Marianne still couldn’t believe what just happened, as she drove away she glanced into the side window to see if Greg was waiting for her to leave or running to the car to stop them.
He just stood there, motionless, straight faced and blunt. She couldn’t make out what emotions he was showing from that distance but deep down she knew he was waiting for this day, but if she was frank with herself, so was she. 10 years of a lifeless meaningless relationship? What was she doing?
Now all she had to think of was how to survive on her own with her little Rose, the first step was to find Nurse Lucy and see what happened from there. Only God knew what lay ahead.
“You okay sweetie?”, she checked her mirror to see what Rose had been doing in the back so quiet.
Marianne was shocked to see that she was flat asleep holding her favorite stuffed doll, the one she called princess Mickayla. Such a sweet site she could shed a tear, but that was not necessary especially since she was driving and needed a lot of focus.
As she drove passed the last houses of her now former neighborhood, Marianne noticed one of the restaurants Greg use to take her to before he became “Mr busy all the time”.
It was their favorite place to visit and enjoy each others company with so much love and without thinking about what to do with their lives or what’s next. It was just them and a juicy Menu to choose from. But Marianne remembered one night that was not as dreamy as the others, you could call it the start of a failed relationship.
Two years into their relationship...
“I’ll never get tired of this place, so peaceful...”, Marianne said so relaxed with a deep breathe of relief
“It IS one of the best, and I only give the best to the best”, Greg agreed with a compliment added on, raised his eyebrow and stared right into her eyes knowing that always sent chills down her spine.
And for sure Marianne blushed and couldn’t keep her cheeks from turning red,
“Oh you, stop you’re embarrassing me”, she said so shy.
“Maybe one day our kids will have the privilege of coming here huh? One big happy family celebrating every occasion, imagine having to combine two tables”, she chuckled as she imagined how she would like the future to look. She paused for a second because she could not hear Greg reply to what she had said and looked at him.
Greg, speechless as he was, just looked at her like he was waiting for her to finish. He wanted to say something but he didn’t want to ruin the moment because he saw stars in her eyes as she plotted their life together in that single minute,
“What are you ordering tonight?”, he held the menu up to his face like he did not hear a single word she said.
Marianne was shocked at his reaction and started to wonder what exactly his future plans were with her,
“I just have to ask...”, she interrupted him.
“Are we even going to get married someday?”, she asked with a subtle tone seeing that they were in public.
Greg put down the menu that was held to his face like a mask and gave a strange look, one that indicated he had already explained everything to her before.
Having grown up in a broken family of not so supportive siblings, always bickering parents and indifference his whole life, marriage felt like an unnecessary step to take-which he had already explained to Marianne in the first months of their relationship.
But it looked like Marianne thought she would change his mind, so he repeated,
“You know my views on marriage, we don’t need that. We are happy just like this, you and I, enough time for each other, having the best time of our lives and in love, right?”, he placed his hand above hers and looked her right in the eyes waiting for that confirmation.
Marianne equally didn’t want to ruin the evening so she politely agreed and started looking at the menu for what to eat.
She thought to herself, "one day I will change your mind", and that cheered her up a bit. Little did she know that some men had to learn the hard way.
Marianne quickly came back to the present and heard a sound in the distance travelling so fast it struck her ear drums in a second, she turned to her right and was jolted to see a huge construction like truck headed right for them while hooting and trying to stop before there was a collision. With how close Marianne was to the road without realizing, it was too late to change course and hit the brakes.She braced for impact and prayed her baby would survive what was next, nothing else could be done.
In a split second the truck collided with her car and it sent them flying of the road, tumbling down a small hill at least five times and into a blue Jacaranda tree that brought them to a stop.
Marianne, disoriented, laid back on her seat covered in cuts and bruises and a massive migraine, tried to get out of her seat belt to check if Rose was still there and hopefully still alive because not a sound came out of her as the car found its way down the hill. She was crying and confused but the only thing she wanted to do was to get out of that damn seat belt that would not budge and head to the back to her little girl.
"Rose! Rose can you hear me?!", she cried out to her motionless body faced down, upside down and half way off the seat, it looked like her foot had been twisted the other way and she as as well took a few hits and cuts from the windows cause she was covered in blood. Marianne felt an intense pain in her arm and didn't realize that she too was cut badly, nearly half her arm from the shoulder going down was cut up like it was being sliced up but that didn't stop her from reaching Rose who was still unconscious. She finally found her way out and crawled to the back, picked Rose up and placed her on her lap and checked for a heartbeat.
Marianne let out a cry of relief, Rose was still breathing but unable to wake up no matter how hard Marianne tried to wake her. And in that moment, some people made their way down the hill, including the truck driver, to help them get out.
"Miss are you okay? Oh my goodness...", a kind civilian looked up the hill and yelled, "HURRY THERE'S A CHILD IN HERE!".
"Ma'am, just hang on, the paramedics are already here. Is she breathing?", a young woman from the other window asked as she was trying to open the door but it was hit in so bad that it simply couldn't.
"Yes", Marianne answered with tears rolling down her cheeks like rivers and breathing heavily.
"Please save my daughter first, I don't want to lose her", she pleaded with the people at the windows,
"please..." she said again faintly as she saw her surroundings go dark and fell unconscious again.
"We really need to stop meeting like this sweetie", a faint voice echoed as Marianne was coming to.Disoriented, Marianne held her aching head and started to look around the room with squinted eyes for her daughter. But she wasn't in the room with her, she put her head back down and asked, "where's my baby?"Marianne asked with a horse voice and swallowed to wet her desert throat hoping they didn't give her bad news."She's okay, you're lucky those people called for paramedics fast. Any later and you both would've been dead by now", nurse Lucy replied.She checked Marianne's stability and did the usual mental test of 'what's your name?' and 'torch in the eyes'.Marianne could not just lay back not knowing where her daughter was and how she was doing. She attempted to get up with one hand but Lucy would not let her and she started to resist, after all all mothers would do the same until they knew their child was safe and sound."I'll take you
Marianne came face to face with the most beautiful man she had ever seen, he probably in his mid thirties, at least six foot two, chiseled features and a well built body structure. So fine you could eat off of him, such eye candy.It felt wrong that she was drooling over a fine man while her daughter lay lifeless right in front of her, as she quickly sat back in the wheelchair Lucy addressed the man,"Mr Sorrell, is everything alright", she asked him as she walked to the door where he just froze as he watched poor Rose laying in the hospital bed with so many bandages.Raphael turned his head with eyes still fixed on Rose to respond to nurse Lucy,"Oui?... Oh", he shook his head, making his midnight black hair shift sides and fall just a little above his forehead and faced Lucy."I'm so sorry, I am just concerned about the little girl laying there", his French accent sent chills down Marianne's spine as she sat hiding her face away from Raphael.
Raphael was escorted to another section of the hospital, where the mortuary was. As they got closer, his body ran cold and he couldn't believe it was actually reality. He was filled with too many emotions to contain, he promised his late wife that he'd protect and care for their daughter with his life. Unfortunately fate had other plans.10 months ago..."Will you promise me something?", Christina said on her death bed, feeling her life escape her body with every second that passed.Raphael held her hand and leaned in to hear her faint voice, tears filled Christina's eyes as she thought about leaving her still very young daughter in this world without a mother to comb her hair and give her boyfriend advice when she becomes of age, or take pictures of her at her graduation and hold her grandchildren.Her heart sank as she looked at Raphael who was trying his very best to be strong for her sake and the sake of their daughter, his slightly dark skin st
Raphael remembered that he left the car key in Christina's bag so he went back for it real quick, but as he was getting closer to the room, Raphael noticed that there was commotion a around his around his wife's room so he quickly ran up to see if Christina was okay.One of the nurses tried to tell him that he could not get in but the words happened to pass him like a flash, he managed to work his way through and into the room, Christina had been shaking uncontrollably and then shut down right before his eyes.She was gone, no more life in Christina Sorrell. Raphael wondered where Bellamy was during all of this only to see her coming with a bunch of toys, skipping and humming to a song.Still in shock and a little disoriented, Raphael had to pretend nothing happened and get Bellamy away from the scene.Present..."Mr Sorrell?", the nurse he was walking with called.Raphael snapped out of his flashback and looked at her with eyes red from cry
When Rose woke up the second time after dozing off talking to her mother she felt the need to relieve herself so she asked Marianne if she could go, Marianne called for Lucy and she came almost immediately."Anything wrong?", Lucy asked."No, she just wants to go to the bathroom", Marianne told her.Lucy walked over to Rose to help her down but as she was uncovering her Rose didn't feel the grip on her legs to help her down, she tried to move them but had no feeling in them."Mummy, I can't feel my legs!", She cried out.Lucy looked at her and was shocked at the development so she put her back and ran to find their doctor, "I will be right back"."Mummy I still have to go", Rose complained.Marianne who was now at a loss for words and scared of what the doctor might say looked at her with fear,"I know my baby, but the doctor has to see why you can't move your legs okay".Lucy came back after a few minutes with doctor ca
"She's a very beautiful woman", Raphael said to Lucy as she approached him.Lucy looked back at Marianne walking towards the car and looked at him again,"Mr Sorrell?", she called as she waved a hand in his face because it looked like he was lost in a trans.Raphael blinked hard and turned to Lucy,"Oui mademoiselle, have you come to complain?", he asked gently and curiously."Why would I come to complain? It's not like you have been indirectly harassing my patient", Lucy said with sarcasm.Raphael thought for a second and realized how ignorant he had been, losing two people in one year can really take a toll on your brain. He squeezed his soft dark lips inwards and offered to apologize to Marianne while she was still around."I don't think that's a good idea Mr. Sorrell, she seems really upset right now. Maybe you should give her some time okay?", Lucy insisted.Raphael agreed and asked, "But how will I see her when she calms
Marianne walked into Lucy’s house /her new home and was welcomed with a wonderful lavender fragrance coming from the air fresheners that were installed on the walls and all over the furniture, there were all sorts of beautiful colors and that was just the hall way.On the left was the white and grey themed kitchen, and on the right was the living room with a massive door way enabling whoever was in the kitchen to chat across the hall.The sofas were C shaped and light purple in color with grey and silver cushions. The eighty five inch flat screen smart TV was mounted above a TV stand fully decorated with crystals, sculptures and other assorted things. Rose was so excited she nearly leaped from her chair and Marianne was still blown away by the fact that they would be living there from there on.Marianne still didn’t feel comfortable knowing she would not be of help around the house, with a house that big, Lucy obviously had maids that did everything. Maybe she coul
George finished with the delivery guys and saw them off, as he was returning to discuss with Lucy his phone rang. It was his company's secretary Jane all the way from China, he ignored the call and said to himself that he would call after talking to Lucy because what he had to say could not wait. Jane called again and that was what alarmed George, she would never call again if it was not important.So George picked the call, "Yes Jane, is there a problem?" he asked.Lucy heard him ask Jane what was wrong and all of a sudden George stopped and turned pale, it was as if he had seen a ghost,"George is everything okay?" Lucy walked over to him and asked with so much concern."Okay I'm taking the next flight out, everything will be fine", George assured his secretary and cut the line."I have to go, there's been a slight set back at the shipping company and if I don't get there as soon as possible my company is history" he told Lucy a