ARIS's POV
It's now three months since Ellie was confined in the hospital. I see to it that she's comfortable and well taken care of to avoid bedsores.
Ellie's casts were removed, but we still don't know if she can walk properly, she is still asleep. No one knows when will she regain consciousness.
Ella and Arra always cry when they have their visit. They hug and hug Ellie... They won't stop kissing her too...
The twins, Ariston Dexter and Ariston Rexter, Dex and Rex in brevity, are now three months old... Fortunately, they are healthy baby boys. They were Arra and Ella's calming pills... They are always in the nursery room watching their baby brothers.
I am staring at Ellie, she has lost weight, almost paper thin... Though asleep, she looks sad.
"Sweetheart, I don't know how will I get your forgiveness... I am willing to accept the punishment due to me, please, wake up. I am very sad to see you seem lifeless... Arra and Ella need you...Rex and Dex need you... I need you too... They are three months old now... They need your embrace. I hope you can hear me, sweetheart, I love you," I said
I feel hopeless, but I have to be strong... I have four kids to attend to... and Ellie to take care of.
Mommy and Daddy, Nanay, Bimbo, Arra, and Ella almost every day they visit Ellie. Ivan, every month takes pains to visit Ellie and he's coming from Belgium. He doesn't mind his 19-hour travel from Belgium to the Philippines, he spends 3 days every time he visits Ellie.
No changes in Ellie's condition... she's still asleep... All I can do is watch her, massage her finger, and talk to her. I put an earpiece to her ear and played her favorite songs.
It's 9 months now after the fateful night... Ellie is still confined in the hospital
One day, in the middle of the night, I was awakened by Ellie's moans... She's calling our kids...
"Ella, Arra, Dexter, Rexter... noooooooooo....!" Ellie in a soft voice calls the kid's name.
"Sweetheart---" I call her...
"Are you awake now, sweetheart?"
"Why can't I move?" Ellie asked in a soft voice, puzzled
"Sweetheart, calm down... stay laying, please,"
She looked at me, disoriented.
"What happened to me? My tummy?"
"Where's Arra and Ella?"
"Where Am I?"
"Sweetheart---"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." Ellie looks so puzzled. She'd crossed eyebrows with a creased forehead.
"Sweetheart, calm down, please," I told her.
"Why I can't get up? Why I cannot move my legs?" she asked me wondering.
I pressed the emergency button...
"Doc?" the nurse rushing into the room asked
"Call Doc Sybil, she's on duty, right?"
After a few minutes, Sybil entered the room...
"Hello, Ellie,"
"Ellie didn't answer,"
"Please relax, I will check on you,"
"What happens to my tummy, where's the twin?"
"Sweetheart you gave birth... our twins, Rexter and Dexter are now 9 months old,"
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Only If
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