Chris was quiet sitting next to his mother. His dark cold eyes seemed to soften with every moment he spent gazing at her weak body.
He remembered the weak state Camilla had been in and frowned, maybe his mother deserved what she got. But he sighed, thinking about the way Camilla had softly convinced him to come to see his mother.
He bent down and held her hand.
"Mother I had hesitated at the door when we come back to the hospital but Camilla had held my hand and intently looked into my eyes, "Honey, she hates me and I can't do anything about that but am grateful to her for having brought you into this world. She's your mother and I know she must love you with her life " I had closed my eyes trying to erase the image of Camilla surrounded by all those machines trying to help her fight for her life and our child.
And when I moved my hand to her belly and she smiled still telling me that she forgives me and will always do. So I must pull myself together and come see my mother. he held back his tears.
"I admit what I did was out of anger but I thought that maybe if I got rid of you, Camilla would live in peace. But she told me that her living in peace while I drown in regret for killing my mother would break her too. Mom, I love you, and no matter what you will always be that special woman in my life " Chris kissed his mother's hand.
"But I love Camilla more and nothing can change that not even the woman I hold dear in my life which is you. I wish you could accept her but that failed and when ended up here so I wish in the future we don't cross paths again. Am going to forgive you and hope you forgive me too for this but as long as you see Camilla as an antagonist, I will see you as a threat to my happiness " he stood up his eyes still glued to the pale figure "And mother since you had a taste of what I do to threats my life, I hope this time you will not even think of hurting her again ".
The hand that he had been holding squeezed his and Chris felt his tears finally fall. In the corners of his mothers' closed eyes flowed tears. but her eyes remained shut.
" I forgive you son " I weak voice spoke. Chris nodded crying not holding back his tears anymore.
"I forgive you too mother " he bent down hugged his mother and then walked out not looking back.
He bumped into Camilla and his father who had just returned, He was crying as a baby and Camilla rushed to his side holding him in an embrace.
His father walked to the room where his mother had woken up and was crying to. Her husband held her telling her to stop crying while outside Camilla was doing the same.
She leads Chris away to the balcony of the hospital. He calmed down after a while and held her hand which was getting cold.
"Your feeling better now," she asked.
He nodded, "I don't think mom will ever let you be, I don't know why but am already to face her " he sadly said.
Camilla frowned, "You won't have to, with time she will accept me. After I am a good daughter in law " she wiped his tears.
He was silent but smiled.
Camilla coughed a little, Chris turned to her, "Cold, let us go in " he said...
But she knew he was still sad so she told him to wait for a little as they enjoyed the evening sun. Since she left the company her condition wasn't good but she hid it so he could feel assured to see his mother. But her body kept sending warning signs her feet were getting weak and her head was dizzy. She turned to Chris who was lost in his thoughts and smiled but coughed again.
Chris turned to her again seeing her lips paler now and her body tremble.
"Camilla let's go back to your room for a check-up," he said.
She nodded and got to the bench but her feet were weak to hold her body and she fell back towards Chris fainting.
He held her in shock "Camilla, Camilla wake up " he bent down and carried her running back inside.
Shouting at the top of his voice for help she was bleeding again and that added to his fear. she was placed on the bed and wheeled away by the doctor and nurses.
He was scared now, it was his fault again. If he had not refused to come to see her, she wouldn't have decided to come to him and then stress herself more with convincing him to see his mother. Seeing her face again must have scared her but Camilla had still walked into the room with him cause it was his mother.
Ray and Ritah who had come to see her for d Chris nervously waiting outside the ICU.
Ray instantly cried, "What happened now, did she get worse. But she was fine when. I left this morning," he said.
"She had relapsed the doctor told me to wait, " Chris said.
"Oh God please protect Camilla and her baby " Ritah prayed.