"No miss, I afraid it's not that. I am calling from City hospital. Mr Park, your fiance has got into an accident and is in critical condition. Would you come..."
Suddenly my phone on my hand turned heavy.
"Thud.."
I stood there like a stone. I felt like my soul is drifting away from me. Every part of my body felt like it wanted to break away from the body.
I looked at my phone which was on the floor. I can hear that policeman trying talking to me. But my mind is in some other direction.
'What? What just happened? Why am I unable to move? Why can't I control my body?
Nothing is going to happen to him. Why am I acting like he is no more?
No, take control of you Kang Na-ra. He needs you right now.
Everything is going to be okay.
It's okay. Just move Kang Na-ra. Just move.'
I was still unable to move. I felt like a whole mountain was on my head. If I move, the balance will get disrupt and I will die under that burden.
'Just move, Kang Na-ra. Nothing is going to happen. All is well. Everything is going to be all right'
While comforting myself I didn't realise that tears are falling like rain from my eyes.
'Somebody help me, I can't move. I want to go, meet him, take care of him, help me. Someone help me' I cried in my mind.
"Heeellllppp" This is what I am saying from my mouth. My voice was too small that it got dissolve with the sound of thunder.
"NA-RA" The old women shouted standing a few meters away from me.
"NA-Ra, what happened? Why are you crying?" She cried came running towards me.
"Heeelllpppp" The only sound that came to my mouth.
"What happened?" She held my arms.
I was still in my anxiety phase. My legs, my hands my whole body was shaking heavily. But my bones had become like a straight steel rod, not moving at all.
"heeeelllllppp" I mumbled.
She shook me lightly. "What happened Na-ra?"
That was the force I needed. My stoned body crumbled down. My legs gave out.
At last, I came out of my mind's prison where my soul was being captured.
I looked in her eyes. "Aunty, help me...wahhhhh..." I cried loudly.
"What happened, Na-ra? shhh..calm down" She bends down, slowly rubbing my back.
"Aunty.. he.. he,, accident... I... go.. go...hos..hospital. I ..go..." I said crying.
My only source of living was in life and death condition while I was not by his side.
I felt pathetic. I felt helpless. I can't even walk much less drive.
"What??? Min jun got into accident." She knew the only man in my life that can influence me so much is my one and only.
She stood up, holding me.
A 60-year-old woman holding me, if it was another time, my ego would have hurt but right now, I can't stand properly let alone my ego.
"OLD MAN!! OLD MAN!!! Come here" She cried to her husband.
Her husband came running.
"What happened? Honey.. oh my ... Na-Ra.. What happened to her" He asked concernedly.
"take out the car, we are going to hospital" She shouted.
"Why did something happened to Na-Ra?"
"I will tell the story in the car. Go fast, bring the car over. It's urgent"
"right away" The old man went outside to the garage to bring the car.
She then made me sit on the chair.
"Na-ra. Don't worry. Okay. Be Brave. Everything will be all right. If you break like this, how are you going to help him recover? He will be sad to see you like that. Don't be scared." She comforted me.
'I need to be brave' I thought.
I nodded. I took a few deep breaths to calm myself.
Beep...Beep...
Horn sound came from outside.
"Let's go. We've to hurry" She got up.
"Can you walk?"
I nodded.
She smiled and turned around to go outside.
I grabbed her hand. She turned back to look at me.
"Thank you, Aunty" I said, sincerely.
"It's ok, you are like my daughter. Now, hurry up." She grabbed my hand and led me outside.
We entered the car.
"Which hospital?" The old man asked.
"City Hospital" I said sadly, turning outside the window
Noticing my sadness, the old women grabbed my hand.
I turned towards her, looked in her eyes. She was looking at me with assurance eyes and a smile.
I smiled back. Then again turned back to look outside.
Old women told everything to the old man on our way to the hospital.
.....
Half an hour later,
Our car stopped in front of the corridor.
My heart was beating so fast as if it wants to come out.
At that time, I realise our heart beat so fast at only two occasions, once when we confess of our loved ones and others when we see our loved one in a dire situation.
I rushed inside the hospital, went to the front desk.
"Can I ask you where is patient named, Park Min Jun. I am his fiance." I asked.
"Please, wait a minute, ma'am" The nurse said. She typed something on the computer.
A few seconds later, she looked up and said, "Ma'am, He is in 4th floor OT no. 410. His surgery is still going on."
[*Operation theatre]
I ran towards the elevator. But the elevator already got closed.
'Shit' I cursed.
I took the emergency exit and ran upstairs.
When I reached the fourth floor, I was breathing heavily.
I took a few deep breaths and look around to find OT no. 410.
After a few minutes of search, I found the OT. As the operation was still in progress, I leaned on the wall of the corridor of the operation theatre waiting for it to end.
'He will be okay. He will be okay. He will be okay.' I was constantly saying in my mind but somewhere in my heart was telling me that's a lie. I was trying to ignore those negative thoughts.
A few minutes later, a policeman came towards me.
"Excuse me, are you Mr Park's fiance." He asked.
"Yes.. you??"
"Ohh.. sorry... I am Choi Jung from Bandra police station. I was the one who called you."
"oh.., you... Sorry for not recognising you. I am Kang Na-ra. His fiance" I introduced.
"Are you okay? you look pale." he asked.
"No, how can I be okay when my fiance is facing life and death treatment" I cried.
"oh... sorry... I was unable to control my anger. I am really sorry, sir"
"It's okay. We have seen worse than this" He said.
"May I ask you a few questions about him for our investigation?" He asked.
"Of course" I answered. I saw behind him the old couple running towards me.
"Na-Ra" Old couple shouted.
"Them????" Choi Jung asked.
"Ohh, they are my acquaintances. They brought me here. So what were you asking?"
"yes, Can you tell me about Mr Park Min Jun like his family, how many members? what he do?"
"You might know about the Park family, right. "
"Yes, that infamous Park family. Yes, I know" He said.
"He is Park family's eldest son. He is CEO of Park Empire, has one little sister and his parents in the family." I said.
"Ok, noted" He wrote something on his notepad.
"Till now, we can only say that this might be the hit and run case. We will try our best to find the culprit." He said.
"Than.."
Suddenly, the operation theatre was opened and the doctors came out.
"Have you called his family members?" The doctor was asking his nurse.
"Yes, I called them. They are on their way." The nurse replied.
"Doctor...doctor... How is he? Is he okay??" I ran towards them.
"Sorry.. who??" The doctor asked.
"She is his fiance." Choi Jung answered.
He looked at me sadly. 'Why are you looking at me like that' I wanted to ask.
"Ma'am. I know it might be difficult to handle this."
"What difficult? Just tell me how is he?" I shouted.
"Ma'am, I.. "
"DOCTOR" I heard a woman voice from behind me.
I turned around and saw a middle-aged couple and girl around the early twenties.
They were his family.
"Aunty..." I murmured.
She ignored me, rushed toward the doctor, "How is he? Doctor. Is he okay?"
The doctor bowed his head in front of us, "Ma'am, I am really sorry. We tried everything we could but we were not able to save him. I am really sorry."