I Can Only Love You

Chapter 5

*********SAM POV*****

" Dammit, that woman will think otherwise when she saw me. She will think that i have eaten my words. If its not that i know the importance of the student card, i would've thrown it."

Soon i found myself in front of her gate. As i parked the car on the side of the road, something invited my eyes on the left side. A girl was squatting on the pavement near the gate. She was hugging her knees and looking down. I could see her shoulders shaking slightly as i come closer. When i noticed the clothes my eyes almost popped out.

" Oh my goodness, Tracy!!! What is wrong with you? What happened to you?"

I exclaimed as i squatted down to shake her. She woke her head to look at me and what she did after that confused me and left me speechless.

"hahhahahahahha hahahaha"

She laughed with tears mixed with blood that came from her forehead. Her forehead was bleeding and both her cheeks were swollen. She was beyond pitiful.

" What happened to you? Isn't this your home? And these bags and luggages?"

Who was going to answer me because the women in front of me was laughing and crying like a lunatic. Her hair was messy, her face was swollen. She was completely different from what i saw when i left her.

" Hug me...please hug me"

She asked me but she was already hugging me. Her voice was trembling so as her body.

" Shhhh...don't cry now. Lets get you to the hospital so that your wounds will be treated."

I carried her to the car and she didn't make a fuss. I then took her bags and put them on the boot of the car. I started the engine and drove off to the nearest hospital. On the way, we didn't talk because she was still crying. She looked traumatized and drained.

****** In hospital******

As they take Tracy with the stretch to an emergency room, Sam proceeded with the admission process with the help of the information he got from the student card. The doctor who attended Tracy was a woman in her early fifties. She looked at Tracy and Sam, Her face turned gloomier. Tracy's face and forehead even her eyes were red and swollen. She couldn't help but asked:

" Did he do this you?"

She doctor asked with a darkened face. Tracy opened her mouth but she couldn't say anything. She just shook her head.

Sam's face darkened and twisted upon hearing a doctor's question.

" Do you think its time for questioning her now? Can't you see she is in pain? Is it appropriate?"

The doctor glanced at him with a scornful eyes .

" Hey are you roaring at me? After hitting your wife? You should be ashamed of yourself. Do you think you are the man? What kind of an animal are, hitting a woman just because she can't fight back? "

Tracy opened her mouth wide because the doctor was scolding a wrong person.

" No doctor you misunderstood him."

"You....."

Sam wanted to say something but his phone interrupted him. When he took it out of his pocket and saw the name on the screen, his expression changed. He turned to Tracy and said

" I have to take this".

And he walked out. The doctor squinted her eyes and turned to Tracy.

" Is he having an affair. Why is he not taking his calls in front of you?"

Tracy couldn't believe her ears, Isn't this woman a bit too creative? She cleared her throat and said

" You misunderstood him and the whole situation. Him and i are just ... we just strangers. He brought me to a hospital to help me. Its not what you think."

The doctor seemed to be embarrassed by her statement. Yes she was being impulsive of which was way out of her professionalism.

She cleared he throat and said

" I guess there is still better than evil in this world."

She stopped talking and focused at Tracy's wounds.

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Sam stood outside the balcony and lit his cigarette looking at the phone that was ringing on his hand. He was hesitating whether to take or not. It stopped ringing and it didn't ring again. He felt disappointed deep down in his heart. He drawed a last puff on his cigarette and throw it on a ash can.

" She was always like this... Never had patience for him."

He shook his head and turn to walk to the side of the ward where Tracy was treated. Before he took the second step the phone rang again, it was still the same number. His heart softened and he grinned a little.

She stood him up yesterday, so she is trying to make up today. Thinking of this he picked up with more expectation.

" Hello"

" Sam are you in the middle of something?"

A gentle female voice sound from the other side of the phone.

" I am not "

" Look i am really sorry about yesterday..."

As he heard her smooth and gentle voice , his anger just faded a little.

" Well you have to think of the way to compensate me. How about taking me to an expensive restaurant for lunch and buy the expensive whisky for me to drown the sorrows you left me with yesterday."

" I am afraid you will have to wait a little longer because i am with him now....."

Sam's hand that was holding a phone trembled a little. His heart turned cold.

" What do you mean?"

" Sam please understand. After so many years of per suing him, finally i went to a hotel with him last night. We spent a night together."

Sam almost laugh but he find that his lips were dry and painful. He took out another cigarette out but he couldn't find the lighter. He was mad... He was going crazy. His hand that was not holding a phone was clenched into a fist in a pocket.

" So??"

He greeted his teeth.

" I am sorry, i could fulfill my promise yesterday.. i stood you up. Please forgive me. He is the only one for me."

After hearing that Sam was on the verge of throwing his phone. He holds the phone tightly as if he wanted to crash it.

" He is what? What about me? Why did you say yes to my proposal then? I even told my parents and they're picking the wedding day for us and now you are telling me that you are with another man!!?"

The woman sighed on the end of the phone and continued

" You will find the girl suitable for you. The girl who will love and cherish you. I am really sorry."

" Find another girl to merry!! Fine i will grant you your wish".

After saying that..he hung up the phone heavily throw it on the wall.

" Dammit".

The phone shuttered into pieces just like his heart.