Heart of the Past

Amelia POV

I opened my eyes to the light that shone brightly in the room where I was. Once my eyes had adjusted to the light, I looked around me and figured out I was in the hospital. I never liked the hospital. I? didn’t remember how got to the hospital and also I could feel a hair grazing my hand. I moved my hand and the person shifted. It’s was a male and he looked uncomfortable in the position he was in.

Who could care enough to seat by my side? I gasped as I remembered the elevator scenario, Dylan had rushed in to help me.

“Dylan, Dylan ” I called him and touched his hair. He raised his head and looked at me. he smiled and touched my hand.

“You are awake, should I call the doctor or not? ” he asked sounding concerned.

“I’m fine, what happened Dylan? ”

“You passed out in the elevator, the security system was breached by an unknown person” he explained and ruffled his hair. ” it was all my fault” he lamented. I grabbed his hand and held it, it wasn’t his fault because someone was playing games with me and I couldn’t tell him. How would I tell him that his mother was responsible for the elevator lockdown?.

“It ain’t your fault Dylan, I’m okay now. “I said with assurance.

“If I had come late, I don’t know what would have happened. I can’t lose you ” he confessed bowing his head in regret.

“Are you comfortable Dylan? you kept groaning on the chair” I asked him because I could see how uncomfortable he looks.

“I guess I am” he smiled trying to hide it but I didn’t buy his lie.

” What time is it? ” I asked him because I knew my mother would have been worried that I didn’t come home.

“One in the morning ” he answered and I gasped. “What’s wrong? Are you alright? ” he asked checking if I was fine or not.

“Oh my God Dylan, why didn’t you go home. I kept you here I’m sorry” I apologized.? I was felt guilty that he couldn’t go home because of me so I continue to apologize over and over again.

“Amy that okay, you are my assistant and I’ll never let anything happen to you “he replied. So that’s all he sees me as, a personal assistant, I thought staying with me met something but he only stayed because I was an assistant.

“Thank you, when will I be discharged. My mother must be worried sick by now” I guessed and wondered how she was doing.

“I’ll ask the doctor in the morning, I could bring you, mum, here” he suggested but I quickly cut him off. “No you don’t have to do that, I can always text her” I quickly said because I didn’t want him to find out about my mum’s deafness.

“Thanks once again Dylan for helping me” I switched into the appreciation mood, he smiled and place a kiss on my forehead.

“Hungry? ” he asked and I gave him a nod. “Well I got you midnight food”

“Just what I needed” I chuckled. Dylan placed a tray on the bed and placed the food on it.

“Here is chicken soup, it will help with your health ” he gave me a spoon and watched as I eat. I couldn’t even hold the spoon properly as it continue to shake anytime it touches the plate. I felt weak and dizzy.

“Should I feed you cause it looks like you can’t handle a spoon ” he laughed and grabbed the spoon from my hand. “Aha.. aa” he opened his mouth as if he was feeding a little child and waited for me to do the same. How old was this guy again? I laughed and opened my mouth for the soup, it tasted good. “It’s good”. I commented.

“Well I made it am a good chef” he boasted. “Remember when I used to make you pancakes” he recalled and smiled because the memory was a good one.

“I remembered, they were the best pancakes” I grinned. “Are you still making pancakes? “I asked just to make sure he hasn’t stopped because of me.

“Nope, I stopped eating them years ago cause it reminded me of you then” he admitted, he continued to feed me the soup without saying anything else. I ate in silence and when I was done, he packed the plate and dropped it into the waste bin.

“Thank you”

“You are always welcome Amelia” he smiled and took my hand. “Time to rest now amelia, the doctor said you need your rest”

“Okay,” I replied and laid back on the bed. “Em. Dylan, can we be friends again? act as nothing happened between us and become good friends” I suggested because I loved the feeling of being close to him. Although I wanted more this was all I could ask for.

Dylan looked at me and sighed. “It’s not easy for me Amelia but I’ll try, being friends sounds good” he chuckled and I pulled him for a hug.

“Thank you”.

When we pull apart, we stared at each other for some minutes before he looked away, he sat down on his chair and looked at me, he smiled and draped the blanket over me.

“Good night or should I say good morning “he joked and earned a glare from me.

“You must be uncomfortable sitting on that chair, come sleep beside me” I suggested.

“No Amelia, that bed is small to fit both of us” he argued.

“I insist Dylan, don’t worry I won’t touch you,” I said and he laughed.

“Right I should be scared ” he joked and we both laughed

He laid beside me and a few minutes later I found myself on the way to dreamland clinging onto Dylan as my life depended on it.

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Early in the morning, I tried to stretch but I could feel someone shifting beside me but I was too tired to open my eyes. My pillow seems hard today, I thought as? I touched it to make sure and my hand found its way down to……

“oh my God!” I screamed as I opened my eyes and saw Dylan grinning at me.

“Ahaa….. aaaaaa!! ” I screamed and fell to the floor.

Dylan stood up from the bed in a protective mode and ran to me.

“Are you okay Amelia? ” he asked and stretched forth his hand to pull me up. “Do you want to injure yourself, Amelia? ”

“Dylan?” I raised my brows at him. How could he pretend he didn’t know what happened? “I just touched your….. ” I scratched my head and pondered on what to say.

“My what Amelia? “He said in a naughty manner, even the way my name rolled on his lips was tempting.

“You know what forget it Dylan” I quickly said because he was laughing hard. “What? I thought you were my pillow”.

“You are so silly Amelia ” he caress my cheek and pinched it. He smiled and looked at me. Oh God, that smile was enough to make my heart beat fast, I could feel my heart beating rapidly.

What was happening to me? I looked at him and saw him looking back at me like I was some meat, thank God a nurse entered because the sexual tension was getting high.

“Good morning ma and… ” she eye Dylan and then said “sir “.

She walked to me and began to check my pulse, my eyes, and my mouth. What the fuck? I didn’t get a mouth injury. “You look fine, the doctor will be here soon” she informed.

“When can I leave”? I asked and she raised her left brow in confusion.

“She is asking when she can be discharged ” Dylan explained better to her because I could see how confused she looks

“Oh okay, like I said the doctor would soon be here and he will let you know if you are fit to be discharged or not” she explained and walked out of the ward leaving me alone with Dylan.

“So. ” I decided to start a conversation but couldn’t say anything because he was staring too much. “Stop staring at me like a creep Dylan”

“What? Afraid you fall for me” he responded smirking at me.

What the hell?

“Fall for you, oh please I have seen Better” I joked but It seems he took it seriously because his expression quickly changes. ” I didn’t mean it like that Dylan, I was just joking”

“It’s okay I understand” he smiled to hide the hurt on his face. “Hungry? “He asked.

“Yup but please have you seen my phone, I need to text my mother,” I asked him for my phone.

“Okay,” he dug his hand into his pant pocket and bought out the phone. “Here have it” he handed the phone over to me and I thank him. I scrolled through my messages saw 10 messages from my mother, 5 from Sophia, and 2 from Larry.

“I forgot to inform you, larry has been calling nonstop ” he informed.

“Okay, I’ll call him now,” I told him and dial Larry’s number.

“While you do that I’ll go get you breakfast, “he said and walked out.

When Larry picked up, he started yelling and threatening to come to kill Dylan but Sophia came to my rescue, I told them I was fine and explained everything to them. After I ended the call, I texted my mother and she quickly reply. I lied to her that I traveled with the boss and my phone was out of reach. She bought my lies and told me not to scare her again, when I finished texting her I walked to the bathroom to take a quick shower cause I smell like the chemicals in the hospital and I hated that. After I finished my bath. I waited for Dylan and the doctor. A few minutes later, Dylan entered with some food and a new look. He was wearing his suit. It seems he had gone home to prepare for work.

“Hey sorry I came late” he apologized “I have some urgent meetings with some investors so I had to go home and prepare for office” he stated.

“Alright” I replied him, he dropped the food on a tray and place it on the bed. “I made you pancakes hope you like that” he announced.

I smiled at him and stare at him. “Thank you, “I said.

“So I met with the doctor and he said you are going to be discharged this evening ” he informed.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Really?” I grinned and he nodded.

“Yeah, he will come to check on you soon. I’ll come in the evening to pick you up” he promised, he gave me one final look before walking away.

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That evening, I waited and waited but he didn’t come. He lied, he forgot about me But I couldn’t get rid of the feelings inside of me. I called Larry to pick me up from the hospital, when I got home I thank him and walked into my house, I was too angry to talk. I thought Dylan and I were now friends even though I was falling for him again. No one knows how I feel because I was good at hiding it.

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