The Day He Matured

I trembled and touched Brian’s hand. I couldn’t feel anything at all because the thick bandages separated us.

I would love to stay to take care of him until the day he recovers, but that is only a wish.

The promise between the two of us had to be canceled. I couldn’t fulfill the wish he wished when the shooting star passed through the sky that night.

“Brian, please recover quickly. Please try up. You will definitely be fine. I believe you can do that.”

My tears have almost dried up, right now, even though emotions welled up in me, I didn’t shed a single tear, only the writhing pain in my heart, in every cell, is endless.

I hope that when he wakes up, he will quickly forget me, forget the person who caused him a lot of pain.

How many times he confessed his love was rejected by me, so many times he gnawed on resentment and frustration.

I should also let go of his hand, if I persist in holding on to him, neither of us will be happy. There are promises that should be forgotten.

If only his mother had forgotten her promise to take me on a trip with her, it wouldn’t have ended like this.

“I’m sorry, our love will end here. Thank you for loving me. Goodbye. Ah… no, it’s goodbye forever.”

When I got close to the door, I dared to whisper words from the bottom of my heart for fear that if Brian heard it, it would affect the recovery process.

I really didn’t expect that the last image I saw at the moment of parting with him was this tragic appearance.

“Please keep your promise.” Hellen said as soon as I stepped out of the ICU room.

“Don’t worry, I’ll go now.” I replied nonchalantly.

“Let me call a taxi for you.”

“No need.”

I couldn’t hear what Hellen said after that terse answer. Emptiness and indeterminacy are all that’s left in my head right now.

I walked like a sleepwalker, the pain in my heart was so great that it overwhelmed the pain in my fingers and feet.

I also don’t know how I got out of the hospital gate, how long it took, and what departments I went through to get here. Only when I heard the car horn howling that I woke up and realized I was standing in the middle of the main road.

The line of cars patiently waited for me to come to the side of the road before continuing to move.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Losing him, half of my soul is gone. Thoughts of death suddenly surrounded me. The little demon appeared and told me to rush out to the cars moving up and down the street.

However, the little angel came and stopped me in time. I have no right to take my life.

Furthermore, I need to live to know his recovery. I need to live to pray for him to be well.

Thinking that, I persevered to keep going, but I didn’t know where I was going.

Most of the clothes and gifts that Brian and his mother gave me, including the expensive diamond ring, are still in his house.

The ID card and the phone were already on fire with the car. I am now like someone from another planet, with nothing left in my hand.

Except for Brian’s phone number, I can only remember Richard’s phone number. In this strange place, except for Brian, there is only Richard who I trust and who I am sure will appear in front of me whenever I need.

Although Richard has not actively contacted me for a long time, on New Year’s Eve, he sent me a message to wish me a happy new year.

So I trudged to the nearby post office and dialed his number. In my heart, I begged him to pick up the phone. If he doesn’t help me, then surely no one will help me.

My appearance is so scary now, no one will want to get involved with me to get in trouble.

“Hello.” Richard’s deep voice sounded, making me almost cry.

“Richard, it’s me, Bella.”

“Uh, I’m listening.”

“Can you… can you come to me? I’m in so much pain, my whole body hurts.”

Finally, I couldn’t hold back the pain anymore and cried like a baby.

On the other end of the phone, Richard’s voice clearly showed panic. He quickly reassured me and asked for the exact address.

After glancing at the shoe store sign across the street, I suppressed my sobs and read the address to him.

Because I didn’t have money in my pocket, I had to go to the gold shop next door to sell the earrings, get the money to pay the postal worker, and then hobbled into the opposite cafe to wait for Richard. It probably took almost two hours for him to get here.

Fatigue made me fall asleep on the cloth hammock chair, leaving the glass of soy milk I had only taken a few sips of.

I don’t even know how long I slept. It wasn’t until I felt a big hand patting my shoulder that I dreamily opened my eyes.

Richard’s handsome face appeared like the sun shining into my life that had just fallen to the bottom of the abyss.

“Richard.”

“Yes, it’s me. Bella, what’s wrong with you? Why are you injured all over your body? I thought you were in the city.”

“I had an accident. My fingers are all broken.” I burst into tears.

“Who bandaged you?”

“The hospital is over there, but I don’t want to go there anymore.”

“I’ll take you to the hospital. Let’s go to the hospital in the big city. But… have you had breakfast yet?”

“I haven’t eaten yet.”

Richard nodded and then called the waiter to pay the bill, then picked me up and brought me to the car.

I’m like a bird with broken wings, I can’t do anything, just let him help me. At this moment, I thought he was my brother, warm and thoughtful. Although my answer was difficult to understand, he did not ask anything more but offered to take me somewhere else.

The car gradually left the territory of the coastal city and headed towards the bustling big city.

I sandwiched the dumpling between my wrists and ate it to satisfy my hunger.

Just now, Richard wanted to take me to the restaurant to eat rice and noodles, but I refused, so he bought me some meat dumplings.

My hand was injured like this, so I was afraid I would bother him to feed me, so eating dumplings was the most convenient.

Coincidentally, the hospital that Richard chose to take me to was FV Hospital. During the whole hospital admission procedure, he was the only one who ran up and down.

Even because he was afraid that I would be sad when I was alone, he carried me with him until he borrowed a wheelchair for me.

“I can stay in a regular room. It costs a lot of money.” I spoke up when he asked the nurse to arrange a VIP room.

“Listen to me, it won’t cost much, but it will be more convenient for you to rest. Just let me arrange it all.”

By the time Richard laid me down on the bed covered with white sheets, it was already late afternoon. I recognized time through the pale sunlight shining on the glass.

He carefully placed a pillow behind my back for me to sit.

“What would you like to eat? I will buy it for you. Do not eat dumplings or candy.”

His stern tone mixed with gentleness made me feel like he had realized I was afraid to bother him.

Anyway, I asked him to drive a long way to pick me up and then do the procedures for me to be admitted to the hospital, and pay the hospital fees, so it doesn’t matter if I ask him to buy food for me.

It would be better if I relied on him. I’m just afraid that if I keep my distance from him, he will leave me and I will be sad and die.

“I want to eat noodle soup.” I spoke softly.

“Yeah, what else?”

“Mixed rice paper, fried fish balls.”

“Continue.”

What? Does he think I’m a pig? If I eat all those foods, I’ll be full.

I also did not expect that one day I would ask Richard to buy snacks for me like I used to ask Brian.

Thinking of this, the bridge of my nose stings.

How’s Brian’s condition? Has he woken up yet? If he was awake, he would probably be in a lot of pain.

“Sugarcane juice. That’s all.”

“Stay here and wait for me. Oh, and what color dress do you want to wear? Or floral dresses?”

“Dark dress. I think I should wear a dark dress. I replied after a few seconds of confusion.”

My leg was injured, so just now, the nurse told Richard to let me wear a dress to easily check the wound and apply medicine. I temporarily forgot but he remembered.

I have a feeling that he is the model of a family man, thoughtful and meticulous. If only he were my brother, how good it would be.

“Lie down to relieve fatigue.”

Richard gently helped me lie down and then went out. Waiting for his shadow to disappear behind the door, I silently prayed for Brian.

I want a phone to watch the news about Brian. After all, he is the chairman of Sunshine Bank and the accident is so big, the press will follow the situation closely and report it continuously.

His figure haunted me. My elegant and handsome man was now in danger of being in a vegetative state.

The sun has almost completely set, and only a few rays of sunlight at the end of the day shine behind the buildings.

Life is like a dream, he and I are like two clouds passing through each other’s lives, following the wind and flying in two different directions.

Although our love period was short, the good and bad memories of a man named Brian will follow me for a lifetime.

My love for him penetrates deep into every cell, every corner of my heart.