In the blink of an eye,two days had passed since the accident of the Zhou couple but there was still no sign of either of them waking up. Although both Zhou Ting and Zhou Ling despite their busy schedule,had taken turns to stay by their side as advised by the doctor to facilitate recovery,there was still no improvements.
Presently, Zhou Ling sat by her mothers' bed, big tear drops escaping from her eyes.
For two whole days she had tried her best to be strong both for her parents and her brother but the dam that had been closed off suddenly gave way.
She couldn't hold in her emotions any more and even if she wanted to stop the tears,she couldn't.
Even though the doctor had told them not to expect too much,she couldn't deny that she had hoped with all her heart that they would both pull through; but after staying awake the whole night wanting to see the moment either of her parents opened their eyes, all her hopes were dashed against the wall and shattered to pieces.
The amount of hope she had,was equal to the amount of pain and despair she felt as the clock hit the forty eight hour mark.
" Mom..sob..please wake up...sob.. sob I promise to find a man and settle down before I turn thirty... Sob.. I.. I'll try my b..best to settle down I promise.. I promise as long as you wake up, I would even go to blind dates if you want...." Zhou Ling continued to cry as she sat by the the bed. She felt so lost and vulnerable.
As she sat, her mind couldn't help but wander.
What if her parents never woke up? Would she be considered a failure and disappointment for not granting their wish of settling down and giving them a grandchild?
Why was it that now that there was a possibility of their wish coming to pass through her brother that all this had to happen?
Would they fight harder to wake up if they know they might have a grandchild?
Yes!
Why didn't she think of that before? She quickly wiped her face with the back of her hands before sitting upright and taking her mother's hand in hers.
" Mom do you know that you might have a granddaughter? Before your accident, Ting was trying to find out about it.. Sniff.. Although he is very sure that she is his daughter, he wants to find her mother first to understand things better before he will know what to do next. But you have to wake up first mom.. Sniff.. You and dad both need to wake up first. Mom Ting has already said that if you don't wake up after one week, he'll go to her mother, that is your granddaughter's mother, and then have a discussion with her so that your granddaughter can come visit you here...Sniff... But you know it's better for you to see her in person. What if she gets scared when she sees you hooked to so many machines with wires everywhere? That's why you must try to wake up faster. The faster you wake up, the faster you will meet your granddaughter. "