I rushed through the hospital doors with my mom hot on my heels. All the way , I was going crazy thinking about worst possibilities. I knew I shouldn't think like that every thing will be fine.

The lady on the reception told us that he was in ICU. We rushed there and two ladies were pacing infront of the door.

"Emily!", One of them sprinted towards me and hugged me.

"Stacy! How is he?", I asked her

"I dont know. They are in there for too long", she replied worriedly.

The stains of tears were clear on her cheeks but I know she was trying to be strong. Her mother needs her.

I smiled weakly at her and saw in my peripheral mom talking to her mother.I went near them with Stacy coming behind me.

"Umm- Ma'am..", Her mother looked up and I lost my words, fearing that she would told me off just like our first meeting.

I knew she hated me for stealing his only son from her. She wanted best for him. She wanted a rich and high standard daughter-in-law and where I was just a normal girl nobody knew about and Chloe a model! No comparison!

But unfortunately Zach fell in love with me and broke her mother's dreams. But now when I left Zach, giving him freedom to love any other girl, he was no more able to love again.

Her mother had a right to be angry at me.I deserved her disgusting looks. I came in their lives like a bad news and when I tried to leave them I left a trail of disaster behind me. Her only son was on the verge of death and life just because of me.

But her next move startled me. She stood up and hugged me.

"Emily! Forgive me. I was wrong. He can't live without you and I know you cant live without him either." A tear slipped down my cheek.

"Emily! Please dont leave him. I cant see him devastated and lonely. I ignored his happiness , trying to choose everything best for him. But I realized very late that you are best for him"

I hugged her back and now tears started to run freely down my cheeks. My heart was swelling with all the emotions I was feeling right then.

Stacy came and hugged us both. I saw with my teary vision mom smiling at us with tears in her own eyes. She came to me and hugged me too.

"Nothing will happen to him", I said quietly more trying to convince myself.

Every one nodded their heads and said in unison "Yes. Nothing will happen to him"

We all sat on the chairs, waiting for the doctor to came out and told us that everything was fine.

But deep down , the thought of worst possibilities were making me restless and nauseous.

Half an hour later, the door opened and the doctor wearing his light blue gown came out.We all stood up.

"I am expecting that you are his family?", He asked.

"Yes", his mother said in urgency tone.

"How is he?", I asked the doctor.

" He is in a stable condition right now.He got four stitches on his forehead , two broken ribs and cuts and bruises on his body. He can't walk for a month due to his broken right foot. The injury on the head is not worse but stress is harmful for his condition"

We were relieved that he was going to be fine. He was brave and would make through it.

"Can we see him?", I asked him.

"He is not awake yet. You can go inside but one by one. Make him happy and don't let him think hard about things. He can't handle the worries yet"

We nodded and the doctor went away, checking more patients.

" Emily, You go first", His mother said.

"No , you are his mother. You are more worried about him. I will go in the end", I tried to convince her.

"No, he needs you more than me", she patted my shoulder.

"But ma'am..."

"Stop calling me ma'am. It makes me feel so old. Call me Adrianna", she smiled. "Now go inside"

I nodded and went in the room. A familiar figure was lying on the bed, snuggled in the white hospital sheets. The machines were beeping around him which were attached to his body through wires.

My heart sank looking at his life less body. It was not my Zach. He was so strong and dominating. He was not that weak.

I covered the distance between us, stepping close to his bed. His eyes were closed making him look peaceful but the bruises and bandages were enough to narrate the whole horrific situation which he went through.

He was sleeping peaceful , oblivious of my presence. I stared at his pale face and dried lips. The bags under his eyes were making him look more dejected from life.

I lowered my face and placed a light featured kiss on his forhead , grazing my lips on his bruise lightly with a caution not to hurt him.

"Please forgive me!", I said quietly with tears choking in my throat.

Suddenly , he opened his eyes. I nearly jumped in excitement. He observed his surrounding and at last his eyes fell on me.

"Emily-", his eyes twinkled but suddenly hid by some other emotion as he remebered something.He turned his face away.

"What are you doing here?", He said in an emotionless tone , still looking away from me.

Something broke in me. My smile disapperaed which made its way to my face after two weeks. He didn't want me anymore?

"What are you doing here?", When I didn't reply he asked again.

" You gave me mine but forgot to take your heart back"

He looked at me and a single tear slipped from his eye.

"Please forgive me Zach", My throat hurting with so much tears chocked in there.

"Sheesh! Don't say like that", he placed a finger on my lips making me to close my wet eyes feeling the sensation of his warm touch.

He extended his both arms signaling me to hug him. I snuggled in his chest trying not to put too much pressure on his injuries.

We remained just like that for few minutes hearing eachothers heartbeat.But I could feel that he was tensed.

"Zach!", I said lightly.

"Yes", he replied rubbing his fingers soothingly in my hair.

I looked up in his eyes. " You will be fine"

He nodded. "But promise me that you are not going to leave me again"

I nodded " I am not", I knew he was worried.

He closed his eyes in peace after that. He was getting weak and pale. His eyelids were drooping with weakness.

I noticed a sudden change in his breathing. "Zach?"

Suddenly, the machines started beeping loudly.

"Zach?", I shouted his name.

His hold on my wrist got weak.

"Doctor!", I shouted over the continuous beeping of machines.

The doctor came rushing in the room and I zoned out. The tears started to roll down my face.

"Oxygen mask!", The doctor ordered the nurse.

I was numbly standing there not able to move anymore when one nurse helped me out of the room.

Mom, Stacy and Adrianna came rushing to me. They made me to sit on the chair. I placed my head on mom's shoulder and cried. The tears started to fall down making my cheeks drenched.

I can't live without him. Nothing can happen to him. No!

*********

Please VOTE, COMMENT AND SHARE.

and i know my story contains alot of errors. I will edit it after completing it.

LOVE

Bhigibili