Through the crowded hallway, Micah ran as if his life depended on it. Renya’s voice rang in his head.
‘She is my sister, Her name is Eryna—I didn’t want to marry you so She took my place and married you—‘
“Please let me see you! Please wait for me,” Micah chanted to himself. “I have so much to tell you, I have so much to ask of you! You can’t just go like that,” he clenched his teeth in pain. He opened the door to the room where Eryna was staying but it was empty and the nurse was fixing the sheet.
“Excuse me! Where is the patient that was staying in the room?” He asked hurriedly.
“She was taken away for the surgery just a minute ago,” she replied.
“Where? Where is the operating room?” He asked desperately.
The nurse directed him towards the operating room.
“Eryna! Eryna! Please stop,” Micah saw the stretcher being pushed through the hallway. Eryna was dizzy but when she heard the familiar voice calling her out it gave her a feeling of deja vu. She lightly lifted her head and looked at the person running over to her.
“Mi— hah! These hallucinations!” Eryna was tired so she threw her head back on the stretcher. But the nurse decided to stop. Micah approached her and held her hand.
“Eryna!-“ he breathed out heavily. “It’s you right! You came to see me yesterday, I remember you!” He was breathless because he ran all the way here, Eryna paused, she couldn’t believe her eyes and ears, because it was very unreal for her. It had been the first time she was hearing her name from Micah’s mouth.
“Is it-is you?” Eryna’s lip twitched and a very complicated smile appeared on her face. “Or is it that I am seeing things on my deathbed,” she chuckled as she lifted her other hand and placed it on her eyes trying to hide the tears.
“I...I wanted to tell you something,” he spoke.
Eryna’s eyebrows twitched, “Be sure to come back okay! you have to come back—“ he breathed in heavily and pressed on her hand. His eyes had floating tears in them. Eryna lifted her hand and looked at him with an astonished expression.
“You are here!” She muttered.
Micah sat by the stretcher and pulled her hand, he lightly kissed it and spoke. “From now on, I will always be here right beside you— so please- please come back to me,”
His words were almost a whisper.
Eryna stared at him for a few seconds before she gave a slight nod, “I will!”
Micah’s lip curled into a smile and he kissed her on the forehead before the nurse pushed the stretcher away making Micah let go of Eryna’s hand.
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Tick—tock—tick—tock
The sound of the ticking clock was louder than usual today, Micah was sitting by the operating room waiting, Renya sat opposite to him and a few seats away from Renya sat Ayden, with his chin resting on his hand, as he stared at the closed door.
From afar the sound of footsteps emerged, it became louder and louder until the person was revealed. It was Simba holding onto a lunchbox. His cheeks were red because he had run all the way here. He breathed out heavily and looked around.
“Where is Mommy? Dad said she would be here!” Simba asked while pouting.
At first, Micah didn’t look at who had come but when he heard the sweet voice he looked at the kid that was standing a few meters away from him.
“Come here Simba, Mommy will be here in no time, you just have to wait.” Renya gestured to him to come closer. “Did the Evil King hurt her? Is she in that room because she is hurt?” He asked as he hugged the box in his hand. Micah frowned a bit as he had heard Simba talking about some sort of Dragon King when he met him at the party.
Renya glanced at Micah and then back at Simba. “No she is Not hurt, She will be back before you know it,” Renya spoke softly.
“Oh! Hi, Why are you here? “ Simba glanced at Micah and smiled, Micah was caught by surprise and he stared at the kid with wonder.
“I am here—“
“Simba! I told you not to run like that!” Hunter spoke while walking towards them, he picked up Simba and then glanced at Micah with surprise.
“Why is he here?” He asked Renya, he bent down and picked Simba up in his arms.
“Mr.Noah? Why are you here?” He asked.
“We are here for our Mommy!” Simba answered instead of him.
“Mommy? Is your wife here too?” Micah asked.
“Yes! She is sick, Simba’s mother is extremely sick, and she is having surgery.” Hunter replied.
“I called him here, I thought Eryna needed him by her side,” Renya spoke up.
Hunter gave a nod, “Hmm…” He looked at Micah and then sat on the chair beside him, still holding Simba.
“Daddy! He doesn’t have a daddy! Can you become his dad?”Simba glanced at Micah and spoke.
Micah was taken aback when he heard the kid’s words, he still remembered what he had told him.
“Hah!” Hunter chuckled lightly and then handed over Simba to Micah.
“Here! If you want Eryna, You need to have the key to her heart.” Hunter added.
“What do you mean?” Micha asked.
“Hehe is her son! An adopted one but she loves him more than anything.” Micah’s eyes traveled towards the kid that was about to crawl into his arms.
“He is her son? That means—“ Micah held Simba by his waist and lifted his little body.
“I am going to be a Father?” A beautiful smile appeared on his face, he didn’t care if it was Eryna’s son or he was adopted, he just liked Simba, not now but he liked him since he had laid his eyes on him for the first time.
“Father? I have another Father?” Simba pouted and he had a tense expression on his face. “Why do I have so many fathers? This is so unfair!” He frowned.
Micah chuckled and then whispered to him, “From now on you will have only one Father and that would be me!” He hugged Simba’s tiny body and kissed his cheek.
“Ahoy!! You think you can do that?” Hunter got up as if he was in the mood to fight.
“Shh!! It’s the hospital! You shouldn’t talk so loud!” Simba spoke with a frown.
While they were all busy bickering with each other hoping for something good to happen, the door of the operating room opened and a gist of disappointment blew through the corridor.