The Devil's Rebirth

CHAPTER 9. Missing Devil

HOPE'S POV

I woke up to the sound of the machine beside me, my eyelids are heavy to open, and it feels like they got sore because of a long sleep. There's a movement beside me, at my right, my dad is squeezing my hand looking down at it with a horrible expression.

"Dad," I called him and he looked at me.

"Darling, how do you feel?" He asked.

"Where is my husband, dad?" I mumbled but he only shook his head negative.

"What do you mean?" I asked again.

"I don't know, you've been laying here for the third day now, but he never showed up. We tried calling him but he's unreachable, John also went to your house but the guard said he's not there, they don't even know where he is now." He explained, sighing deep and continue,

"He only leaves his assistant Henry, to attend to your needs."

I was only looking up at the ceiling while my father was talking until I felt my tears welling up. I inhaled deeply trying to soothe the pain I am feeling in my throat, swallowing it.

Suddenly, I felt my father's large palm in my face, wiping my tears out.

"It's alright baby, I'm here."

I tried moving my legs but I can't, my lower body feels numb. I took off the blanket above it and saw my upper leg being cast, I gasped and also noticed the other bruises around my body, even my head has a bandage. Panic rose in my entire system and I was fearful of what possibly could happen to me.

"Dad? What is this? I can move my legs!" I cried in a shaky voice.

"No, please no! What's gonna happen to me now?" I asked with so much anxiety with my tears rolling down my face.

Suddenly, the door burst open and Henry came in,

"Miss Hope? You're awake." He announced.

"Where is my husband? Call Emir, please I need him. Please, I want to see my husband." I begged, crying hysterically.

"I'm sorry, but even I don't know where he is now. He didn't even attend his meeting since the day of your accident, I'm sorry." He explained bending down his head.

"No! Find him!" I said furiously as I weakly threw a pillow in his direction.

"Hope, that's enough," my father tried stopping me.

"Don't show your face without my husband with you." I fiercely said.

"find him! Search him everywhere, I don't care where! just find him!" I sob so hard until a nurse came rushing in and injected something into me.

"I want to see my husband, please." I keep on begging.

"Emir," I called his name out as slowly my vision got blurry and darkness embraced me once again.

Before the accident, he went to his mistress, why does he need to have another woman aside from me? Again, I ask myself, am I really not enough? Then why did he make me his wife?

I felt so frightened thinking that my husband left me and will never be coming back to me again. Though I always told him to let me go but now, not having him around makes me feel so shattered into pieces. Also, how is it possible that no one knows where he is?

"Hope? Darling," my father is gently tapping my arm when he notices me whimpered.

"Did Emir come already?" I asked him, but he shook his head. I looked at the glass window, the colors of the sky are blending with red and yellow, indicating that the sun is setting down.

My father helps me to move my body to sit up and levitate the bed carefully. He walked to a counter where the food is placed and walked back to me, positioning himself to help me eat my food.

"Dad, I want to divorce Emir," I mumbled looking ahead to nowhere.

"Hope, it's not because your husband is not here, it doesn't mean that he didn't love you anymore," my father told me.

"But he never loved me," I said as I let my tears fall.

"He loves you, maybe sometimes he acts stubborn or against your will but I can see in his eyes that he loves and cherishes you."

"You're only saying that because of all the good things he showed, but you don't know the real him dad. He didn't love me, for him, I am just only one of his obsessions and that's why he did everything to make me praise him and even use you and John." I said coldly, still without looking at him.

"Maybe, yes. I don't know him, but I owe him my life, Hope. If only there is something that I can do to pay him back I will." He whispered weakly and stood up leaving me alone.

I sighed and felt sorry for what I have said. I don't know what to do, I can't even move. My stomach growled and I couldn't reach the bowl with food that my father left on the table a little distance from me. I just felt so helpless, when a nurse came inside my room.

"Hi, did you see my father outside?" I asked and gasped when I saw the nurse's face, it was Nicolo. He is dressed like a nurse and also has a surgical mask covering his face. All the pain suddenly came rushing out of me as I started sobbing in tears after I saw him.

"Hey, don't cry, the guards might hear you." He said, hugging me.

"But I can't stop myself, look at me now, I'm so helpless. Nico, I don't want to be disabled, what's going to happen to me now? What should I do?" I said in between my sobs.

"Even my own husband is not here," I said, covering my mouth to suppress my sobs.

"I told you, you can't change him. He will always be the devil you always knew. Look what he has done to you, it is his fault. Only if he didn't go to his other woman, there will be no accident and you shouldn't be in this situation. He keeps on ruining your life Hope," He told me while cupping my face gently,

"But why?" I begged, crying my heart out, while he only held my both hands.

"Look, I can't stay here for a long time, there is a lot of security outside your room, they might notice me if I stay longer. But don't worry honey, I'll be back next time and get you out of this hell, I promise." He said and I nodded, wiping my tears out.

And when he left, my brother John came in.

"Hope, how are you?" He asked worriedly.

"Do I look fine?" I bluntly asked with sharp eyes.

"Look at me John, do you think I'm okay? I can't even move my damn leg! And look. Do you even see my husband around? No. Because this is all his fault! He wants this to happen to me so he can go and be with his mistress! You're looking up too much to that devil who only wants to make my life miserable!" I furiously told my younger brother, I know how he idolized Emir so much. But I can't help myself to just calm in front of him, I wanted to curse Emir for coming into my life, for dragging me into his dark world.

He didn't say anything, but he just hugs me tight.

"I'm sorry, John," I whispered, sobbing in his chest but he didn't utter any response and just hugged me tighter.