half way there when the sound of an
explosion pushed us back.
I quickly shielded our
bodies as the car exploded sending a wild fire through the trees. I
looked on in shock. The heat from the fire was strong and spreading
everywhere. I finally got the sense to continue to get us both to
safety. Almost there I kept telling
myself…almost there . As we finally arrived
back on the main road the police and ambulance had pulled up onto
the scene.
“ We got fire…is the
ambulance on the way”
“ Yeah, their five minutes
behind us.”
I heard the officers yell.
I collapsed on the pavement with the strangers head in my lap
unable to believe what had just happened. He could have died…hell I could have died. I felt a hand touch my shoulder bringing me back
to reality. “Ma’am do you need assistance.” I looked up to the
paramedic.
“ No I don’t…but he does.”
They gathered around us and put him on a stretcher. “Are you going
to ride with us?” One of them asked. I looked from them to the man
they were caring for. “I have my car…I’ll follow you.” They nodded
and set the van ready to go. I returned to my vehicle, completely
shaken and unable to speak. I paused for a moment contemplating on
whether to follow them to the ambulance or just go home. Eventually
I cranked up my car and followed the red flashing
lights.
I waited for hours in the
lobby of Shand’s Hospital. My eyes were weary and aches were
appearing in my body due to the stress of the situation. I looked
around, there were many people in and out waiting to see their
loved ones…and then there was me. I wasn’t here because of a loved
one or family member. Hell I had never met this man in my life
before tonight but something in me still knew I had to be here. I
didn’t understand why but I sat in wait to hear was he alright.
“Mrs. Lyfe….Mrs. Lyfe.” I looked around the room to see whom the
nurse was referring to, when no one responded she tapped me on the
shoulder. “Mrs. Lyfe” “Me?” I said pointing to myself. “Yes…the
doctor would like to see you about your husband. You can follow
me.” My husband , I
repeated to myself. The nurse motioned for me to follow her and I
reluctantly got up. We made our way through the sealed doors,
crossed the hall and stopped at the third door on the right. “Right
in there Mrs. Lyfe.”
I nodded and entered the
room. There he was lying asleep in the hospital bed. He was
attached to monitors and beat up pretty good judging by his wounds.
Aside from his bruises I could tell he was very handsome, he had
nice light cinnamon skin, long dark wavy hair tucked behind his
head, and a smoothed out goatee around his mouth. That well-built
body of his which gave me so much trouble covered the majority of
the of the hospital bed. I stood and admired him for a moment when
I noticed his hospital sheet at the foot of the bed. Wanting to
know more about him I picked it up. “Derrick…Lyfe…Your name is
Derrick Lyfe.” Interesting , I thought. I walked
closer to his bedside and gazed in on his attractive face. Not bad…not bad at all . I
smothered a piece of his hair back, placing it among the rest. I
noticed his eyes flutter and I leaned back. Did I imagine that? I thought. I
watched as his eyes opened and looked up at me. Oh my God …I thought. My heart was
pounding and I was finding it difficult to breathe.
“ Who…” He tried to speak
but his voice was a little dry. I looked around the room for some
water and quickly poured some in a cup. I held it to his lips as he
sipped on it. When his voice soothed he spoke again. “Who…who the
hell are you?” I looked at him startled at first but with pitying
eyes not knowing what to do for him. “Destiny…I’m Destiny. I found
you out on the road. You were in an accident.” “Accident? What the
fuck?” He strained to move around due to the pain so I helped him
sit up. I noticed him breathing heavy like he was hurting. “I’m
going to go get a
explosion pushed us back.
I quickly shielded our
bodies as the car exploded sending a wild fire through the trees. I
looked on in shock. The heat from the fire was strong and spreading
everywhere. I finally got the sense to continue to get us both to
safety. Almost there I kept telling
myself…almost there . As we finally arrived
back on the main road the police and ambulance had pulled up onto
the scene.
“ We got fire…is the
ambulance on the way”
“ Yeah, their five minutes
behind us.”
I heard the officers yell.
I collapsed on the pavement with the strangers head in my lap
unable to believe what had just happened. He could have died…hell I could have died. I felt a hand touch my shoulder bringing me back
to reality. “Ma’am do you need assistance.” I looked up to the
paramedic.
“ No I don’t…but he does.”
They gathered around us and put him on a stretcher. “Are you going
to ride with us?” One of them asked. I looked from them to the man
they were caring for. “I have my car…I’ll follow you.” They nodded
and set the van ready to go. I returned to my vehicle, completely
shaken and unable to speak. I paused for a moment contemplating on
whether to follow them to the ambulance or just go home. Eventually
I cranked up my car and followed the red flashing
lights.
I waited for hours in the
lobby of Shand’s Hospital. My eyes were weary and aches were
appearing in my body due to the stress of the situation. I looked
around, there were many people in and out waiting to see their
loved ones…and then there was me. I wasn’t here because of a loved
one or family member. Hell I had never met this man in my life
before tonight but something in me still knew I had to be here. I
didn’t understand why but I sat in wait to hear was he alright.
“Mrs. Lyfe….Mrs. Lyfe.” I looked around the room to see whom the
nurse was referring to, when no one responded she tapped me on the
shoulder. “Mrs. Lyfe” “Me?” I said pointing to myself. “Yes…the
doctor would like to see you about your husband. You can follow
me.” My husband , I
repeated to myself. The nurse motioned for me to follow her and I
reluctantly got up. We made our way through the sealed doors,
crossed the hall and stopped at the third door on the right. “Right
in there Mrs. Lyfe.”
I nodded and entered the
room. There he was lying asleep in the hospital bed. He was
attached to monitors and beat up pretty good judging by his wounds.
Aside from his bruises I could tell he was very handsome, he had
nice light cinnamon skin, long dark wavy hair tucked behind his
head, and a smoothed out goatee around his mouth. That well-built
body of his which gave me so much trouble covered the majority of
the of the hospital bed. I stood and admired him for a moment when
I noticed his hospital sheet at the foot of the bed. Wanting to
know more about him I picked it up. “Derrick…Lyfe…Your name is
Derrick Lyfe.” Interesting , I thought. I walked
closer to his bedside and gazed in on his attractive face. Not bad…not bad at all . I
smothered a piece of his hair back, placing it among the rest. I
noticed his eyes flutter and I leaned back. Did I imagine that? I thought. I
watched as his eyes opened and looked up at me. Oh my God …I thought. My heart was
pounding and I was finding it difficult to breathe.
“ Who…” He tried to speak
but his voice was a little dry. I looked around the room for some
water and quickly poured some in a cup. I held it to his lips as he
sipped on it. When his voice soothed he spoke again. “Who…who the
hell are you?” I looked at him startled at first but with pitying
eyes not knowing what to do for him. “Destiny…I’m Destiny. I found
you out on the road. You were in an accident.” “Accident? What the
fuck?” He strained to move around due to the pain so I helped him
sit up. I noticed him breathing heavy like he was hurting. “I’m
going to go get a
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