Richard Anderson

What the fuck! I groaned as every muscle of my body ached with an iota of a movement. It felt as if I had been run over by a truck. Just then a bright light flashed in my memory and I opened my eyes with great difficulty. Taking in the surrounding, I figured I was in hospital, attached to various machines and wires. So, There was a truck for sure. Did I try to kill myself? Have I turned suicidal? Oh. God nooo. I again tried to move my body a bit, but it was just next to impossible. I was not feeling my left arm at all. What happened to my arm? How will I hold Lia in my arms now? Lia...oh fuck.

Fuck! fuck! fuck. What did I do? How could you, Richard? I cursed myself, remembering how I had forced myself on Lia. Oh! god, how could I? Just go and die somewhere, you bastard.

Good, she threw you in front of a truck. You so deserve it. No… She didn't… I pushed her… Oh! god, everything was so fuzzy inside my head. My head was arching horribly as I tried to remember everything…Lia was running… I was behind her…

"Hello there" I turned towards to see who spoke and there stood Rashid in front of me. Off course who else then Dr. Rashid.

"How you feeling buddy?" He asked in his playful voice, coming near my bed and checking the clipboard.

"My... whole body is aching and...I can't feel my.... my left hand..." I tried to explain him.

"Oh, that's because we amputated it." He said it as if it were no big deal.

"WHAT?" I yelled with my dry throat making me cough badly.

"RELAX... Relax I was just kidding. Your arm is in a cast as your bone was fractured. You are experiencing body ache due to lying in the same position for more than 48 hrs… He gave a glass of water.

"48 hrs....2 days....I was sleeping?" I choked while gulping the water.

"Yes. My love was so worried about you."
His love? Sofia? I never knew she cared for me so much.

"He has been here whole time, not leaving even to take a bath..." He kept on blabbering, but one word struck to me.

He??

Oh hell, he is talking about bro. He is here. He knows everything now, Lia must have told him everything. Oh god, kill me. I want to...

"Ok, your vital are pretty ok. Nothing to bother about. I will call everyone inside then." He moved towards the door to open it.

"Everyone?" I frowned.

"Ya. Viktor, Jia, Lia, Bruce..."

"Can you please send Lia first." I requested.
I need to apologize for my behavior and beg her to keep it between us rather than telling anything at all. Rashid shrugged and left.

I prepared myself to get full on yelling from her, but when she entered, her condition was worst. Her hairs were disheveled, her eyes red and swollen and the very next thing she did was started sobbing, hugging me tight. My whole body went stiff due to her behavior. I expected yelling and cursing, but this is totally...

"I was so...s.. Scared...why...why did you do it...you could have died. Why did you saved me?" she is sobbing harder saying that. I ran my hand on her curls trying to console her, then it came all rushing in my memory. I had pushed Lia from the speeding truck, and before I could move aside the truck had hit me hard, making me go unconscious instantly.

"I sorry for all that I did to you. Just remember I love you a lot and can die for you anytime..." I apologised to her from my heart.

"And how will I live if you died? Have you ever thought of that. I can't imagine my life without you." She chided. I was astonished at her words.

"Why" I whispered.

"Because I love you, you idiot. I have loved you since I remember and not even your stupidity had made me stop loving you..."she retorted looking in my eyes.

"Then don't marry Liam." I cut her mid-sentence

"What" she quivered, distancing herself from me.

"I love you. You love me, let's get married." Isn't it logical.

"That's not...not possible. It's too late now"

"What the hell, Lia. Why are you doing this to us..." I shouted in desperation, trying to make her understand that what she was doing is so not fair to us and to Liam either.

"What is all this noise we are hospital,
What's wrong? Why are you both fighting." Viktor came inside along with Jia and questioned us. I didn't realise that I was being so loud.

"She loves me, but still won't leave Liam. She wants to marry him" I told the truth. Lia glared at me and bro was shocked a bit, but he recovered soon.

"I think she is perfectly right." He declared, and now I was shocked, but before I could react. I heard another voice.

"What?"  Jia intervened after being a silent spectator.

"He can't just wake up one day and claim to love her. He had his chance, now it's not possible." Bro clarified his point.

"What kind of logic is this. He understands his feelings now, and now he wants to be with her. Even she loves her, so what is the problem." Jia argued with him. There you go, Jia. Someone was speaking on behalf of me finally.

"the Problem is that she is committed to someone." Bro stood grounded.

"We can talk to Liam, he will understand..." Jia tried to make him think otherwise.

"That is so selfish and unethical. Love is not everything in life. Your values and commitments matter the most." They both kept arguing, pacing in my hospital room.

"Love is everything. When two people love each other, they should be together." Jia declared.

"Is it? What if I fall in love with someone, and she loves me too. So, we should be together? Will that be fine?" He questioned.

"You are married. Commited to me how can you love someone else." Jia fumed, squinting her eyes at bro.

"Exactly my point, she is committed to someone who loves her too. Due to get married in few days."

"I can't believe this. We can talk to Liam, make him understand..."

"No, why should he understands. What is his fault..." They were still going on about it, but Lia stopped them.

"Guys, please. Please don't fight because of us." Lia requested bro and Jia

"Please understand Richard. I am committed to Liam. He was with me in my difficult times, when I was alone and in depression. He loves me a lot and I can't just leave him" Lia whimpered. I nodded my head in understanding.

"Maybe you are right. I deserve to be alone, but just the thought that you love me is enough for me to live my life. I won't come in your life to disturb you. I will leave from here forever and will never show you my face." I promised her.

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