Chapter 9 I Saved The CEO

• I woke up and opened my eyes then stared at the fluffy white mass gathered above me.
• How pretty it reminded me of the clouds, I blinked my eyes, as a hammering sensation ached in my temple region.
• I slowly turned my head to the side, and the blue sky beyond the window and the curtains reassured me that I wasn't dead yet.
• My gaze continued wandering to every corner of the room as I tried to think or remember where I was and I got to that place but the harder I concentrated, the harder my confusion became.
• I then decided to sit up and see if it can help with my stressed brain. With a slight groan, I attempted to but couldn’t feel my arm, my arm was as if there was no life in it.
• I tried again ,this time to support my weight on my left hand. Though I don’t know how to use my left hand very well.
• When the second trial became a failure, an icy blast of fear gripped me, driving me crazy. I tried to wave off the idea and overcome the fear but couldn’t contain the cry of anguish from my lips.
• The sound of my cry was loud enough to attract someone to my side.
• A lady dressed in white, obviously a nurse, looked like she’s in her early twenties.
• “Good heavens! You are awake, how are you feeling?“ the nurse said, her face bore an expression of relief.
• “I feel terrible, my body hurts and I don’t think I can move my hand at all”I stuttered in fear, my voice was a croak.
• The nurse touched me comfortably on the shoulder to console me.
• “I will get you a drink, it will help with your voice”she said and I nodded.
• Then I watched silently as the nurse got a bottle of water from a refrigerator by the wall side and came back to her.
• “Here have some”.
• She said softly, lifting my head slightly, holding a glass to my mouth, though she allowed only tiny sips.
• “Are you better now?”
• “A little”I answered, then lay back on the bed, my head elevated by the pillow, tired from the effort.
• “Now please can you tell me where I am?”
• “You are in the hospital, F&F special hospital”.
• “F&F?” I muttered thoughtfully.
• Then my eyes opened wide, as I remembered the incident and also the flashes of our new boss’s corpse,mixed with reality.
• “Mr Prince! Is he dead?”
• I cried, struggling to get up but the nurse’s firm hand restricted me.
• “I got shot right?”I panicked.
• “Please ma’am, calm down, you need to rest, please don’t worry about it, you are being taken care of” the nurse tried calming me down.
• “Taken care of? Is it too bad….my boss…. was he shot too, please tell me?”I queried restlessly.
• “No he is fine,now please close your eyes and stop worrying”.
• I had so many questions that I wanted to ask again but I didn't have enough strength to, then I felt cool fingers soothing my brow,that was the nurse trying to put me back to sleep.
• Slowly I closed my eyes, and long, thick lashes shaded bruises beneath.
• Later in the evening, I opened my eyes again, aware of the difference in the time and weather. I turned to look beyond the window, the sky was no longer bright blue but deeper and cloudy.
• My gaze shifted back to the room, inspecting every corner, then I decided to sit up in spite of the pain. This time around it was even worse, I felt no better because I was now aware of a soreness not just my arm but all over my body, as if I’d been used as a punching bag.
• “Good evening Val”.
• The soothing words brought my attention to the man, who had spoken to me.
• It’s Daniel!
• “Dan!”I shouted ,it was so good to see him right here and now.
• "Thank God you are awake,look at what you put yourself into cus of that fool!”he replied annoyingly,referring to our new boss.
• I smiled back weakly, he came to me and hugged me
• "I am fine Dan, you don’t have to worry so much about me”.
• I teased him.
• "What if it was your heart eh?"he replied, pissed.
• "You don't know how happy I am that I made a change,God didn't bless me with this gift to sit and watch the people I know die like that”.
• "But if that brat had listened ,this won't have happened at all,if you see the way I confronted him back then,I don't even care about his status or my job anymore”.
• I smiled back.
• "I am glad I have you by my side here Dan”.
• I looked around the hospital room.
• "This hospital looks quite expensive"I said in a whisper.
• "It’s not more expensive than one's life, most importantly I am glad you are safe Val. When I heard about it,I literally screamed,if anything happened to you I will blame myself for not stopping you earlier at the company”.
• He continued.
• Daniel cares so much,that's one thing we have in common, so I understand he is being sincere.
• "About the boss and his sister,hope they're safe?"I asked.
• "Ofcourse he is safe ,the ungrateful fool is not even here to thank you"Dan replied with a grimace. That was a relief to hear about their health status.
• "Maybe he is not as strong as you think,you need to see him at that moment,he was very scared he even cried like a baby".
• Daniel stopped, paused and glared at me coldly.
• "Are you sure ,this isn't affecting your thinking?"
• "Of Course not! I know what i'm saying, before I blacked out he was so scared,and full of emotions “.
• "Maybe you saw it in your unconscious state,hallucinating , not reality,that one cry I doubt, he is a sadist, a cold blooded sadist with no emotion".
• Just then two young looking nurses entered the room. Daniel nodded as they greeted him, one started checking my blood pressure and all that.
• "Where is the man that was here throughout last night?"the first nurse asked.
• "He is the one,"the other one replied.
• "No not him,the tall one, that is mixed,"the first nurse insisted.
• Daniel and I looked at each other in confusion.
• "Are you the one that slept on the visitors bed last night?"she asked Daniel.
• "Well I just came in a few minutes ago but if it's anything that got to do with Val he can talk to me about it"Daniel insisted.
• "No please we advise you to call the man that brought her here".
• The nurse insisted.
• “Wait you mean Mr Prince”the second nurse called her attention.
• “She was brought here by the boss himself?”the first asked.
• “Yes I am pretty sure of that”.
• As they try to reach an agreement, I noticed Daniel’s awkwardness.
• "It’s okay Dan I will be fine,it's just my arm,try calling the boss’s assistant”.
• Daniel sighed,he stood up and petted me softly on the shoulder.
• "I will go let him know that the doctor wants to see him".
• I nodded and smiled back.
• "Take good care of her please"he instructed the nurses,they smiled back at Daniel in a flirty way, who wouldn’t! Daniel is a tall glass of chocolate juice.
• "It's our job"they chuckled.
• He waved at me and left the room.
• The nurses removed the bandage and was dressed it to a new one.
• I closed my eyes, enduring the pain, few minutes later, they cleaned up and told me to rest.
• ****
• The door opened just a few minutes after they left. It was Sir Prince.
• I wasn’t much excited to see him, Daniel was right if not for his arrogance I would be using my arm perfectly well.
• “Not a pretty bad sight, but a lot better than when I saved you after that shot” he said with an eyebrow raised in a teasing manner.
• I scoffed in disbelief with my eyes squinting,I shook my head.
• “Save me? I saved you. Remind me the reason I got into danger in the first place”I sneered.