Almost Love

Prologue

A doctor in a white coat pushed the sliding doors into the private suite and takes a clipboard from the side of the hospital bed.
He checks the patient's heart monitor machine and reads her blood work.
The patient slowly opens her eyes, wincing in the light.
"Where am I?" She finally manages to say, looking down at her hospital gown and machines beeping near her ear.
"Welcome back to the real world Mrs Ananya,you have been missed. You've been in a coma for the past 7 days. You were in a terrible car accident, do you remember? Let me call your husband."
He gestured to the nurse and she left the room.
In the waiting room outside, many of Anayas friends had been sat for several days outside.
The nurse scanned the group, not sure who she was looking for.
"Which one of you is Mrs Anaya's husband?" She asked the two men sitting opposite each other. Both had similar features and black hair. They both stood up, one was taller and clean shaven and whilst the other was shorter with a little stubble.
"That would be me" said the shorter of the two, "her husband" he said glaring at the other one.

"She is awake, you may go and see her now. '' She announced to tear stricken faces suddenly they started laughing and praying with glee.

Anayas husband followed the nurse into the room.
Anaya looked up and the sight of her husband gave her strength again.

"Baby" she whispered as he ran and hugged.
"Thank God you're okay, you really scared me this time Ananya"

"I'm sorry" she apologised tearfully.
"No , I'm sorry, what did the doctor say?"

She paused and looked at him. "He says I won't be able to walk again"

Her husband turned to the doctor.
"Unfortunately she hit her head and spinal cord and broke it in the wrong places, she's paralysed from the waist down"

Ananya had gone white in the face.
"It's okay," her husband turned to her, "it doesn't matter. We can still be happy. I'm just glad your alive"

And she believed him.