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KATERINAThe distance from my apartment to the hospital felt like forever. On normal days when there's no emergency, it's a ten minute drive. However, it felt as if we had spent an eternity though it had been seven minutes. With Lucas lying on the stretcher with his eyes shut, bloodied clothes, his lips tightly clumped together and his body unmoving, the distance felt a stretch of a million kilometres, each second that passed by a silent whisper of death looming in the air…“Please doctor, you need to save him. He has a daughter that needs him. He can't die. He needs to survive.”I cupped my hands as I pleaded for the doctor to save his life. It's not often that I plead for someone's life.However, this was different. We’re talking about the father of my little girl. The father of the triplets.“We’ll try everything in our power to save him, ma’am. But for now, you can't enter the emergency room. We’ll update you about his condition shortly.” The male doctor whom I didn't care to know h
KATERINA TWO WEEKS LATER “Be good kids, three of you okay? Do give grandma a hard time.Goodnight.Mommy loves you so much.” I told the triplets. Just like every single day, I facetime Paula so that I could talk to the triplets before they go to sleep. It had become a routine. A routine that was so hard to skip.“We love you too, mommy. Goodnight.” They said in unison as though it was a martyr. Their cute little voices were like music to my ear that I wanted to listen to forever. It soothed my soul and reminded me of the reason why I have to be strong no matter how hard things get sometimes.Arabella had a big smile on her face and her blue eyes sparkled, full of life. The boys looked happy too and so was I. It felt so damn good to talk to them, especially at times like this when I was going through some struggles.Camilla, who is their nanny, took them to their rooms when we were done talking so that they can have some rest and now Paula was incharge of the phone.“How is everything
AUTHOR'S POVIt was a little bit silent on the other side of the phone, “Are you sure about it?” The voice on the other side of the phone asked doubtfully.“So sure. Would you like me to send the pictures so that you can confirm them?” He asked with an arched eyebrow.“Yes, send them to me.” Stephanie, who was standing at the balcony of her penthouse with a glass of red wine in her hand as she watched the sunset said, the corner of her lips curving into a smile.Ding!Her phone beamed with notifications shortly after she hung up the call. She tapped on the photo notifications and it directed her straight to the gallery. “Anna Salvador, died on 7th march.” The tombstone read. The grave's soil was still fresh, screaming of a lost soul. “I’m sorry nanny. It didn't have to come to this. All you had to do was to disappear to the depths of this world where no one would ever find you. I’m not a bad person. The problem is…I get a little bit agitated when someone doesn't listen to me.” Steph
AUTHOR'S POVTWO DAYS LATER The cloud was gloomy as the rain poured heavily, thunder rattling in the cloud, loud enough to awaken the dead. However, it seemed as though the people who were at the cemetery didn't care that much about the weather. They stood in the rain as it washed over them, washing away the tears that streamed down their cheeks. The people at the cemetery were none other than Katerina, David, the lawyer, a priest and nanny’s neighbour.“Nannnnnny….” Katerina cried out in pain, tears streaming down her cheeks as she watched the coffin being lowered six feets underground. She was soaking wet from the heavy rain. David tried to hand her the umbrella so that she could shelter but she refused, pushing it away. Her brown hair was a tangled mess and damp, clinging over her face. The black long dress that she was wearing clung onto her as though it was a second skin. And the heels were full of mud, her feets white from being soaked in the rain for way too long.“Please ta
AUTHOR'S POV“ Where is he?” Katerina couldn't help but question herself. However, there was no one to respond to her disturbing question.Katerina was wondering where doctor Darius disappeared to because she hadn't seen him since he left her room in the morning. He never came back to her room again when he left for the second time. He was replaced by a male doctor called Karl.Even though the replaced doctor was kind enough to inquire how she was doing and checked her wound, Katerina didn't feel the same way she felt when Doctor Darius tended to her. There was something about Doc Darius that Karl lacked. There was not that much warmth in his voice and…his touch on her arm as he checked the wound felt…somewhat alien.Katerina couldn't simply explain it…“I hope you patch things with Kate.” Katerina said in her head, her lips curving into a smile. That was all that she could wish for Doc Darius since he wasn't around to tell her how things were going. It seems like…she would never find
AUTHOR'S POVDoctor Darius walked down the hallway after leaving Katerina’s room, his legs feeling a little bit heavier.There was this stupid part of himself that didn't want him to walk away. He wanted to stay a second longer or…never leave.He stopped in his tracks, blowing a deep breath. He turned his head momentarily to look where he had come from, his legs itching for him to go back. He raised his head to check the time on the digital wall clock and realised that the ten minutes that they had already agreed on was already over, making him curse internally. He’s a timekeeper. He always observes time because he knows time is money. He’s a businessman and time matters.However, it seemed as though today was not one of those days. As though his legs had a mind of its own, he turned around and walked back to where he had come from. He knew damn well that he shouldn't have gone back but…he just couldn't help it. The urge to go back was so strong. Irresistible. Like an itch which was t