Meria’s POV:
Hugging Damon, I could already see my misery ending… the police would arrest Linda, I and Damon, can finally have peace. From the corners of my eyes, I watched as the police walked up to Linda… ready to arrest her… It all happened to fast!
I was telling the police that Mia was inside the factory…, then from the corner of my eyes, I saw Linda pull out her gun and then she pointed the gun at Damon… releasing the trigger. Without thinking twice, I pushed Damon away… with all might! I might have saved my love, but I wasn’t saved.
The bullet hit me really hard, at my back… I coughed out blood… falling to the ground in a thud.
I guess this is were it all ends, my death!
Damon’s POV
It all happened to fast, one moment Meria was hugging me and then the next moment, she was taking a bullet that was meant for me. Watching her cough out blood, as she fell to the ground in a really loud thud, made me stay rooted to where I was in disbelief.
I just couldn’t believe what was happening in front of me, my brain refused to process it and when it finally did process it, I rushed over to Meria… shouting her name at the top of my lungs.
I held her in my arms, her head laying on my hand… “Meria, Meria… Meria please listen to me… please don’t die on me! Please Meria, please hear me Meria! You can’t die on me Meria! You can’t!!!!” I shake her, tears pouring down my face. My heart felt so heavy, I might not have been the one who took the bullet… but I am in deep pain!
While pleading and begging Meria, I overheard Kelly shouting for someone to call the ambulance. When the ambulance finally did come, the medical team placed Meria on a stretcher… and took her into the ambulance and I followed suit.
“I will be driving right behind the ambulance Damon, please don’t loose hope. Meria would be fine, she’s a strong girl.” Kelly said, tapping me on my shoulder. I smiled gratefully at him sitting inside the ambulance.
The doors of the ambulance was closed and the ride to the hospital began. It took us 30 minutes to get to the hospital, and that was like the worst thirty minutes of my life, I just sat there in the ambulance, and watched the paramedics did their thing, and I couldn’t do a single thing… I just sat there and hope she wouldn’t die, but live.
We got to the hospital, Meria was wheeled into an emergency room.. while I was asked to wait outside the room. Kelly joined me and we both waited together.
I felt like I was going to loose my mind waiting, I just want to know what’s going on in there with my love and my baby, but no one was telling me. I just want to know if she’s doing alright or not, but nobody was coming out of the emergency room, and it made me feel insane and helpless.
“Hey man, she would be fine. Don’t get all worked up, Meria and both the baby would be fine.” Kelly said hugging me, I returned his hug… cause I really needed comfort… I really needed a hug.
“I don’t know what to do man, I feel so helpless right now. I just, I just want to get in there… and save her, but I can’t save her. I can’t do anything to help her in there.” I cried out, tears running down my eyelid and cheeks.
“I understand man, but the only thing you can do right now, is to be patient and pray she makes it.”
At that moment the emergency room door was opened, putting an end to the hug. I rushed to the doctor, with hopeful eyes… “Doctor, hoe is she doing. How is Meria doing?”
“I don’t really have much of a good news.” My heart dropped on hearing that, he doesn’t have much of a good news? Is Meria… is she… is she..
“No she’s not dead.” The doctor said cutting through my thoughts, and I breath out in relief.
“That means she’s alive then.” I said with all smiles.
“I am afraid that is not the case.” I could tell the doctor was finding it really hard to talk, he couldn’t look me straight in the eyes.
“Then what is the case doctor. Is my girlfriend alright?” I asked calmly.
“At the moment, we can’t really tell. Your girlfriend is in the state between life and death. She’s in coma.” He broke the news.
I didn’t know what to say, I didn’t know what to feel.. should I be sad? Should I be happy that she’s not dead? I don’t really know.
“Can he see her?” Kelly asked, seeing I wasn’t going to say a thing.
“Of course, you can. But that would be after she’s been transferred into a different room.” The doctor forced a smile, pat me on the shoulder and left.
“I think I should go get some fresh air.” I said to Kelly, already walking down the long hallway.
I got outside and took a really big whiff of fresh air. Maybe I don’t deserve happiness, maybe this is God’s way of saying that I don’t deserve a happy ending with Meria, after all I have live a really bad life with a lot of girls.
I should never have met you Meria, if I had stayed away from you… you wouldnt be in that room right now, fighting for your life. I should never have met you. I looked up at the sky… “God please, please let her live, her friend… her sister, are waiting for her. Please don’t let her die. Please lord.”
“You can go see her now, Damon.” Kelly said standing beside me. I nod my head, in reply.
Kelly lead the way and took me to Meria’s room.
I stood in front of the room, my hands on the doorknob… I don’t know if I’m ready to see her. I don’t know if I can take whatever I see inside the room.
“You can do this Damon, go in there.” Kelly encouraged, patting me on the back. I mouthed a thank you, opened the door… put one feet in front of the other… then the other feet… and this is how I entered the room.
There she was, laying on the bed… different machines connected to her. I couldn’t help but shed tears, watching her with so much sadness.
My Meria looked so dull and not so full of life on that bed, she looked like she’s almost dead.
I walked to her, stood beside the hospital bed… my finger caressed her beautiful face, my heart reaching out to her.
“Meria, I don’t know if you can hear me, but if you can… please wake up. You have fight this, don’t forget there’s a baby growing in you. You have to wake up my love, you have to wake up for me also… I can’t live without you Meria. Mia can’t also live without you, the world would be in black color without her big sis here.” I placed a kiss on her succulent full lips, then placed more kisses on her stomach.