At noon exactly 1 o'clock, Michael sat down in a chair beside the bed where Casey lay limp unconscious with various medical equipment attached to her body. The man held his lover's hand which was soft and very weak and even cold, while his eyes stared at his lover's slightly pale face with a bandaged forehead and an oxygen tube attached to her nose.
"Honey ... if only you knew... I couldn't stop regretting my stupidity for ignoring you continuously. You're right… I'm too workaholic and you're right that time is precious to us." Michael took a deep breath then exhaled slowly. "And I've wasted the time I should have spent with you by continuing to work... I'm so stupid! I've kept you waiting and disappointed too much."
Check...
Michael's attention was immediately drawn to the open door. He saw Nathan and his wife sitting in a wheelchair and being pushed into the VVIP ward.
In silence, Casey, who was still inside Clara's body, really couldn't believe what she was seeing at this time. Yes, of course, this is very strange and at the same time does not make sense to her because her body was lying, while her soul was in Clara's body.
_Why did it happen? How did everything happen and why is this happening to me? And will I be able to return to my original body? But how?--
That was the question that had always been on Casey's mind until Nathan had stopped pushing the wheelchair and positioned her on the left side of the bed.
"I didn't think so," Nathan whispered, looking pitifully at Casey who was lying in a coma.
"Nobody expected it, and now there's only regret," Michael said languidly.
"What do you regret?" Casey asked, glancing at Michael who was still holding her hand.
"All this time I was too cold to her, I always put other things before her… even yesterday she wanted me to take her to your wedding but instead I went and let her be escorted by the driver," Michael explained with his gaze continued to focus on Casey who was breathing very slowly. the unstable sound of the heart rate monitor, frightened him if his lover stopped breathing. Hmm, but it's just a body because the soul of her lover is in Clara's body.
"Regrets are always late," Casey said curtly.
"Hopefully she wakes up soon so you can correct your attitude towards her, and always be there for her," exclaimed Nathan who was standing behind Casey.
Michael just nodded.
The atmosphere was quiet again. Casey glanced at Michael who looked so worried about her condition, even the look of sadness on his face was very obvious. Things like this made her feel prioritized, but she was also said that she couldn't say about herself now in Clara's body because that would disappoint Nathan, not even if she would be trusted.
"Eh....what is known about the cause of Casey's accident?" Nathan asked.
"Not yet," Michael snapped.
"You should investigate immediately," Nathan shouted.
"No," Michael said and put Casey's palm against his cheek, looking down at her face sadly. "I won't leave her for a second. I'm worried if something bad happens to her... I'm not ready to lose her yet... never... " he continued sadly.
"But you need to investigate what made the car out of control and in the end," Nathan exclaimed, slightly annoyed at the flabby Michael.
"Yeah, I know... Oskar will investigate this accident. And I will focus on Casey...I want to always look after her," said Michael.
Casey was silent, confused by the situation. Seeing Michael sad, made her weak, and wanted to hug him but she couldn't. The woman was frustrated, felt like getting back into her body, but how?
'Maybe if I touch my body, maybe my soul can return to my body,' she thought then reached out her hand to grab her left hand but there was no reaction.
"Honey, what are you doing?" Nathan asked, looking down to position his head next to Clara's.
"Eh....I... I just feel sorry for her," Casey replied then immediately let go of her hand. 'It didn't work,' she thought.
Check...
The door to the room opened again. Casey's attention turned to Mia who came into the room with a large brown paper bag and looked at her awkwardly.
"Are you Casey's friend?" Mia asked.
"Yeah," Casey replied.
Mia nodded in understanding then turned to glance at Michael while placing the paper bag on the table near the bed. "Michael, you better eat. I already bought your favorite food," she called.
"Later, I'm not hungry," Michael said without turning his head.
"But you have to eat..You haven't eaten since then. Don't let yourself get sick and fail to take care of Casey ... It's the same as failing to show that you care about her," Mia exclaimed as she patted Michael's shoulder.
Michael was silent, still sadly staring at Casey.
"You better eat, because if you eat too late ... your stomach acid will flare up," Casey exclaimed with a flat look.
Michael looked at Clara in surprise for a moment. "How did you know I had a history of gastric disease?" he asked.
"Eh... Casey told me before," Casey replied a little nervously.
"Did she tell you much about me?" Michael asked again.
Casey just nodded.
Michael sighed, refocusing his gaze on Casey who was still lying down.
"She cares about you even though she's also a workaholic. She told me she always reminds you not to eat late because she knows you have stomach problems," Casey exclaimed.
Michael was silent for a moment looking at Clara. after that he looked down deeply, then took the food prepared by Mia.
"Please eat ..," Mia cried with pity.
Reluctantly, Michael ate food in the form of a tuna sandwich. Sometimes he looked at Casey who was still lying on the bed. His heart seemed to be sliced when he remembered that his lover was often disappointed just because she wanted to be accompanied, cold to be cared for, and pampered. It made him constantly feel guilty and regretful.
'I have no appetite,' he thought, closing his eyes. His hand that holds the tuna sandwich but stops eating. 'Casey, how much longer are you going to sleep? Please be aware....'
Casey, who was sitting near Nathan, couldn't help but stare at Michael with pity, who was so devastated by what had happened. 'Why… why did you only realize how late I meant to you when I was like this? Now I don't even know how to get back into my body? I don't know how this kind of life will go on... I suddenly became Nathan's wife... I'm really confused....' she said to herself.
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