His last minute bride

33

-Don Jones-

Eri excused herself from my group of friends and Hane followed. I couldn't blame her, she obviously felt like the odd one in the midst of my friends even though most of my friends had also bought their wives.

Few minutes later, Hane came back alone.

“How about Eri?” I asked.

“She told me there was no need to follow her and that she just wanted to check out the place.” She said with a small bow of the head.

“She just wants to check out the place? And you allowed her to go alone?” I had no idea why I getting unnecessarily worried, it's not like she's a child.

“I apologize sir, but she'd said she'd be fine.” She seemed to be noticing my worried expression and she was probably afraid I was going to fire her.

There was really no need to overreact. She wasn't a child. But then again she didn't know her way in this huge place, what if she got lost or something worse.

“I don't understand why you tag along and don't even stay with the main person you're here to be at service to.” I scoffed. I sat up straight.

I should just enjoy this dinner party, I'm sure she's fine.

For some reason, I just couldn't find my mind at rest. 

What is wrong with this Eri of a girl? Well I brought her to Australia and it wouldn't be nice to just let her be on her own.

I stood up. “Do you know which direction she left?” For some reason, my head wouldn't stop throbbing. It felt like Eri, I know it might sound crazy but it felt like Eri was in trouble.

Hane shook her head, seeming to start getting alarmed. “I don't know sir, she just said she wanted to check around.”

I scurried out of the party, drawing the attention of some people. I ignored the shouts of my name. I just couldn't brush off the thought that Eri wasn't safe in this huge place.

“Mr Jones, what's wrong?” Hane and some other people were running behind me.

What if nothing was wrong with Eri and I was just alarming people for no reason?

“Eri!” I screamed her name at the top of my voice, if she was close by she should hear me at least. I got even more worried when I got no reply.

I wanted to head to the garden but paused when I sighted the pool. I was too far from it to notice if anyone was inside.

It felt like I was being dragged to the pool. No please. No, Eri must not be in the pool.

I scurried to the pool. 

My heart broke when I sighted Eri lay lifeless on the floor of the extremely clean pool.

“No! Eri!” Without second thoughts, I threw my suit from my body, jumping into the pool and ignoring the shouts of my name.

While inside the pool, it was difficult to see with the water obstructing my sight. 

Once I'd sighted Eri, I swam to her. She just lay there like she was gone.

My heart was beating faster when I carried her and realized she was ten times heavier. No God. Oh no please I'm begging you to not let her die.

I managed to hold her in position, kicking hard on the water to move upward.

Once on the surface of the pool, I let out a huge breath. A lot of people had gathered at that moment, gasping at her sight. They assisted me in pulling her out of the pool to the floor, before I followed.

“Call an ambulance!” I screamed, my brain going crazy. 

It was not helping to ease my frustration when I noticed some people taking photos. 

I felt my eyes become glassy. “No Eri, you must not leave me alone.” 

With trembling hands, I tilted her head back and lifted her chin to open her airway. I leaned closer so as to listen for breath sounds and feel for air on my cheek.

I was sure my heart stopped beating when I heard and felt nothing.

***

-Darien Stan-

I was so surprised when Don had told me Eri had drowned in the pool. 

What on earth was she doing in a pool? When Ash had invited me to his dinner party, I couldn't go because I had to finish some business.

Don had sounded so afraid when he called. He said they had administered her in one of Ash's hospital.

When the elevator dinged and the doors separated, I ran out of it to see a worried Don walking to and fro the hallway in front of the room Eri was in.

Hane also looked similarly anxious, just sitting on a hospital chair.

I scurried towards Don who didn't seem to notice my presence at first. He was trembling. I could tell his mind was travelling through different possibilities.

“Oh my, Don have you heard anything from the doctors?”

At the sound of my voice, he pivoted to me and for the first time since I'd been friends with Don, I saw something I'd never seen before. Tears.

He was crying. “You need to calm down man!” I had to shout when I saw how his body was trembling.

He had turned pale, he looked like he was going to pass out anytime soon.

He glared at me. “Are you telling me to calm down!” He barked at me, but I could tell how his body was not in a right state.

“If you hurt yourself, it won't mean she'd get any better.’

“Shut up! Just shut the fuck up!” He ran his hand through his hair, not bothering to wipe the unending tears that kept pouring from his eyes. “None of this would have happened if we'd just returned two weeks ago when it was one month in the honeymoon.”

“Trust me, she's going to be okay.” I tried to reassure him, but even I wasn't sure if that was the truth.

A nurse came out of the door, and the three of us scurried towards her. My heart was racing fast at what she might say.

If anything was to happen to Eri, I don't know what'd become of Don at this rate. 

“We've been able to get the water out of her lungs which is very good.” That was a relief. 

She turned to Don. “She's going to be alright, if you hadn't done the CPR you did at that moment, we might be saying another story.” With that she walked away like she no longer cared about us.

I turned to Don whose smile was the widest I'd ever seen on him. I had no idea he did CPR on her.

Well, he had gone for swimming classes and he was also thought in the class how to save a drowning person.

All that mattered was that she was safe and Don could get back to normal.

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