I was shocked when I pushed open the operating room door. The man who always stood undefeated was now pinned to the ground by strangers. Seeing Nick struggling desperately and gasping for air, tears unexpectedly spilled from my eyes.
Nick and I had finally come to this.
Nick finally noticed me. Our eyes met in mid-air, but roles reversed from before. This time, I was above, and he was below.
Nick froze for a moment. When he tried to speak, he suddenly stuttered. Lips trembling, he was unable to form a complete sentence. "A... A... you..."
He could not even utter the name he had called a thousand times in his heart.
"You should go." I said goodbye with a forced smile, tears falling in big drops. Nick just shook his head, over and over…
I threw the tray I was holding at him. The bloody tray, forceps, and various instruments clattered loudly on the floor in front of him.
The sight of all that red shocked Nick, making him shake violently. Right then, he seemed to realize something. His child was really gone.
"Ariana..." he said hoarsely. Like a child who had made a mistake, he was apologizing over and over.
"I didn't know you were pregnant. If I had, I would never have upset you. Ariana, I'm sorry. We can have another child. Please forgive me... Can you forgive me..."
As he finished speaking, the crowd around muttered, "Oh, so he caused his own child's death!"
"I can't believe I felt sorry for him earlier. Disgusting!"
"Good thing they divorced. Who'd want to keep such bad luck around? What a disaster!"
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Trouble in Paradise (Arianna and Nicholas)
Unrealistic story. Siblings in love?...