Love Over Everything — Chapter 15

After what seemed like forever, Chris wiped his face with a handy face-towel. It was then he realized people were staring at him. He knew he looked horrible, with the bruises and bumps on his face but he couldn’t care less.

Christopher reached for his luggage and continued his journey. He hailed a taxi and told the driver to take him to the nearest hospital.

Just like his sister; Susan, Christopher hated hospitals. It was the last place on earth he ever wanted to be and his fear of needles was second to none.

Chris had to wait in the reception area for eight minutes before a doctor attended to him.

He was taken into a ward where his wounds were cleaned and treated. He ended up with two bandages on his face. One on the right side of his head and the other one was right above his lip. The bump on his forehead and right cheek was still visible.

The female doctor felt pity for him as she cleaned and treated his wound. From his reaction, she could tell he was in pain. His handsome face was disfigured and no doubt he won’t be able to chew for the next few days because of his swollen cheek.

After treating his wounds, Doctor Marie handed him some painkillers and a bottle of water which he gulped down immediately.

“We have to keep you here for a few hours Mr Chris, you’re in no good condition to go anywhere. I understand you have a flight to catch but that will be later on in the evening. You should take some rest and I’m sure by 2 pm you will feel better and you’ll be free to go.” The middle-aged doctor advised.

Christopher, on the other hand, was too weak to argue neither was he thinking about rejecting her offer. He knew he needed to rest as he was having a terrible headache.

After Doctor Marie walked out of the ward, Chris made himself comfortable on the hospital bed. He reached for his phone and set his alarm to 1:30 pm. It was just a few minutes past 10 am so there was enough time for him to rest.

As he closed his eyes, he made a mental note to go see Naomi one more time before he heads to the airport. He was going to beg for her forgiveness and let her know he loves her. All that happened between them was real and she will always have a special place in his heart.

As soon as the Taxi pulled up in Naomi’s driveway, Christopher made his way to the entrance of her apartment. He heaved a sigh before pressing the doorbell. Even after Naomi made it clear that she no longer wants to see him, he still wanted to fight for her.

He was about to press the doorbell again but stopped halfway through when he heard someone unlocking the door from inside.

Soon enough he came face to face with Naomi. She was still in her robe from this morning, her face was puffy and her eyes red as well. She folded her arms under her chest and gave Christopher a questioning look.

Even though Christopher was ashamed about everything, he managed to look into her eyes as he spoke, hoping She would see the sincerity in his eyes and also feel it in his voice.

“I’m deeply sorry, Naomi. I’m sorry for lying to you. I just want to let you know that I didn’t use you for sex. I came all the way because I missed you and I couldn’t afford to spend the next few days without seeing your face. I’ll forever cherish every detail of the time we spent together. I love you, Naomi, you made me feel what I’ve never felt before with anyone.”

“I knew all of these was too good to be true because I knew I was going to fuck up at some point and look at me now, I fucked up big time. It’s been you these past few days and it will always be you, Naomi. I hope you find a place in your heart to forgiv......” The next thing Chris saw was the door slammed across his face. He sighed in defeat and made his way back to the taxi.

Naomi broke into uncontrollable tears as she rested her back against the door, She felt everything was over for her. She was able to recover from Connor’s break up but she does not think she will ever recover from Ryan’s betrayal.

No doubt she was into him but there was no way they would be together because He had a fiancée who was pregnant for him.

Naomi never considered herself a home breaker nor would she subscribe to be anybody’s mistress. Besides a child needs both parents in his life so she did a reasonable thing by letting him go.

Luis, on the other hand, was kind of mad at himself, he wished he had handled the situation properly. Seeing his sister in a very devastating state was making him feel bad.

Christopher’s explanation got him thinking. He seemed sincere when he talked about Vivian taking advantage of him. On the other hand, Vivan seemed happy when she spoke to him over the phone the day before. She spoke in a way that convinced Luis that she was excited about the wedding and also being pregnant which was why all he could see was red when he saw the cosy picture of Chris and his sister.

Luis shoved all those thoughts away and decided to concentrate on his baby sister’s well-being. He approached her and pulled her into a hug.

“W... Why Luis? Why does this always happen to me?” She sobbed in his chest.

Luis sighed against her head, thinking of what to say to calm her down. Naomi had been through a lot within the space of two months.

“It will be fine, honey.” He assured, stroking her hair.

“I’m always the one who gets heartbroken, Why does life hate me so much? I was able to get over Connor but I don’t know what to do with the feelings I have for Ryan..” She cried harder.