Illuminated Memories (La Lune Series #1)

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Smelling the typical scent of an hospital room as I woke up, I scrunched my nose at the smell. I was and never will be fond of it. Sunod kong binuksan ng marahan ang mga mata ko para hindi ako masilaw bigla. I instantly heard a shuffling near me.

"Are you okay, hija?" My mother walks to my right and gently strokes my hair on the top of my head. I look around, searching for those gorgeous blue eyes that will probably be panicking while being beside me, but he's not in the room, not even his shadows. Did he ran away from me and our wedding day? He doesn't love me anymore? Was that all a ploy for him to finally escape from my grasp? What am I even thinking?!

"Darling, don't cry. You're fine." My mother's gentle voice brought me back to reality as I stared at her eyes. I didn't even notice that I was crying.

"What happened?" I ask, my voice cracked. She gave me a bottle of water that I immediately drank until it's empty. Napakahigpit ng kapit niya sa kamay ko habang may halo na kasiyahan sa mga mata niya. Why is she happy?

"Nawalan ka ng malay habang pinapasakay kana namin sa sasakyan. Kaya dumiretso nalang kami sa hospital gamit ang ibang sasakyan kasi kailangan ni Manong Edgar na sabihan ang mga tao na cancelled ang wedding and we also called Clive about it kasi hindi pa naman siya nakarating sa simbahan."

I nodded, "Bakit pala ako nawalan ng malay?"

"It's because you're four weeks pregnant, baby." She motherly said while her eyes glistened. My eyes widened in disbelief. I'm pregnant? I'm finally gonna be a mother! And Clive's gonna be a father!

A smile draw itself on my lips, "Really? Where's Clive? He deserves to know, he's the father after all." Silence engulfed the room, my eyebrows furrowed at my mother's sudden sullen face.

"Ma, why are you not answering?" I sat up and gripped her hands tightly but not too tight to break it. "Where's Clive?"

"About that..." She hesitated. My heart skipped a beat in anxiety and it escalated as time went by, my brain thinking of the worst cases scenarios. What if he ran away because he knew I was pregnant and couldn't handle the future responsibilities? What if he got on a car accident? Oh please, don't. Not that. My heart could'nt take the possibility.

"Just tell me already!" I snapped at my mother's lack of answering. When she flinched, that's when I knew I crossed the line. I grab her hand which made her land on my arms as I embraced her warmness.

"I'm sorry for shouting at you, mom." I whispered. She pulled away and kisses my forehead.

"It's okay, darling. About your question," She sighs. "Your fiancé is in the ICU, he got into a car accident and I don't what exactly happened butㅡ"

"Nasaan siya?"

"Aelin, you can't go out yet, you're still weakㅡ"

"Mom, sabihin mo na kasi! Nasaan si Clive?! I need to see him!" Tears running down my cheeks, my heart beating at a fast rate. What happened? Is he okay? How much damage did he took?

"You can't go to him yet, you're still not healed enough!" She insisted.

"I don't care!" I cried, getting up and bursting through the door. I opened the door next to me and I opened the wrong room, but I was not embarrassed. I was too engrossed on finding the love of my life and too busy calming my heart that can be heard through my ears.

I opened the other door, my mother following behind me after saying sorry to the people inside the room. Strangely, she didn't stop me. Imbes, inalalayan niya ako papunta sa kwarto ni Clive. I bite my lips in nervousness as I opened the door, the cold tile making itself known and reminding me that I was barefooted, but I couldn't care less right now as I saw the current state of my fiancé.