Suddenly the emergency alarm went off and a nurse ran out to meet the doctor.
"He's loosing blood at a very fast rate and his vitals keep dropping..." She wasn't even done talking when the doctor ran back inside with the nurse. And just like that Carl on a stretcher covered in blood was pushed by four nurses in a hurry with a doctor on top of his chest performing CPR. This time Wilda 's mom fell to the floor and her dad had to shut his eyes after rushing to hold her like the scene of Carl in that situation was causing him physical pain. Wilda on the other hand stood frozen, she was so still that one could mistake her for a mannequin. Why was this scene so familiar? Has she been here before? Why was Carl covered in so much blood? Why was his blonde hair red? Why was his pretty green eyes no longer visible? Why was he lying so helplessly on the stretcher? Her legs suddenly started to move towards the emergency ward and soon turned into a full blown race. She arrived there just in time only to see her dad coming towards her as well. A nurse rushed out but before he could move Wilda grabbed him by the coat
"Please tell me... what's happening with him?"
"Who?"
"Carl Ray"
"What is your relationship to the patient?"
"He's my husband"
The nurse paused and took a good looked at her before recognizing her as the lady with the mother in-law.
"Well he lost so much blood and still loosing but the issue is his blood group is rare and we're yet to find a donor ".
"What's his blood type?"
The nurse looked at her with so many questions in his eyes but chose not to say.
"B-negative "
"Am B-negative too. I'll donate!" She said. There was pure relief in the nurse's face as she was taken to run some tests.
Wilda came out a bit dizzy almost falling over in her heels but she still stood outside asking if the blood taken from him was enough and if they needed more but she was forced to sit down and a meal was ordered for her to resuscitate her strength cos she gave more than necessary. As she sat down her dad came to check on her but she couldn't hear anything cos her mind kept telling her that this wasn't the first time this was happening. They stayed there till late and Wilda was specifically asked to go home and get some rest after the doctor came to inform them that the critical stage was over and the rest was in God's hands and Carl's. Wilda refused to go but the fact that she almost lost consciousness made her mother concerned.
"I almost lost a son, I will not loose my daughter, not today! Go home now". She heard her angry voice but felt the warmth of their meaning. She was driven home.
Early the next morning Wilda was at the bed side of unconscious Carl with his right hand held in-between her two hands as she pressed them to her forehead. She just heard the story of how they met and the reason for their marriage. Recalling what her parents told her she felt like a fool and guilt... The guilt was eating her up. How had he felt watching her do all she did, pushing him away... She forced the tears not to fall.
It was true, they've been in such a situation before. According to her mom, she was once kidnapped and in the process of trying to escaping she got shot before the police could come. She was rushed to the hospital but she had lost too much blood and just like now, there was no donor and mom who had the same blood type was very ill at that moment and despite how many times she begged for them to let her donate her blood they bluntly refused with the excuse of putting her life in danger cos she was not fit. That was when he volunteered to donate and the chaos and hurry no one noticed the pool of blood under him dripping from the wound on his head which was covered with a dark hoodie. When he was done and got up to leave, he fell and lost consciousness and then, they needed another donor but none was available... It was a miracle he survived but it came at a cost of memory loss. It was later found out that he was the son of one of the prominent head of state who were assassinated and he just happened to escape but got into an accident but still fled the scene in order not to be found and that was how she was saved. But the funny part had been her boyfriend back then had been the master mind behind her kidnap! In order not to re open her trauma, her parents got them married to keep them both safe and away from the eyes of the media and to give him a family too because they were so grateful. That was why mom always referred him as his son. And she has recently been trying to get in touch with her ex without knowing that he was locked up and that the person she detest was actually the one who saved her life! But how did she repay him she caused him to leave her house on the eve of his parents memorial and he still had another accident on the same day he nearly died... And it was all because of her....
Wilda felt suffocated as it was getting difficult to breathe and she felt worse than shit. Why didn't anyone tell her?