CHAPTER 9: MELANCHOLY
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"My life is just some thorns with no water for roses to bloom . But I got a man who took a bullet for me when my parents cannot even lend a tear for their only child ."
Robert came out of the surgery room with a crippled hand due to his gunshot .The weather was Serene with gentle breeze and the environment around was hush with zero noises . Catherine stood there with a fine dress waiting for Robert despite her weak health ,she sacrificed waiting for him with an empty stomach . Robert gazed at her from the back adoring her kindness and beauty smiling away his pain . He walked forward to Catherine "you should've get back to home by this hour . Or you're sobbing for me ?" asked Robert . Catherine looked back to him with a pale face smiling in ease "oh! you're finally done .do you think I always cry ? I was cursing you "smirked Catherine . "Don't copy my signature silhouette . I know I'm handsome , but smirking dosen't suit you " laughs Robert . She glared at him for long and wondered "why do this man always loves to hide away his pain ." Meanwhile, Robert waved his hand to her deep serious thoughts "Hello! ah... why do I have to be this handsome for everyone to get lured ." cracking a lame joke which dosen't affect Catherine at all . "I won't be able to drive tonight ,so you should hurry back to home before it gets darker " said Robert to Catherine . "Oh! ......okay then , you should take care .I'll get going alright ! " Knocked back to sense Catherine stammered dropping Robert home and drove off . He got back to his room and had a sound sleep for he was tired . Catherine reached her home and got back straight to her bed thinking of some catastrophe happening to her since the last few months . She kept wondering why does it have to be her for an ambush from criminals which kept her quizzed having another sleepless night . She kept her windows open allowing the gentle breeze to howl in her room , Catherine became fully depressed by life's twinge and miseries but she never stopped believing in hope that the rose she had been waiting for, will bloom someday. She's that child who hardly gets to spend time or communicate with her parents for they're always busy in their works . Deep down , she feel lifeless but her kindnesses ,warm soul and Beauty soothes people around her . The next morning , Robert woke up to some chirps of birds with a ray of mist sunrays and decided to attend his office leaving back his injury with a concern to protect his company and staffs from any unalarmed hazard attending with his crippled hand . All the staffs swarmed around him worrying for his injury but Robert acted calm enough to ease their mind . All the employees attended besides Catherine who was sick on her bed all alone at home for her parents already left to office serving her a breakfast on the table . Concerned Robert gave her a call but haven't attended his call . He wondered "she's not even my girl, but why does her absence makes me go worried ? maybe something happened to her while driving back home last night ?" Robert was fussed with confusion . He planned to give Catherine a visit after office worrying something might have happened to her .His new assistant drove him till Catherine's home , and rushed to the doorbell but there was no sign of attending. Robert kicked the door with a force to see her home empty with no one around . He called Catherine and the ringing tone was heard from downstairs to which he rushed up to her bedroom .On reaching there ...Catherine was on her bed with a critical condition gasping for breath . He was stunned to see her condition , pulled her up and carried her to his car for an emergency oxygen . Robert's wounded shoulder was bleeding because he carried Catherine by his hand for he still haven't recovered yet from his injury but concerning for her life , they rushed to hospital . He sat down on the chairs around the hospital with major pain from his bleeding shoulder ,but brave Robert managed to stay stiff . Robert's assistant saw bloods from his wound wetting up his suit "sir! Sir ! Your wound is getting worse! It's bleeding . Sir! shall I'll call a nurse! " Exclaimed his assistant but Robert stopped him from approaching the doctors and said to him with a calm tone "are you even a man to get panic for this few amount of blood ? Leave it ...I'm okay . Don't worry , I won't die ." Smirking cool on his face leaving his assistant getting tensed . After sometime , Robert slept off in a chair with his assistant beside him , and finally Catherine woke up from her bed after some Oxygens and medicines . It was already midnight and Catherine's parents still haven't contacted her for her absence from home which burdened her aching soul more. Catherine still wasn't aware that Robert took her to hospital and she was sitting on the sofa with her phone in a confused state unable to recall how she was bought to hospital . The doctor approached Robert and woke him up "you're the patient's guardian? " "Uh! Yeah ." Sleepy Robert answered . "See, she's having a heart disorder ,that keeps her to run out of breaths sometimes " commented doctor about Catherine's report to Robert . "Wait , what ? heart disorder? is there any other way to help her overcome that ?" asked Robert . "The only thing is to keep her satisfied and happy . I'm sorry , but there's no other way I can help . It's a cause by mental stress " Doctor recommended . Robert was devastated to learn how weak she has been struggling alone "oh ! Alright . I'll paid the bill and thank you !"
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