Sarah's mom was sitting beside her and was trying hard not to cry though after watching her daughter with all those bandaids all over her head she wasn't able to control her tears.
One after another her tears started falling, each time she used to wipe but still her eyes used to get flooded, and tears used to collapse her eyes.
I stood there cause I can't wipe her tears, I can't hug her and tell her that Sarah will be alright. Don't worry aunt. I can't do anything just because she doesn't know me, I'm just...just a stranger for her.
I was feeling dizzy and my head was aching a lot. Maybe, because the pill I took still had some effects of it on me. My visions started to get blurry due to tears. I shook my head to be strong and not to cry and looked outside the door. I saw Jeremy walking towards Lisa and suddenly my apoplexy took over me.
Those things which he said to me in the past played in my mind one after another. I went outside and heard him saying,
'I came to meet Sarah...' Just as he said Sarah's name I lost my control and I grabbed him by his neck.
'You don't deserve to meet her.' I said as I pushed him against the wall behind him.
'Are you out of your mind? What happened?' He said with those innocent eyes of his. How could he act so great? I was tightening my grip over him.
He hit me and I got some steps back. My lips started to bleed. He coughed and his neck area was all red now with the print of my four fingers and my thumb on either side.
'Niall!! Come to your... senses, what are you doing?' He said.
I was about to punch him back when someone said,
'Niall!!' I turned around and found Ema standing.
'Stop it! We are in a hospital.' She said.
'Don't come in between Emma, I warn you!' I said.
Today I had decided that, whether he'll die or me. Cause my anger that I had caged these two years has burst out all of a sudden and I'm not going to stop now.
I went towards him again and punched him back in the eye. We held each other's collars.
'Stop it for Sarah's sake!!' Yelled Lisa who was in shock due to this sudden outburst of anger.
As soon as I heard Sarah I took some steps back.
****
He took some steps back and Emma walked towards us,
I thought she has come for me until I saw her going towards Niall.
'Niall you're okay? Oh my! You're bleeding.' She said.
She ignored me. Was I not anything to her? She didn't even bother to see me?
My corner of the eye was bleeding due to a cut formed by Niall's ring which he wore on his left hand when he punched. Gradually my eye got swelled and I walked towards the lift.
I was about to enter the lift when someone grabbed my wrist.
'You're alright?' Said she as she grabbed my hand.
I turned around and found Sarah standing.
'Sarah?! Wha..what are you doing here? Ho...how come you're standing? You're alright?' I said all in one breath.
'I am fine but... I guess Niall but you bad.' She said with her sweet and warm voice and touched my wound with her thumb. She was too close to me while her eyes were stuck on my wound. I looked at her with all admiration. I knew she was the only one who cared about me. But, I was still not able to believe that she was alright until,
'Excuse me, you're blocking the way.' Said a man and I woke up from my daydream.
Wait...I was daydreaming. Me? Jeremy Miller!! I thought. And I realized that the door of the lift was about to close so, I went too with that man.
Standing in a lift with that silence and my wound which hurt me a lot I kept thinking about the daydream I just saw.
I was fantasizing about Sarah, that she'll come to me just to ask if I'm alright it not. How come you can be so cliche Jeremy? I thought.
Sarah, you made a man like me daydream about a woman! I murmured within myself and scoffed.
'It was a beautiful daydream.' I thought and stepped out of the lift.
I went out of the hospital and sat in my car, today I'd released that I have no one to care about me. I remember that time when our whole family used to be happy. When our mom and dad used to care about us a lot. When Niall, Emma, and I were besties. And now, everyone's life is messed up. Why can't we all have a settled and honest frame of mind? Why we all are so, so...so messed up. I thought and banged my hand over the steering wheel.
****
I was out to buy something to eat after all I was here all night waiting for Sarah to wake up. But all my prays went in vain cause she didn't wake up.
I entered the supermarket which is open 24×7. As I went in I saw Dr. Ray standing in a corner looking at the drinks. Maybe, trying to decide which one to buy. I went near him and said from behind.
'A coke would be good.' I said and he got startled.
His expressions were worth looking at. He got scared and surprised at the same time. As he turned around I started laughing.
'Oh! It's you, I thought who...?' He said when I was laughing out loud.
'Oof! I'm sorry. I sc..scared you.' I said still laughing, he looked at me with blank expressions and I keep that he was a bit angry but didn't want to show it. so I said,
'Sorry sorry.'
'All I wanted to say was a coke would be better or a beer if you're trying to buy drinks.' I said and he nodded.
'Hmm...
'That's a nice idea.' He said and opened the door of the refrigerator and took out a new and a coke
'Going to drink both?' I asked after somehow controlling my laugh. I don't believe in superstitions but there was one I believed a lot and that was, whenever I laugh a lot something bad happens to me.
'Mhm...This is not for me, it's for Lisa.' He said casually looking at both of the cans.
'Both?' I inquired again.
'In case she doesn't like anyone of them so...atleast she should have two options.' He said, smiling, and went toward the counter for billing.
All of a sudden my whole smile got evaporated and I sensed a sadness running through my vein suddenly.
What was this feeling?....