He Didn''t Make It
ZOE’S POV
SIX MONTHS.
Six months had passed swiftly, but Helios was still not waking up. There’s still no progress. And I
almost wanted to give up, but I knew he was trying to fight. He’s trying toe back for me… for
us. And every single thought of losing him almost tears me apart.
How many medications have been injected into him? I lost count.
I pray every day, especially when I’m on his side, holding his hand, pressing it, and talking to him. I
know there’s still hope. And I believe a miracle could exist.
Our daughter turned one about a month ago. We celebrated it inside his room, trying to lighten the
atmosphere that day, but even if we tried hard, we all knew we couldn’t. We can’t be happy, seeing
Helios lying on this hospital bed, apparatuses plunged into some parts of his body and sleeping so
sound that it gives a false rm—that he will let go at any moment.
Damn it! May God forgives me. Many people out there wanted to take themselves for useless
things. Why should it be him? Why does Helios need to suffer?
Yes, we are all sinners. Helios maybe kill hundreds or thousands of men, but can’t he have another
chance to live and make things up the second time?
“Zoe, sweetie,” said mom while she sat down beside me, “you should take some rest. If Helios sees
you… like this, I’m sure she will get mad.” I can see the streak of extreme concern in her eyes.
I shook my head, “I’m fine, mom. If he wakes up, I… I,” my voice almost broke, “I want him to see
me first. I… I,” tears fell. I can’t hold them back. I couldn’t stop the pain that kept on throbbing inside
me. “I want to hold his hand until he wakes up,” I said. My voice is weakening.
My mother taps and caresses my left shoulder as she hugs me from the side. “Sweetie, we all know
that you don’t want to leave him, but your child will be affected. It would be best if you took care of
your body too. You’re pregnant, Zoe, and I don’t want that something might happen to you too.”
The thought of me being pregnant, I almost wanted to get hysterical, but I couldn’t. Yes, I’m
pregnant. When things happened between Helios and me in the shower room, it happens that bears
another blessing. My baby bump is getting bigger each day. I will already be giving birth to another
angel in just two months. But Helios still enjoys sleeping and lying in the white hospital bed.
Will he still wake up?
“Please, sweetie, listen to your doctor. Helios won’t like what you were doing to yourself,” said mom.
That makes me cry more.
I hugged Helios and cried. “You’re being unfair, Helios. You’ve been resting for months. Isn’t that
enough? Are you stillcking in sleep that you need to rest this long? I’m… I’m already having a
hard time, Helios. But I don’t want to give up. I don’t want to give up on you. Because I know you’ll
come back to us. Please… please, babe,e back to us. I wanted you to hold my hand when I’m
giving birth to our second child.” The white nket got wet because of the insatiable flow of my
tears. I tightened my grip on his hand and kissed it. “Helios,e back to me, please,” I muttered
weakly.
Mom stood up andforted me. “He’lle back. He must. So, fix yourself. He cane back,
Zoe, so please, you need to go home and take a rest. H wants to see you badly. Don’t you feel
sorry for your daughter, who is always looking for you because she can’t get in here because of the
pandemic? You’re pregnant, sweetie. I hope you will know how to take care of the child inside your
womb. Just take some rest, then you cane back here again. I will look for Helios in the
meantime,” she said and touched my cheeks. Her eyes were pleading.
I wiped away my tears with the sleeve of my thick cotton jacket and nodded.
Mom was right. Besides, the room was guarded by men, and it was an order from their big boss.
That boss they’re calling remained a mystery to me. I have never seen his face. But I heard his
voice a couple of times—emotionless and terrifying. And whenever he pays a visit to Helios, the
lights must be off.
Like how can he see things in the dark?
I concluded that he loves darkness.
Mysterious.
But we are grateful because there’s still kindness growing in him. He helped us. ording to Ali, it’s
how he values his members. And Helios is one of the captains of his organization—he holds royalty
and deserves all the best treatment. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g
I got home quickly because there was no traffic. L. A is one of the best countries globally and has
the best when ites to transportation. The roads are wide, and limited exposure is avable as
the pandemic urs.
As soon as I got out of the car, my daughter approached me swiftly.
“Mommy,” she shouted.
I smiled. My daughter is growing so fast. Beside her is my best friend, Cindy.
Cindy presented to watch over H while I was in the hospital. So as Sam. But Sam is a busy
woman. Thus, Cindy needs to take part.
Ali, Grant, and even his twin brother Gunner they’re the ones who apany me to the hospital.
But I didn’t see them this day. It seems like they were busy as their boss gave them missions—duty
calls.
Maybe if Helios were awake, he would probably be with them.
“Have you eaten yet, Zoe?” Cindy asked. She sat in the chair opposite me and looked at me
intently.
I closed my eyes and leaned my head on the sofa''s armrest. I’m toozy to climb upstairs, and I
guess I will be sleeping here. I’ll take some rest and get back to the hospital.
“Hey, have you eaten?” she asked again.
I nodded, “yes, I’ll just take a nap.”
She didn’t answer, and I only heard her heavy sigh.
“I’m the one who’s having a hard time with you, Zoe. You move. You act like you were not
pregnant.”
“Mommy, can I sweep too?”
I suddenly opened my eyes when I heard my daughter’s voice. Damn. I almost forgot about her. I
smiled at her. “Come here,” I said and moved a little bit so she couldy beside me. I caged her.
She touched my tummy, which made me gasp.
“My yiy byothey is sweeping too, mommy?” she asked innocently.
I smiled again, and Cindyughed. “Yes, baby, and we don’t know yet if it’s a boy or a girl,” said
Cindy.
I still haven’t had an ultrasound, even though my OB rmended it several times. I shook my
head and hugged her.
Then I let myself be drowned in darkness. But noise from the outside interrupted it. I got up quickly.
“What was that?” I asked.
Cindy shrugged her shoulders and started to walk through the main door. I carried my daughter and
followed Cindy.
Ali’s unpaintable face shed at them.
“What’s happening? Why do you seem in a hurry?” I asked.
Next to him was Grant, who wiped his palm on his face. I looked for his twin, but I couldn’t find him.
Is something terrible happened again? But Bill is already dead.
“Zoe, promise us you won’t cry if you hear the news,” said Ali.
I frowned. What is he saying?
“Promise us.” It’s Grant.
I smiled wryly. “What is it all about?”
“Ugly duckling, please take H from Zoe. She seems to be having a hard time. Her bump is too
big,” Calyx cut in as he arrived.
Cindy was annoyed, but she still obeyed the man’smand. When she got it, she looked at the
man and red. Calyx just grinned, and it didn’t escape my sight.
Do they intend to flirt in front of us?
“What are you trying to say, Ali… Grant?” I asked.
“Don’t cry, okay?” asked Ali.
I frowned again. But I just nodded so he could say it.
“Zoe, Helios is,” he started, his Adam’s apple moving as he gulped. I remained to frown and put my
hands on my hips. My back hurts a bit because of the weight of my baby.
“Is he awake?” Hope lit my eyes.
Ali shook his head. “I’m sorry, Zoe, but Helios didn’t make it.”
At that moment, my world copsed. It took me seconds before it registered in my mind. “N-No,” I
whispered.
My vision is getting blurry because of the tears.
“No. I don’t believe you! Take… take me to him.” I started to walk and stopped in front of the car.
And a man immediately opened it for me.