Her hands tried moving across the satin white sheets of the hospital bed but it proved abortive. Every move from her partially numb fingers were been restricted by a severe pain that flowed through her battered body."Raph I'm scared. The car. I don't want to die please"  Those words, like a dying cry, echoed through her mind followed by a vociferous crash which immedately made Nicole instantly feel a jolt like electricity pass through her body, shaking her entire being.  In a flash, she flew her eyes open only to be welcomed by a bright light. The searing bright light felt like a hot steel on her skin. It was awfully painful yet hospitable. It took a moment for her blurry visison to adjust to the oddly white hospital ward.    White ceiling, white walls, white bed, everything was white. Her breathing was painful with each rise and fall of her chest. It felt

NICOLE    My accident really hit me like lightening bolt. From going to the boutique to getting a major car crash and the next thing that fell upon my eyes was this hospital ward which had more or less become my temporary abode. It was a very scary experience. I had never been so scared like that in my life.  I thought I was going to die noticing how the car kept on accelerating in speed and my inability to control it. I could only imagine how terror-struck Raphael would have been. He stayed with me all through the day of the accident and held on to my hand.My stay in this hospital was gradually climbing to two weeks and Raphael never left me. He made my ward his second home. I watched him abandon all work activities for my sake. I felt really bad because I knew it meant his work would be compiling and once I was discharged, he would have a lot on his plate

NICOLE    It's been three weeks since I got back from the hospital. Everything was going smooth, Raphael still worked late but at least I did get to see him every morning though I rarely saw him at night.     He would work late at night and come back sometimes five in the morning. It was a cycle for him. I truly wondered how he was keeping up with the torturous routine. I just hope he wouldn't get insomnia as a result of his over working attitude.I knew being in the mafia was a hell of work but I felt Raphael was just being a workaholic.Like the man needs a fucking break!I suddenly started missing the period I was admitted to the hospital. Atleast I knew Raphael got enough sleep and rest. It was just both of us in our own world. Just like normal couples.  A shaky sigh escaped my parted lips as I reminisced about t

Nicole tossed about in her bed, unable to sleep as her slumber was being haunted by terrible nightmares.Suddenly her eyes shot open and she was instantly jerked awake. Her heart beat was racing to its summit. Nicole sat up and placed a hand on her chest, trying to calm down her erratic heart."God. Why am I feeling so scared?"Nicole asked no one in particular.Her worried thoughts then drifted to Raphael and her breathing got hitched. He wasn't back home yet. Her eyes roved around her room, scanning every corner.  "Raphael?"She called out as she stood up from the bed in hopes of meeting him in the bathroom or closet.The only response she got was an empty closet.  "Raphael where are you?"Nicole cried out to herself, slumping on the cold floor of the closet.This wasn't the way she imagined her married life to turn out.

The guards went stiff, their frigid orbs darting to the ground on seeing Raphael stride towards the doors of his father's office.  He ignored their rigid state as they acknowledged his and Dante's presence with a slight dip of their heads.  Dante let out a deep exhale and snatched out his gun from its hoister."Why are you bringing out your gun cazzo-cock?" Raphael asked in a low tone with his face turned to peak a glance at Dante.Dante shrugged his shoulders. "Incase one of them pees in their pants. I don't know why they look so pale whenever they see you"Raphael had a smirk forming by the corners of his lips. They should always look pale on seeing him. He loved the fear and spine chilling dread that ignited in the hearts of people whenever they thought of him.Raphael roughly pushed open the door and elegantly walked inside with Dante to