Michael was sitting in front of the ICU all tensed up. He felt his world crashing into pieces. His heart was pounding faster by the second.
Then the door opened.
"Who's with Ms.Annastasia?", The doctor asked.
Michael stepped in front. " Yes Doctor. I'm with her. Is she ok?"
His heart stopped pumping for a minute.
" Yes, she is stable now. Please come to my room. I want to discuss a few things about her."
Michael followed the doctor to his room
"Please have a seat", the doctor pointed.
"What happened to her, Doctor?", Michael asked impatiently.
"Miss Annastasia had a panic attack. As I said, now she has stabilized. But you have to find what triggered it and try to avoid that situation from happening again. Is this her first time or is she already taking medical help for this? If so, I need to look into her previous reports".
Michael wasn't sure how to answer these questions. He was missing in the past four years of her life. So he told the doctor the whole truth.
"It seems Ms.Annastasia is suffering from post-traumatic amnesia caused by that accident.
We need to find out how much she remembers and then begin treatment. But I want to tell you this - it will take time. You have to do it slowly and steadily. You have to take gradual steps - for example, recreate instances from her past or go to places you guys visited or see people she used to know. By doing these, memories may begin to return and heal on their own.
We can also do meditation and therapy sessions. But for that, she needs to step forward willingly."
The doctor sighed and continued,
"See Mr.Smith. We cannot predict when or how she will get her memory back. In the worst case scenario, she may never get her memory back. So you have to mentally prepare yourself for every result".
Not knowing what to do or say, Michael just sat there looking disarrayed. He had waited for her for four years and now god was telling him to wait more. He could not hold it back any longer. He stood up and walked out.
As soon as he went outside, a nurse came and told him that Ann had been shifted to Room No: 404 which was in the VIP block and to not wake her up as she was as on sedation.
Michael nodded and went straight to the room. On reaching there, he saw Ann sleeping soundly on the bed with a drip attached to her hand. He walked in and sat beside her. He held her other arm tenderly and gave a deep kiss. He coaxed her hair soothingly and brushed her cheeks with the back of his palm. He stared at her face lovingly.
Tears started to flow from his eyes. He wished that all of this was a bad dream and when he woke up, everything would be back to normal like four years ago.
"What will I do without you, Ann? I was dead all these years.
I cannot live without you anymore Anna. I'm tired."
Michael started to cry like a child, holding her hand. After all his tears were shed, he decided to fight.
"I love you Anna, and that's all that matters. I will try my best to make you remember everything, but even if you don't, I will start anew. I will love you as always and I will make you fall for me again. I promise to you Anna, that I will make everything as before. I will not give up on us baby. You are my everything and I have to be strong for both of us."Michael said earnestly.
He bent down, placed his cheeks on her palm and gradually dozed off.
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