My Heart Still Beats For You
Episode 3
A nurse rushed out of the ward where John had been taken for medical attention. “Miss, you have to come in immediately, the patient is calling out your name,” the nurse said hurriedly and dashed into the room again.
I followed immediately and the sight of John made my heart bleed. He was on oxygen and a lot of things had been connected to his body. “Charge the defibrillator, his pulse has dropped,” the doctor ordered one of the nurses with her and the nurse quickly put on the machine.
I was dumbfounded as l saw John laying lifeless on the bed. The Life Pak was blinking consistently as the doctor prepared to give John a shock. ” I’m cleared, you cleared, all cleared, shock,” the doctor said as she placed the elecrode paddles on John’s chest and John’s body violently shook, yet he wasn’t responding.
The doctor and the nurses prepared for another round of shock as the defibrillator was charged again and the gels were applied on the shock paddles. “I’m cleared, you cleared, all cleared, shock”, the doctor gave another order and the paddle was placed on John’s chest and his body popped up again and he didn’t open his eyes.
This went on for three consecutive times and all of a suddenly, the Life Pak wasn’t making any sound again, the rythm strip on the machine was going on a straight line. The doctor looked at me and shook her head.
She breathed heavily as she made to look at me the second time. I knew what the straight rhythm strip on the machine meant, his pulse was gone. He was dead.
I screamed at the top of my voice as my whole body shook with tremor. I ran to grab John on the bed as he laid without without moving. I shook him violently as l cried like a baby. John can’t be dead, not on my account.
“John, I’m sorry. Please get up so we could be together. I’ve realized my mistakes and I’ve come to know that you truly love me. Please don’t leave me,” I said as I bursted out crying and l laid my head on his chest.
The oxygen was still on his face and the doctor ordered one of the nurses to have it removed. “John wake up, I love you,” I said as the nurse tried pulling me back to my feet, I dropped on the floor and held my head with both of my hands, I just killed a man.
“The pulse is back on, the pulse of back on doctor,” the nurse screamed as l began to hear the beeping of the machine. I got up to my feet and placed my head on John’s chest. I felt movement on his chest and fear gribbed me. This was something I have never witnessed before.
With the flash of light, the doctor was back in, she placed her stethoscope on his chest and placed her fingers around John’s wrist, she shook her head and her facial expression showed so much surprise.
“He survived the attack. We just have to run some tests on him and place him under medications as soon as possible. This is a miracle.
For the first time, John opened his eyes, I could still see the uneasiness on his face. He looked at me without blinking, I had no choice but to hug him. Hugging him was so easy for me now, John was going extreme for this.
Although I wasn’t going to compromise my stand of being alone and not being committed to anyone. I just have to play along till he’s out of any possible danger of his heart rejecting his body. He has to accept the truth that I didn’t love him but for now, I’ll have to keep him alive with faking my love for him.
ROSANLA SEYI
DEPRESSED WRITER ยฉ
