Chapter 47: Nina


    I woke up to the sound of Michael sobbing on my shoulder. I squinted my eyes at the sudden light and


    forcefully closed them back while listening to him sobbing on my hand.


    I try to reach out and touch him but my hands seem too heavy for me to carry. If only I could tell him


    that I''m awake. That he doesn''t need to cry anymore.


    “Tesoro, I love you so much. And I will do anything for you. I wish all my money could bring you back to


    me, I would have done it for you because I love you ” He whispered to me.


    I wanted to tell him that I love him too but my throat was so dry that no sound came out of it. It looks


    like I haven''t been using it for days.


    What happened to me? Where am I? Why is Michael crying?”


    The sound of Michael''s phone ringing brought me out of my thoughts as I felt him perk me on my


    forehead before he walked out. I tried to call out to him but no sound wasing out of my mouth. I


    slumped dejectedly on the bed as the tears flowed freely down my face.


    “What happened to me? Why couldn''t I talk to Michael ?”


    Tears streamed down my face, I let it fall as I couldn''t lift my hands to wipe it off.


    The door opened almost immediately as I turned, excitedly to the person thinking that it was Michael


    but it was  Mom who walked into the room.


    She looked dazed and thinner than I hadst saw her. What happened to her?...


    Mom turned to look at me shocked as she saw the tears in my eyes and that my eyes were opened.


    “ Nina, you''re awake. Oh God! Nina ” She screamed excitedly as she ran up to me...


    I tried to lift my hands but it was fruitless, no sound wasing out of my mouth “ Don''t worry Nina. I


    will get the doctor. You don''t need to cry. Okay” I nodded at her as she ran out of the room...


    The door opened as the doctor closely followed by my Mom and two nurses ran up to me. The nurses


    stood at the foot of my bed both holding a chart each while the doctor walked up to me to take my vitals


    “Miss Miller. How are you feeling?” He asked me.


    I opened my mouth to reply but no sound wasing out. Tears streamed down my face when it finally


    dawned on me that I can''t talk. Does this mean that I''m dumb? Will Michael still want me like this?


    “It''s okay Miss Miller. Things like this do happen. It''s quite normal. You haven''t been using your voice


    for months. Give it sometime, you will find your voice. Okay?” He replied smiling up at me as he turned


    to scribble something in the files on his hands.


    I nodded as my mom smiled up at me “Don''t worry Nina. After the doctor is through with his


    examination. I will text your dad and brother. I''m sure they will be dying to see you” She said as she


    sp my hands tightly.


    “ Do that Mrs Miller. She needs her loved ones by her side right now. And nurse?” He told my Mom


    before turning to regard one of the nurses who stood by my bedside.


    “ Get Miss Miller a cup of water, I''m sure she must be thirsty after her months inma,” The doctor


    said to one of the nurses who nodded and turned to walk out of the door, probably to get me a cup of


    water which I need badly.


    “Thank you so much doctor ” Mom replied as she walked the doctor out of the room. “Is everything


    okay, are there noplications after the surgery? ” I heard my Mom''s hushed scared voice as she


    tried to know what may be wrong with me. I listened to what the doctor may say as I braced myself for


    what might have happened to me...


    “ There''s nothing for now Mrs Miller. And there are no ways of us knowing if there are any


    can have another examination on her to know if there''s anything hurting” The doctor replied as he


    turned to walk back into his office.


    “ Thank you doctor” Mom replied as she came back into the room. She came to sit beside me on the


    bed as she held onto my hands.


    “ Don''t worry Nina. Everything is going to be fine. Okay?. You are stronger to ovee this” Mom


    replied as she reassure me just as the door opened and the nurse walked in


    “ The nurse is here Nina. I want to call your dad. Will you be alright by yourself?” I nodded at her as she


    smiled and turned to walk out.


    The nurse put the cup of water into my mouth as I suck on it fast.” You need to slow down Miss Miller ”


    The nurse scolded me as she took the cup of water away.


    I whimper as I tried to ask her for more but she wouldn''t have any of it “ I''m sorry Miss Miller, but that''s


    enough for now. You can have more water after you''ve eaten. I will ask your Mom to get you something


    to eat” She said as she turned to walk out of the door.


    I was left alone in the room with my thoughts as I tried to recall what could have happened to me.


    “ You were in an ident because of your stupid love” My subconscious replied angrily. She was


    putting on a ck gown. A ck scarf adorned her hair as she red at me.


    I shivered from her intense  gaze as I  turned to look at her. “Of course I knew I was in an ident. I


    knew what happened to me. I didn''t lose my memory you know” I pout up at her as she continued


    ring at me. If looks could kill I will be dead by now.


    “ I''m d you still remember. I hope you remember that  it was because of Michael that you were in


    that ident ”


    “ Michael? No, it  wasn''t because of him?“ I replied protesting forcefully. Michael was not involved in my


    ident.


    “ Then who? Who did it? I don''t know why are you behaving like this. Michael isn''t the only man in the


    world. You can have any man you want, you are beautiful, kind and everything a man wants in a


    woman. Why do you always risk your life for Michael. Why can''t you be like me for once in your life.


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    Why do you have to be so good, so naive. I thought I would lose you forever” She replied as the tears


    poured down her eyes. I cried too as I listened to her in mind arguing with me. I thought she always


    hated me but turns out she''s always wanted the best for me. Thank God I''m not her. I will still love


    Michael Thompson. Hell! I love him and no one is going to change that, not even my mind.


    I closed my eyes as I blocked out of the voice of warning in my mind. I sumbed  into dreand


    dreaming of love so beautiful and sweet. Being in the arms of Michael gives me that feeling of


    aplishment and I wouldn''t trade that for anyone.


    I woke up the second time to the hushed voice of my dad and brother speaking to my mom and staring


    up at me.


    “ Are you sure she''s awake?” Dad asked Mom as he kept ncing at me.


    “ Yes. She did. The doctor checked on her but she couldn''t talk” Mom replied shrugging as she came


    over to my side.


    “ Then why isn''t she opening her eyes?” Dad screamed up at Mom.


    “ Dad I _’m_fine” I slurred the words out as tears poured down my parent''s face.


    “ She could talk. Oh thank God!!” Mom eximed, excitedly “Nina, how are you?”


    “ I''m good mom,” I replied as I sat up. She came over to ce a pillow behind my back.


    “ Thank you mom,” I said to her as I turned to look at my dad. He was thinner than my mom“ Dad what


    happened to you? Why are you all so thin? Haven''t you been eating?” I asked them as I turned to look


    at my brother who was staring at me with shock and surprise in his face as he couldn''t believe that I


    was awake and speaking to him.


    “ How can I eat when my only daughter is in the hospital lying between life and Death. I thought I would


    never see you again, Angel ” Dad replied with tears in his eyes. I reached out to hold his hands as I


    sobbed uncontrobly. I can''t believe I cause my family such pain.


    “ I''m sorry dad. I''m sorry that you all have to go through all of that. I''m sorry ” I sobbed into his hands as


    both Shane and mom pat me gently on my back trying to console me.


    “ it''s okay Nina. You have to eat something before Shane could go get the doctor “ Mom replied as I


    nodded she fed me a liquid something from the sks beside my bed as I took it in. I didn''t know what


    that was since my taste buds couldn''t distinguish between the taste just yet.


    “ That''s okay mom. I don''t think I can have another spoonful of it. I''m just taking it in, I don''t even know


    how it tastes. It''s so neutral on my tongue ” Mom smiled as she nodded and packed the food. Dad was


    on the couch going through his phone .


    “Shane go and call your sister''s doctor, tell him that she could talk ” Mom said to Shane as he stood up


    to leave the room“ Okay mom”


    “ Mom how''s Lillian? ” I turned to mom. Having remembered that Lilian fainted on the scene of the


    ident. I hope she''s alright and the baby is good too.


    “ She''s fine. She''s preparing for her wedding this Saturday since she woke up a bit earlier than you”


    Mom replied smiling “ She will be d to know you are up and fine” I smiled at her


    “ I''m d Lillian''s fine. I don''t know what I would do if anything had happened to her. How''s the baby?”


    “ The baby''s okay too. The doctor said nothing was wrong with the both of them. She only had a few


    bruises on her hands and face”


    “ Miss Miller, I''m d to see that you can talk now” The doctor''s voice greeted us from the doorway.


    “ Yes doctor. I can talk because I have a great doctor who treated me” I replied smiling at him...


    “I see you still have your ttery tongue, Nina” He said as he walked closer to me. I smiled up at him.


    Doctor Oliver was our family doctor. I''m not surprised my parents brought me here instead.


    “ Does anywhere hurt?” He asked me as he scribbled something in his notebook.


    “ Not really. But my throat hurt awfully. I don''t know why?” I asked him...


    “ That''s normal. You are speaking after months in aa. It''s bound to happen. You have to reduce


    the  words you say and your speech rate until you’re fully recovered. Okay?”


    “Yes doctor”


    “ That''s great then” He replied before turning to speak with my parents in a hushed whisper.


    “ She''s alright for now. Noplications from the surgery yet but we need to keep her here and watch


    her for tonight and if no anything. Then hopefully she could be discharged tomorrow? ”


    “ Thank you Oliver. I''m grateful, for all your help and words of encouragement ” Dad told him as they


    shook hands.


    “ There''s nothing Mr. Miller. I was primarily afraid of Amnesia but since she could remember how we


    joke with each other. That shouldn''t be a problem anymore. You only need to keep her of any ident


    for now. Because the second time might be fatal than this”


    “I’ll do that oliver. Thank you so much” Dad said to him as he turns to walk out of the room. While I went


    back to sleep as I felt awfully drained and tired.