Kiran Kareem placed her gently on the bed and held her wet, cold hand as the nurses chased her to the Emergency Unit. Nevaeh Nova had accompanied him and the two of them stopped outside as the nurses pushed Raelynn Lyla in the room and the automatic doors closed themselves leaving the two outside. The green light above the door flickered on notifying the staff that an operation had soon began.
The doctors rushed into the room, he had put on his disinfected gloves and a mask on. He had his cap on.
The nurses outside tried to stop Kiran Kareem from going in the room together with Ted and Nevaeh Nova as they tried to convince him that Raelynn Lyla would have been okay.
"Stop here sir, we will try our best to rescue your girlfriend." The nurse told him and he narrowed his eyes towards her. He tried to construct a sentence to correct the accusation, but...
Before he agreed with her, he tried to explain briefly, "She's not my...," He paused and swallowed his Adam's apple greedily, he then turned his back on her and occupied the seats next to the Emergency Room.
And soon, the doctor walked out of the emergency room and gave the three of them a reassuring smile.
"What happened to her?" Inquired Kiran Kareem.
And soon, all their attention was diverted towards a middle-aged woman who walked and stopped once in front of the doctor, "What happened to my daughter?" She inquired.
"The patient is currently experiencing Nyctophobia which triggered her pneumonia. She will be okay after taking some medicine. She should rest in the hospital for at least three days." The doctor replied.
"Did something provoke her Nyctophobia?" The doctor inquired.
"Yes, she was in a dark room when we found her!" Nevaeh Nova answered.
"It must be her! That witch!" Kiran Kareem said angrily as he clenched his fist.
"Please do ensure that nothing like this ever happens or bad things might occurt afterwards." The doctor said and walked away from them.
Kiran Kareem rushed into the room afterwards and saw Raelynn Lyla sleeping peacefully on the bed with hospital robes. She had an IV drip attached to her hand.
He approached her silently while gasping and swallowing his saliva.
He grabbed her soft and wet hand as he wept bitterly thinking about what she had to go through and it was all because of him.
"I am sorry... I am so sorry, Raelynn Lyla,' he said as he wept and looked at her with his teary eyes.
"Who are you? Why does my heart react this way even since you looked at me that day?" He asked the girl who was sleeping silently.
Kiran Kareem had set everything aside for her. His father, Kiran Kumar has desirably trained him to become the best he could in order to run the family business. His mother, Lina Lynnwood instead of being like other mothers, only cared about his wealth and his popularity instead of his happiness.
"If I tell you the truth about my family. You will surely force me but that will not ensure your safety. Sorry that I am lying to you, but later on I will tell you the truth."
The door creaked as Ted knocked on the door, Nevaeh Nova had already left as she needed to prepare herself for school while Raelynn Lyla's mother had to leave too because of her tight schedule but she had informed Ted about it. Ted waited for his young master to allow him to get into the room.
"Come in!" He told him shortly, caressing his temple.
"It's time to go back home young master Kiran Kareem, Lord Kiran Kumar and Lina Lynnn must be waiting for your arrival,"
Ted reminded the young master to head home. He knew very well that his parents were not going to be easily pleased by his behaviour of acting as a saviour to a damsel in distress. He had been by his side since he was a kid.
But Kiran Kareem looked at Raelynn Lyla's pale lips. He wanted to stay beside her until she woke up, but he had something he wanted to settle with his father.
He took a long, deep sigh and caressed the young girl's hand. "Goodbye Raelynn Lyla," he whispered softly as he kissed the back of her hand.
"Shall we? It's about time..." Ted said as he walked towards the door and led the way.
Against his free will, Kiran Kareem left Raelynn Lyla in the hospital room. He had no other choice but going back home instead of staying up all night with her.
He knew very well what were the consequences of his actions and leaving was the best one of them all.