Falling For My Mysterious Saviour

SHE IS SAVED

Mariam’s P.O.V.

I didn’t know for how long I slept this time. Every time when I opened my eyes, it was only for a few minutes so many times in a day. I couldn’t stay awake for more than ten to twenty minutes. Mom told me that they extracted the marrow two times as Rehaana needed more than what they had assumed before. I had no problem with that because I knew that I could survive this. She told me that they would extract one more time after a few days. I was okay with that too but the pain in my lower limb was sometimes unbearable and made me wake up in pain. They were keeping me on high sedatives and I didn’t know the reason. Both my mom and Demitry didn’t tell me anything about Rehaana whenever I asked them. They only told me that I didn’t need to worry and everything is okay.

Mom got a call from Hunter too. He told him about my condition but didn’t tell him about the operation. It was an internal matter of Davenport’s family and none of us wanted to give any information about this to anyone. However, Hunter didn’t ask much and said that he would cooperate with us in every matter. He already had emailed me everything that I needed to get my revenge on them but I guess that it would take some time. They were nothing in my eyes now and I didn’t care about my revenge for the time being. I could make their lives hell at any time. I was worried about Rehaana more than anything else. Mom only told me that she was unconscious but nothing told me about her operation.

“Hey”, I looked up and saw Demitry coming towards me. I was still downstairs in a room that they had prepared for me. I knew that Demitry was also staying with me here because I always got a whiff of his perfume and cologne around me whenever I woke up. The nurse had finished brushing my teeth by the time he entered the room. “Hey”, I said in a hoarse voice. He smiled and sat down near me. “How are you feeling now?” he asked me in a gentle tone while cupping my cheek. “Why is it paining so much in my back? It’s really worse”, I complained to him. Because of this pain, they were keeping me on sedatives. He pursed his lips into a thin line but didn’t say a word. I could see his jaw clenched when I complained.

“Demitry”, I called him when he didn’t respond to me and stayed silent for a while. “The pain will soon go. I think that they extracted from your back two times is the main reason for your backache. I will talk to the doctor. Can you move your legs now?” he asked me so cautiously that it made me suspicious. I didn’t answer but tried to move my toe under the cover first. I cried in pain when I exerted a little pressure on my toe. The pain shot straight up to my back. “Mariam… what’s wrong?” Demitry immediately held me by my shoulder. “D…. Dem… it’s killing”, I cried aloud and closed my eyes. I wanted to endure the pain but I could think that I would be able to do that. It was really painful. I heard Demitry shouting for the doctor. I tightened my grip on the hand that he was holding now. Soon my mind started drifting into darkness again. “You will be okay, princess…. I promise you.. you will be okay”, I heard Demitry trying to comfort me before I let the darkness consume me again.

Demitry’s P.O.V.

I sighed aloud while looking at the sleeping face of my wife. I didn’t know what made her scream so loudly and then she fainted. I was so scared that my whole body trembled in fear. I let the doctors handle Mariam. They gave her something for the pain even when she was unconscious. They said that it would be better for her to stay unconscious. They assumed that she must have tried to move her leg or toes which caused her a wave of pain that she couldn’t bear. My heart shattered into millions of pieces. I couldn’t believe that Mariam had to endure the same pain that she bore for the whole year. She was brave but the intensity of pain this time was something that I couldn’t stand. It might be possible that I didn’t feel this before because I had no other feelings for Mariam but pity. Now I loved her so much, more than my life and that was why I was in so much pain.

“Do we need to extract more?” I asked Dr Reynolds who was also in the room. I was now sitting on the bed beside her. “No…. though Rehaana is still unconscious but her condition is better than before. Her body is responding till now and this is good news”, he informed me. I didn’t give him any reaction but looked at Mariam’s face. Both of the women are the love of my life and both of them were struggling so hard to keep their grip on their lives. I couldn’t help but look at them helplessly. I could only see them bearing the pain and sometimes screaming aloud when it became unbearable for them. I took a deep breath and stood up. She would sleep for now. So I decided to take a look at Rehaana before leaving for my study. I still had so much work to finish. Due to all this, the work was piling up on my desk. I decided to ask the staff to shift my desk here so that I could spend my time here with Mariam.

“Good evening, Mrs Lockhart”, I greeted Mariam’s mother after entering Rehaana’s room. “Good evening, Demitry…. How are you?” she asked me with a small smile on her lips. “I am fine, Mrs Lockhart…. Thanks for asking”, I replied with a small smile. She was really a brave and wonderful woman. She was the only one who was smiling and was keeping herself calm in this condition when her own daughter was struggling for her life. Dr Reynolds also told me that she was taking care of grandpa’s routine too and he showed good progress too. I looked at Rehaana who was also sleeping. “How is she?” I asked her in a low tone while going towards her bed.

“She woke up only for a few minutes in the afternoon. She didn’t complain about any pain but”, she took a deep breath and blew the breath out through her mouth. “She is still so weak to respond properly”, she completed the sentence in a low but sad tone. “Dr Reynolds told me that her body is responding well”, I looked at Mrs Lockhart this time and she smiled widely this time. “This is really a good news. I am glad that she is saved”, she said in a cheerful tone this time. I smiled and shook my head in agreement and looked back at Rehaana once again. She was my only family and I was really glad that she could live longer now. The only thing that was giving me a heart ache was that Mariam paid a high price for this. “Don’t think about Mariam, Demitry. I know my daughter. She will be alright. This is not the first time that she has been in great pain”, she said with a smile on her lips but I could feel the c***k in her voice.

“She got a lot of injuries during her trips. I guess she already has shown you the scar that she has on her thigh, right?” she asked me in a low tone and I only nodded. That was really an awful scar. “She saved two of her colleagues from Tiger’s attack when she was bleeding furiously due to that wound. She lost her consciousness due to excess bleeding and”, she paused and I looked at her this time. She shivered so hard while remembering that incident. “They were in the middle of the dense forest and the medical assistant took time to reach there. Her colleagues somehow managed to stop the bleeding but she remained unconscious for more than three days in a row”, she looked at me with a sorrowful expression this time. I smiled and looked back at Rehaana. “What did you tell, Rehaana about Mariam?” I asked her in a low tone.

“I said that Mariam is alright and recuperating fine”, she replied without wasting a second. I took a deep breath while admiring Mrs Lockhart’s courage. She was dealing with the circumstances wisely and I didn’t know whether I would be able to pay for her help this time or not in this life span. I knew the answer deep in my heart. I owe her with my life for what she was doing for my sister. Her own daughter’s life was in danger but she was taking care of my sister instead of her daughter. Her confidence in Mariam’s will to survive was really something else. “I am going to bring coffee for you. You look tired”, I came out of my stance when I heard her telling me something. “Thanks, Mrs Lockhart…. But I need to take a shower first”, I said in a tired tone.

“Then go and have a shower. I will call you if she wakes up again”, Mrs Lockhart commanded me in a motherly tone that couldn’t be refused. I nodded and then stood up from the bed where I was sitting near my sister. I looked at her peaceful face that had gained her natural colour now. She was my little angel and I was really happy that she would be with me for the rest of my life. I walked out of the room and went back to my room. I saw the nurse sitting near the bed on a chair. She stood up when she saw me. I raised my brows at her questioningly. “She woke up for a minute and slept again after drinking some water”, she informed me and I nodded. I went straight to the closet and stripped off my clothes. I took a t-shirt and a pyjama and went straight to the washroom. I sighed tiredly. I felt so exhausted due to the work pressure that I had these days. We got a project in Dubai. I didn’t want to take over that project because of Rehaana and Mariam’s condition but took over because my uncle and Oliver thought that I had some other motives behind my denial. So, they refused to take over the project and now it was on me again. Now they couldn’t say that I didn’t give him a chance.

I took a quick shower and then put on the clothes after wiping my body. I didn’t like to go out of the washroom only in towel. That was why, I always brought my clothes inside the washroom. I put on my clothes and then came out of the washroom while wiping my hair. “You can go out now”, I ordered the nurse who was still sitting near the bed. She didn’t look at me and nodded. I knew that she was scared of my scarred face but it didn’t bother me much now. I was used to these gazes and they didn’t affect me now. I never thought about those gazes after Mariam looked at me for the first time. She had that smile on her lips that threw out every disgusting thought out of my heart that I had before. The nurse moved the chair to its previous place before going out of the room. I came to the bed after taking my laptop. I still had so much work to finish. So, I decided to finish some work before dinner.

I sat down on the bed near her with my laptop. I kissed her forehead and she stirred a little but didn’t wake up. I smiled and then put my laptop on my lap. I took a deep breath and switched on the laptop. I heard a knock on the door and looked up. I asked the person to come inside. Mrs Lockhart came inside with a maid behind her. The maid had a food tray in her hand. “I brought coffee and some snacks for you”, Mrs Lockhart said with a smile on her lips. “I knew that you would start working soon. So, have coffee and some snacks while you work”, she said while coming near me. The maid put down the food tray on the nightstand near me. I was not hungry but I guess I could have some snacks. “Thanks, Mrs Lockhart”, I thanked her with a small smile. She nodded and then looked at Mariam. “I want you to check her mails too. There is something that you should see”, she said while looking at me and I narrowed my eyes at her.