seen him cry. It almost tore my heart apart. Is it right for me to push him away? Am I right in using my pride?
Knowing Sebe was angry, he was angry. Worse, he's driving. Where is he staying here in Iloilo? Who is with him?
After our lunch, Shawn drove me home immediately. I almost floated. I can't speak.
"Rest." Shawn ordered me not to enter my unit.
I only nodded in response. When I entered, I immediately went to bed.
I didn't realize that I had fallen asleep. I woke up to the sound of my cellphone non-stop. I got up and rummaged in my bag.
Shawn Calling. There are also calls from Mama and Kylie.
I answered it immediately.
"Hello, Shawn?" I still yawned.
"God! Finally, you answer!" He gasped. I heard the noise on the other line.
'Why?" I was suddenly nervous. I sweated coldly.
"Your fiancé is here."
I covered my mouth.
'What?" I put on my slippers and straightened my walk. I don't know if I locked my unit!
My world seemed to explode at what happened.
"But God! You're pregnant!"
'No!" I screamed. 'He needs me! Sebe needs me!" Bored got the elevator down to the basement. I heard nothing on the other line. I could only hear human voices panicking.
'I'm going there. Help him, Shawn, please. " I took a taxi.
'I will," I heard Shawn say, and I turned off the call. I cried in the taxi. I don't care if the driver is looking at me.
"Where does your destination miss?" In the month of my stay here, I gradually learned their language.
"San-Ag Hospital, please," I answered.
The speed of my chest's pounding was accompanied by the speed of my tears.
That's why Mama and Kylie have so many missed calls? How did they know?
It's all my fault. Fuck!
I hope I didn't push him away earlier while he was so angry.
During these times, I no longer had to worry about myself. I had no other thought but Sebe's safety. When I entered the hospital, I was almost ready to take my steps. I almost ran inside.
"Miss, what room is Sebastian Montemayor?" I asked the nurse at the counter.
She immediately looked at the list of patients.
"This patient has just arrived, ma'am. He's in room 309 on the fourth floor."
"Thank you."
I caressed my palm while I was still in the elevator. When I got out, I immediately searched for room 309. Outside, I immediately saw his cousin Radleigh and Shawn talking.
Shawn is a brain surgeon. So, he's the one holding Sebe now.
"Shawn." They both looked at me.
"Natalia." Shawn hugged me tightly. My tears kept coming.
"How is he? I want to see him." I cried.
"Please don't cry. Your baby."
Though in tears, I saw Radleigh looking seriously at the two of us. His jaw tightened.
I immediately let go of Shawn. Eventually, they let me inside. When I entered, my world collapsed. Sebe was lying down with a tube of oxygen in his mouth. He has a big bandage on his head. There were many scratches on both arms. His left foot is also bandaged.
"Oh, my God," I cried.
I immediately came close to Sebe's side, trembling. I held his hand, which had many wounds. Seeing Sebe like this almost kills me too. It had more than double the impact on me.
"What happened?" I asked weakly, turned to Raleigh, and saw that his eyes were red.
"In a car accident, he was bumped into a truck, 'Ad said coldly. 'You're the one I should ask that," he added, and he averted his eyes from me when Shawn approached me because of my incessant crying.
I know he's mad. It's my fault. I didn't mind.
"Shawn, tell me. What's his condition?" he said, trembling at my question and kissing Sebe's hand.
He's unconscious. He seemed lifeless in bed. Only the machine made a noise with his every breath. It was like I was burning in hell to see him like this.
"He lost a lot of blood. Based on the CT scan of his brain, there was a lot of plugged blood in his head."
I am speechless. I can't believe what Shawn said.
"I am afraid he will be unconscious for a month or a year. To be specific, it's 75% percent that he will have temporary amnesia."
It was like an exploding bomb that shook my being.
"What?" My tears almost receded. I can't process everything!
Shawn immediately sighed as if he were having a tough time as well.
"I did everything. But it's possible that the impact on his head was so strong that he clotted a lot of blood. And worst of all, the sensitive part of the brain that I might touch will get worse. 'He folded the papers he had read and looked at me.
"There is a possibility that he will develop amnesia, and I don't want to say that, but he will suffer in a coma," Shawn said seriously.
Rad was immediately knocked down and hit by the wall.
"Fuck!" Rad cursed.
I felt like melting while sitting on the chair next to Sebe's bed.
Shit! No! Coma? Does that mean he won't wake up for a long time? And amnesia?
I can't accept it; it's so painful. I can't.
I hugged his lifeless body.
"Sebe." My tears flowed as I touched his face.
"Don't be like that. 'I tried to talk to his unconscious body. I could feel Shawn's softness on my back. The door slammed immediately, and I knew Rad had come out.
"We're still getting married, aren't we?" I kept crying.
"Our baby will be out next month! Please wake up." I cried all the time and hugged him.
"I'm sorry, please, fight." I could immediately see the tears flowing from his closed eyes.
I know he's listening. Please, fight back.