Chapter 17: A Miracle

Jack told her, “You have to come with me.” Sara got scared, “What happened? Just tell me what happened?” He wasn’t telling her anything, “You just have to come with me.”

Sara didn’t want to go but she was worried too about Aaron, “No, I’m not going anywhere with you until telling me what is going on.”

Jack said, “Alright, fine. What did you tell Aaron?”

Sara replied, “Nothing, Why? What happened?” She got really scared, “He’s in the hospital.” Tears came out of her eyes, “What? What happened to him? Tell me, Jack.” She was holding Jack from his collar, “Just get in the car and I'll tell you everything in the car.” She got in the car and Jessica and Monica came over to ask her where she was going.

Jessica asked, “Hey, where are you going?”

Monica at the same time asked, “And who is this guy?”

Sara told them, “Can you tell Mr. Colon that I'm going with my friend and I'll be back soon?”

Monica confused and replied, “Sure.”

Jessica asked, “Do you want me to come with you?” Before Sara could say something, Jack refused her, “Sorry, but you can't come with us.” Sara couldn't say anything, and Jack drove off. She was so frustrated and wanted to ask him what was going on.

Sara said, “Tell me, now.”

Jack wanted to get his questions answered first, “What did you tell him in the first place? He was so mad.”

Sara told him, “I didn't say anything to him, but first of all why did you tell him that I'm here?”

Jack answered, “You don't know, but let me tell you something. When I told him about what those guys were thinking about you, he got really mad, and you know what he did. He was about to kill them, but I stopped him, and he beat the shit out of them.”

Sara was angry at him because he is the one making him do things. First, he made his mind of taking her away from her parents. Now, he told her about that incident. “What? Why did you do that for? Why did you tell him about it? Why did you even tell him that I'm here? Why?” She got frustrated.

Jack told her, “he loves you a lot, but you don't care about him at all. When he asked you to come with him, you refused him. Why did you do that for? If you love him, then why didn't you just listen to him?”

Sara wanted to tell him what she went through alone, “Can you stop accusing me? Just tell me what happened to him and why is he in the hospital?”

Jack stops the car because they were at the hospital already. “Let's just go inside.” There were lots of people in the hospital. Jack was running and Sara ran after him. Everybody was so occupied in going to the ICU.

Sara kept asking, “What's going on? Tell me, Jack.” She didn't even realize it, and tears were coming from her eyes. “I'm getting really scared, tell me what happened to him?” Jack goes and a man was standing outside the ICU waiting for Sara. He comes over to Sara and Jack introduces him to Sara.

Jack told her, “This is Aaron's father,” Before he could say something else, he raised his hand to introduce himself, “I'm Richard Lawson, Aaron's father.”

He tells Sara to have a seat and both of them sit. First, Richard hesitated and then he started talking, “I'm the one who told Aaron to stay away from you.” He turned away and hesitated again, “because I thought that he'll forget you as the time goes by, but he didn't forget you even for a minute.”

He turned to face Sara and got on his knees. He folded his hands in front of her, “Please, save my son. I'm begging you; you are the only one who can save my son. Please, save him.” She was crying and made him stand up, “Please, sir. Stand up and don't cry. Relax.”

Aaron’s father said, “He's my only son and I love him so much. I don't want to lose him, please just save him.” Jack comes over and makes him sit on the chair in the waiting room.

Jack told her, “the day we came here, he's been drinking and doing all the bad stuff to make himself suffer.” Jack was hesitating, “his father told him to stay away from you and so he started having drugs. We also tried to admit him to rehabilitation, but he didn't stay there for long. The day I saw you here and I told him that you're here, he didn't even think about touching the alcohol or anything else. He was so happy that day, but I don't know what happened between you two that when he came home, he overtook doses of drugs and that's how he's here right now. Please, Sara, only you can save him.” Sara was crying so much, but she didn't know what to do. The doctor came out of ICU and everybody ran to him.

The doctor came out of the ICU, “he's in very critical condition right now, Mr. Lawson, I told you before that to admit him to the rehabilitation, but still, he's been taking those drugs. Now, I don't know how to save your son.”

“Just save my son,” Richard was begging the doctor like it was in his hand to save his son. “I'm ready to give anything you want, please just save my son.” Sara was standing there listening to them and was crying so much. Her eyes were getting blurry and couldn't see anything.

The doctor told him, “I'm afraid that we can't save him. I've tried so much, but it looks like he doesn't want to live anymore.” Sara runs to go inside the ICU, but the doctor stops her. “You can't go in and who are you?”

“No, doctor. I have to go in.” She was crying and begged the doctor. The doctor couldn't understand what she was saying.

Jack told the doctor, “Please, doctor. Let her go in, she can save him.”

He refused, “what? No, how can she save him, she's not a doctor, is she?”

Sara pushes him aside and goes in. She saw Aaron stuck to tubes and monitors. She couldn't walk even one more step and there were lots of doctors inside, of course. He was the son of the richest person in the world, so his father brought all the best doctors to save him. Sara wanted to go and touch him, but she couldn't even pick one more step. The doctor, Mr. Lawson, and Jack came in.

The doctor told her, “You have to go outside.” He started calling the security guards, but Sara took a step forward toward Aaron and touched his hand, where one of the monitors was plugged into his finger.

She couldn't speak, “Aa... Aaron, It's me, Sara. I'm sorry... I'm really sorry. Please, just forgive me.” She was crying so much that she didn't know how to save her love, he was dying, and she couldn't do anything. “Aaron, I” She paused for few seconds, “still love you.” She started shaking him, “Do you hear me, I love you, Aaron.” The monitor started making noises and Sara got scared. The doctors started staring at her.

The doctor said, “I told you that he's in very critical condition, so nobody can come close to him.” The doctor held her from the arm and tried to take her outside of ICU. As the doctor tries, Aaron held Sara's hand and Sara started yelling at the doctor, “he wants me to stay here. Let go of me and check him.”

All the doctors were amazed that he wasn't even responding to anything they were doing, but Sara just touched him, and he responded. The doctors told everybody else to go outside and Sara was standing next to him holding his hand. The doctors did their job and Sara stayed there while doctors were doing his procedures. Sara was also crying and thinking that he also loved her, but because of his father, he couldn't be with her. She started blaming herself because if she listened to him in the first place, then this wouldn't have happened to him. She was crying so much that one doctor came over to tell her to stop crying because it will also be hurting him, and Sara was confused.

The doctor told her, “You both have some kind of connection, when you cry more and more, his heart beats faster. So, please stop crying because his heart has to be at normal and if it doesn't then we can't save him. When you cry, his body reacts, so please stop crying.”

Sara smiled because she didn't believe in anything like this and now the doctors were telling her that she has some connections with Aaron. Now, she was sure that God wanted them to be together that's why she found him, and they are soul mates as Aaron told her. She wiped her tears with her free hand and stopped crying.

She stood there holding his hand and the doctor was finished, which was successful. The doctors congratulated them because it was very hard to save Aaron, but they've done it. They also congratulated Sara because it was because of her. The doctors went outside to tell his father that it was a miracle that they were both destined to be together and that's why God couldn't even separate them. Richard thought that even God didn't want them to be separated, then who was he to separated them from each other. Sara stayed there in the ICU. He was unconscious and his father came in.

He was staring at Sara, “Thank you, dear. It all happened because of you.” He kisses her on the forehead and goes outside. Sara was standing there and was happy that his father has accepted her. Jack comes in, “the doctors said that he's absolutely fine now and they'll shift him to another room soon.” He saw that Sara was standing, “you must be tired by now, why you don’t sit down?”

Sara told him, “No, I'm fine.” She was staring at Aaron.

Jack said, “you also love him as much as he loves you. I never thought that Aaron could love someone so much because he always used to say that love is bullshit and all that but look at him now. Love has brought him here.” Sara also smiled with him and Jack goes out and brings a chair for her to sit, “You can sit here, I know you were standing here for so long. The doctors told me that you were just standing and staring at him for hours.”

Sara confirmed him, “Jack, I'm fine.”

“You look tired, so just sit down.” He makes her sit on the chair and she smiles, “I'll go and check outside.”

Sara was happy that everything is going right, then she remembered that she has to go back, but she didn't want to leave Aaron in this condition. She also thought about Farhan and didn't know what to tell him about whatever happened. They both love each other so much that they couldn't live without each other, but she didn't know how to explain this to her family and Farhan. She was in a bad position that she couldn't understand what to do. The doctor came in and told her that they're gonna move Aaron to the other room. So, they shifted him to another room, and he was still unconscious. His father was happy that his son is fine and brought her coffee.

Mr. Lawson told her, “If you need something, then just call me. I'm sitting outside the room, Okay?”

Sara didn’t know how to behave in front of him, “Thank you, Sir.”

Mr. Lawson smiled, “You are thanking me, I should be the one to thank you. I don't have words to thank you and how much I appreciate that you love my son so much. I thought that you only loved him because he's rich and I didn't want him to get married to someone who just loves him for money. Now, I know how much you both love each other.” He was gonna go outside and Sara calls him, “I was thinking if you could just sit here for a minute, while I go give a call to my teacher because he must be worried about me?”

He replied, “Sure.” Sara goes outside and gives a call to Mr. Colon, “Hi, Mr. Colon.”

Mr. Colon was sleeping, “Hello?”

He sounded worried because it was 2 a.m. “Sara, is that you? Is everything alright? You're calling at this time?”

Sara in a soft tone, “Yes, everything is alright, but” She didn't know how to tell him and what to tell him. “Mr. Colon, I'm here at the hospital right now because Aaron is in the hospital. Remember, Aaron Lawson?”

Mr. Colon was still sleepy, “Oh Yeah. Is he okay? And what are you doing there?”

Sara lied to him, “I'm his best friend and I came here to see him. I will be back in the morning if that's okay?”

He was half sleepy, “Yeah, sure. Take care of yourself.”

“Yes, sure. Bye!” She hangs up and goes back to Aaron's room. She goes inside and Aaron was still unconscious. She held Aaron's hand again and sat on the chair. She didn't know what to do and what will Farhan think. She thought that first when he said that he also loves her, and she refused him that she won't get married to him.

She was feeling so sad because she wasn't doing justice to Farhan. He always been so nice to her and also took care of her when Aaron wasn't there with her. She didn't want to hurt him, but she couldn't stay without Aaron either. She was so confused that she didn't know that whatever was happening was right or wrong. She loved Aaron, but she didn't know what to do now. His father came inside again and was talking in a soft and low voice.

Mr. Lawson told her, “It's too late now, I think you should go and get some sleep. You look very tired.”

Sara confirmed, “No, I'm fine and I don't want to go back to the hotel. How can I leave Aaron like this and sleep in peace? I don't want to go.” He smiled and didn't say anything. “Why don't you go and get some rest?”

Mr. Lawson told her, “I also can't go to sleep until my son doesn't open his eyes. If you need something just call me, I'll be outside, Okay?” She nods and he goes outside to make a phone call.

It was 10 o'clock when Aaron gained consciousness and saw that Sara was sleeping. He moved a little which woke Sara up. Sara didn't sleep all night and fell early in the morning. “Thank God, you've gained consciousness. I was getting worried.” He was trying to get up, but Sara didn't let him get up. “Just lay down and I'll go get a doctor.”

He was speaking very slowly. “No, I want to talk to you.” She didn't want to listen to him because she knew what he was going to say.

Sara said, “No, don't talk. I'll just go and get the doctor.”

She gets up immediately before he could stop her and goes out of the room. She calls the doctor and tells him that Aaron has gained consciousness, so he should go and check Aaron. Aaron's father was also there, and he came in along with the doctor. The doctor and Richard Lawson go inside the room, but Sara stays outside because she didn't want anything to be brought up.

She had convinced herself that she needs to stay away from Aaron because she was engaged to Farhan. She thought that she was cheating Farhan by saying that she still loves Aaron and staying with him. So, she thought that now he has gained consciousness and she will come to visit him, but after two days she'll be leaving, and everything will be normal. When he gets better, she will tell him that whatever she did was just to save his life and nothing else. The doctor and Richard Lawson came outside and tells her that Aaron wants to talk to her.

The doctor said, “And please make sure he doesn't talk too much. He needs to rest, so he gets better soon.” Sara nodded and went inside his room, “Hmm,” she didn't know what to say to him, so she just stayed quiet. She puts the blanket on him. “How are you feeling now?”

Aaron asked, “You stayed here all night?” Sara wasn't looking in his eyes because she didn't want to let him know that she still loves him. So, she nodded and didn't say anything. “Why did you save me?” She was about to say something, but he kept talking. “I know you came to save my life and I just want to apologize for whatever I did to you. I didn't want to leave you alone, but I didn't have any choice.”

Sara finally spoke, “that's why you punished yourself and you didn't even think about your father for even once. How can you do this to him? He loves you a lot and you're his only son. Do you even realize what would have happened to him if something bad happened to you? Just don't ever do that again, okay?”

He nods and smiles, “If I had known that you would come to me, then I would have tried to kill myself earlier.” She puts her hand on his mouth, “Don't you ever say that again and if something would have happened to you, then I would have not forgiven myself forever.” Now, she wanted to get out of the room before he could ask her more questions. That's when her cell phone vibrates and sees that it was Jessica's call. She goes outside the room and answers her phone.

Jessica said, “Hello?”

Sara answered, “Hey, Jess. How are you?”

Jessica told her, “I'm fine, but where are you? Mr. Colon came so many times to check if you came back.”

Sara said, “I'll be coming back soon because Aaron just gained conscious.”

Jessica confused and said, “What? You told us that you don't know him and now you're with him.”

Sara didn’t know what to answer her, “Look, Jess, I can't tell you anything right now. Can you just tell Mr. Colon that I'll be there in about 10 minutes?”

Jessica was worried, “Okay, come soon.”

Sara tried to hang up, “Yeah, I'll be on my way. Thank you.”

Jessica said, “You're welcome, and don't worry, I'll tell Mr. Colon that you're coming back.”

“Alright, bye.” And hangs up the phone.

The doctor goes into the room, but Sara stays back and saw that Aaron's father wasn't in the waiting room. She tells the nurse at the counter to give his father a call. She goes back to Aaron's room and sees that doctors were examining him.

The doctor told her, “we're examining him, so if you can stay outside for a while.”

Sara said, “Yeah, sure.” But Aaron didn't want that, “No, I want her to stay here with me.” The doctor didn't argue, and Sara went to stand next to him. He raised his hand for her to accept. They were holding hands and his father came.

“How's he doing right now?” Aaron didn't look at his father and told the doctor, “Doctor, can you tell this man to get out of this room?” His father left without saying anything and Sara didn't like that, “You shouldn't talk to your father like this. He loves you a lot and you're being so rude to him.”

Aaron replied, “Yeah, right? He tried to make me stay away from you and you're telling me to be nice to him.”

Sara said, “Look Aaron, whatever happened it was in the past, and just accept as it was written in our destiny. Alright?”

Aaron told her, “But I will change our destiny now and nobody can stop me from being with you.” She knew this was coming. So, she didn't respond, and Aaron was looking at her to say something, but she didn't. Instead, she told his father she was leaving, “Mr. Lawson, I have to go now because my teacher is very worried about me and I have to go to meet some specialists today with my class.”

Aaron worried again, “What? What are you saying? You want to leave me?”

The doctor told him to be quiet, “You shouldn't talk too much, it's not good for your health.” Sara leaves immediately after what the doctor said. She didn't want to leave him in this condition, but she had to because she was engaged to Farhan and wanted to keep her promise that she made to her parents and the commitment she made with Farhan.

Aaron told him, “How can I stay quiet when my girlfriend doesn't want to stay with me?”

The doctor tried to make him think about other stuff rather than make him feel worried, “I must say your girlfriend loves you a lot.”

Aaron rolling his eyes, “Yeah, that's why she left.”

The doctor replied, “You weren't even responding to us, she brought you back to life and you're saying that she doesn't love you.” Aaron's father runs outside the room to catch Sara because he noticed that something was wrong.

She was still walking downstairs when his father caught her. “Sara,” She stopped there and turned to face him. She didn't say anything, “Is everything alright?”

“Yes, of course, everything is alright.” She was lying to him and even he knew that she was lying, “If everything is alright, then why are you leaving the person you love the most in the whole world in this condition?” That's where he got her, and she didn't know how to answer him or make him understand. Still, she was quiet and didn't say anything. “Look, dear. My son loves you a lot and I made the mistake to keep him stay away from you. Now, you're making the same mistake.”

Sara told him, “Sir, I can't tell you how difficult it is for me …” She cuts off because she didn't want to tell him that it was also difficult for her to stay away from Aaron. “but I don't have a choice.”

Mr. Lawson asked her, “Do you love him?” She didn't answer his question, “I need to go back to the hotel because my teacher is waiting for me.”

Mr. Lawson asked again, “You didn't answer my question.” He wasn't letting her go because he wanted to make up to son, so he can have his son back.

Sara told him the truth, “there is something I need to tell you.” She was hesitating and then remembered that Aaron found about her engagement which's why he took drugs.

Mr. Lawson looking at her, “Yes, I'm listening.”

Sara said, “I'm already engaged, and” He interrupts him, “That's the reason, Aaron is in this condition. Why did you tell him that? Why?” He gets angry, “You don’t know how important Aaron is to me.”

Sara told him the truth, “I didn't tell him that, my teacher told him. I didn't know that he'll be hurt so much.”

Mr. Lawson asked, “So, you don't love him anymore?”

Sara told him the whole story from start, “Aaron left me, and my parents couldn't see me in pain, so they got me engaged.” Richard was trying everything to make his son happy, but he doesn't know that Sara was in a really bad position where she couldn't find any way out.

Mr. Lawson tried his best to make everything right, but it was too late already, “I'll tell them that you still love Aaron, and you don't want to marry someone you don't love.”

Sara told him, “You're just thinking about your son only, but I have to think about everybody. Farhan is a very nice guy, and I can't just hurt him all the time.”

Mr. Lawson agreed, “You are right, I'm thinking only about my son because I love him, and I want him to be happy. If you love him, then you will be with him forever. Look at him, what is his condition and it's all because he loves you a lot more than anybody in the world.” Sara knew that because he told her that he loves her more than anybody in the whole world.

Sara said, “You know what sir, first when we were together and you kept him away from me, but now everything is different.” He interrupts, “I'm really sorry for whatever I did because I've realized my mistake and I'm the one who has put my son in this condition. Now, I've decided that I will do the right thing and do what my son wants.”

Sara doesn't say anything, and his father puts his hand on her shoulder, “My son wants to marry you and he told me when he came from Washington, but I didn't accept your relationship at that time, but now I do.” He kept talking like he knew what Sara was thinking. “Don't worry, my dear. I will talk to your parents and they will agree with me.”

She doesn't say anything about that, “I should go now because I really need to go meet someone. Please, can you excuse me?” She walked a few steps and thought about what his father said. She was smiling and thinking that Aaron wanted to get married to her. Then she stopped walking and turned to face Aaron's father again. He was still standing there. “Sir, I'll come back to see him later in the evening.”

She couldn't even stop herself from being away from him. She also loved him and didn't know what to do about that. Richard smiled and went back to Aaron's room. Sara takes the taxi back to the hotel and sees that her class was waiting for her. She gets on the bus very quickly and sits with Jessica.

Jessica said, “Thank God, you came on time. I was really getting worried because what you told me on the phone. Please, I really want to know everything.” Monica from the back seat comes and sits the next seat available.

Monica asked, “What's going on with you and Aaron Lawson? Jess told me that he was in the hospital and you were with him? If you're not his girlfriend, then why did you go to the hospital?” She didn't let her answer even one question and kept asking questions.

Sara raised her hands and said, “Just calm down, everything is fine. Okay, and let me clear one thing, he is not my boyfriend and he's just a friend. That's why I went to see him in the hospital.”

Monica remembered her deny knowing him, “Your friend, but first, you said that you didn't even know him.”

She didn't know what to say because she has been lying to them and now all her lies were coming in front of her. “Hmm, I didn't say that I know him and he's just a friend nothing else. Alright,” Now she was pretending to be mad because she didn't want to answer any of Monica's questions. “And why are you questioning me like I've committed some crime?”

Monica rolls her eyes, “I was just asking, why you're getting mad?”

Sara calmed herself, “Look, Jess and Monica, let me be clear. There is nothing between me and Aaron. We both got to know each other when he went to Washington, where I used to live and that's how we became friends. That's all.”

Jessica said causally, “Okay, we believe you.” Sara knew that Monica still didn't believe her, but she didn't want to argue with her anymore. So, she stayed quiet. After 10 minutes, they reach the hospital where they were going to meet the specialists. Everybody gets out of the bus and goes inside the hospital and Sara's phone vibrates. It was Jack and then she remembered that she had given him her number to let her know how Aaron was doing. She answers the phone, “Hello?” She tells Jessica that she will join them in a minute in the hall, where they went to listen to the lecture.

Jack said, “Hey, Sara.”

Sara asked, “Is everything alright?”

Jack told her, “Yeah, everything is alright, it's just that Aaron wants to talk to you?” He grabs the phone from Jack and starts talking to Sara, “Hi, love.” He was talking slowly, “When are you coming to see me? I don't want to be here anymore; I want to get out of here.”

Sara told him, “If you really want to get out of the hospital, then you need to listen to the doctors and take a rest. You shouldn't talk too much, then how you're gonna get out of the hospital?”

Aaron asked, “Are you hiding something from me?” He knew that something was going on with Sara, that's why she wasn't talking to him like she used to.

Sara was looking at her friends, “No, look I have to go now. I will come to see you in the evening, so just take a rest and listen to the doctors. Okay?”

Aaron told her, “Yeah I will,” Before she was going to hang up, he stopped her, “Listen.”

Sara listening, “Yeah?”

Aaron said, “I love you.” Tears came down her cheek and she didn't know what to say instead she hangs up. After hanging up, she turned off the phone, so he couldn't call her again. Then started talking to herself, “I love you too, Aaron, but I can't tell you because …”

She doesn't say it because she doesn't even want to accept the truth. She wanted to forget about everybody else and just think about Aaron and herself, but she couldn't do that. “I'm really sorry Aaron, but I can't even tell you because you're so sick right now.”

She wipes her tears and goes to the hall for the lecture. The lecture was for 3 hours and when the seminar ended, they go back to the hotel. Sara goes to her room and doesn't talk to Jessica or Monica. They were really angry with her, but she didn't want to think about them at that moment because she had to get ready to go to the hospital again. So, she gets a dress and goes to her teacher's room. Knock, Knock, …

Mr. Colon opened the door, “Hello, Sara?”

Sara told him, “Sir, I want to ask you if I could go to see Aaron in the hospital because I've promise Mr. Richard Lawson that I will come in the evening to see his son. So, I was thinking if I could go, and I'll take Jessica with me?”

Mr. Colon remembered, “Oh, I forgot to ask you about Mr. Aaron Lawson. How is he doing now? Is he alright?”

Sara said, “Yes, he is out of danger now and hopefully he'll be fine soon. So, can I go?”

Mr. Colon permitted her, “Yeah, sure.” She knew that he was gonna say that because of Aaron being so rich and he also liked him.

Sara said, “Thank you.” After thanking Mr. Colon, she runs back to her room and tells Jessica to get ready. She didn't know how to make up for being rude to her and Monica, so she thought why not take Jessica to the hospital that way she can make up for her and Monica will be okay with that. Plus, Aaron won't ask her any kind of questions, but she still doubted in her mind that Aaron is kind of a guy, who likes to show everybody how much he loves Sara. So, she thought he might say that she's his girlfriend, and then she won't know how to lie to Jessica anymore. Still, she was gonna take the chance and take Jessica with her.

Jessica asked, “Is Mr. Colon okay with that?”

Sara confirmed, “Yeah, I've already asked him for you, so get ready fast.” She gets ready and they leave the hotel around 5 o'clock. They reach the hospital and then she runs to his floor to his room.

Jessica asked, “What's the hurry? We're already there.”

Sara smiled and said, “You'll never understand.” She was thinking only about him all day even in the seminar. Now, she couldn't wait to see him and see how he’s doing. They get to his floor and Sara sees Aaron's father still there. “Hello, Sir? How are you?”

Richard said, “I'm fine and he's also doing fine.” Both of them smile, but Jessica doesn't get why they were smiling. Richard looks at Jessica and Sara introduces her to him, “This is my friend Jessica, and she is here to see Aaron.” They shake hands and Sara looks at Aaron's room and Richard looks at her, “He was asking about you and I told him that you'll be here in the evening. So, he's been waiting for you.”

“Oh, okay.” She puts few steps ahead of Jessica as well and then she stops. “Sir, you look very tired, I think you should go home now and take some rest. I'm here and you don't have to worry about him anymore.”

Richard told her, “I know as long as you're here, he's absolutely fine, but I can't leave my son in this condition.” Sara holds Mr. Lawson's hand and tells him, “he'll be fine, and I promise if something happens, I will give you a call, but you look very tired and you need to rest a little. Alright?”

Richard said, “Aaron was right that you're a very nice girl and he picked the perfect girl. I must tell you that you're also a very pretty and perfect companion for my son.” Sara smiles and doesn't say anything. He leaves and Sara turns back to Aaron's room, where Jessica holds her back.

Jessica asked, “What was he saying? I didn't understand even one bit of it. Just tell me, Are you Aaron's girlfriend?”

Sara repeats, “Look, I've already told you that I'm only his friend and that's all. You already know that I'm engaged to Farhan and I really love him; then how can I love two guys at the same time.” It was really hurting her inside because she really loves Aaron, but she couldn't confine with anyone.

Jessica said, “That's what I'm saying that how can you love two guys at the same time. I can see in your eyes that you really love Aaron not Farhan because I've never seen you so eager to meet any of your friends like Aaron and even to meet Farhan.”

Sara rolling her eyes and making up some excuse, “Come on, you need to stop reading romantic novels, so you can think like a normal person.” She laughs and takes her to Aaron's room. Aaron was eating and Jack was with him. “Hi, how are you feeling now?”

Aaron said, “how can I feel without you?” She suddenly starts talking to Jack, “Hi, Jack. How are you?”

Jack replied, “I'm fine.” Aaron stopped eating and was staring at Sara, “You look tired, you should go and rest for a little while even Mr. Lawson looked tired, and I told him to go take some rest.” Then, she remembered that Jessica was with her, “Oh, this is my friend Jessica, and Jessica this is Aaron and his friend Jack.” She said hi to them and immediately, Aaron spoke, “I'm her boyfriend.” Sara just froze there like something really hard hit her, “but she told me that” Sara holds her hand suddenly and Jessica looks at her. She takes her outside.

Sara told them, “Excuse us for a minute. What were you doing? Look, he's very sick right now and he thinks that I'm his girlfriend, but I'm not. So, I've promised his father that I'm gonna do what he wants to save his son's life. Alright, so just don't say anything and listen to whatever he says, okay?”

Sara was such a liar, and she knew how to make people believe whatever she wanted, but Jessica was so confused, and she didn't have any choice at that time, so she had to accept whatever Sara told her to do. She said, “Okay.” They go back inside, and Sara sits next to Aaron.

Aaron complimented her, “You're looking very pretty as always.”

She ignores his comment, “Why didn't you finish your food? If you want to get well, then you have to eat.”

Jack said, “That's what I was telling him, but he doesn't listen to me.” Sara picks up the soup and starts feeding him and he didn't refuse. “That's what he wanted.” Aaron smiled as well as Sara.

Sara asked, “What did the doctor say?”

Jack answered, “they said that he's improving very fast, and they've never seen this kind of miracle before in their life.”

Sara smiled, “Shut up” She was laughing because she thought he was just cracking a joke, but he wasn't, “You think I'm lying, then ask Aaron.”

“He's telling the truth and it all happened because of you. The doctors said that you were here all night...” She immediately changes the subjects, “When are they discharging you?”

Jack told her, “He asked them to discharge him tomorrow.”

Sara thought that it was too early, “What? But why?”

Aaron said, “Because the way you’re acting.”

Sara asked, “What did I do?” Aaron was about to speak, but she cuts him, “Anyways, Jack you tell me what did the doctors said? Is it okay for him to get discharged tomorrow?”

Jack told her, “Well, the doctor said that he needs to stay here for at least two more days.” Aaron was looking at him and he stopped talking because he was getting mad at Jack.

“Stop it, you tell me, Jack.” She hits him slowly on his chest. “What else did the doctor say?”

Before Jack could say something, Aaron immediately spoke up, “the doctor didn't say anything and I'm absolutely fine now.”

Sara said, “You will stay here till the doctor say so. Got it?”

“Now, he'll stay here.” Jack teased him.

Sara smiled and Jessica was sitting quietly smiling with Sara. “No, I won't stay here anymore. Tomorrow morning, I'm out of here.” Sara got mad and left the room. Jessica left the room with her, “I don't know what he thinks. I just don't care anymore, if he wants to leave tomorrow, then fine. He can do whatever he wants, I don't care.”

Jessica sarcastically said, “Oh really? If you don't care, then why are so mad?”

She didn't know what to answer her, so she was just rambling. “Hmmm, I mean I do care because he's my friend and I want him to get well soon.”

Jessica was still not believing her, “Oh, I see. I forgot he's your friend and just a friend, nothing else.”

Sara replied, “Oh please, now don't talk like Monica.” Both of them laugh and Jack comes out, “He wants you inside.”

Sara told him, “I think, we should go back to the hotel now. It's already 9 o'clock and I'm really hungry.”

Jessica agreed, “Yes, we should, I'm also hungry.”

Jack insisted, “But he wants to talk to you.”

Sara made up an excuse, “Just tell him that when you came outside, we were already gone.”

Jack surprised, “What? You want me to lie to him, I'm not gonna lie.” Sara rolls her eyes, “Fine.” Then she goes inside, and Jack holds Jessica back outside. She was still mad at him, “Alright, I'll stay in the hospital as long as the doctor wants, but I have a condition.” She turned away from him, “Great!”

Aaron said, “I want you to...” She interrupted him, “Look, Aaron. I'm not gonna do anything, okay?”

“Alright, then I'm discharging tomorrow first thing in the morning.”

Sara begged him, “Please, why are you doing this?”

Aaron replied, “I'm not doing anything; I'm just asking you to stay here with me till I'm here. Nothing else.”

Sara told him, “I'm here with my class for the seminar and I can't stay here with you at the hospital, and you know that.”

Aaron said, “No problem, then. Jack will talk to your professor and then you won't have a problem, right?”

She didn't know what to say and was thinking about how to make another excuse. “Yes, I do have a problem. I can't stay here because I came here to go to the seminar, and you know how important this is to me. I know you won't make me stay here and miss all the things that are important for me to know.”

Aaron said, “Yes, of course. I forgot; this class is more important than me.”

Sara rolling her eyes because she knew he is just saying that so she could stay with him, “It's nothing like that and you know it.”

“Just go away.” He lay down on his bed and pretended like he was falling asleep. Sara didn't say anything and went outside.

Sara just felt like leaving, “Come on, Jess. Let's go.”

Jack asked, “What happened? Did he agree to stay?” Sara didn't say anything, and Jack was still waiting for her to say something, then finally she told him, “he will stay here only on one condition, which is unacceptable for me because we're going back home tomorrow morning.”

Jack wanted to know what was going on, “What's his condition?”

Sara told him, “He wants me to stay here with him till he doesn't get discharged from the hospital.”

Jack asked, “Does he know that you're going back tomorrow?”

“You know what, I'm done with everything now.” She sits down on the floor and puts her hands on her head like she was tired of lying to everyone and herself. “Look, Jack, I don't want you to tell him anything because if he finds out that I'm leaving tomorrow, then you know what's going to happen.”

Jack said, “But he's going to ask about you when he won't see you.”

She gets up from the floor and starts walking out of the hospital. “Then tell him that I'm dead. That will make him stop asking about me.” They leave and Jessica didn't ask Sara anything because by now she understood everything, whatever was going on with Aaron and Sara. They reach the hotel and Sara started packing her things to leave tomorrow back to Stanford.