Love in Darkness

Chapter 32: Start of something new

"Is it true? Is it because of me?". Magnus did not respond. There is a moment of silence. Selena speaks again, "Fine, don't answer if you...".

"Yes, it is true. I ended things with her because of you." Selena looks at Magnus, eyes wide open. She is speechless. She is just staring at Magnus and Magnus is staring at her.

Selena could not believe what she heard. She tries responding but could not find the right words to say. She just stares at Magnus, who is also staring at her. Then she looks away. "Do not kid, Magnus. I am not in the mood for jokes.".

Magnus tries to speak loudly to express his frustration about Selena not believing him. But he remembered that they are in the hospital and his grandmother is resting so he can only whisper. "Why would you not believe me? Can't you see?".

Selena starts to confront her husband, "See what, Magnus? That you married me as compensation from my parents? See that I do not have the right to feel what I felt when I knew? You did not even care to tell me. Maybe that is the case because you did not regard me as your wife. I was hurt. You kissed me, making me feel you have feelings for me. But I was wrong.". Before Magnus could respond, Selena stands up suddenly and leaves the room.

Magnus sighs, "No, you are not wrong. That kiss was real and so do my feelings for you.", he mutters to himself. He looks at his grandmother and holds her hand. "Nana, what should I do? Both of you got hurt because of me. And my wife would not believe me.". He realizes what he said, "My wife.". Magnus could not help but feel pain as he realized, "Maybe Selena is right. I did not regard her as my wife.". He caresses his grandmother's hand, "Do not worry, Nana. You did not raise me to be a quitter. I will win her over. I promise you that.".

Selena comes back to the private room and sees that Magnus has fallen asleep. She quietly approaches him and sits on the chair next to his. She stares at him and recalls what he confessed. "Do you really like me? Because I do. I like you, Magnus. I cannot believe you because I do not want to hope. After my parents did what they did to me, I felt that no one would love me. My parents did not love me enough to not sell me, how can I expect that you would see and love me?", she mutters to herself but in a whispering way. Selena moves his hand to put on Magnus' head but she changes her mind and did not proceed. She stands up and goes to the sofa. She closes her eyes and sleeps.

Magnus, however, slowly opens his eyes and looks at Selena with sadness. "I will make you see that you are someone worth loving, Selena. I will make it up to you. I will make you happy that you will forget all those bad memories.", he thought to himself. He then stands up and approaches her. He checks if Selena is really had fallen asleep. After ensuring, he places a blanket on her and caresses her hair with three fingers only so that he would not wake her.

The next morning, Magnus and Selena is awakened because someone is calling their names. When they open their eyes, they immediately stand up seeing that Miss Luna is already awake. Magnus rushes outside to call a doctor while Selena holds Miss Luna's hand. Her eyes are tearing up while apologizing, "I am so sorry, Nana. This should not have happened to you if it were not for me. I am so sorry. I should have protected you.".

Miss Luna lets go of Selena's hand and puts it on her cheeks. "There is nothing you should be apologizing for, my dear. It is not your fault. It is not, you understand?". Miss Luna's gentle voice makes Selena cry. "I understand. I am so glad you are okay, Nana. I was worried.". Miss Luna opens her arms wide, gesturing to Selena to hug her. Selena immediately comes closer to her and hugs her.

While hugging Selena, Miss Luna caresses her back, comforting her, "Sshh... I am okay now. No need to worry anymore.". They are still hugging when Magnus, a doctor, and two nurses enter the room. Selena lets go of the hug and steps back to let the doctor examine Miss Luna. While stepping back, she is wiping her eyes. Magnus then comes closer to her and offers her a handkerchief. But instead of accepting it, Selena shows her declination by taking a handkerchief out of her pocket.