Through The Pain

19 | Diagnosed

Nate

I have been upset and grouchy this past few days ever since my lunch meeting with Eric. When I found out that he has been trying to pursue Catherine and he is the one sending her flowers I felt extremely jealous. Though I could tell that Catherine is not at all interested in Eric, I still hate the fact that there is a man other than me who is captivated by Catherine.

I found out from Eric that Catherine is not yet married and is not dating anyone, making me wonder who is the man that was with her that time when she was buying heels. The way that man looks at Catherine, I was sure that he is not a brother or just a friend. The man has romantic feelings towards Catherine. But Eric was certain that Catherine is not dating anyone.

I felt a slight relief after finding out that she is not married or dating anyone. The thought of her with any other man makes me jealous. I might sound possessive but I want her for myself and only for myself.

I know it might not sound right because all I do is treat her badly and now I am saying that I want her to be mine. Maybe I should start taking my chances, I want to show her how I feel about her.

She is just outside my office and I will start by offering her a ride home.

I closed my laptop and decided to call it a day. But before I could stand up, I heard a loud thud outside and immediately sprinted out of my office because I felt that something was wrong. My heart is pounding harshly on my chest at the thought that something happened to Catherine.

When I opened the door, I found Catherine unconscious on the floor and I started to panic and take a long stride towards her. Her whole body, drenched in sweat, is shaking uncontrollably. Her face is red and wet with tears.

How long has she been like this? I thought to myself and cursed that I did not notice anything unusual.

I hurriedly put one of my arms below her knees and the other at her back but after doing so, she screamed as if in pain.

I don't know if it was her or me that is in pain right now.

"Shh...calm down, love. It's me. You'll be fine. Everything's going to be alright. I'm taking you to the hospital now." I whispered to her head and kissed her forehead.

This is the first time that I got this close to her and as much as I hated the condition we are in right now, I love the warmth of her body against mine.

I took the elevator and as soon as we reached the basement parking lot, I immediately spotted my driver. Thank God I told him to wait for me.

"To the hospital, now!" I ordered him. I saw the confused look on his face as he looked at the unconscious Catherine in my arms. But he immediately obliged without a second thought.

As I am sitting in the car holding Catherine on my lap, I wonder what happened to her? Why did she suddenly collapse? Is she in pain? Is she sick? With that thought in mind, I pulled her closer to my chest.

When we reached the emergency room of the hospital I searched around and found a nurse. The nurse looked at us then at Catherine on my hand and saw the recognition on her face.

"Oh my God! Call Doctor Alvin, tell him that Miss Catherine is here!" I heard her shout at someone and she immediately rushed towards us to check on Catherine.

That's when it sinks to me, the nurse knows Catherine and she seems to know what's wrong with her. Does it mean, Catherine has always been hospitalized?

After less than half an hour they had put Catherine in a VIP suite that I requested for her. They had already changed her into a hospital gown and gave her some medications. I sat on the chair beside her holding her hand.