Falling For My Mysterious Saviour

A WEDDING GIFT

Mariam’s P.O.V.

I was completely drenched in sweat and was breathing heavily. My physiotherapist, Rosy, smiled at me and gave me a towel. I didn’t utter a word because I was not in a condition to speak right now. My throat was completely dry and I was dying to have anything to drink. I wiped my face and hands while taking deep breaths. “Here… drink this”, she gave me a container and I smiled tiredly. I immediately took some sips and the coldness of the energy drink inside the container soothes my throat. I drank greedily and closed my eyes. It was really heaven. I felt my throat relieved from the dryness. “Thanks”, I thanked her after finishing the complete bottle. She laughed while taking the bottle from me. She sat down on a chair near me. I was lying straight on my bed. For the time being, the doctor instructed her not to make me move from the bed.

“Your condition is worse than before, Mariam and I…I.. think you already have an idea about this”, Rosy spoke in a low and soft tone and I smiled. I looked at her with a smile. “You are right, Rosy. I do know that it is almost impossible but”, I wrinkled my nose and she smiled widely while looking at me with a calm gaze. “I really admire your courage and strong will, Mariam”, she said and patted my arm. I laughed this time. “I am only optimistic that I will be back on my feet soon with your help. I trust you”, I said in a calm tone showing my trust in her. She was excellent in her work and we already had worked together in the past.

“You need to try to move your toes on your own a few times a day but only to an extent where you will not feel any pain. You don’t need to push yourself for now”, she instructed me, and I nodded. Gabriel was already on his business trip and was coming back tomorrow. Layla stayed with me during the night and she was going to stay with me in his absence as mom was still staying with Rehaana. Both I and Rosy looked at the door when we heard a knock. Dexter came inside and smiled at me. “Good afternoon, Dexter”, I said in a cheerful tone. “I am going back now. You have to eat something after half an hour, okay?” Rosy said and stood up from the bed after covering me to my waist. “I will”, I said to her and she nodded. She then looked at Dexter and nodded before going out of the room.

“So… now you have time to come to meet me, huh?” I faked anger at him and he looked at me apologetically. “I am sorry, Mariam…. I was busy with some urgent stuff”, he immediately replied to me. I glared at him and he blinked innocently, making me laugh at his expression. “Relax…. I was only teasing you”, I said to him and he took a breath of relief. “You always scared me”, he complained making me laugh again. He then looked at my body and wrinkled his nose. “I think… you need cleaning first”, he said and then looked at Layla. She immediately came near to us. “She needs cleaning”, Dexter said to her in a calm but cold tone. She came near to me and put her hand on my forehead. “Okay… I am going to bring water and a towel to clean you”, she said to me and I nodded.

Dexter looked at us with a confused gaze and Layla went to the washroom. “I was doing exercise before that raised the temperature of the body. My body temperature should be normal before taking a bath after the exercise or else I can catch a cold”, I explained to him and he nodded. “O yeah.. you are right… you are right…. We can’t shower right after an intense exercise”, he said in an understanding tone and I nodded. “Okay…. Then I will come back after half an hour with your lunch”, he said and looked at his watch. He had some documents in his hand that he had put on the nightstand. “Bring your lunch too. Let’s eat together”, I said and he nodded while smiling. “Okay”, he said and then looked at Layla who came back with a large basin filled with water. She put down that basin on a stool near the bed that Dexter brought immediately.

Dexter went out of the room and Layla followed him. She locked the door and then came back to the bed. “He is scary”, she complained while pouting and I laughed. “He is not scary… he is very caring”, I said to her and she frowned. None of them except me had seen Dexter smiling. To them, he was as cold as an iceberg. “He is very attached to you”, she said while coming near to me. She gently pulled the t-shirt upwards and pulled it over my head. “He is the big brother that I always dreamed of”, I told her truthfully. She raised her brows in surprise but didn’t say a word. She started wiping my body and I sighed. I wanted to have a proper shower. I didn’t know when was the last time I was under the shower. I decided to ask Demitry to give me a proper bath once he comes back. He could think about the way to fulfill my this wish.

“What are you thinking so hard?” Layla asked me in a casual tone while wiping me on the waist. “Uhhh…. Nothing… I just want to have a proper bath”, I said with a sigh. There was no harm in telling her because she was my nurse and was responsible for me in Demitry’s absence. “You can ask sir. He can arrange for you”, she said the same thing that I was thinking. I smiled and shook my head a little. “What?” she asked me while pulling the duvet downwards. “I was thinking the same”, I told her and this time, she also smiled. “Uhhh…. Mariam”, she called me after wiping both my legs cautiously. “Yeah”, I replied without any delay. She came back to my side and put down the towel inside the basin. She dried her hands and then took my underwear first. She put that on to me very cautiously without making me feel any pain.

“I have a question in my mind for a long time that I want to ask you”, she looked at me while taking the t-shirt in her hands. “Then ask me”, I said in a casual tone. “You knew about the drawbacks of the operation yet you agreed…. Why?” she asked me while pulling down the t-shirt from my head. “Because I love Rehaana and I couldn’t watch her die when I could save her”, I answered her without even thinking once. “You are really something, Mariam. Why are you so selfless?” she asked me with a chuckle and I smiled. “I am not a selfless person, Layla. Rehaana is like a sister to me. She…. She did everything to make me smile when I was sad. She even refused to let me donate bone marrow to her because she was scared for my life. That was why Dem and others didn’t tell me about her condition. So, I chose to donate because I want to see my sister growing old with me. I am very selfish, you know. She chose death only to keep me safe and happy. How could I let her die when she was going to sacrifice herself for me, huh?” I asked her in a calm tone.

She had paused somewhere in the middle while dressing me and was looking at me dumbfounded. I smiled and then looked at myself. She immediately came out of her stance and looked at me apologetically. She finished dressing me and then took the basin from the stool and went to the washroom. I pulled the duvet up to my chest. I was now really very hungry. I looked at the time and it was almost the time that he would have to return with my lunch. Layla came back to me and then sat down beside me. “I heard that you are going to your hometown?” she asked me and I nodded. “If I am not wrong, you are also going with me, right?” I asked her and she took a deep breath. “I am afraid that I can’t be able to go with you. Dr Reynolds told us that they are trying to hire someone local there for you”, she told me and I raised my brows in confusion.

“This will not work. I am not going to let anyone else than you or Demitry touch my body”, I said in an annoying tone and she looked at me helplessly. “I will talk to Demitry. You are going with me there”, I said and she took a deep breath. “Do you have a boyfriend?” I asked her suddenly taking her off guard, as she immediately blushed. “No… I am very much single”, she said while blushing and I smiled widely. “Then there is no problem. You are going with me”, I said and she pouted. “Okay… let’s talk about this later”, she said and I nodded because we heard the knock on the door. She stood up and then went to open the door.

Dexter came inside with a food trolley with him. “You came just on time. I am starving now”, I said while rubbing my belly. Layla came back to me and then put down two more pillows behind my back after lifting my upper body a little up cautiously. She was excellent at her work and I didn’t think that anyone else could take good care of me like her. Dexter dragged the trolley to the bed and Layla went out of the room. Dexter already had asked her to go and have her lunch. He prepared a plate for me first and gave it to me. I immediately took the plate for him. I was really starving now. I didn’t know after how much time I felt so hungry. Dexter smiled when I started eating without waiting for him to start eating. “I am hungry”, I said while having food in my mouth and he laughed while waving a finger in the air.

He also started eating his food and I moaned softly while savouring the taste of the food. “I brought the modification plan of your house for your review”, he told me after a while and I nodded. “What kind of modification did Demitry want?” I asked him after gulping down the food. “He wants to extend the house so that we can have more rooms”, he told me and I knitted my brows now. Both my neighbours were old couples and were living in the neighbourhood for the past few generations. I didn’t think that they would agree to sell their properties. “You are thinking right here”, I looked at Dexter who commented. “Then how are you going to expand?” I asked him in a calm tone.

“You won’t believe but we paid almost four times the present cost of their property”, I dropped the spoon when I heard him. He chuckled at my reaction and I looked at him with wide eyes in horror. “You can’t be serious”, I said in a shocked tone and he just shrugged his shoulders. “He can’t do this. He should talk to me before making this decision”, I was now pissed on Demitry. “He talked with your mother before purchasing those properties. She didn’t have any problem as she already has named that property to Sir”, he told me and I jerked my head backwards. “What?” I almost yelled this time and he flinched.

“I am telling you the truth. She named that property to Sir as a wedding gift”, he told me in a calm tone as if it was normal. I scoffed laugh while looking in the other direction. “Wedding gift? Does Demitry actually need a wedding gift? I thought and then looked at Dexter who was now enjoying his lunch. I shook my head and then resumed eating. “So …. What do you want from me?” I asked him after a while in a flat tone. “Uhhh…. Well as his wife… that property is yours too”, he gave me a look and I glared at him. He gave me a defensive look while eating his food silently. “The plan and blueprint of interior … everything is in these files”, he pointed towards the files that he brought with him earlier. “Also… the property papers are also here. Take a look and then I will take them back later”, he told me and I nodded. They knew that I had some knowledge of interior designing too, thanks to Valerie, as I helped her so many times with her assignments and other things back then.

“One more thing”, he looked at me and I looked at him questioningly this time. “Warrick is trying hard to contact you. He is here…. In the city for the past three days”, he told me and I took a deep breath this time. I couldn’t meet him in this condition. Not when I was not able to move. I couldn’t trust him with my safety. “What you are going to do now?” I asked him in a low tone this time. He gulped down the food and then drank some water. “Sir asked me to meet him today in the evening and try to know about his motive for coming here”, he told me and I nodded while finishing my food. “Give me my phone and let me talk to him first”, I said to him and he nodded. I was glad that Demitry trusted me so much that he never stopped me from taking a decision on my own. “What is Valerie doing now?” I asked him after he took my empty plate from me and helped me clean. He smirked while putting everything back on the food tray. “She is also here following Warrick”, he said, and I shook my head with a little laugh. She was still insecure and jealous of me.