Three days later, Adán Rouco was finally transferred from the ICU to the general ward and released from life-threatening conditions.
After being ordered by Andreo Fanta to stay in a hospital bed for three days, Estrella Berrocal could not take it any longer and was admitted directly to Adán Rouco’s ward.
Watching over him, cleaning his face and body.
Lupita Vasconcellos also came to visit once, distraught over Estrella Berrocal, but too weak to help her daughter while waiting for Adán Rouco to wake up.
Only, as she left, clutching Estrella Berrocal’s hand, she said, “It seems that on that occasion it was mom who had a small mind.”
Estrella Berrocal is puzzled.
Mrs. Vasconcellos looked at Adán Rouco, who was lying on the hospital bed, and sighed, “That time I asked Adán to stay and take care of me because I wanted to sound him out. I was afraid that he would treat you badly and that he wouldn’t have a long heart for you, but now it seems that at first I overthought it.”
Mrs. Vasconcellos smiled softly and said, “I myself have fallen into marriage, so I fear you will too, but Dulcinia, you are not like me after all, you are married to a man who would give his life for you. I asked for his promise to you, and now I think I was too unreasonable. But it is good that Adam was reasonable and not offended.”
“Promise?”
“A lifetime of promises. He said you had given him a life, so he would promise you a life too.”
Estrella Berrocal was on cloud nine, “I gave her life once…”.
Mrs. Vasconcellos nodded, “Well, he said he became depressed and attempted suicide when he was twenty-two and that you saved the rest of his life afterwards.”
Estrella Berrocal, stunned, looked at Adán Rouco lying there, smiled and tears fell from her eyes.
Perhaps, long ago, their destinies were intertwined and inseparable.
…
Estrella Berrocal has been taking care of Adán Rouco without sleep.
Even when I’m tired and sleepy at his bedside, I lie down and take a nap.
Neither Andreo Fanta nor Ciri Garzón were persuaded, but on second thought, Estrella Berrocal feared that the only way to feel at ease was to keep an eye on Adán Rouco at all times, so she gave up trying to persuade him and only took occasional turns.
Estrella Berrocal grabbed Adán Rouco’s hand and pressed it against her face, her watery, warm eyes looked at him and said, “Adán, aren’t you tired after being in a coma for so many days and sleeping for so long? It’s time to get up and move.
These days, he sits here doing nothing but massaging and squeezing his muscles.
The man did not respond, but Estrella Berrocal continued talking to herself.
“Adam, wake up, didn’t you say Paulita missed us? When you wake up, we will return to The Holy City. ”
Estrella Berrocal swallowed hard and looked at his gaunt, pale, handsome face.
Leaning in, her lips pressed against his, dropping a soft kiss of affection and love.
Tears, unable to stop falling, hit the man’s face and slid down his thin lips.
Estrella Berrocal cried and said in a pleading tone: “Adam, are you going to wake up soon? …”.
She was very afraid, afraid that he would not wake up from his long sleep.
Her lips were dry and flaky because she had not drunk water for several days. Estrella Berrocal took a cotton swab, wet it with water and rubbed it gently on her lips.
The unconscious one, with a hint of reaction, fluttered his eyelashes at the touch on his lips.
“Adam?”
Estrella Berrocal was quick to say: “Adán, Adán, can you hear me?
The man’s reaction, it seemed, was a bit stronger and his brow furrowed slightly.
Estrella Berrocal got a little excited: “Adán, it’s me, it’s Estrella, can you hear me?
No, I had to find a doctor!
Estrella Berrocal hurried to find a doctor and had just turned around when a large, cold, dry hand suddenly grabbed the one behind her.
Estrella Berrocal froze …
Behind me, came a husky, deep male voice: “I hear you, you call me so much and whisper in my ear, it’s a little loud.”
Estrella Berrocal’s little face was full of joy as she turned and threw herself on top of him ecstatically, hugging him tightly!
“Adam, you’re finally awake! You know how worried I was! I’ve been looking out for you every day! I …”
“Ahem … Mrs. Rouco, do you want to crush me?”
Estrella Berrocal then reacted and hurriedly got up from him, apologizing with reddened eyes: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I got very excited, did I hurt you? I’m going to call the doctor”.
Adán Rouco tugged gently again –
Arms, embracing her.
“Adam you let go of me, I’ll press on your wound…”
“Don’t move.” The man closed his eyes deeply and sighed, “Let me hold you for a moment.”
Estrella Berrocal dared not put her full weight on him, but merely stiffened her back and gently wrapped her arms around his neck, but even such a watery embrace was so reassuring.
Adán Rouco hugged her for a long time and opened his eyes wide, but they were still dark.
I had not noticed this in your party.
Was it because there was no light in the room?
Estrella Berrocal spoke softly between his arms: “Adán, I’m going to call the doctor for you, wait … for later, okay?”.
Her cheeks flushed slightly and her tone was soft and warm.
Adán Rouco smiled and let her go: “All right, hold on until later”.
Estrella Berrocal got up and went out to look for a doctor, Adán Rouco heard her footsteps but frowned slightly, “Estrella”.
“Hmm? What’s going on?”
“Why don’t you turn on the lights, aren’t you afraid of tripping and falling?”
Estrella Berrocal’s back stiffened strongly.
The light is in …
Adán Rouco saw that he did not respond, “Hmm?”.
Estrella Berrocal turned to look into his eyes, which were still as deep and as beautiful as ever, but … was it true that she could not see?
“Oh, I forgot to turn on the light. I’ll go get the doctor and come back later to turn it on.”
With that, he ran off at a brisk pace.
He has to go to the doctor and ask why Adam’s eyes are blind.
Estrella Berrocal, her heart beating unconsciously fast, walked out the door and almost collided with Andreo Fanta.
“What’s the matter, are you panicking?”
“Adam is awake, I’m going to get the doctor.”
…
Adán Rouco, lying on the hospital bed, suddenly raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
It was still pitch black and no shadows were visible.
He stretched out a long arm and reached for the switch at the head of the bed, the light switch.
Adán Rouco pressed the switch and listened to the sound of the switch, but there was still no light in front of him.
So … it wasn’t Estrella who left the lights on, it was her eyes, something was wrong.
…
The doctor’s office.
“Doctor, why has my husband suddenly gone blind?”
“From the CT image of his brain, it appears that he was probably hit by a heavy object during the fire, causing damage to his visual nerves, but perhaps the smoke and heat caused damage to his cornea.”
“So … when will it be ready?” asked Estrella Berrocal as she looked shyly at the doctor.
“This depends on the situation, if there is damage to the cornea and you really can’t see, you can do a corneal transplant, as long as there is a donor, and surgery on the cornea is not major surgery, it is usually successful afterwards, there are no adverse reactions.”
Estrella Berrocal swallowed saliva, clasped her hands together, and bit her lip as she asked, “Well, what if you mean optic nerve damage?”
“You don’t know with this …, maybe the blindness is temporary, maybe …”