An hour after receiving the call from his assistant, Zhou Ting pulled up at the underground parking lot of City hospital. His assistant was already waiting for them beside the elevator in the parking lot and so without wasting of time,they both got down from the car.
Zhou Ling was much calmer now in comparison to her previous state when they had first received the call about the accident. They all got into the elevator without a word as if in tacit understanding with one another. Once inside the elevator,the assistant pressed the button for the sixteenth floor.
When they got there, there was only one ward on that floor. Bodyguards were stationed in front of the door and also at strategic locations. Although the ward was ready, there was no one inside. Since it was a VIP ward,it had a living room and two rooms. In the bigger room,two beds had been placed by the pristine white walls facing one to another. In this room,there was scarcely any additional furniture save for the beds and the drawers beside each bed. There was no excessive decorations in the room. At the wall between the beds, there was another door leading to a spacious bathroom in which everything was white as well.
The other room was meant for a caretaker ,it only contained a bed,bedside table and then a bathroom.
The ward was simple yet exquisite. The perfect atmosphere for a quick recovery.
" Where are they?" Zhou Ting asked. Although he didn't call any name, it was obvious he was speaking to his assistant.
" Sir,they are still in surgery."
" Why did you bring us here if they were still in surgery?" Zhou Ting said shooting a piercing glare at his assistant. "Anyway,take us to the operating room."
Left with nothing to do ,after getting to the entrance of the operating room,but to wait ,Zhou Ling sat on a bench directly opposite to the door of the operating room.
They could only hope and pray that everything will go well with the surgery.
After sitting for another hour, Zhou Ling was no longer able to bear the wait. She stood up and began pacing back and forth. In the empty corridor, aside from the sound from breathing, the only other sound that could be heard, was that of her heels making click click sounds as she paced about the corridor.
Another hour and half passed by slowly, like a snail crawling through a long corridor, before the red light outside the operating room went off.
Zhou Ting who had been sitting calmly on the bench as well as the pacing Zhou Ling heaved a sigh of relief. At last the operation was over.
Few seconds later, some nurses wheeled out their parents on separate beds. Although they were out, both of their eyes were tightly shut with no sign of opening. They both approached the doctor who came out first.
" Doctor, what's the condition of our parents?"
" Right now, we can't be too sure since they just came out of surgery. All we can do is observe them and wait for them to wake up. The first 48 hours are very crucial for them. If they don't wake up before it hit the 48th hour mark, they will go into a vegetative state and then, there would be not much that we can do for them. Sigh. What I'm trying to say in essence, is that we have to pray hard for them to wake up earlier." The doctor said giving them a tight lipped smile.
" Does that mean, they might never wake up? " Zhou Ling asked
" That's what I mean. But... We mustn't get ahead of ourselves. There's still 48 hours to go. "
" Alright. Thank you doctor. " Zhou Ting said holding his sister who was on the verge of breaking down. Again.
" You're welcome. Please excuse me. " The doctor said lifting his hands, wanting to give a pat on Zhou Ting's shoulder but deciding against it and walking away when he remembered who the man was.