Herzl barely had enough bite and reassured me that he was satisfied so I put him to bed. I was barely halfway through his bedtime story when I noticed that he was already fast asleep.
I took a hot shower, dressed up in a casual plain gown and stepped out of the house, this time it was more convenient to get to the hospital in my car.
Mrs. Smith was fast asleep in the waiting area when I got there and the doctors were still operating on Ryan so I sat beside her waiting for news from them, but when the doctors stepped out of surgery, they were all looking worn out with traces of sweat on their face.
"Doctor! How is he?" I jumped out of the chair and Mrs. Smith, who was fast asleep, jerked up in shock.
"We were able to pull out the bullet but it had hit a major artery, and he lost a lot of blood before coming here so it wasn't easy operating on him." He explained while we both had our eyes wide open in curiosity.
"So doctor, how is he now, how is my son now?"
"He is out of the woods, but we do not know when he will wake up or if he will be able to wake up, so we just have to monitor him now while he is on oxygen."
He explained and we both froze there as we watched him leave, not certain of what else that we should say to him. Stream of tears flowed through my eyes the moment I was in his ward and saw what my husband had been reduced to.
"Ryan!" I called coldly while gasping for breath, several tubs were inserted through his mouth and nose and this was his only means of breathing, his face looked cold and pale and even while I called my husband who would always look at me with tenderness, he could not respond.
"Ciara you have to stop crying, it will break his heart to see you in such a state."
"Why did he have to go through this, Ryan did not deserve something like this."
"I know, I know dear and they are going to regret it, they have been taken to court and soon, the both of them will be brought to justice."
Her words sounded firm in my heart and I knew that now was not the time to be sad and weeping, but a time to be for my husband and give him hope of waking up.
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The trial of Gerald and Anne soon begun. There were times when I went to court for the case, but there were times when I couldn't. So much evidence was against them so it did not take long.
Gerald was sentenced to six years imprisonment with hard labor while Anne who was charged for fraud, embezzlement and attempted murder was sentenced to life imprisonment because she was a threat to herself and the community at large.
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I came back to the hospital from the court that day and immediately began to wipe out Ryan's body, it was three months since he was in coma but I never failed to be there for him at all times. I kept on stretching his foot and fingers, trying to restore all stiff bones when I suddenly realized that one of his fingers was moving.
At first I ignored it with the thought that it was just a reflex but it continued and then two if his fingers moved, three also that I immediately froze right there because there were times when I had really given up on him, but right now, a miracle was happening.
"Ryan! Ryan!!! " I yelled out and just like a dream, he opened his eyes and I immediately dashed out of there and hurried to the doctor's office.
When we came back to the ward, he was fully awake now, the doctor checked for his pulse, carried out some tests and Ryan could breath without any tub or oxygen.
Tears immediately filled my eyes as he stared at me, finally my husband was back to me. "Ryan! Is this happening, are you back to me." I cried out.
"I.. am so sorry Ciara... I know that you must have gone through a lot because of me."
"No... It is nothing, as long as I finally got you back, I never thought that I will see this day when you finally comes back to me, thank you so much Ryan."
I wrapped my arms around his fragile body and tears also filled his eyes. "I love you so much Ciara, your voice kept me going, I could hear all your words and bedtime stories that you read to me and how much I wanted to come back to you."
"Thank you so much, thank you." I cried so hard, our joy knew no bounds and then I let his hand rest on my tummy.
"I am pregnant Ryan, and it is four month old already, Herzl is going to have a sibling."
His eyes widened as he listened to me speak and he immediately wrapped his arm around me so firmly that I could barely breathe but I did not mind because finally my family will be whole again.
"Oh my God Ciara! I am so excited, I never thought that I would wake up to such good news, I love you so much." He could not stop speaking.
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After a few weeks, he was finally discharged from the hospital, Herzl was so happy and so was Mrs. Smith. We threw a large party inviting everyone over, it was the biggest in town that even business partners from afar came to celebrate with us.
My family went through a lot, but we sailed, we got through it. And even in the future if there was more temptation, we will trust each other no matter what and face it head-on.
After his recovery, we went on vacation where we had so much fun, it was so beautiful exploring other places and not long after we were back, I put to bed a pretty baby girl and Ryan would not stop saying that she had my eyes, our heart was filled with so much excitement and contention.
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...And they lived happily ever after, with no one to lurk in their peace anymore and grew more powerful and richer together.
To all marriage out there, divorce is yet an option but before considering that, please and please, give it another time. Unless it's an abusing marriage, flee from it.
These men sometimes work with emotions that they do mistakes, and regret later. Do forgive us all because I am one of them. Hahahaha
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My special Dedication to my late father, I lost him while writing this story.
All glory returned to the maker in heaven for his wisdom.
And my vote of thanks goes to all readers who spend a dime and their time reading it. My love to all of you.
I'm happy, you read it to the end
And a new story will be out by January titled;
Vengeance of the divorced barren wife, expect something more fascinating and powerful.
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