As he fired the bullet Jennifer shouted.
"ZEN",he turned back and Jennifer hugged him,as he wrapped his arms around her he felt blood all over her back.Police officers came and snatched the gun from his hand and locked them with wrist locker.
"JENNIFERRR",Zen screamed and tapped her face.
"YOU- YOU.... OKAY (humph)?",she asked while breathing heavily due to pain.Her eyes were slowly closing.
"why you did this?!",he said but she didn't replied anything just smiled for the last time before closing her eyes.
"Jen wake up please.... jen",he said while tapping her cheek.
"JEN ....JENNN,why you did this to yourself?"
His eyes were red and watery,heart was racing and hands were trembling.He saw her closing eyes Infront of him which made him weak.A regret of not protecting her was killing him inside.
He picked her unconscious body in his strong arms then lead to the hospital.Roby and Ana were with them.Doctors took her in the stretcher and went to OT.
His shirt and hands were all covered in blood.Roby gave him a towel to wipe it,"She'll be fine, don't worry",He said and patted Zen's shoulder then gave him a side hug.
"Why all this happend to her?!",Ana said while sobbing her face was all covered with tears.
"I'm sorry all of this happened because of me",Roby said while looking down in regret.
"it's all my fault,I'm sorry".
Ana was crying badly,She sobbed heartbreakingly, her tears of sadness falling like a shower as she sobbed.Roby hugged her and whispered,"I'm sorry".
Zen was standing outside the OT with his eyes staring at the door.His feelings were mixed,a thunder of feelings was in him.He was considering himself the reason behind her this condition.
"She's in this condition because of me",he said and punched the wall.
"She's suffering because of me",again punched it harshly.
"I can't live without her",punched.
"She doesn't deserve this",punched again.
He knelt down and prayed.
"I-I know I'm not perfect.I never follow any rules,sometimes I misbehave as well,I know I lose my temper sometimes,but I-I promise I'll try to become a better person , I'll quit all my bad habits,please God I need you to save her,she is important to me,very very important and right now she needs your help,please I'm begging you,
PLEASE.....PLEASE SAVE HER",Zen in his tearful voice said.
"PLEASE SAVE HER FOR ME".
PLEASE PROTECT HER AT ALL COST, DON'T LET HER PERISH FOR ME".
"DO THIS FAVOUR TO ME",he said and rested his back on the wall.
After two hours doctors came out from the OT,while removing their gloves.Zen stood up after seeing them coming.
"Doctor... doctor how's she?!"
"Are you with her?,"the doctor asked.
"yes,I'm with her",Zen replied.
"It is a miracle itself that she is fine now because when you brought her here her condition was very critical and honestly I thought we wouldn't be able to save her but ,I think she is a really nice person and have a support of lots of prayers that's why she is absolutely fine now",the lady doctor replied.
"THANK GOD",he said in relief while looking upward.
"The bullet was cheap and of low quality,her insides aren't harmed but she have lost a huge amount of blood so she'll must feel weakness for a few days,her shoulder blade met the bullet so it would be difficult for her to lay down continuously so you've to help her in standing and walking, hope so that she'll be fine with in a week.
"Thank you so much doctor",He said and the male doctor patted his shoulder.
"Take care of her",the male doctor said and left.
"You actually won at life",lady doctor said and smile making Zen confuse.
"huh?!,I'm sorry what do you mean by this?",he asked confusingly.
"If I'm not wrong you're Zen right?!",she said while raising her eyebrows.
"yes I'm Zen",he replied.
"She loves you alot and I'm saying this because usually when a person is injected with drugs for operation they sleeps for a specific time according to the dose but in some cases they stays awake but with no senses,and she was in that state, during the whole operation she called your name for at least twenty times",she told him with a bright smile.After listening to her,his face lighten up he was about to ask her something but she cut his words and said,
"You can see her now and Take care of her",she said passed a smile and walked out.
"THANK YOU",he looked up and went to Roby and Ana to tell them about Jennifer's condition.
After seeing Zen Roby and Ana stood up from the bench and went near him.
"how's she? is she fine now? can I meet her? can I see her at least for once?!",Ana said while sobbing.
"Doctors just came out from OT and they said she is fine now but it is better for her take rest and stay still at the place,as the bullet crosses her shoulder blade and damaged it so it would be difficult for her to stay still in that position,but you can see her",Zen told them and forced a smile.
"Thank god",Ana said and hugged Roby.
They shifted Jennifer into a personal ward.
Roby,Ana and Zen went to the room to see her.
"Zen you should take some rest please go home and take some rest",Roby said and nodded as yes to convince him.
"I'm fine and I'm not going anywhere",Zen replied and sat on the couch near her bed.
"Actually I think both you should go home because uncle would must very tensed so bro I think he needs you there, don't worry I'm here, I'll take care of her",Zen said.
"I won't go anywhere",Ana said on a serious note.
"Ana trust me, I'm here and I'll take care of her",Zen said.
"But-"
"He is right Ana let's go home",Roby said and made her understand.
"okay fine I'll be back tomorrow in the morning",she said and both of them went back home.
Zen sat on the edge of the bed and caressed Jennifer's cheek with his thumb.
"I'm sorry",he whispered and stood up from the bed to go outside but then turned back and placed a sweet kiss on her forehead.
He used the hospital's bathroom and took a shower then changed his shirt which was filled with blood stains and wore a black button down shirt.He rolled his sleeves and the first 4 buttons of his shirt were open exposing his hot chest.
Time was sharp 5 in morning,He was sitting on the couch staring at her and was busy in thinking about something deeply.All of a sudden she murmured something which caught his attention.He stood up immediately and went close to her.
"Jennifer",he whispered slightly after listening his voice she opened her eyes slowly and took a glance at him.
"Zen",she whispered and smiled,"yes it's me",he replied and caressed her cheek.
"are you oka- uhhh- ohkay?-"
"shshhhh don't talk,it will cause pain",he said,she held his hand and interwined the fingers.In response he placed a kiss on her forehead.
Both of them were quiet, after a few minutes Jennifer tried to sit on the bed but due to pain she hissed.
"Don't behave like a kid,stay still",Zen said with a cold voice.She noticed his coldness.
"Are you upset?",she asked.
"I'm fine just because of you but why you did this to yourself? what do you think that you're a wonder woman and you can save the whole planet? what if something bad had happened to you? you didn't even think twice before becoming a shield of me?,he said in a tearful voice.
"hushhhh...shuhhhh",she said and smiled.
"You said that you'll not let anything bad happen to me so I just believed you and became your shield",she replied.
"but I failed to protect you",he said while lowering his voice.
"you protected me Zen",she replied and gave him a warm smile.