Episode 19
THEME: AWAITING MIRACLE! ?
BEIKE EYE CENTER
IAN POV ?
My phone binged and I took it out of my pocket. It was a call from Mrs Elise.
âHello Mrs Eliseâ
âHi Mr Ian..how is Miss Ria?â
âShe is still in the operating room. Iâm outside waiting for the doctorâ
âMr Ian please take a break..Miss Ria will be fineâ
âI canât do that Mrs Elise. Iâll just wait out here till I see the Doctorâ
âOkay Mr Ianâ
âIâll call you when I talk to the Doctorâ
âOkay..byeâ she hang up
âThe door leading to the operating room opened. Doctor Lui walked out with a Nurse. I rushed to him
âHow is she?â
âShe is good. We were able to take out all the Cataracts and implant the Stem Cellsâ
I let out a sigh of relief
âShe will be transfered to a ward soonâ
âThank you Doctor Luiâ
He walked away while I waited for them to bring Ria out
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PRIVATE WARD
I sat in a chair close to the bed
âCan you hear me Ria?â
She nodded. A white band was on her eyes. Doctor Lui said it was to keep germs away from her eyes so it wonât affect the works of the stem cells.
âHow are you feeling?â
âSleepyâ she replied in a low tone
I held her right hand in mine
âMrs Elise called while you were still in the operating wardâ
âDid you wait outside all those times?â
âYes. I told Mrs Elise that you are fineâ
âHow are the kids?â
âThey are fine tooâ
I stood up and covered her properly
âRest Now Riaâ
âYou should do the same tooâ
She whispered
âYeahâ
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THREE WEEKS LATER
IAN POV?
It being 3 weeks since Ria had the surgery but she was still yet to see. Doctor Lui assured us that everything was fine. He said stem cells treatment takes at least 6 weeks or more to heal the patients. And Results shows that Riaâs eyes were getting better.
âHow are you feeling?â
I asked Ria as I filled the chair next to the bed
âIâm fineâ
I was just coming back from a meeting with an investor. I had to see the Chinese Businessman cause I promised to visit him anytime Iâm in China
âArenât you Hungry?â I asked Ria
âThe Nurse said you havenât ate since morning. I bought food from the hotel restaurantâ
I said,setting out the utensils but she didnât care. I sat next to her,holding a spoon In one hand but she stared into space
âIf youâre not going to feed yourself.. Iâm going to have to feed you myselfâ I paused waiting for a reaction from Ria. She ignored my words and sat silently.
I held a spoonful of food right in her face
âOpen upâ I prompted but she turned her head. I didnât give up. I brought it closely to her lips
âYou have to eat Riaâ
âIâm not hungryâ
I dropped the spoon and packed the food back in the boxes
âWhatâs the problem?â
âNothingâ she replied sharply
âAre you doubting the surgery?â Ria froze
That was it! Sheâs refusing to eat because she was yet to gain her sight!
âRia..we still have three more weeks..and anything could happen even before that timeâ
âWhat..what if..it doesnât work?â Her voice trailed
I took her small hands in mine
âIt will work Ria. We have to believe..The treatment needs time to heal your eyes. This is gonna work. You will see! Iâm sure that you are going to see soon. Doctor Lui said the result shows that your eyes are getting betterâ
âI hope soâ
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TWO WEEKS LATER
RIA POV ?â
The room was silent except for the constant beeping of a device I couldnât make out. I shifted on the bed as I regained consciousness slowly. I opened my eyes and was welcomed by darkness again. I heard a voice in the room which i recognized to be Ianâs. Then it was as if I could see through the white band on my eyes. I reached the knot behind my head and it came off.
At first, I thought I was imagining things..but I wasnât!
I blink rapidly..and everything became clear! I was in a room painted in White.
Unbelievable! I can see!
My eyes lingered to the window where I saw a well built man dressed in a faded jeans and top. I sat up immediately.
My mind was blank like a piece of white paper that doesnât have any words written on it. I glanced around once again to be sure if I was seeing things with my eyes! AndâŚ
Yes! I can see!
âYouâre up?â I turned towards the direction of where his voice came from. He walked closer to the bed. I recognized him..but it seems he didnât notice that I could see him.
âAre you feeling better today?â He asked me as he took my hands. My lips remained silent. I donât know what to say at the sight of him. I can see him! I finally got the chance to see him!
This guy sitting right in front of me was the one who helped me. I had wondered what he looked like and now i can see him. He was was here for me,he took care of me,fed me..and encouraged me never to give up. All those times I ruined his expensive Wears with Vomits..he never complained or feel irritated. During the conditioning treatments he was there..the sleepless nights when I had diarrhea and covering my hair tight to stop it from falling off and also the morning walks around the hospital when i needed fresh air out of the ward. Ian went through those periods with me!
And I must admit that we became close over the past few weeks than I expected. Tears formed at the corner of my eyes. The same man I tried to push away turned out to be a care giver.
âWhy..are you.. crying?â He asked when the tears dropped own my cheeks
Ian stared at me
âWait why did you take off the band?â
He asked
âYou should put it back on..â
I stopped him when he was about to fix it back. He stared at me in shock. Like he knew my reason for refusing the band
âCan you see me?â
I nodded slowly
âYes..I canâ
âReally?â
âYes..youâre on a faded jeansâ
âYes..yes! Youâre right Ria! Yes i knew it!â He screamed
âI Knew this would work!â
Then he did the unexpected. He hugged me! And I didnât push him away instead I pulled him tighter and sobbed.
Finally! After all these Years of waiting! Now I can see the world for the first time!
âIâm so happy..you can see Ria!â
He released me. A bright smile on his face. It suite his handsome face
âLet me get Doctor Luiâ
He rushed out of the room. And came back with an aged man
âmiss Riaâ the familiar voice said with a smile.
I wiped my cheeks clean and smiled back at him
âI want to believe that you can see nowâ I nodded
âHow many fingers?â
He right hand up in the air
âFiveâ I replied. He went on and on like that to see if I could identify simple objects around and I did! Ian stood staring at me with a smile on
âIt a good thing that you can see Miss Riaâ
Doctor Lui said
âWhatâs next now?â Ian asked
âFew tests..and some monitoring for a couple of daysâ
âOkayâ
âThank You doctor Luiâ
I said before he exited the room
Ian filled the chair back when the doctor left the room.
âSo will you like to go for a walk around?â
âYes!â I exclaimed
I want to see the world! Everything! I want to see it all with him! I want him to be the one showing me world!
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âI can almost see it
That dream Iâm dreaming But..
Thereâs a voice inside my head saying
Youâll never reach it
Every steps Iâm taking
Every move I make feels like
Lost with no directions
My faith is shaking
But I, i gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high..â
Hello Fans! Here it is! Tge episode youâve all been waiting for!
Ria can see! So..
Now what next?
Find out in the next episode!
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Ria story is not complete and is the remaining part of the story going to posted soon? I want to know.