AQUA ANGEL

Episode 8

I felt every part of my body hurt and I struggled to open my eyes and eventually forced it open but the view was not clear enough to make out anything, after successful moving of lashes the view cleared and I figured I as in a...I examined for a bit before I concluded I was in a hospital. What was I doing in a hospital? I wondered for several minutes until I start to recall the previous events. I wasn't dead? I questioned myself subconsciously as I studies my environment. Then I noticed something restricting my breathing which I later figured to be an oxygen mask, I removed it immediately and look at the room further, why was I in the ICU? Was I shot that bad? I tried to stand and I felt a sharp pain in my heart that died down just few seconds after it rose. I exhaled in relief placing my feet on the cold floor of the hospital,. As I tried to stand, my legs wobbled like I haven't use them for a while and I wonder how long could yesterday be for my legs to be this weak, it was kind of still early and the environment was dark but I felt this intense hunger so I tried to look for something to eat. I left my room and start to walk my way down the hospital corridor until I reach the end where I noticed some nurses staring at me with shocked expression on their faces. One of the nurses immediately place a call.

"Patient 121 is awake" She told whoever was on the other end of the call and then she turned to the ones who just kept staring at me like they've just seen a ghost. She whispered some things to them and they stood rushing to me.

"You're hungry?" They asked me and I sluggishly nodded. I was led back to my room and served food varieties which they thought I was gonna pick from them but instead I ate them all. A particular brunette nurse watched me through the all action as she sat on the couch which looked kinda similar to a waiting chair at the corner of the room. After filling my stomach then I felt questions start to pile in my head?

"Please...I-

"I know you have questions, but just relax, I'm Kiran and I've been attending to you through your 1month stay" Kiran explained and I felt my heart bleed on her news.

"A month?" I coughed while she rushed to me and offer me water.

"Yes, you got shot during a robbery accident a month ago, I mean it's a miracle we got you back...you had no heartbeat" The nurse told me and start to get the bowl and plates I had used.

"You are a miracle to everyone that treated you miss, first you were bleeding heavily since the bullet had went straight to your heart but then the bleeding stopped and then we thought you were dead since your heart just...stopped. We arrived at the hospital to have the wound examined and then you suddenly have a pulse but...the bullet just...vanished. We went through multiple scans but you had nothing in you...it was like you were never shot but you didn't wake up, you were breathing and your heartbeat were normal but you didn't move a muscle almost like you were hibernating but after two weeks of being like that your breathing ceased and we had to move you to the ICU because your heart and brain was in perfect condition, everyone including your roommates and your dad prayed you make it through, because you fought back to live" Kiran explained things slowly so I could take time to sink it all in and I did, I didn't understand most of the things she said nevertheless but I do got something.

"My dad?" I asked and the lady nodded.

"He arrived here as your legal guardian a week after you got shot or go into extreme shock reaction like the doctor called it" The nurse replied nicely and I forced a smile slowly sinking in everything that had happened to me.

"You need to get some rest now-

"I've been doing a lot of that since the past one month" I replied sullenly and the nurse gave me a sympathetic look before taking the tray they had placed my food in and slowly exit my hospital room. I stood there thinking about everything that had happened to me in the past one month, my academics mostly was my point of worry, scholarship students are expected to have a perfect attendance and to be on top of the list always, I felt hot tears clouded my eyes and I blinked them away rapidly not knowing what the future holds for me. I didn't know just how long I've been sitting in the middle of the bed thinking which direction my life was going until I heard the excited scream of my roommate Jenna and Becky who rushed to the room with flowers, I was excited to see them too. They gave me a tight, warm long-lasting hug before they started toe shed tears of joy to see me awake and of course healthy.

"Shouldn't you be happy I'm awake?" I asked them as they both sobbed to see me.

"Of course we are silly? Words can't quite describe how happy I am that you're finally awake" Jenna said and Becky nodded to her words in agreement.

"I'm fine girls" I said softly and they hug me again, and then I saw him at the entrance, my uncle Jerry, my dad. I felt a tear slipped out of my eyes at the thought of me failing him.

"Dad" I called softly as I watched him slowly walked towards my bed. Dad was an average height plump male with a slightly bulged stomach. His Grey beard were unevenly trimmed and his chocolate hair had several strands of grey as well, he had ocean green eyes, crooked nose and wide lips which when he laugh his brown teeth came into view, Dad wasn't really the handsome type but he was perfect in his own way. He had a rumpled Faded blue patterned shirt and long brown khaki pants on. His expression was unreadable because it was clouded with so many emotions, he prodded towards with mixed expression on his face but I could see relief mostly.

"Dad" I voiced first and the girls moved away for us to have our moment.

"My baby girl" he smiled and I felt tears slipping down my cheek.

"I'm sorry" I apologize because I knew I'd failed him.

"You have nothing to apologize for, the most important thing is that you lived and that matters to me more than anything is this world" My dad held my cheeks caressing them softly.

"I didn't mean to put through this, I didn't mean for you to fly over here and-

"Helen" He cut in with a stern face.

"You're my daughter, never doubt my love for you. I'll never allow anything to happen to you" Dad said bringing my head to his chest patting me softly.

I spent time with him and I get to learn how home was, he told me his business his flourishing well and my brothers Ken and Ben were handling the work well. He left the fishing business to them to come take care of me after hearing what happened. I was worried about where he was staying but Jenna and Becky found him a room in the school security quarters for the mean time, I was still discussing with them when the girls get back looking even more excited.

"We managed to convince the professors that held their tests while you were gone to give you a make up and also, the chancellor assure that your scholarship would be intact if you meet up with your GPA at the end of the semester" Becky announced and I felt my heart cringed in happiness, but wait? I really felt my heart cringe. Why do I keep feeling weird in the chest? I rubbed the area lightly wanting to check if it was a physical pain but it wasn't.

"Are you okay? You want me to go get the doctor?" Jenna worriedly asked and I gave her a small smile.

"No I'm fine" I shrugged it off and celebrated with them. Jenna further told me her and Becky have been working on getting notes and lecture recording from my course mates so I could revise them when I'm ready to take the make up. It was good news to my dad and of course to me as well. In the evening dad left so I was left alone with the girls who joked and talk to me all day but I was curious about something than any other thing, and that's Dylan.

"How's Dylan doing?" I found myself asking and the girls exchange uncomfortable looks but suddenly smiled.

"He's fine, he came by often. He's been pretty busy lately so he might not come visit you soon but when he always visit to check up on you after the accident" Becky smiled and I felt relieved.

"He's alright isn't he?" I asked and the girls nodded almost at the same time.

"I kinda saw him in school today, you really don't have to worry about him Helen, just concentrate on getting better" Jenna urged and I nodded. After that conversation the doctor came check me up and were shocked to see me quite okay, I was fine...I felt like I could do anything but I still feel strange in my chest and when I told the doctor he confirmed it might be where I was hit by the bullet and it might not have really penetrated, probably because I was wearing thick material or holding something to my chest when I got shot, it doesn't make any sense to me because I don't recall wearing any thick clothing or holding anything to my chest but I decided to just accept it.

I was told I would be able to return back home in two days once they run more tests.

Everything go silent again after my dad, Jenna and Becky left leaving me to my thoughts again. I was a little upset about Dylan not coming to visit since I already recovered, the girls must have told him about it so I wondered why I didn't see him. The night went by quickly and I sleep and woke up feeling weirder than the previous day, I was feeling uncomfortable everywhere and when I complained to Kiran, the nurse in charge of taking care of me, he said it could be because I had been in bed for so long so I was asked to take a walk around. This was when I noticed my first change...wearing a coat over my hospital gown I decided to walk around with my dad after he came to visit the second day. We were at the hospital lounge watching movies when my eyes picked on someone on the roof of the opposite building. She was crying, she was a blonde with a oblong face and small lips and looks really frustrated.

"Um excuse me?" I called on one of the passing nurse.

"Can I help you?" she inquired and I pointed out of the glass of the lounge towards the roof of the opposite building.

"There's a girl standing up on that roof I think it's unusual she's crying" I reported to her but she squeezed up her face trying to focus the image but she turned to me to give me a weird look instead.

"There isn't anyone there" I was surprised by her response.

"No...there is girl on that building, she's a blonde, sharp eyes...small nose.. She's wearing a hospital cap, she look really depressed" By this time people have started to look across the opposite hospital building.

"Helen, there's no one there" Even my dad didn't believe me.

"I think there is someone...there" one of the guys who I assume was a visitor moved closer to the window and examined closely.

"Holy s**t!" The guy exclaimed as we suddenly saw someone falling off the roof of the opposite hospital building. Everyone rushed down to the elevator and then outside the building I was in. I held my dad's hand as we moved closer to the body of the girl lying on the floor. The girl was just as I described. The doctors and nurses urged us to move back as they immediately called the police, they figured the young girl's name was Betty, she'd been suffering from cancer and just wanted to end her life since she knew she wasn't gonna survive it but she could have been saved if the nurse had immediately alarted the hospital security. I felt guilt envelope me me terribly.

"How did you see it?" My dad asked after I get back to my room and successfully settled into my bed.

"I don't know...I just saw her" I simply replied feeling kinda confused that only I, saw the girl.

"It's alright Helen, don't think about it and have plentiful rest. I'm going to go get you your lunch" My dad volunteered and I nodded watching him leave, a minute after the door closes behind him it open again to bring someone I'd been expecting to see in a long time since I woke up. Dylan and he had a bunch of flower in his hand, a smile lit up on my face as he slowly walk in but then the girl clunged unto him appeared after he was fully in. Ashley! Questions pile swiftly in my head as I watched their hands in each other, this definitely couldn't be what am thinking? No it couldn't!

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