Betrayed By Destiny

CHAPTER THIRTY

When life throws you lemons, you should take them, squeeze them and make lemonade, they said and that's what I decided to do.

The last three weeks in the hospital had given me the time to accept reality. I wasn't like before. I was sick. Even though I was surrounded twenty-four hours by my family and Aithan who supported me in every way possible, be it mentally or physically, I felt vulnerable.

Even though Aithan and my family were denying that everything had changed, they were insisting that everything was normal, like before. But it wasn't.

Everything had changed. My life, my health. Every single thing, except the love that my loved ones had for me.

I sighted as I got up from the chair. I couldn't believe that it was finally happening. It seemed like a dream. I had to punch myself repeatedly to make sure that it was happening.

Finally, I found love and love found me. Even though I felt betrayed by destiny. Just when I got a beautiful motive to live happily, God gave me a reason to doubt my life. Would I be able to grow old with Aithan or would my life deceive me halfway?

Seeing my reflection in the mirror made me realize that this is what I have dreamt night and day since I realized that I love Aithan, to be his bride.

Here I was, dressed in a beautiful long white gown. I sighed as I thought of what was beneath the dress. Beneath the dress was my reality. The Left Ventricular assist device that was helping my heart to pump blood. I had to carry my life support machine every single day of my life until I die, or until I find a donor. The LVA machine was like a bullet-proof vest with a device in it and a tube that connected my heart to the machine. It had a tube that went from my heart, out of my body, and to the device. Yes, it was invasive. Very much.

  No doubt I was happy but at the same time, I feared the future, not for me but for him. What if we did get married and then I die? He would be devastated.

I adjusted my tiara and just then, I heard a knock at the door.

"Come in," I said.

"Amelia!" Raina and Jenny yelled as they ran happily towards me. Seeing them cheered me.

''Ready to go?" They asked simultaneously as they hugged me tightly. Tears of happiness fell as I embraced them. They were both dressed in light blue gowns with their hair up in a beautiful bun, something we already decided when we were in university. They would wear blue at my wedding,  Rain and I would wear red at Jenny's wedding, and Jenny and I would wear pink at Rain's wedding. A small chuckle escaped as I saw that they kept their promise.

"Don't cry stupid, you will ruin your makeup." Rain laughed as she wiped her tears and proceeded to wipe mine, dabbing lightly to not ruin the makeup.

As soon as they heard I was sick, they left everything and came to see me.  They were with me, in turn, for the last week in the hospital. I was grateful that I got only two friends but they were real ones. I always prefered quality over quantity.

"I'm happy that you found your happiness, even though not with Shawn, be it with Aithan, all I ever wanted is your happiness." Rain said as she took my hand in hers.

"Yes, it's crucial that you are happy and loved," Jenny added as she took my other hand in hers.

"I'm very happy girls, trust me. I just hope that I don't cast an evil eye on myself." I snickered.

I had been feeling well since I got out of the hospital and Aithan requested to marry me as soon as possible as he wanted to take care of me and despise being hesitant because I didn't want to be a burden on him or anyone but I agreed, just to make him happy.