FLOWER

Chapter Twenty

Theodore waited anxiously at the door of the hospital room, ready to choke the doctor for wasting his time, he wondered what he was doing,why was he saving her when she caused him so much pain,what had she done to be beaten like that,he felt like breaking something, but he didn't always act on impulse,he had to be calm and strong and be patience .So he waited.

After what felt like an eternity,the doctor patted his back, he looked at the doctor who was wearing glasses.

"How is she". He asked with so much tiredness in his voice,he had been waiting for her all day.

"She just suffered a concoction, but she's okay now, do you wish to see her". The doctor asked as Theodore nodded,he was led to the room she laid.

Theodore hesitated,he didn't want to knock,he didn't even know what he was doing,he didn't know if he wanted to see her,what had his life turn into.

He creaked open the door and looked inside,he saw Cleopatra wearing an hospital gown,she still looked spectacular, but that wasn't why he came here.
He stepped in and walked close to her bed while Cleopatra stared at the ceiling,she was in really deep thoughts,she didn't noticed him sit by her or stroke her hair,she also didn't noticed him touch her swollen cheeks until he called her name.
She looked at him,trying to remember who he was,why he was here.

"Cleopatra are you okay". Theodore asked as he sat on her bed beside her.

"Where...... Where am I". She asked,her brain was still trying to recollect everything that had happened.

"You're in the hospital".Theodore replied calmly, he knew it was going to be hard for her to remember quickly.

"How.......How d..did...I get here". She stuttered as she bit her bottom lip,her lips felt dry and her voice sounded coarse.

"I brought you here,do you remember what happened". He asked.

"No.....well yes,I don't know". She said as tears streamed down from her eyes,Theodore couldn't hold back when he saw her cry so he hugged her tight and whispered soothing words to her ears.

She closed her eyes and listened to the sweet nothings he was saying,his voice was so deep she couldn't grasp much,but she loved the sound of his voice, she especially liked his hot breath on her ears .She opened her eyes when she could finally remember everything,every darn thing Aaron did,she remembered how he threw her down the stairs,she remembered a little of how Theodore saved her,he saved her even when she hurt him.

"Theodore". She called as she hugged him tighter.

"Hmmmm". He responded as he sniffed her hair.

"I...I....I love you". She croaked,she didn't know how he would react to her statement,but she couldn't hold it in anymore, Theodore stopped moving when he heard this, he wasn't sure he was hearing right,his heart was beating quite fast but he wasn't going to pressure her,he was sure it was her medications taking effect.

"Get some rest". Theodore said as he loosened his grip on her,she felt hurt that he didn't reply to her statement,she might have been bruised and battered but Theodore's love was all that mattered,but now she was afraid she had lost it.

Aaron was very happy when he came home and didn't find her,he hoped she would run away and never come back he hated her with passion,he only begged her back because she knew his past and his secrets, he hoped where ever she was,she was dead and miserable because only that could make him happy.

Theodore placed Cleopatra on her wheelchair since her legs weren't in good shape,he promised to care for her until she was fit to go back home.
He took her to his one of his personal manor that he stayed in,it was very modern and beautiful and Cleopatra wondered who did his interior designs.

Time crept on as Theodore leaned his head to the window and closed his eyes,while Cleopatra watched him with a smile on her face,even though it hurt to smile, she would do it for Theodore.

"Am sorry". Cleopatra started,she wanted to clear things up with him,it was now or never.

"For what". Theo asked still closing his eyes,he didn't want to have a conversation but he wanted to hear her voice so he listened.

"For everything,I... I didn't mean to hurt you but I realised Theodore,I realised that I couldn't live without you,without seeing you,I missed you Theodore,I missed you,and I... I love you". Cleopatra said but Theodore didn't want to hear it.

"Theodore listen to me,I love you,and....and I need you". Cleopatra said softly,she wanted him to know what he meant to her,she wanted him to know how she felt about him.

"Don't say that,don't, you don't love me Cleopatra,you can't love me,you left me, you remember,and it hurt a lot,it hurt so much and you moved on without me,you were happy without me, you don't need me". Theodore explained.

"But I love you". Cleopatra said.

"And I love you". Theodore said."But you're married, are you forgetting that,you don't belong to me,you belong to Aaron".

"I don't belong to Aaron". Cleopatra yelled,she hated to hear that name.

"Yes you do,and as much as it hurts I just can't risk loving you". He said as he walked away with pain in his heart.

Cleopatra sat on her wheelchair and sighed,she wished she hadn't chosen Aaron that day, she wished she wasn't so unfortunate, she just wished she could be happy for once in her life, without fate spitting on her face.