Wishpered Promises Of LoVE

Diaan Scarlet

Fayza's POV:
   GOD! My head, it felt like someone just ran a truck over it. It was aching like hell. I wanted to open my eyes…but my eyelids seemed too heavy, protesting against that wish. Not just my head but my whole body was in pain. As if someone has beaten me up mercilessly. But who would dare to raise their hand on me?
   I tried to lift my hand to rub my eyes. Maybe then I would be able to open them…but no! My hands were wrapped in something. Some wires? Allah! What exactly is happening with me? Where the heck am I? I don't even know that. I could hear some distant voices around me…but nothing was clear.
   With all the energy left in my body, I fluttered open my eyes…it felt as if I had to push a ton of bricks from them. My vision was already blurry…on top of that blinding lights in the room forced me to shut off my eyes once again.
   No…no…no! I didn't have any energy left in me to open my eyes again. The strong smell of disinfectant was invading my senses…making me want to puke.
  "Ma'am…ma'am, are you…okay?"This time I heard someone's worried voice quite loud and clear. It seemed too familiar…it was Abid's voice. Yeah, it was him. But why was he asking me all these? What had happened to me?
   I once again opened my eyes…this time without much struggle. The moment my vision was clear, I could see a terrified Abid who was looking at me…as if I were some ghost.
   "Hey, how are you feeling now?"This time I heard another voice..but it was so unfamiliar. I slowly shifted my gaze at him…only to see a man in his late twenties standing beside Abid.
   His spectacled eyes looked at me with concern…as he once again asked me how was I feeling? I just nodded my head a little…because that was the best I could do at that time.
   "Mr. Abid, can you please give me a moment…I need to check up on her,"that man said to Abid. "Sure, doctor,"Abid agreed with him before he bowed at me and left the room. Only after Abid's statement I noticed that he had a white coat on…looking all professional. And it was then when I noticed my surroundings…only to find myself in a hospital. Hospital? Why would I be here? I could not help but ask myself.
   "You had met with an accident. A deadly one at that,"as if sensing my thoughts, the doctor gave me answers. Hearing him, my mind flashed with a blaring sound of the truck from that night…soon after other memories flooded in my senses.
   A sigh escaped my lips…not knowing whether it was from the relief of getting another chance to live or from the dreadful thoughts of how I will yet again have to fight to stay alive in this cruel world.
   "How are you feeling, Ms. Fayza?"The man who was my doctor asked me. I frowned at him by the way he was addressing me by my first name..we were not that close. Heck! I don't even know him. He chuckled looking at my face. Now what? Why was he laughing as if I were a joker!
   "You look cute, like a little rabbit with that look on your face,"he remarked laughing yet again. And it was the moment I knew that I hated this man. He was so annoying. "By the way, I'm Diaan…Diaan Scarlet, you would be under my supervision for the next few days,"he informed me…but was I interested to know his bio-data? No, I was not! Why was he telling me all these anyway? He should just leave after whatever check up he was doing on me. I subconsciously rolled my eyes at him.
   But I guess, he saw it which made him gasp so loudly making me almost jump on the bed.
    "Hey, you are so ungrateful, you know that?"He said horrified…placing his hand over his chest,"You just broke my heart with that eye roll of yours, young lady,"he remarked sorrowfully. Jeez! Why was he this dramatic? The way he was acting up, I think he is the one who has met with an accident and hit his head somewhere hard, not me.
   "I was the one to save you, brought you here and even treated you…so you owe me so much, Fayza. But look at you…giving me eye rolls and uninterested looks as if I am the last person you want to see right now,"he complained like the old aunties of the annoying neighborhood in the soap operas. Yeah, you got it right, bro! Right now you are actually the last person I want to see…because you are freaking frying my brain with this nonsense of yours.
    "Hey, why aren't you saying something? Why are you gaping like a fish?"He narrowed his eyes at me…but the playful smile never left his lips. But his words made me gasp this time. My mouth hung open as I looked at the man in front of me…he just called me a fish? What was his problem? He was insulting me from the beginning…first he called me a rabbit, then he told me that I was ungrateful…okay, I agree that maybe I was! But did he have to rub it on my face like this?
   And now he was calling me a fish? I glared at him…and opened my mouth to say something. But nothing came out rather than that I ended up coughing. My throat felt so parched…as if I was thirsty for years.
   He stopped his blabberings…and looked at me with worry and concern. Slowly making me sit on the bed, he started rubbing my back to soothe me. And for the first time in my life, I didn't find any other intention with a male touch from this close. His touch was filled with solicitude…he was rubbing my back with so much care…as if I was someone very dear to him.
   After so many years, someone touched me with so much care…someone held me in their arms as if I were a fragile doll. It was after such a long time, I felt I was also a human who needed to feel cared…who needed some concern from people around me. I just kept looking at him..maybe without blinking. Because after my api, nobody has held me in their arms like this. Nobody tried to soothe me like this. I was all alone…almost my whole life…whether I was happy or sad…healthy or sick. I was all by myself. But he…he just made me realize how much I had been craving for a bit of comfort from someone.
   His eyes were focused on me…when he noticed that I stopped coughing, he immediately took the glass of water which was there on the small cabinet beside my bed. Forwarding the glass towards my lips, Diaan motioned for me to have the water. And I didn't know why, I could not even deny him. I drank the water slowly…as slowly as a snail…trying to quench my thirst.
   While my eyes darted at him…observing his every action. He held the glass patiently till I finished the water…his eyes focused on me…the worry lines on his forehead were still visible. The jovial boy from awhile ago was all serious now.
   "You want more?"He asked me…making me shake my head in no. Nodding his head, he kept the glass back in its own position before looking back at me once again. "Are you feeling okay now? I'm so sorry. I should have concentrated more on your health rather than cracking all those nonsensical jokes,"he apologized sincerely…making me look at him once again. He was looking like a criminal who had committed some dangerous crime.
   All the anger and irritation I felt a minute ago now all seemed to evaporate looking at his innocent face. I shook my head at him,"You don't have to be sorry. It was not your fault. And I'm fine,"my own voice seemed so foreign to me. These were not the words I thought I was going to say to him. "You are really okay, right?"Diaan once again asked me…with that same concern in his voice.
   "Yeah, I am. Don't worry,"I gave him a small smile as I saw the corner of his lips stretched out a little before it turned into a wide grin. His eyes glimmered in joy…as if he just got something he was longing for. Weird! What made him so happy suddenly? His reactions were really strange…but more than that my own response was making me think twice because those were even more unusual…specially coming from me.
  I saw him mumbling something…but could not quite catch what he said. "Did you say something?"There goes my curiosity got the best of me. "Umm..ye…yeah, let's…I mean…I shall do the check up on you,"he stuttered looking hell nervous suddenly. His cheeks turned red…while he was sweating even in the ac room. Strange!
   I looked at him weirdly…as my mind already declared that he was a total weirdo. And I could not help but agree that he was…for sure.
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After sometime,
   "Fayza, there is nothing to worry much. There are no internal injuries…just the external ones. But still you need to stay careful because your injuries are quite deep. And it will take you at least two to three weeks to recover fully,"Diaan informed me, making me nod my head at him.
   "When can I get the discharge, Doctor?"I asked him…and immediately his smile faltered..I frowned at his sudden reaction. "What happened? Is there something I should know?"I queried with my brows joined together in worry.
   "No..no, it's nothing like that. Everything is absolutely normal regarding your health. And you will recover soon. As for the discharge…it will depend on your recovery. You need to stay in my observation for some days in order to make sure that all the medicines are actually helping you in your recovery,"he explained, gaining back his composure.
   "Okay, Doctor..and thanks for saving me,"I could not help but thank him…after all if he were not there maybe then I would not have been here today. He gave his gleeful smile once again. I wonder how a person can smile at everything!
   "It's all my pleasure, dear. Maybe GOD wanted to bring you into my life like that,"he stated, staring into my eyes…deeply. That's when I noticed he had a fine pair of gray eyes…no, fine would be an understatement. They were beautiful! As in really beautiful.
   I immediately averted my eyes from him as I could no longer hold eye contact with him. In admiring his orbs, interrogating the statement he made remained forgotten. Neither I could understand why he said what he said nor I got to know what he meant by what he said?
    A complete silence made its way in the room…though it was not uncomfortable in any way. Still we both started looking here and there as if looking for some topic to cut through this prevailing quietness.
  "Umm..though the accident was serious…but I think you are GOD's favorite child, you know?"Diaan asked me…finally finding something to talk about once again. But the moment he said that I was GOD's favorite child…I could not help but laugh. It was really funny to hear someone say something like that about me.
   "GOD's favorite child…that too me? You must be kidding, Doctor. Because in this world I can only be things that make sure I am the most hated and unluckiest person alive,"I didn't even realize when I blurted that out in front of him. It's only then I realized what I said when I saw his happy face turning into a grim one. He looked at me with sadness…as if he could feel my pain.
   Shit! Why did I even say that in front of him? I was never a person to have discussions regarding my personal life with someone…especially a total stranger. But somehow it didn't feel weird or embarrassing to show my vulnerable reality to him. Rather it felt…safe, as if I could say anything and everything to him.
   At this point I am kind of sure that I was retarded…the last hit I got on my head with that steering wheel must have been too hard for my brain to malfunction like this.
   His burning gaze made me shift uncomfortably. He had millions of questions for me…but I didn't have a single answer to any of those. "Okay, it was enough talking for now…have this medicine,"but instead he chose to not stir the matter more. And I was relieved as well as thankful by the way he respected my privacy.
   My mind immediately chimed letting me know how much of a gentleman he was! I know he was a blabber mouth…but he was a good man.
   "Look at you, again started dreaming? Here, take the medicines. I will send your dinner in a few minutes…and yes, no outside food is allowed, okay?"His words snapped me back to reality. His words were strict this time when he warned me regarding the outside food. But that didn't catch my attention…instead,"For how long I was out?"I asked him…because as far as I remember, it was past almost midnight when I got out of the hotel with my car.
    "Almost for 24 hours,"he stated, making me gasp. "GOD! I had an important meeting today,"I shrieked…that meeting was damn important for me. "No…no, I probably can't lose this deal. It's…I have worked day and night for this,"it would be an understatement if I said that I was panicked…because I was horrified.
  Why would not I be? After all, my ten millions were at stake. With this deposit I was supposed to invest in Rehan's company for our next project.
   Rehan already arranged everything…he even invested his share. I just could not back out at the last moment…not like this. If I could not submit the money now…not only would my company be on the verge of bankruptcy but Rehan's company would have to bear the burnt as well. Our upcoming project could make or break the future of both the companies. Shit! What have I done?
   "Hey, relax. Everything is fine. Your assistant…who was he? Umm..yeah, Abid, he handled it,"Diaan assured me. I looked at him with questioning eyes,"How do you know so much? Abid told you all these?"
   "No, actually when I came to check up on you earlier this morning…he was talking with some clients in a video call. I don't know what they talked about earlier but I could guess Abid was apologizing on behalf of you. And your business partner asked Abid to set another date for the meeting as per your health conditions,"he explained, making me take a deep breath of relief. Thank GOD! They didn't back out at the last minute. Otherwise I would have been doomed.
   "Umm…by the way, how did you find me last night?"I was really curious about this…and wanted to ask him for a long time. "Thank GOD, you asked. I thought you will never want to know about it,"he sighed dramatically…making me chuckle at his comical face.
   "You should have been an actor instead of a doctor. Such a drama queen you are!"
    "Haaa! How could you say that? You just hurt me! How can you change my gender like this?
   I am a drama king…your highness Diaan Scarlet! Ta-da-da,"he acted as if he were really some great king. I started laughing at his craziness. After almost ages, I laughed wholeheartedly. "You are crazy!"I remarked, still laughing. "And you are beautiful,"his words made me stop…I saw him looking at me without blinking yet again.
   As if he also noticed my gaze in him as he immediately clarified,"Erm! I mean you…have a beautiful laugh…sorry, smile. I mean…you…should smile more often. You….I don't know. I am sending your dinner…please have it,"with that he dashed out of the room as if I had pointed a gun at him.
   But he left behind a shocked me…with my mouth almost touching the ground…and my eyes wide as saucers. And for the first time in my life, I, Fayza Firdaus, was at a loss for words!
   
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