One More Chance (COMPLETED)

Part 20

IN a blink of eyes, a week had passed, but Nadine was still laid on hospital bed and remained unconscious. Everything went well although there were some complications occurred during the surgery, but why she not woke up until now? Why she chose to stay in her dream rather than woke up and saw how faith he was waiting for her return? James held firmly her cold hand and landed a kiss on it. He had been by her side all the time, and Tita My wiped away the tears on her cheek as she watched spiritless James brushed gently Nadine's cheek.

"James, I will bring you the foods and new clothes later," she said as she planned to return to Reid residence after this. After she received the news about that accident where Nadine had been shot while trying to save James, Tita My rushed to Manila. James said nothing, only nodded with his eyes still glued at Nadine's face. Squeezing lightly his shoulder, Tita My looked at her daughter as she prayed that Nadine would wake up soon. Gazing long at his wife, a stream of tears finally damped his cheeks when she remained stiff on the bed.

Whose he should blame for what had happened? Alana? James felt regret because Alana died too soon after she had been shot by police. He actually wanted Alana be punished, suffered in prison, and begged for their forgiveness, but died was the easiest way for her to run from taking the responsibility for what she had done to them. Even during her funeral, James felt disgust to attend it and cursed her spirit madly although her family had begged for the forgiveness on her behalf.

Squeezing firmly Nadine's hand, James started to cry as he asked her to wake up. There were a lot of things he hadn't done for her, there were a lot of dreams he wanted to have with her, but all those were nothing if Nadine decided to sleep for long time. Was she going to left him just liked that? After they had been through so much pain to be together again, was she going to let him walked alone again throughout his life? At this moment, only tears showed how much he needed her in his life.

"Love, wake up please. How long you want to sleep and let me stay alone here?" sobbing in despair, he then leaned forward to plant a kiss on her forehead. The steams on oxygen mask as well the waves on ECG machine showed James that Nadine still alive, but beside him was just a stiff body without soul.

"I miss you, Love. Please don't make me wait again for you," watching her pale pace, James missed to hear her voice, her laugh, her smile, her kiss, and everything about her. He brought again her hand to his lips before placed his head on bedside. He was tired after a week not having a rest and good sleep. Gradually, his world turned dark as he felt asleep next to his wife with hand still gripped hers tightly.

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WATCHING he cried next to her body made Nadine's heart was so damn ache; especially when he pleaded her to wake up soon. Tears that streamed out from his eyes left her in guilty, for he cried again because of her. Nadine approached her husband before looked at her stiff body laid on bed. Day and night, James was faithfully stayed her side without concerning about his own health. His current state saddened her a lot; spiritless, and he had lost some weight. Why he need to suffer again because of her? Nadine wiped away the tears on his cheek.

"Don't cry, my dear. It only makes me hurt more," she whispered with eyes gazed on his pale face, but it was useless. James couldn't see, touch, nor hear her voice at all. She did touch him, caressing him, but he felt none of it. Why she felt that today was the last chance she had to spend time with him?

"Love, please don't cry. I'm not strong enough to see you suffering again because of me," finally, the tears that she tried to suppress just now damped her porcelain cheeks. As she stood behind him, Nadine leaned downward to hug him.