Chapter 14: Fourteen

Chapter Fourteen.

Jennifer opened her eyes abruptly. She stared at the white ceiling, wondering where she was.

She felt movements by her right side, turned her head slightly and saw a lady in blue bent over a small table.

She scratched her head mentally to work out a way to get the lady's attention.

She decided to raise her hand slowly and possibly wave it.

She slowly raised her right hand , cautiously watching the tube connected to it.

Her hand quivered for a while, but she was able to bring it up.

She was on the verge of raising it further, when the lady stood straight.

The lady looked perplexed at first but she immediately smiled at her.

Jennifer gave her a short smile, glad that she got her attention. She raised her two elbows and placed them firmly on the soft bed. She raised herself and rested her back on the pillow.

She took a look at the lady.

"I..."

Her voice came out very hoarse, her throat dry.

She needed water, lots of it.

She looked to her right and saw a blue jug.

She looked at the lady who had been surveying her with a sly smile plastered on her face.

The lady seemed to understand her and immediately helped her with the jug. She took a glass cup and poured water into it.

She gave it to Jennifer who gave a short smile in appreciation of the fact that she understood what she wanted.

Jennifer put the rim to her mouth and drank fast.

"Easy there." The lady said as she watched in amusement, the way Jennifer drowned the water.

Jennifer signalled for another one.

After she finished it, she cleared her throat, gave the lady the cup and adjusted on the bed.

"Where is Francis?"

"You remember?"

The lady inquired.

Jennifer scrunched her lips in confusion. She wondered what she meant.

"Remember as how?"

"What is your name?"

"Jennifer. Jennifer Le...Cutler."

The lady's face lit immediately. She excused herself and walked towards the door .

Jennifer watched her as she walked towards the door, popped her head out for a while and came back to her, but with two men.

One was in a white overall,with curly shining hair. He had glasses which was sort of imbalanced on his face. He looked at her with a look of interest.

The second man had a dirty blond hair, with blue eyes had this inscrutable look but at the same time, surprisingly they seemed to be joking. And that particular feature made him look good to the eye.

"Miss, are you fine?" The man in overall asked.

Jennifer nodded in response.

"Are you Jennifer Lewis?"

"Actually, Jennifer Cutler, newly married." She flashed a short smile as she raised her left hand to show them her wedding ring.

She looked at her fourth finger and her heart skipped.

With a clouded mind, she looked at her right hand.

Nothing.

Her eyes moved to the bed and landed on the drawer next to it.

"Are you okay Jennifer?"

The lady asked her.

Jennifer looked at the trio with a shocked look.

"My...my ring. Where is it?"

"Oh, it is being kept for you"

"Why? Why are am I even here? Where is Francis?"

The man in overall moved closer.

"Jennifer, you were found by the shore of our ocean. You almost died."

Jennifer frowned while trying to put one and one together.

"Ocean? Died?"

The man continued.

"Mark here," He touched the man behind him who she could not help but appreciate his fineness.

"He saved you. He saw you on the shore and brought you here when he discovered you were still alive."

She looked at him and said a thank you.

He nodded briefly.

"So what you are saying is that, I was found on the shore and I almost died."

She exhaled loudly.

"This is crazy. "

"Doctor, don't you think we should call Sergeant?" The lady said to the two men.

"Oh true, true. Please get him here immediately. "

The lady walked out after giving Jennifer a warm smile.

"Huh..." She called to the doctor.

"Dr Mike." He responded with no hesitation.

"Dr Mike. Where is Francis?"

"Who is Francis?"

He asked.

"My husband."

"I am so sorry but no one has been connected to you as a family member."

Jennifer's heart fell immediately.

The door opened to reveal a man in a cop's uniform.

He walked in with shoulder's back, chin high.

"Jennifer,thank God you are awake." He said in a friendly way as though he knew her as a friend.

He turned to the doctor.

"Mike, any progress?"

"She doesn't remember how she ended up in the ocean. "

He turned to her.

"Jennifer, how are you feeling?"

She shrugged

"Pretty normal."

"I would like to ask a few questions.You okay with that?"

She nodded.

"What is the last thing you remember?"

"Hmm...Francis and I were planning to go somewhere."

"Who is Francis?"

"My husband?" She asked in answer.

The square faced sergeant shared a look with the other men.

He turned to her.

"Where were you planning to go?"

"I do not remember."

"Wow. Do you know anyone we can contact at home?"

"Yes. My husband, my friend or my help at home."

"Can you gave us a number?"

"I can give you three."

"Please give it."

Exhaling loudly, the sergeant picked a paper and pen from the desk.

She called out the numbers and he wrote it down, wondering why she could remember most things but not what happened to her.

He moved backwards, brought out his android mobile phone and started to try the numbers.

He did not spend up to three minutes on the phone that he came back to them.

"Well?" Mark asked.

It was the first time she heard him talk. Even his voice was fine. It was deep with a touch of softness. If he had a singing voice, it definitely would sweep ladies off their feet.

'But why am I so drawn to his features. Francis is way better looking than him.'

Jennifer thought, ending the statement with a mental hair flip.

"All is disconnected."

Jennifer frowned and shook her head.

"How?" Mandy is always on her phone. Francis doesn't use it much, but definitely never switches it off. And the mansion centre phone has and should be always working.

"Jennifer, do you think or suspect anyone might want to hurt you? " The sergeant asked.

"Not at all. " She shook her head.

"Well Miss, I think we have to calm down. The cops will try their best to..."

"Can't I just go home? It shouldn't be far." Jennifer said with worry , panic and confusion fused together and pasted on her face.

The cop shook his head.

"You are not in Bahama.You are very far from Bahama. This is Hamesia."

Jennifer felt her head swirl.

She was not home, she was miles away, at a place she has never heard of.

Maybe if she relaxed her head a little, things would make sense. So she tried to relax her head, tried to cool it.

"What next?" She asked.

The doctor came forward.

"You will get discharged soon, tomorrow maybe. Mark here will be housing you for the main time."

She nodded, looking at the man who she was to live with.

'This is nothing close to what I want from life.' She thought as she looked away.