Falling For My Mysterious Saviour

YOU ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS

Demitry’s P.O.V.

“You can say that her present physical condition is the real reason behind her depression right now, Mr Davenport”, I looked at Dr Reynolds coldly who was trying to explain what made Mariam suddenly so violent last night. I was taken aback by her insecurity during our conversation, which made me angry to the maximum extent. I didn’t want to vent my anger on her or do anything that I would regret later. So, I did what came to the best solution in my mind and I left her alone. I really regretted my decision later when I saw her in a shattered state while thrashing her body on the bed. It was her nurse who alerted the guards and they informed me. She even refused me to touch her. So, I asked Dr Reynolds to find out what was wrong with her. So, here he was sitting in front of me in my study and was trying to explain the reason.

“You mean to say that being in bed is making her depressed?” I questioned him in a cold tone and he immediately nodded. “We all know about her lifestyle before the accident. She was a very active person and liked to stay out. She did all kinds of physical activities, including lifting her own heavy bag packs while working deep inside the forests. She is not used to take help from others, being dependent on others even for small things like having a glass of water and being in bed for a long time and 18 months”, he paused and looked at me with a calm expression on his face. “Is very long time for an active person”, he finished his words and I took a long breath. “Talk with the concerned person about this matter and let me know what we can do to make her come out of this depression”, I instructed him and he nodded. He then left the room and I leaned down on the chair. I put my head on the top edge of the backrest and thought about last night.

I heard a knock on the door and looked at the door. Dexter came inside and I could say that he was not happy right now. “What is it?” I asked him in a low voice. “Mariam is trying to book a ticket for herself”, he said in a depressed tone and I furrowed my brows. “What do you mean she is trying to book a ticket?” I immediately raised my voice and stood up. “He came forward and showed up her phone. I narrowed my eyes when I read an email that he had received from airlines. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. She was not in condition even to leave the room let alone go all the way to the airport. “I will take care of this”, I said and then stormed out of the room without saying anything else to Dexter.

I went straight to our room while thinking about Mariam’s decision. She cried all night even in her sleep that she wanted to go home. I acted recklessly and that was my mistake, but what she was doing was a grave mistake. Everything was going well until the last night. I opened the door and heard her mother yelling at her. They both looked at me when I went inside. I could see the tears in her mother’s eyes. “What happened?” I asked her with concern and looked at Mariam, who was now looking in the other direction. I could say that she cried a lot as all her face was red and her eyes were swollen. “I don’t know what happened, Demitry and why she is hell determined to go back home. I really don’t understand”, Mrs Lockhart choked on her own voice at the end.

I went near her and patted her shoulder gently. “I will talk to her”, I said to her in a gentle tone and she looked up at me. She then looked at Mariam and I could see the helplessness in her voice. “I will be alright, mom. You know that I can take care of myself if I am alone”, Mariam suddenly spoke in a cracked but firm tone and I snapped my head towards her. “That was past, Mariam. Right now, you…. You”, her mom stuttered and paused. I didn’t want to listen to what she wanted to say right now and I guess she also didn’t want to make Mariam realize that she was helpless right now. “I know mom that I can’t take care of myself on my own and that’s why I want to go back. I can’t stay here forever in this condition. It will be good for me to accept the reality as soon as possible so that I can adjust myself to my reality”, Mariam choked in the end and then looked away again. She was still crying silently. Her words flared up the anger that I was trying hard to control.

Mrs Lockhart was about to say something when I held her on her shoulder. “I will talk to her”, I again spoke with her in a gentle tone. She nodded and then after sighed aloud. I locked the door after she exited the room. I went straight to bed and hovered over Mariam taking her off guard. I put my hands beside her head on both sides and looked at her coldly. She gasped aloud and then looked at me with wide eyes. “What are you doing?” she shrieked while looking at me with wide-open eyes in fear. For the first time, I saw fear for me in her eyes. “You want to leave me, huh?” I asked her in a cold tone as I was still trying to keep myself calm. She closed her eyes immediately while taking a deep breath. “I am not …. Suitable for you, Demitry. You… you can’t spend the rest of your life with a handicap as I am right now”, she opened her eyes and I could see that she was failing to hide her pain. The pain was killing her cheering personality and I dug a deeper hole after leaving her alone last night.

“Would you leave me if something like this happened to me instead of you?” I asked her a simple question in a calm tone this time. “What???? No… why would I?” she immediately yelled while looking at me with disbelief through her teary eyes. I smiled and leaned down. I kissed her forehead and then put my forehead on hers. “Why won’t you? Living with a crippled man is not an easy task, right?” I said in a low tone. She immediately put her hands on my chest and tried to push me away but I was too heavy for her. I put my weight on her and pressed her upper body more into the bed. “What rubbish are you talking about, huh? I am not Sasha”, she yelled this time and tried to push me again.

“But you want me to let you go because you are not well, huh?” I asked her in a mocking tone this time. “This… this is different, Dem. I…. I may not be able to …to”, before she could speak further, I pressed my lips on hers making her stop saying anything more. She protested and moved her head but I held her face firmly while deepening the kiss. I had already pinned her hands over her head to restrain her movements. Soon she gave in and kissed me back. I sucked her lips hungrily and she responded with the same hunger. We broke our kiss when we both were out of the air in our system. I hid my face inside her neck and released her hands. She immediately wrapped her hands around my neck. We both didn’t say a word for a good few minutes.

“Don’t ever think to go away from me, Mariam. We are not going to separate in this life span. I will not let you go away from me even if I have to keep you chained here”, I said in a low tone but showed my determination and love for her. “Are you threatening me, Mr Davenport?” she asked me in a teasing tone this time and I smiled inside her neck. “If you want to take this as a threat then dare me”, I looked up and her eyes went wide in shock. “This is the first and the last time that you think that you can leave me because you are not well. Fate brought us together for a reason and I know very well what I want”, I said with determination while looking straight into her eyes. I didn’t know how I was going to pull her out of her depression, but I needed to do something to make her believe in my love for her.

She didn’t say one more word again but looked at me with now calm eyes. I kissed her forehead again and then pulled myself away from her body. I lay down near her and pulled her in my embrace. “You really think that things will work between us, huh?” she asked me in a low tone. I took a deep breath. “Tell me what was in your mind when you first saw me?” I asked her without answering her question. “I was happy to see you. I already have a picture of yours in my mind and I was happy to see that it was what you look like”, she looked up at me and I smiled. “I have seen disdain and disgust for myself in others’ eyes whenever I went in public. Even Sasha didn’t come near to me after the accident because she was scared of my face. You are the only one, Mariam, who looked at me with a happy expression. Things have worked between us since the beginning, and I am sure that it will work in the future too”, I said in a hopeful voice while looking straight into her eyes.

“I talked with Dr Reynolds and he told me that he has already scheduled your physiotherapy. Also, you need some exercise gear to strengthen your back that will come by tomorrow. I already have asked Dexter to make arrangements for you in the balcony so that you can spend your daytime on the balcony. You have asked for some art supplies and they will bring everything by tomorrow. I think … it will keep you busy for the time being and then we will think about something else later because”, I said while hugging her tightly. “You will be mine in the nighttime and I will not let you do anything else than be with me”, I said with a cunning smile on my lips and she blushed hard. I was glad that she was now in a better mood. The gloominess that she had since last night was now had vanished from her face.

I cupped her face again and then kissed her on her lips again. She didn’t protest and kissed me back immediately. I didn’t want to take things further as I had something to deal with right now. So, I broke the kiss soon. “I am going to talk with your mother and let her know that you are not going anywhere”, I said and she smiled. “Hey… can you video call from Rehaana’s room? I want to see her. It’s already been so many days”, she said and I nodded. “Okay….. and one thing more”, I said and she looked at me questioningly. “You need to take a few calls of Warrick again”, I paused when she shrank her nose in disdain. “Listen to me first… I want you to figure out why he is calling you again and again. This is clear that he wants you to forgive him but there is something else too”, I said and she huffed. “Please”, I said in a low tone, and she looked at me with surprise. Even I was surprised because I didn’t remember if I had ever used this word before. I looked at the woman in my embrace and wondered how many changes did she was going to bring in me.