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"We are about to take her in for an emergency surgery to remove the bullet," the doctor announced, his voice firm but compassionate. "I assure you, we have a highly skilled team working on her, and we will do everything in our power to ensure her recovery."
As the doctor departed, leaving us alone with our fears, Mark's gaze pierced through me, filled with a mix of fear, anger, and desperation.
"If anything happens to Kayla," he said, his voice trembling with emotion, "I will never forgive you, Logan. I’ll spend the rest of my days hating you." His words hit me like a punch to the gut, and for a moment, I felt the weight of his pain and fear. But I couldn't allow myself to be consumed by guilt. Instead, I mustered every ounce of determination within me and met Mark's gaze with unwavering resolve.
"Mark," I said, my voice unsteady, despite the storm raging within me. "I know you don’t want to hear anything I have to say now, but I promise you, I will be by her side through it all. I'll support her, fight for her, and do whatever it takes to make things right. We're in this together, whether you like it or not."
As the heavy silence settled between us, punctuated only by the distant sounds of the bustling hospital, I knew that our journey was far from over. The outcome remained uncertain, and the road to forgiveness would be a treacherous one.
"I am truly sorry for all," I whispered but all did was Mark dart a condescending look at me, and he walked to the other side of the hospital waiting room.
If there was a chance to prove my worth, to show that I was not the harbinger of chaos Mark believed me to be, I would seize it with all my strength. For Kayla, and for the love we shared, I would fight against the odds, hoping that one day Mark would see the truth in my intentions.
I love Kayla and that is a love I won't give up on. I just hoped that she would be alright.
14
LOGAN
It has been three days since the light in my life became all dark.
It has been three days since I smiled, since my heart darkened in guilt.
It has been three days since the translucent love I tried to hide became transparent to everyone. Why does love have to be this fucking volatile.
When she got out of surgery, the doctor came out with a firm look, I felt my world crashing down, these were the part in movies some intensive piece of shit on a lab coat gets to say something like.
"We are sorry, we lost her," and walks off shaking his head.
These isn't going to be one of those stories, I bowed my head, I wasn't sure what I was doing but I felt like was going to pray. I was praying to a God I wasn't sure I believed in, I don't know what else I could do.
"Doctor is she okay?" Mark asked rushing to where the doctor stood.
"Fortunately, the surgery was a success," he muttered, and I let out an exasperated gasp.
"Thank God," Mark and I chorused, and we gazed at each other before Mark throw his gaze away from me to look back at the doctor.
“Can I see her?” Mark inquired.
"She has been placed under a medically induced coma because her vitals were spiking irregularly and that isn't good considering the drastic procedure she has just undergone," My heart began to race all over again.
"What does that mean Doctor?" Mark asked, as he was confused as I was, "You said the surgery was successful," he added.
"Yes, but she is not out of danger, she lost a lot of blood and we had to do a blood transfusion on her, so we will monitor her for a while,"
I lurked my hands through my hair as I knew this was going to be the hard stage, the stage of uncertainty, we didn't know what to expect. The outcome was blurry and all we could do was wait.
That's what I did, I waited and waited. Anita walked up to me three days later, my eyes were dim, I have barely slept in the last forty-two hours, she placed a cup of tea and pancake on the side table close to where I sat, a few inches away from Kayla. And Mark sat at an opposite chair. We have not said a word to each other for the past three days and it was eating me up.
"Please can I get coffee instead?" I asked Anita and she glared at me.
"No, you can't, you have been taking an unreasonable amount of coffee just to stay awake and if you continue at this pace, you would be the one lying on that hospital bed," she replied calmly even though her voice sounded firm.
"What do you want me to do Anita? I can't leave her side,"
"I know it is hard Logan, but you need to stay strong for her, go home take a shower, Mark is here, rest a little and come back," I glanced at Mark, and he simply nodded his head.
"I don't want to leave her side," I replied, and I could feel the weight of my world filled with guilt.
