Always Yours

Chapter 2

5 Years Later

"Yes mama. I'll come over to the hospital immediately I send this email....bye"

I sigh as I drop the 30 minutes call I just had with my mum. I look at my reflection in the small mirror I have on my office table. Swollen eyes due to lack of sleep, little wrinkles around my eyes for neglecting my daily supplements which maintains my radiant face...well my once radiant face. I sigh as I click "send" on the email to R&S companies, asking them for alliance. I've been sending these emails to different companies for the past 2 weeks and I've received a reply from none. They forgot the time when my dad who is the boss of the famous "Birlem&Co" helped each and everyone of them when they came crying for help. Unfortunately, my dad was diagnosed with a deadly liver disease and we've spent everything on him. We borrowed from banks until we weren't qualified to borrow anymore. His situation doesn't seem to become better. Hearing of my dad's sickness made all companies to withdraw the alliance with us, leaving us bankrupt and at a great loss. I keep hoping as I send the email that I'll receive a reply this time.

Sometimes, I think this is because of my unjustly act towards Ryan. My heart aches anytime I think back to that day. The pain in his eyes after I denied him.

I adjust my eyes to the sunlight, feeling a searing pain in my head as I try to sit up

"Be careful, my love"

My eyes seek to the owner of the voice, finding Ryan walking towards my side of the bed.

"How do you feel now?" He inquires. All the memories rushes to me inflating the searing pain in my head. I clutch my head in pain. Ryan notices and hand me a bottle of water and a pill of aspirin. I immediately use the drug and gulp all of water, only just realising how thirsty I am.

"Gordalez" I whisper wiping off the concern on Ryan's face and replacing it with anger. He takes the bottle of water from my hand, handing me a bowl of soup I didn't notice was there.

"You should take this for your headache. You hit your head pretty bad"

"What did you do Ryan?" I whisper sounding more concerned. He sighs dropping the soup by the bedside table.

"He's dead, Dorothy"

A shaky sigh leaves my mouth

"Did you kill him?" I close my eyes hoping he proves me wrong. Please say no. Please say no

"I didn't mean to"

A sob escapes me. He tries to comfort me but I violently shake my head pushing him aways. My heart breaks as his face breaks out displaying different emotions.

"Please just go"

I could swear I heard my heart breaking into a million pieces the moment the door closed behind him.

I sigh as I pack up for the day, preparing to go to the hospital.

"Hey mum" I manage a small smile

"You're late" she replies without sparing me a glance. I'm used to it after all. My mother wasn't one to always show affection,dad was the most loving of the two. I love her regardless.

"I'm sorry. I had a lot to do. How is he?"

"Same as always" she says turning her head away

I sigh for the hundredth time today,making my way to his room. I never got used to seeing my father on the hospital bed with tubes connected through his body. It breaks my heart and I'll do anything to make sure that he gets well again.

My phone vibrates in my hand

"What's wrong,Sarah?" I ask my secretary wondering why she's calling me by 8 in the night

"It has been approved ma'am. R&S has arranged a meeting"

Everything goes quiet around me. For the first time in a long while, I feel a burst of happiness in me. Finally, I have hope that I'll be able to bring my father back to sound health.