"Thank you for your kind reminder, Dr. Qin. I will see to that." said Kevin in full respect. He had always thought highly of doctors as they rescued people and saved lives. He honored Tom for saving his wife's life and he would be eternally in debt to him for that.
"You don't need to be formal with me. You can simply call me by my first name, Tom." A warm smile made it to Tom's face as he calmly said those to Kevin. He wanted him to call him by his first name just like how the rest did. He was looking at Kevin as a part of his family now since he wasn't holding any grudge against him anymore.
"Thank you!" Kevin was no fool. Of course, he understood the message between Tom's lines. He appreciatively patted Tom on the shoulder and gave him a big warm smile. He was determined to change these people's view about him through his hard work, including Edward's.
"Don't worry too much about it. My best wishes to you. I need to carry on with my duties in other wards. Please try to talk to Leena as much as possible. Especially about the things that matter to her." With these words, Tom walked out of the room. He cast a profound glance at Leena before he closed the door. She meant so much to him and how he wished for her to come back to her senses right now! As he silently closed the door, the other doctors who were waiting outside all gathered up. Together, they moved on to the next ward. No one asked anything as they knew that Tom had a lot in his mind. They were all aware of how important the patient lying inside that hospital room was to Tom and that she shouldn't be disturbed at all.
Back inside the room, Kevin poured some hot water into a clean basin as soon as Tom left. He tested the water temperature carefully before soaking the towel into the basin. He then rinsed it, spread it, and then gently wiped Leena's face with it. He was extra gentle with his every move. Leena was a girl who cared about her looks and Kevin knew that. He was cleaning her face as he knew that she wanted to be pretty all the time.
"My little sleepy cat. It is time to wake up. You are going to be chubby if you keep lying here. Are you sure you want to lie here and end up being chubby?" whispered Kevin softly as he lovingly gazed her sleeping face. He remembered that her biggest fear was looking fat and ugly. Thus, he deliberately chose that topic to scare her. He hoped for his words to encourage her and wake her up from her long sleep!
Not many knew but Leena could hear his familiar voice echoing inside her ear. She knew that it was from someone she had a great bond with. It was the same voice that had been calling her million times and was always there when she needed it most. How she wished to open her eyes and look at the owner of the voice. It sounded so sad and so distant. Her heart ached whenever the voice sadly called her name over and over again. However, she simply couldn't open her eyes no matter how hard she tried. Her world was surrounded by darkness and it felt like she was shackled to it.
"Nana, my beloved, is this how you want to love me? Is it supposed to be like this? You are ignoring me here! I am just sitting next to you, watching you sleep away. I know that you may be indulging in your beautiful dreams right now and wish not to wake up. Nana, I am giving you one more day. After that, you have to wake up for me. If you do not wish to see me anymore, I have to go away and leave you alone. Think about what you are gonna do carefully. Is your beautiful dream more important than me, your husband?" Kevin buried his head in his palms and painfully mumbled the words out. He knew it sounded hurtful and harsh but he was at the edge of breaking down himself. He had desperately tried every possible thing but none of them worked. Now he even used pointless threats just to wake her up. He wasn't even sure if Leena could hear him or not.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: It'll Come Naturally