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Chapter 16: Hours That Felt An Eternity

Win's POV

Footsteps.

Hurrying on the corridors, the sounds of heart monitors, busy chit chatting and hurried conversations.... these are what that fills my ears at the moment.

It has been an hour since they took Bright inside that theatre for the surgery and I haven't moved from this chair in front of the surgery room ever since then. I don't have the strength to. If only... if only I could accompany him inside, then I won't be this nervous. It is more like something I want for myself than for him because I am so scared and so anxious.

The thoughts that swirled in my mind made me frustrated and weak that I heaved a deep breath trying to control myself and ran my fingers through my hair in the intention of calming myself down.

"Win, stop standing on your toes and drink this."

It was P'Tul's voice that made me open my eyes our of my own void world after hours and I looked at him obviously knowing I looked like a mess.

He was extending a iced coffee at me and I don't know why it didn't process to my mind that I need to take it because apparently I had been staring at it and the result was P'Tul smiling slightly and passing it to my hand by himself.

"You are acting like he is going to die..."

He muttered just when Gulf and Davika dropped to the chairs next to me and I don't even know what is making me this emotional but I feel like I want to cry now.

"I feel so nauseous"

I whimpered unable to get a hold of myself and the next thing I knew was Gulf's arms wrapping around me and pulling me into him.

"There... there... it is going to be fine Winnie..."

He cooed softly in my ears as a little sob escaped me and then it turned into more sobs until I totally started crying.

"Don't cry... Winnie.. everything will be fine.."

I heard Davi saying and I know they understand me though they pretend like they don't understand me so that I don't fall into a deeper trench than this.

For the next minutes, all I could hear was comforting words and P'Tul's silent caresses on my back and I heard vaguely of how they discussed that I was cold all over my body.

I want Bright....

I could feel one of them putting another coat over me and I guess I am trembling too and I let them do whatever they want and kept on crying in the embrace of Guppi.

I so wanted this. I wanted to cry and vent it out. I am scared... I am so scared that this won't work out and his hopes will be crushed and I am not ready to see him break down like that.

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One and a half hours before...

"Win..."

"Hmm?"

I asked sitting besides him who was on the hospital bed, with a gentle smile on my face because he looked like he can use up some comfort before the surgery.

"What if... this doesn't work out?"

His voice was shaking as he asked me that and tears lingered at the corner of his eyes which made my heart shatter into pieces.

My hands cupped his hand which was playing with my fingers and then kissed it softly.

"It will work out, baby... it will.."