LOVE SO PASSION

CHAPTER 27

          

Sofia hasn't been able to recover from the shock she had received seeing Elvis lying in that amount of blood. His beautiful eyes were shut, his crown of black hair was soaked with his blood.

She could still remember her palms smeared with his blood when she had stooped down to shake him up. It's been fours hours into the surgery and yet no report.

Her parents-in-law, Martha and Livinus, some of the staff members are all here waiting and praying for a positive response.

She had lost her shoes somewhere but that didn't matter. Her heart was wrenched up in painful regrets.

Memories of all the good times she had with Elvis kept flooding back as though they were haunting her and mocking her for being  so foolishly in love with a man that never held her in high regard.

She found her way to the hospital chaplaincy were she knelt down at the altar and poured out her heart to God in repentance she wept sour for breaking her marriage vows. No matter the circumstances surrounding her marriage.

She prayed earnestly asking God to bring her husband back to her so she could make it right with him. She kept weeping profusely until she felt a warm hand on her shoulders looking up it was the chaplain.

The elderly man who will be in his late fifties,helped her get up and lead her to one of the pews were he helped her sit comfortably then offered her a clean hanky to wipe her tears even with this warm gesture she couldn't stop crying.

After a while the chaplain encouraged her and told her that her sins were forgiven. And that God truly loves her with an everlasting love drawn from the precious blood of His only begotten son Jesus Christ.

He went further to tell her that whatsoever that might be troubling her was settled and she would smile again, he also told her not to give up  no matter what she would face in the future. Comforted and hopeful, she walks out of the chaplaincy to the main hospital. As she arrives at the surgery hall she was told that the surgery was a huge success and that her husband was in the ICU.
Not wanting to feel discouraged at the mention of ICU, Sofia quickly heads there without wasting anytime.

She wasn't ready for what she saw but she had to be strong because God her heavenly Father was with her family and herself. Elvis head was wrapped in tick bundles of bandages the area that was badly injured, same with his hands and left foot. He had a swollen left eye too. The back of his right hand was receiving drip. His heartbeat was slightly stable but strong as she looked at the monitor.

Sighing a little she gently holds his hand. Oh,her heart was breaking again this time she knew why,she was  in love with her husband.

She just knew that this past month she wasn't paying attention to the most precious gift God has given her. Gently she kissed his palm while encouraging him to wake up that everyone was waiting for him. As though her kiss and voice called to him Elvis opens his eyes and at that moment his locks with Sofia's. He saw despair,pain and regret but he couldn't explain the softer emotion in her eyes.

It was when she registered that he had woken up that her eyes became full with gratitude and happiness as she began calling out for the doctor.

It's been two weeks since the Chukwumas almost lost their dearest husband and son. But to God be the glory he is doing so strong and well. He has surely escaped death and any form thereof.

The doctor hasn't discharged him yet so that he could closely examin him and properly check his bones, tissues, muscles etc before he would be good to go home.

To Sofia she has been the good wife and daughter to her family. She couldn't wait to have Elvis all to herself wholly so they could talk and grow closer.

Her heart skips  faster but assuredly whenever she goes to see him in the hospital. Whenever she  brings him food, clothings or files from the office to attend to.

Each time she came in his eyes were always following her from one place to another.

He spoke little but smiled each time she made some jokes to his hearing, there was still some awkwardness between them but they talked.

His parents and Martha were so happy and full of gratitude to God Almighty for his quick recovery.

As Martha's delivery days drew nearer she wasn't coming to the hospital anymore but was focusing more on her health this information was passed on to them by Livinus who came just few days before Elvis discharge.

Sofia decided to leave the office quite late today. 

It's been a complete one month since Elvis accident and the doctor approved his discharge earlier today. But she was still going to handle every tedious work from the office for the time being.

It's been a long time she had seen or heard from Malvis and that didn't bother her at all but whenever she sees him she would confront him for  what she heard one month ago.

She wouldn't trade her current and future happiness.

As she walks out of his office suddenly she was pulled into an empty office.

Looking around she recognizes the office to be the last place she had been with Malvis about two months ago.

Turning around she comes face to face with him.

"I love you" he said while coming close to kiss her but to his utmost shock she slaps him hard across the face.

 

Surprised at her action Malvis proceeds to ask her the reason for that.

Glad he asked that question, Sofia brings up everything she had heard from Martha and the confrontation he had with Livinus.

She wasn't interested in answers because all that mattered to her now was her husband's life.

She wasn't saying all these to hear anything from him. She was done with him already,it was over between them.

There was never trust and honesty from him, he had betrayed her, lied to her about himself and also made her come to hate his family.