No Reason But Us

Chapter 65 : Wide Awake

Gage arrived in the hospital, and went straight to the elevator to get to the floor where Oddey's room was. Once he was there, he immediately saw Eva standing by the corridor.

"Ms. Hermosa!" the young man called out, then went to her.

"Gage, good thing you're here," Eva sighed in relief.

"What happened to her? Is she okay?"

"For now, yes."

The Romeo looked confuse after hearing that. "What do you mean? Did something happen?" he asked.

"Don't react," Eva told him. "Odette had a seizure."

Naturally, Gage couldn't help feel on edge. "Seizure..." he gulped.

"That's why I asked you here. You need to speak to her. Convince her to keep fighting. Give her a reason to stay."

Gage nodded. "I will. But wait, what about Mr. Magnum? Is he here?"

"Yes, but don't worry about him. Trust me. Now, come on."

Once they got there, the Romeo could not believe that he was finally allowed to see her. "Oh, wow!" he muttered. Though when reached to the doorknob, he became hesitant that he pulled away.

The woman was puzzled seeing him that way. "What's wrong? Don't you want to get inside?" she asked him.

"I do, but what if she doesn't want me in there?"

"Of course, she does, Sweetie. What are you saying?"

"I was... After I found out the truth about her, I got mad and let's just say I sort didn't treat her nicely," Gage answered. Standing there, seeing his Juliet lying on the hospital bed in such a condition, he remembered their last conversation with each other. "What if she doesn't want me in there?"

"Believe me, she does. Okay, yes, she was upset these days before this happened, but not because of you or what you said. She was upset that you two have to clash because of your families," Eva clarified.

"We wouldn't have to be," the young man responded.

"This time, no one is stopping you guys now to see each other. Now, go. She's waiting for you."

The Romeo took a deep breath to prepare himself, then entered the ICU. Inside, he instantly saw Oddey still in a coma with a machine helping her to keep her alive. It was not easy looking at her that way. He pulled a chair so he could sit next to her bedside and sat on it.

"Uhm... Hey, I hope you don't mind that I'm here with you." Gage started talking to his Juliet. "You know, a lot of people have been asking about you. Especially Rita and Felix. They miss you. Believe it or not, so do I."

Gage gently stroked her cheek, which made him teary-eyed. "You're near, but still so far. If it weren't for my Dad, you wouldn't be here like this." Teardrops fell on her arm.

"I'm so sorry, I understand everything now. Why you have to keep secrets from me. I wish I knew about it sooner. I wouldn't have pushed you away, I could've protected you from my own Dad."

After that, he took Oddey's hand and held it. "But I'm here now, and this time, I promise that I am not going anywhere. So please, fight. Think of all the people who want you to stay, like your Dad, your Mom, Rita, Felix, and me. Do it for us. No other reason, but us. If you stay, I promise to make it right with you and I will never let anything come between us ever again."

Out of the blue, the Juliet's hand tightened his that he instantly felt it. The hold was a bit firm, yet quick, made him jolt away from the grip.

Gage was stunned to have felt that two seconds of movement from her, then shifted to look at her face, thinking her eyes were going to open. Unfortunately, it did not. Oddey was still in a deep sleep. "Did you just...?" he beamed. "You can hear me?" It gave him hope that his Juliet could be listening to him.