Chapter two

" I cannot guarantee that he will live but I will try my best, " the doctor says and my heart sinks, the little hope inside killed with just a single sentence.

" So he might die even after we perform the surgeries on him? " I ask and he nods " what if we do not perform the surgery at all? " I ask a stupid question

" If we do not perform the surgery soon, I'm afraid we will lose the patient," he says.

" Then let's do it. " I say " I will go in and check on him now and we can speed up the surgery process," he says and gets up from the chair. he grabs his doctor's coat off his chair and puts it on before grabbing his stethoscope.

He puts it around his neck and takes the file from the table " can I see him? " I ask as I get up from my chair

" Yes you can," he says and leaves the room. I grab my purse and follow him out of his office. he walks past other offices greeting a few doctors here and there and exchanging pleasantries with a few faces. we soon reach the patient wards and he strolls into a room titled ICU.

" Why isn't he with the other patients in the rooms? " I ask. is it that serious, will I lose Carlos this way, I don't even tell him how much I love him enough.

" This is the intensive care unit, after or before operations we put patients that are in a not-so-good condition here to monitor their growth and check if they are improving. your fiance is in that situation Miss Carter " he says and presses a code on the door and it slides open with relief.

" Ohh " I muttered and we entered the intensive care unit together. he walks off to check on Carlos while I stand by the door and watch his appearance. my heart shattering to a million pieces as I sight the situation that my Carlos has been put in.

He wasn't getting attended to because he needed surgery immediately but he was on oxygen and a pillow was supporting his legs, raising it while his clothes had been changed into a hospital cloth.

" Carlos " I breathe out, tears falling from my eyes. I drag my feet slowly till I get to his hospital bed where he lay lifelessly. I cover my mouth with my palm and cry as soon as I see his face. his handsome face was covered in bruises but he had a few open cuts that would need stitches

" I will leave you with him, he isn't unconscious nor is he very conscious but he can hear you don't worry. when you are out, a nurse will take you back to the receptionist and you will pay for the surgeries " he said and leaves the room not waiting for my reply.

" Baby " I whisper as soon as the doctor is gone and move towards the bed. I kneel and hold his hands. " please tell me this is a lie, Please get up and tell me that you are pranking me. I know you always go extreme when you plan things but this is too extreme, I can't take this Carlos so please stop joking with me and get up. " I sob holding his cloth tight. " I saw you a few hours ago, we laughed we kissed and we made love so please don't create something this messy for me, it's too much for me to see and deal with Carlos so please get up. tell the doctor to call the prank off and that you have gotten your reaction from me. I love you baby " I beg still holding his cloth but he doesn't move, he isn't holding me.

" Why aren't you touching my face and telling me that you are sorry for doing this, Carlos why are you just lying there doing nothing? get up please I need you " I cry out touching his face

" The doctor said that you might not live even if we do these surgeries but I know it's a lie. you will live right ?. you will fight for your life right, you will fight for me, won't you? please baby please don't do this. I don't tell you enough and I act all hard to deal with but I love you " I keep sobbing into his chest as I hug him tight.

" I love you okay we are going to get out of this together and you will be fine I promise " I promise him and kiss his forehead.

" The cost of the surgeries is in the file I just gave to you, after you fill out the forms now giving your consent on the surgeries and anything that happens after, we will proceed with the surgery and then you can wire the money after the first surgery," the nurse says and I nod.

" So all I have to do is just fill out the form," I say and she nods and hands it over to me. I fill out the form and then return it. she gives the money chart to me and I stare at the amount it would cost.

" three million dollars? " I exclaim and stare at the nurse, all the other nurses stare at me in shock at my outburst " I am going to pay one million dollars for the damn surgery to save a life? " I say again

" Yes ma'am, that's the cost of the surgeries. I'm afraid if you do not make the payment, after the success of the first surgery, the doctors won't prepare for the next surgery or attend to him any more till you pay for everything " she says. how the hell do I get a million dollars so soon

" When will the first surgery start? " I ask

" It has already been scheduled to happen tomorrow and after that, he will be wheeled back to the intensive care unit where he will be monitored before the second surgery starts," she says

" How many months do I have ? ' I ask . " you don't have months I'm afraid you just have a few weeks to settle the bills," she says and I nod.

" Do have a nice day " the nurse says and goes back to her work.

Have a nice day! who the fuck tells someone has a nice day at the hospital. my day isn't going to be nice, it's going to be fucked, it's fucked up. I walk out of the hospital with confusion and how to get the money.