Laura arrived at the hospital in a hurry as soon as she got the news about what happened to Christian and the accident. She tried to stop herself from panicking as she made her way into the waiting room.
A lot of patients were around the room taking walks and smiling so she didn't want to startle them but at the same time, she couldn't hide the fear that was boldly written all over her body.
Her hands were shaking badly as she bit her lower lip hard enough to draw blood. She grabbed a hold of the counter and then stared at the nurse who was attending to a young woman.
"Hi, I got a call from this hospital a few minutes ago"She started and then the nurse held up a hand to stop her from talking.
"Madam you will have to wait till it's your turn,"The nurse said without looking at Laura.
"I have to wait? How?"Laura asked in anger but the nurse beckoned for her to look around the room at the people seated on the chair. Was she supposed to wait till every single person in this room had been attended to before she could state her issue?
Laura swallowed and turned back to the nurse, "I'm sorry but I can't wait"
"I am sorry ma'am..."
Laura cut in."This is an emergency so please I can't wait even if you ask me to, I need to see the doctor right now"She felt like a sixteen-year-old teenager throwing a tantrum at her mum just because she wanted to draw a tattoo but she didn't care about the scene she would cause.
But wasting time could mean anything so she couldn't take the chances."Everyone here has an emergency ma'am so can you wait till it's your turn?"The nurse asked her and she nodded in refusal
"If my husband dies while I am here begging to see the doctor, will you take responsibility?"Laura didn't know when she asked that question but she was too pissed to think
"Ma'am"The nurse started to say again but was interrupted by the woman she was attending to."It seems to be very important, why don't you attend to her first"
Laura stared at the woman and the tears began to fall from her eyes, she wiped them quickly and smiled at her."Thank you so much, for sacrificing your time"
"It's no problem"The woman smiled back at Laura and then proceeded to take her seat. Laura stood in front of the nurse."Can I please see the doctor now?"She asked
The nurse didn't look too pleased that she cut in the line but Laura didn't give a fuck about her thoughts. She might as well go to hell without voicing out for all she cared about."What's your husband's name?"
"Christian"
The nurse checked the computer in front of her and then turned to Laura as she read out."A man was brought into the hospital some minutes ago, his name is Christian and he was in a severe accident"
If Laura didn't know this already, she wouldn't have tried to cause a scene.
"Yes, that's my husband"Laura's voice shook as she spoke. The nurse nodded."You should take the elevator to the middle floor, the first door by the right will take you to Doctor Andrews, he is assigned to your husband"The nurse finished
"Thank you so much,"Laura said before she hurriedly left the waiting room for the elevator, hoping that nothing would happen to Christian.
Laura took the elevator as instructed and then knocked on the office she found, "Come in"She heard the doctor's voice before she opened the door.
"Good afternoon"She greeted and the doctor smiled at her before asking her to take the seat in front of him.
"The nurse informed me that you were coming up, Miss?"
"Laura, my husband came in after the accident earlier"Laura quickly said and the doctor nodded.
"Did the nurse brief you on the accident and the surgery he would need to undergo?"The doctor asked Laura
"No, that's what I was hoping you would tell me,"Laura told him and then he turned the computer to her so she could see the screen.
"I was studying your husband's file before you came in and the accident was a fatal one and we found him late. The car wheel punctured his right and left legs and he suffered a concussion from the glasses that broke into his face. He went into shock due to the impact of the accident"Laura's mouth dropped open
The doctor continued, "We will perform two different operations on him, the first one will be on his brain and the second is on his legs"
Laura finally said, "Will these surgeries save him?"The doctor let out a sigh, "I cannot guarantee that he will live but I will try my best"Laura nodded
"You have to fill out this form and the form for the surgery as his guardian so that the preparations can start immediately"The doctor explained
He handed her the papers and with shaky hands she filled out the guardian form and then signed the necessary documents before handing them over to the doctor as the approval to start treatment on him. Laura knew that she wasn't his wife but she couldn't wait till Tonia comes here, Christian could die.
*****
The doctors had gone into the surgery room with Christian when Riley arrived at the hospital after dropping the twins over. Laura sat in front of the operating room with so much on her mind."Laura"Riley called
She walked up to her and pulled her into a hug, "You must have been through a lot, how is he doing now?"
"He's in surgery at the moment, it's too much and the doctor can't guarantee that he will survive"Laura finally let out the tears she had been holding in and Riley wiped them before helping her sit down.
"Have you told Antonia about Christian's accident?"Riley asked
"No,"Laura said almost immediately
"You have to let Antonia know, she is his wife"...