Love is War

Chapter 70

“Where is Troy?” I asked Alexis, and I looked around, the helicopter is barely being controlled right now as we are experiencing heavy fire. Thankfully one of the crew informed that we already got out of the Shinigami’s line of sight.

Then that means that we can get out of this place, with at least more chance of getting out here in one piece. The Shinigami’s aim and intellect is the rea threat, these missiles are no match for eagle’s crew pilot, that is maneuvering the chopper right now.

The ride is very bumpy, even my body is very numb right now, I can tell it. The pain that I am feeling right now is reduced because of the numbness that I am experiencing right now. I am thankful that I am experiencing this.

“Just remain still,” Alexis told me. I just closed my eyes as my mind is becoming hazy again, I don’t know, what is happening but I know enough that I should let the darkness consume me.

As my eyes becomes heavy again, and I don’t have enough strength to fight it. My eyes are closing slowly. As I completely lose consciousness the last thing, I see is them struggling.

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I felt my head still heavy but I tried to open my eyes again. The ride is still bumpy that’s why I am expecting myself to be still in the chopper. Maybe I was unconscious for a short period of time, I tried to open my eyes and slowly I can manage to open my eyes.

But I was blinded by the lights that met mine, when I managed to open it. I closed my eyes again because I was blinded by the lights.

Then I started to hear voices, it was all around me and they are panicking. I can hear some wheel, like those of a shopping cart wheels. With all my might, I tried to open my eyes again.

“Agh,” I groaned as I feel the pain of my own struggles because of my own weakness right now.

“She is awake!” one female shouted and I can hear footsteps all around me and they are becoming more frantic.

“My daughter,” then I heard dad’s voice. Am I still in the chopper? I cannot recall that dad is in the chopper with me when I lost consciousness inside. I must open my eyes right now so I can see what really is happening around me.

I can feel a hand on my cheek right now, it seems like that the numbness on my body did not spread throughout and there still some part that I can still feel, and I am thankful that these parts do not hurt that badly.

“My daughter,” I heard dad’s voice again. “How can I permit you to enter such a dangerous mission,” I heard him say it and he is in a extreme grief right now. I wanted to react but I have no such strength to do so.

All I can do right now is struggle just to open my eyes, but when I managed to open it, I close it again because of the lights. Because the lights are giving a sting to my brain. Don’t tell me... am I epileptic?

I hope not!

“Sir she needs to undergo an operation right now, may we request you to wait there,” one man said.

“No! Let me stay with my daughter!” he shouted to the man that said those words. 

“Sir, you are not allowed in there because we need to focus on saving your daughter,” the man replied. I am in a hospital right now, aren’t I?

“I said let me be with my daughter!” he shouted he seems very angry right now. Then I heard screams and then many footsteps running away from me. I really hope that I can open my eyes right now to tell what’s going on around me right now.

The best that I can do is to remain cautious and attentive and listen to all the sounds that might tell me, the situation.

“Sir calm down,” the same man said and he sounds very afraid as I can hear the shiver in his voice, what is dad doing right now? I really want to know. “And please drop your gun, the girl is in a critical condition right now and she is losing too much blood,” he said and I am very surprised too, that I am dying. Why is my brain this active, if I am in a near death state... oh wait... did my soul already leave my body?

 Oh I hope not! I really hope that it is not the situation.

“NO!” he shouted and I can hear the man begging. I need to do something right now before dad kills the doctor. Dad is really dumb when his thoughts are clouded by his emotions, I mean I cannot blame him because he already lost too much, and I can tell that he can’t afford to lose another one again. My sister and I are the only ones left in his family, that’s why he is reacting like this.

“Agh,” I managed to let out a groan, but I meant to call dad right now. “P- pwease,” I begged, but my stomach hurts so much and I am running out of breath just by doing that, as if I was extremely exhausted by that.

“Sir your daughter is in extreme pain right now, just please let us do the operation,” the man begged again. “That’s right put down the gun,” I listened to every word he said, and I am happy that caused a positive effect. “You can wait their sir,” he said again.

“Please save my daughter,” I heard him said those words in a low sad voice. I really want to stand up here right now and hug him, If only I can.

“We will do our best,” the man said and I am assuming right now that he is the lead surgeon that will lead my operation right now. “Rush her to the operating room!” he shouted and almost immediately the ride became bumpier again. It is like my head is getting smashed on this metal stroller bed that I am lying on right now.

Then moments later all the commotion stopped. Then I can hear the people around me asking each other to do this and this, I can’t really understand their words as my mind became foggy, especially when they pressed something on my skin, I cannot tell what is it exactly.

But I am sure that it is something related to an anesthesia, well it is one, what I am t- thin...

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“Mom?” I can’t believe what I am seeing right now. Is it really mom that is in front of me right now? I can’t believe.

“Honey?” she called me back. No way! Am I not dreaming?! I have no way to define what is real right now, but what processed in my brain right now, is to run towards her and to hug her as tight as I could.

I did that, and it is almost like that everything is real right now, as I can feel her hugging me back. The warmth of her hug, it is been so long since I felt this, I wish that I can experience this again every day. It is like that I don’t want to wake up anymore.

“I am really sorry,” I apologized to her for what happened that night.

“What are you apologizing for?” she asked me.

“For everything,” I said to her.

“You have nothing to apologize for honey,” she said to me. “I am really happy that you get to live and that’s the greatest parting gift and I died happy,” she said to me.

I started to cry.

“Mom don’t say that,” I sniffled as I can feel her hand patting on my head as I cry within her hands. I dig my face to her body, as the warmth that she gives off, calms me down.

“Now you must go,” she said and I looked up to her wondering.

“What do you mean mom?” I asked her.

“There are still people waiting for you,” she said to me. “You can’t still be with me now, honey, I will not allow it,” she added.

“But mom, I don’t want to leave your side anymore,” I told her while she wipes my tears off, then she hold my chin softly.

“Listen dear,” she said to me closely. “This is my place and soon, you will be with me at the right time and clearly, this is not the time for you,” she said. “I just came to say hi to my daughter, and tell your dad, brother, and sister, that I loved them very much,” she said.

“But mom...” I interrupted her.

“No buts, go,” she said and then she pushed me away, and then I felt that I am pulled by gravity or some black hole, and then the sensation became as if I was falling from a very high place. I shouted as this feeling of death rushed into my mind again.

And then I hit something and everything became black again.

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Then I can feel something on my mouth and beeping sounds on my side. I am alive again and I can still clearly remember, everything what happened.