Chapter 14: 14

"What the hell have you done!?" I exclaimed, feeling angry. I took Natasha from her neck and pulled her away from Mariela. I knelt next to her, she was bleeding and she looked scared. "Stay with me, Mariela," I whispered, I had a horrible deja vu from a few years ago. Me in this same situation with my wife. "Don't go, Mariela, don't leave me," I begged. I noticed that Natasha ran out of the room. Damien followed her. I took the cell phone and called an ambulance. "I need an ambulance on the street 34. It is urgent.” I hung up, at that moment I didn't think about anything or anyone else, not even that Natasha would escape.

"Alex..." she stammered, "...I'm scared."

"I'm here with you," I told her, took a rag and covered the affected area to prevent further bleeding. “Do not speak”

"I just want to... go home." Tears came out of her eyes. "Please let me go."

Her words hurt me, of course they did, I felt that Mariela was suffering here with me and, although at first I thought she would get used to it, it seems that she was not. Mariela didn't love me and she would never love me, she just wanted to leave my side. A lump settled in my throat but I didn't let myself be overcome by feelings.

"Shh, please don't talk," I took Mariela in my arms and took her out of there, out of the house, to wait outside for the ambulance.

MARIELA

I can feel it. I will die, I will never see my parents or my friends again. My chest hurts, burns, burns, I feel horrible pain, which weakens me. I feel sleepy, tired and exhausted. I just want to close my eyes and fall asleep.

Alexander told me things I couldn't understand, plus I started saying things I didn't even mean. Right now for the first time I feel safe with him, safe, as if I were at home. I also had that feeling as if this had already happened between us, as if we had already experienced something similar which would be impossible. I heard the ambulance nearby, then the paramedics put me in the ambulance and took me to the nearest hospital. I had an oxygen mask in my nose and IV in my hand, just like that I could sleep peacefully.

•

When I opened my eyes I felt better, I felt calm and peaceful. I noticed that I am in a hospital room, it is quite big and nice. I had a bandage on my chest, an IV in my arm, and a hospital gown. There was no one in the room.

"Alexander?" I asked, maybe he was in the bathroom. But I didn't get an answer, I think he just left me here and came home, it would be just like him, if he didn't even care about me. I sat up carefully on the bed, my mouth is dry and I'm thirsty. “Anyone here?” I raised my voice but stopped because I felt a little pain in the injured area. I still can't believe Natasha did this to me, that girl is definitely out of her mind. What I came to get into with Alexander. The door opens and Alexander walks in.

“Mariela, you finally wake up. How do you feel?” He asks me, staying at a considerate distance. It's obvious he doesn't care.

"Better," I replied.

“It gives me pleasure. Hopefully the doctor will let you out today, I have to continue with the wedding procedures” he answers seriously.

"Do you really think about that after everything that happened?" I wanted to know, outraged. It's just that this is incredible, Alexander is the most insensitive person I've ever met.

"What else could I think of?" He asks me, pretending he doesn't know.

"Not at all, forget it. Ask the doctor if I can go home.”

"As soon as I come back, I'll do it." He sat down on the sofa and began to check his cell phone.

“What about Natasha?”

"She's on the run, when they find her she'll have to pay for what she did," he answered without looking at me. I rolled my eyes and didn't say anything else because I didn't want to start a conversation with him. He already made it very clear to me that he was not interested in me and that he is only interested in the damned wedding and to continue torturing me. Right now I would rather be in Natasha's hands than Alexander's. What would happen to with Damien? In the end he had done a good deed and had regretted being Nat's accomplice. I just hope he's okay.

"I thought you had escaped," he told me.

“I figured.”

“I told your father that it was a false alarm and he was happy that you are with me again.”

“It gives me pleasure.”

The doctor entered.

“Miss Mariela Valdez, how are you feeling?” He asks me.

"It hurts a little but my spirits are fine," I answered.

“I'm glad to know, you can go home but you can't do heavy work, let alone go out and get agitated. You must rest for at least a week while your wound heals,” he told me.

“Of course, it's OK.”

"Excuse me." The doctor left, leaving me alone with this orangutan. I wanted to stand up but Alexander rushed to come to me.

“What are you doing? Be careful." He takes my arms. “Do I help you.”

“I can do it alone” I got away “Go on with your things.”

“Mariela, I'm trying to help you, don't be rude.”

“The rude one will be you” I attack, turning my back “Insensitive.” I took the clean clothes and went to the bathroom where I changed and washed my face a little.

When I came out Alexander had put the things in the suitcase.

"The driver is waiting for us," he told me. “I'll go buy your medicines and then we'll leave.” I just nodded. We left the hospital room and went through the pharmacy, Alexander bought what he knitted to buy, we got in his car and went to his house.

•

When I got home the first thing I did was look for Cookie, I didn't even know if I would still find him here. A feeling of sadness invaded me at the thought that she may be on the street or if Alexander kicked him out. I walked into the kitchen and didn't look at his plate on the floor. I was sad at that moment.

"Meow," I heard a meow coming from the window. The air returned to my lungs to see cookie waking up and standing up to come greet me.

"Cookie, I thought I wouldn't find you," I murmured, picking him up in my arms.

"Miss Mariela, I'm glad to see you here again," Carmen tells me.

“Thank you.”

“The kitten has been very careful, Mr. Alexander has always given him his food on time and they have even slept together.”

I was surprised by what Carmen said.