Chapter 2 - The Accident
I stood up from the stairs where I was sitting and headed towards the gate with no particular destination in my mind.
I walked slowly out of the apartment I and Williams once shared, wallowing in my own misery.
I was now on the streets of New York, the street lights were slightly dimmed that I could barely see my shadow, and it felt so lonely as if everyone in new York were hiding their faces from me- "the rejected one".
Recalling every detail of how I gave up everything for Williams, the shock of the rejection was still fresh in my head.
I was so lost in thought that I didn't see the coming vehicle, and before I could process what was going on I was already knocked down by the car.
Lying in the pool of my own blood, my vision became blurry and I could hear faint voices of some men or maybe women, wasn't sure of which gender they were but I know they were more than one.
" She's alive" one of them said
" What are we going to do now?" another voice said
"Let's take her to the hospital" the first person spoke again.
" We are running late for the event Ray"
the other person said
Ray, I registered the name on my head, if they leave me here and I survived it, I'll make sure he doesn't go scot free.
"But she might die, if we leave her here" the guy they called Ray said.
I was loosing blood and this people where still deliberating if they should take me to the hospital or not.
"Raaayyy" was the only word I could remember whispering before passing out..
I woke up later on and found myself in the hospital bed, with a lady and a man sitting on couch inside the hospital room I was in.
They were asleep, they must be the people who knocked me down last night I thought to myself.
I tried sitting up but the pain from the accident wouldn't let me sit, so I lay down back.
Searching round the room with my eyes to see if I will see a clock and then I found one.
It was 2am .
"Fucckk", I cursed between my breathe.
It was my supposed wedding day, slowly every moment I thought I've forgotten crawled back to me..
The rejection.
The disowning.
The look in Williams eyes as he left me.
The accident.
My whole world was shattered, I could not hold back myself from crying, so I just let loose of myself.
I have no family, no husband, no home..
I let out a soft cry, I didn't know Ray was now awake.
"Are you okay?" He asked
I quickly nodded my head, with a smile, looking away as soon as possible to avoid a gaze that will make him know I was crying.
"Are you sure?" He asked again standing up from the couch and walking towards me.
"I...'mm fiii..nee." I said as tears burst out from my eyes and a soft whimper escaped from my lips.
"Jeeezz, have you been crying?
Don't cry, you'll be fine"...
"I've spoken with the doctor and he said you don't have any major injury just minor injuries"
he said while wiping off the tears from my face with his palm.
'Thank you" was all I could manage to say.
"I'm sorry for the accident" he said
I just nodded and looked away.
"I noticed you had no phone on you, do you have any of your family's number off hand?" He asked looking concerned.
I knew he was concerned but deep down I felt like I was mocked, like I was a laughing stock.
The worst thing to happen right now is to inform my family about my accident and my wedding disposal.
My dad will probably be happy and wiggling like a dog that just found a bone, my mum not sure how she will feel but I know she won't be happy that I'm sad.
"No, I don't " was my response.
He looked at me for some seconds as if trying to see through me before nodding his head.
"Okay, the doctor said you'll be discharged in two days time"
"How do we get in touch with your family?"...
I felt like the ground should just open and swallow me, how can I explain to this man that I have no family, that I've been disowned by my father.
I wondered why I didn't just die from the accident, so all this will end.
"I don't know" I said.
"Hmm, okay"
"You need to rest, maybe in the morning you'll remember"
He said as he patted my head slightly before going back to sit on the couch.
I just lay there, staring at the ceiling for once in my life, I felt like dying, I wanted all this to just end but no, things kept getting tougher and more complicated for me.
I wish I never chose Williams over my family.
I wish I never disobeyed my parents.
I wish the accident took my life, because if it did, I wouldn't be here this moment trying to explain to a stranger that I have no one, absolutely no one except Mia.
Yes, I have Mia my best friend. I smiled as my face lit up with a little excitement all this while I literally forgot about Mia.
I looked towards Ray- the guy who knocked me down from the accident and our eyes met.
"Please co..mm.eee" I said with a cracked voice and looked away almost immediately.
There was something about him that sent shivers down my spine, something I see in his eyes that set everything in my heart at peace but I didn't want all those now.
I'm still trying to recover from my wedding disposal and this accident, I don't want those butterflies now, no I don't need them.
"Are you hungry?" He asked softly
With those same concerned look, those looks that says I am here to secure you, those looks that parents look at their kids with.
The same look I had seen in Williams eyes when we first started dating.
Food was the last thing I wanted at this time.
"No"
"I just remembered my friend's social media name" I replied.
"Okay" was his reply.
"You can reach out to her, she'll inform my family about my whereabout". I said
"OK....?"he replied, waiting for the name.
"Mia Bridgetown" I said
He just nodded and searched it with his phone
"Is she the one?" He said showing me a picture with his phone.
"Tomorrow, no, sorry today is your friend's wedding?..
I'm so sorry for ruining it for you"
My stomach tightened, it was my wedding he was talking about.
Now I regret ever mentioning Mia to him, it didn't occur to me that he'll go through her page and Mia posted my wedding flyer on her page.....
"Can you just stop scrolling through her page and text her already?" I said trying my best to control my rage.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you" he said.
I just nodded, he texted her but she wasn't active.
"She's not online now, she'll see it the morning, but her wedding is tomorrow I don't think she'll come tomorrow".
I was tired of hearing wedding, wedding wedding...
So i just nodded as I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.