249 The cause (1/2)

”It's okay, Abigail. Zeke's here. He's going inside the room,” Alex told his wife. Abi looked up and when she saw Ezekiel, and two nurses behind him carrying a chilly bin, enter the room, her sobs stopped and she wiped her tears away. ”Come, let's take a seat,” Alex said and he pulled Abi to a row of seats in the corridor.

Alex led her to the bench. The glass window was then covered with a curtain and most of the doctors stepped out of the room. Alex could already tell that Ezekiel asked everyone out except for the two people who were with him.

The doctors were silent as they left the room.

”Why are they leaving?” Abi asked.

”Zeke doesn't like working with others but don't worry, he's better than all of those doctors who just left. It's okay, everything will be fine.” Alex rested her head on his chest.

Time passed and one of the nurses with Zeke stepped out and approached them.

”Sir, Mr. Qin said that you can go home. He's going to start the heart transplant and it will be a while before the procedure is finished. He said that you don't need to wait and that you should get some rest. He said he will call you once he's done.” The nurse told them before she bowed and immediately returned inside.

Abi gaped. ”H-heart transplant? He found a donor?!” her eyes widened as she looked at her husband.

”Seems like it,” was Alex's reply. His brows were pulled into a knot but after a while, his expression changed. ”You heard what the nurse said, Abigail. We should go home and wait for the news there. The surgery will take hours.” Alex urged. ”Don't worry, she'll be fine. We'll come back as soon as the surgery's over.”

”Can we stay in the hospital for tonight?”

Seeing that his wife was hesitant to leave, Alex could only agree. After all, this was better than them taking another trip early in the morning.

They stayed at her booked VVIP room that night. She looked really tired and drained so it didn't take her long to fall asleep in Alex's arms.

…

Abi woke up in a dark, dark place. This place again. Where was she? Why was she in this place again? There was white smoke swirling all around her. Choking her. She knew she was having that nightmare again. The blood, the dagger… and Alex. And it felt so real. She wanted to wake up but couldn't.

Alex looked like he was in agony. He was in pain. He was gritting his teeth as if trying to push the pain away. He was saying something and he looked like he was begging as he walked towards her, his eyes fierce like a beast but there was a tear at the corner of his eye. Why? Why did he look so sad?

She shook her head as she stepped back. But then, blood started to spill before her. She screamed. She called Alex's name. Everything turned dark.

”Abigail! Abigail!” Alex called out as he shook his wife. She was moaning and her face was covered with sweat.