Chapter 50: Chapter 50

I went to Aunt and saw Eugene there too, looking down crying.

"Christian, What did the doctor say?" She asked desperately.

"She said to take care of Sophie and make sure not to give her any stress emotionally and physically." I said.

"Then let's take her back with us when she'll be discharged." Eugene said glaring at me.

"Look what happened when she lived with you. You couldn't even protect her." He hissed and this hit me like an arrow, it drowned me in the pools of guilt.

"She wasn't with me. She was living with her mother." I said monotonously. I am in no mood for arguments.

"What?" He asked looking at Aunt.

"Mother? Why was she.. with you?" he asked.

"I'll tell you about it later." She said looking away. "No, I want to know. Why am I always ignorant of the facts that I should know?" He said sadly. He felt it.

He walked away with Aunt following him behind.

"You sure, you're not gonna tell them?" Tyler asked. I gave him a nod.

"I'll ask Sophie." I said and took a seat again.

I leaned back and put my hand over my face.

I'll obliterate this feeling of abhor from you again. I'll change this toxic relation into a source of eternal rapture. If I have to spend my whole life just to make you feel safe in my arms, just to make you feel loved, I'll gladly do it.

I remained like that and before I knew it, night came, "Aunt and Eugene left.. it's late man.. you should go home and eat something." Tyler said putting a hand over my shoulder.

"You should also go." I said.

"I can't leave you like this man. Come, we're going to my place, we'll come in the morning again." He said but I shook my head 'no'.

"Don't be like that. Do you think Sophie will be happy to see you broken?" He tried to reason. I looked at him for a moment and sighed,

"What if she woke up and didn't find me there for her?"

"Even if she woke up, you can't meet her unless they shift her to a room. Come on." He said. I looked at him with a frown.

"At least for her." He tried to convince me and I sighed in defeat.

We went to his home because I don't have enough strength in me to go to my home. I just couldn't bear to go there. How I prepared a surprise for her and now this happened.

We went home and he forced me to eat something by saying for Sophie. And I couldn't help but to eat for her sake.

I stare at the ceiling void of any emotions. I was so close to her, so close to becoming one with her. So close...

I am so angry at myself. I wasn't able to protect her. Even being connected to her, I wasn't able to do anything. I am so pathetic. I closed my eyes and began to pray for her.

I continued to pray for her wellbeing and before I knew it, morning came.

I took a glass of juice and went to the hospital. I asked the receptionist about her. She opened her mouth to say something but I heard someone,

"Ah, Mr Elvis, What timing." The doctor smiled and walked closer,

"Looks like your prayers were listened to." She said, I narrowed my eyes and she continued,

"Sophie is fine now. We need you to fill some forms so that we can shift her to a room and you can meet her." She said and a smile crept upon my lips. I grinned as some tears began to fall from my eyes. I quickly wiped them and filled the forms, and paid the fees for her room.

It took two hours for them to shift her to the room. I was tapping my foot on the ground eagerly. I just want to see her. Just a glimpse of her to calm this terrific storm inside me. To listen to her melodious voice which can give me serenity.

"You can go and meet her."

I took a deep breath and stood outside her room. My legs began to tremble as I froze. It's okay, you can do it.

I pushed the door open and saw Sophie sleeping peacefully. A feeling of equanimity filled me by looking at her. I walked closer as my heart constricted looking at her cover in bandages. Her eyes were closed, she was sleeping. I felt so disheartened looking at her like this. This is killing me from inside. I took out my phone and text Aunt and Eugene about it so that they can visit her.

I took a deep breath and sat on the seat beside her. I took her hand in mine and kissed it slightly,

"Sophie.. I am so sorry. At last, I suck this poison and some asshole elicits it again. We were finally able to become one and this happened. I am sorry that you have a pathetic husband like me who couldn't even protect you. I am so sorry.." I began to sob.

"Sophie.. I couldn't see you broken again. I finally gathered your broken pieces and fixed you; seem like I have to do it again."

"Sophie.. I don't know what to say.. I don't know what you are feeling about me now but Sophie, I still feel the same for you and want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to wake up with you beside me, I want you to greet me. We're gonna have breakfast together. I want to prank you. I want to race with you again and again until I win. I want to have you in my arms. I.. want to start... a family with you. I want to grow old with you." I kissed her hand again and continued,

"Sophie.. you have my heart, my soul. I know people I love always leave me behind but even if you leave me, my heart will always be yours. Even if you leave, you'll take me with you. Sophie, I don't know when and how this happened and you become my salvation and I began to feel these things about you that I thought I left behind long ago. Sophie, during these unforeseen events, I've began to lo-"