Everyone stood up as the doctor came out after operating Drake.
"How's he?" Merylin asked as she went to the doctor in a hurry.
The doctor removed his mask, "He was severely injured and his neck his broken. We had to perform some surgeries to stitch his forehead which had many glasses shreds stuck on it. But fortunately, he is alright. He will be shifted to the VIP room and then you can meet him but only two at times. Try not to crowd the room."
As the doctor went Merilyn took a breath of relief, she was made sit on the bench by Hannah. And everyone present there sighed in relief too.
Soon after five minutes, more Jeremy's doctor came out too.
"What happened, doctor?" Emma asked.
"We've taken out the bullet from his chest, but we can't say anything still. it will take at least twenty-four hours to regain his consciousness and if still he doesn't then...he might suffer from a coma."
"No!" Emma yelled while Sarah grabbed her by shoulders.
Tears that had stopped just a while ago escaped from the eyes again.
"Can... we see him?" Sarah asked in a voice quite low.
"Yeah of course, but please one at a time. His condition is not so good." The doctor replied and went away.
"Emma...you should go..." Sarah suggested.
Emma went inside with a slight nod. Closing the door behind him she kept looking at her only brother lying unconsciously ok the bed. His chest was covered with white bandages while his breathing was stable and slow.
Here outside suddenly Cally's phone rang.
"Hello?" She picked up the phone.
"What?!" She yelled grabbing everyone's attention.
"O-okay...I'll be there." She claimed and declined the phone.
"What happened?" Hannah asked.
"Umm...aunt can you please inform mom I won't able to make it home today. There's some emergency that the hospital." She said and prepared to leave.
"What happened?" Lisa and Ray both asked in unison and then looked at each other feeling awkward.
"There's some problem there, Leo...he needs me." She said.
"I'll take you there." Ray offered and Cally wasn't able to deny.
She nodded and they both ran toward the won't of the hospital...
******
Emma came outside after a while and was approached by Sarah.
"How is he?" She asked.
Emma looked at her, "He is lifeless, I- I can't see him being that way." And she started to sob.
Sarah hugged her and patted her back.
"It's okay, he'll be alright. Emma, don't worry..." She tried to pacify her worried heart.
They sat back on the bench and Sarah a good after some seconds.
"I have to use the restroom, I'll be back." She informed Emma.
As she walked through the lobby she saw Niall stopped just in front of her. They both looked at each other. Sarah's eyes travelled to Niall's back and she realised Johnathan was standing there too.
"Sarah-"
"Don't mind me, I have to use the restroom. I'll be back." She interrupted Niall and walked away before he could say any further giving a small smile to John.
*****
Sarah was now standing in front of the mirror, her eyes staring back at her like looking at her inner guilty self.
"If I had never shown up in Niall's life... would it have been a lot easier?"
Her eyes teared up, looking at herself for a minute now she finally washed her hands wiped out her years and went outside in the lobby. As she walked she suddenly heard someone calling her out,
"Hey, beautiful lady!" the man exclaimed.
As Sarah turned she saw Jeremy standing in the empty corridor. Her eyes lit up and a small smile made its way on her lips.
"Jeremy!..." She exclaimed his name with a slight whisper.
"Why are you crying? Is it because...of me?" He walked closer to her.
Sarah looked down and she wiped out her tears again.
"It means you care for me..." He whispered in her ears making her chuckle.
"Why...does it surprise you?" Sarah questioned, her eyes still looking down.
"How come...you started caring about this playboy?..." He questioned again as a whisper in her ear.
She looked up at him and he stood up straight.
"Why...can't I?"
"Hmm..." He walked past her.
"Cause...you're scared of me, aren't you." He turned towards her back and declared.
"Scared?" She looked at him and he nodded.
"From the first day till now...you're scared of me."
Sarah frowned in confusion. He suddenly bent a little and whispered, "That you might fall for me..."
Her eyes widened up as if realising something which she had never thought would be true.
"I know that you've loved me, haven't you?"
"That day when you asked me if I remembered your name, and I denied...it was painful for you, wasn't it?"
Sarah kept listening to what he was saying while her eyes stared in the void.
"You might not know but I can see...you've gradually started to fall for me."
She looked at him, her eyes glittered with the tears which reflected nothing but lights glowing in the silent surrounding.
"I...had loved you since the start, Sarah. Though you don't remember...but I've always loved you since the start and will do till the end. I know you love Niall and I'll never force you to love me back. But think for a second...do you still feel the same when you look at him?" He again walked past her and now was standing just behind her.
"Does his thought still makes you smile?"
Sarah just kept thinking, she wasn't able to reply.
But his sudden back hug made her flinch
"Realise it before it's too late Sarah. I don't want you to regret it..." He whispered and uncoiled his hands from her waist.
Thinking about what he meant Sarah turned around and found none standing.
"Was I daydreaming?" She thought.
But her heartfelt uneasy for no reason. She knew something wasn't right and so she ran towards Jeremy who was now shifted into the VIP ward being observed.