Love Sick - New Horizons

Chapter 5

Love Sick – New Horizons

Chapter 5

P'Ann was thoughtful as she made her way back to Noh's Hospital room. The calls she made were playing back in her mind, each so different, each so important.

Her first call was to her friend and co-worker P'Im. The shriek she gave when she heard the terrible news about Noh, had been ear-splitting to say the least. P'Ann managed to be heard eventually and explained she needed her to come to the Hospital as soon as she could and stay with their Noh for a few hours, whilst she went home to take a shower and rest for a while. P'Im agreed right away and assured P'Ann she would be there as soon as possible.

The second call P'Ann made was to Ohm. A very sleepy voice answered the phone. "Ohm, it's P'Ann. I've some bad news I'm afraid." The voice on the other end of the line suddenly sounded wide awake.

"Oh God, P'Ann! Has something happened to Noh? Please tell me what's wrong!"

"Ohm, Noh collapsed late last night...." She heard a sharp intake of breath. "He was rushed to Hospital very ill and the Surgeon operated on him throughout the night. He's made it through the operation but is still very ill." P'Ann's voice started to break at this point, saying the words out loud suddenly brought it home to her the seriousness of Noh's situation.

Ohm spoke. "I'll be there as quickly as I can P'Ann. Try not to worry too much, okay? Our Noh is a tough cookie you know, he'll pull through, I just know it!" It was Ohm's turn to become emotional at that point. He said his farewells and hurried to tell his mother what had happened.

The third call was by far the worst Ann had to make. It was an international call this time, to Liverpool, England, where her employers, Noh's parents, were on a business trip. Noh's mother quickly answered her phone, fear in her voice as she sensed something bad had happened.

"Ann, has something happened? Is it Noh? Is he alright? Please tell me Ann!"

"I'm sorry there's no easy way to tell you, but Noh collapsed last night and had to be rushed into Hospital." Ann heard a strangled cry over the line, then there was a rustling sound and a man's voice came on the line.

"Ann, what's wrong with Noh, tell me please!"

Ann had started to cry again, but managed to explain to Noh's father what had happened. She could tell by his voice he was very upset, and was relaying the message to his wife.

"My wife will be home as soon as she can Ann, she's first reserve for any seat that becomes vacant on any flight to Thailand, we just have to wait and pray one comes up. Oh God, what a mess!"

Ann could hear Noh's mother crying in the background. After thanking her for letting them know, and asking her to please look after their boy, the call was ended.

When P'Ann returned to Noh's room nurse Jen was monitoring his blood pressure. She looked around as Ann came in and smiled. "He's just beginning to come round, come and talk to him."

As P'Ann approached the side of Noh's bed she could see his eyes were open. The oxygen mask was off while Jen took his temperature and she could finally see his whole face. Noh's eyes followed P'Ann as she moved closer.

"Well, young man, you're back with us are you?" P'Ann gently stroked Noh's forehead. She could see his bottom lip trembling as he looked at her. She leaned towards him and placed a kiss on his head. "Sshhh, don't get upset Noh! Everything will be okay, you'll see. You need to get plenty of rest and as soon as you can you need to build your strength up again. The operation went well, Dr. Apibal is happy with the result, so there's nothing for you to worry about, okay?"