Damn My Heart

Chapter 18

Becky's P.O.V.

My eyes open to bright light, white walls, a beeping sound and the irritating antiseptic sound. This doesn't feels like death. The last thing that I remember is dark. I squint my eyes and take a moment for everything to register.

A hospital. I'm alive.

The registration is what brings backs all the memories. The threat....kidnap,,,,Heng.....Freen. 
Oh my God Freen!

I get up with a start and my world spins. *Too fast* My vision gets blurry again but I can hear the faint sound of footsteps coming closer and then the very distinct sound. The sound I'd recognise even in a Taylor Swift concert. 

"Becca....." it seemed to be spoken from far away until I felt a warmth enveloping my hand and that's when my heartbeat finally slows, the world stops spinning as my love comes into focus.
Soft brown eyes, pink lips and bunny smile.
But her eyes are swollen and red.

"Hey..." my sound comes out weak but she hears it anyways and scoots closer.

"Hey...", she says, "You're awake."

"I'm awake." I repeat her words because I cannot focus on anything but her face, "How are you?"

"I'm fine. You're the one who hit your head while falling..." 

"Well at least I can tell our children that I literally fell for their mother" I smile.

"You haven't lost your sense of humor. That means your head's still intact.." she says between chuckles but then her face becomes serious again. Her eyes boring into mine and I feel her palm touching my face, caressing so soft. I close my eyes and lose myself in the feel of it,

"I-- I thought I lost you.." her voice cracks despite her best efforts.

"Oh you thought it'd be so easy to get rid of me? Well sorry to disappoint but here I am.........tell me what happened?"

"Well....we all heard a gunshot and you two fell down. Th-then I realized it was from far off.... Your brother Richie came just in time along with his men who untied me.....b-but it could have been you Bec..."
Tears escaped her eyes as she continued,
"Th-the doctors said that you hit your head pretty hard and it'd be a miracle if you remembered anything at all...."

Her tears ignited all the anger in me. Heng. He'll pay for hurting my girl...hoping he's not already dead. But right now, she was my priority.

"Come here baby..." I scooted a little to make space for her. She looked at me with a frown before giving in as she climbed the bed. I snaked my arm around her waist and pulled her closer, her face buried in the crook of my neck. I drew absent-minded circles on her back till I felt her breathing return to normal. 

*Better....*

She looked up after a while. Our faces so close after god knows how long. I moved closer contemplating whether she'd kiss me now but she met me half way. Her lips sending the same electric spark down my spine the way they did when we first kissed. I guess some things never change. Yet the moment was short lived as suddenly the door burst open and we both jumped.

"Ahh....so that's why??? God Rebecca you scared me to death!"

I was both confused AND flustered. Freen had already moved to the side of the bed and I missed her presence already,

"Damn it Rich! I didn't do anything? What's the matter?" I grumbled.

"Good lord...your monitor Becky! We could hear the sound of flatlining outside! First it beeped erratically and then it flat lined. Guess now we know why..."