I'M Sorry To Hurt You [Last]

TWENTY TWO

Baby, I’m sorry. I'm sorry I hurt you all this time.

Like a mantra, I keep saying an apology, which I can't say directly to her, because maybe next I can't see Purnama anymore. I clearly heard Jeremy start pulling the trigger, turning it around a few times. Breathbread. This is my last day.

Sorry, Full, My dear. My son's! You two I had to leave alone in this world.

I heard a few shots on the air. I faintly heard Mommy's terrified screams and howling -- did the bullet penetrate my body? I think my body is numb. Then I heard the sound of the barn door being violently smashed. Next are the noise. I heard the voice of my step-Daddy-Robert-shouting calling Mommy and the sound of police sirens roaring outside the warehouse simultaneously.

My body, nothing happened? Am I dead?

“Elias, wake up!” Mommy patted me on the cheek. Slowly I opened my eyes. Mommy's face filled with tears filled my vision. He breathed a sigh of relief.

“I'm not dead?” I asked hoarse while looking around, some police herded the delinquent out. I glanced sideways, Edgar was being swept out by Randy.

“It's not you who's dead, son. Looks like he's the one who's dead-either.” Daddy Robert said as he pointed at Jeremy who was lying on the floor covered in lifeless blood. So the sound of that three-time eruption came from the police gun that shot Jeremy. I breathed a sigh of relief and sadness as soon as I saw Jeremy's body not far from me. After all he was my cousin who accompanied me for almost thirty years I was born into this world.

“I'm sorry, Jeremy,” I whispered.

“Already, don't think about it. It's all his fault. He already knows the risks. We're going to the hospital now. Your wounds must be treated.” Daddy Robert crumpled my shoulders slowly - giving it strength.

I walked on Daddy Robert out of this barn. While outside I met Edgar who was smiling weakly at me. His face was so pale and his body was thin, it was so slick. Seeing his condition like this, he was so similar to the current Purnama.

“ELIAS!”

I turned to the source of the screams of a voice I was very familiar with. Body freezes. Jeremy with a grin and a body full of injuries, put his gun back on. Turns out he's alive. In a matter of seconds everything went dark again, faintly I heard the screams of Edgar, Mommy, Daddy Robert, and Randy shouting calling me, as the sound of gunfire twice went on the air.

　

　

　

　

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I don't know how long I closed my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I was in the hospital. My head was throbbing and my hand hurt so much when I tried to move my arm. Kuraba my arm that turned out to be wrapped in bandages.

Am I shot? Kulirik around, deserted. Where's everybody? I looked towards the open door.

“How are you, El. Already feel better?” ask Daddy Robert after sitting next to me. I'm nodding. “Thank God. The doctor said you only had minor injuries,”.

“Where are the others? Mommy?” ask me when I see only Daddy Robert here to see me.

“Mommy equals Randy accompanies Edgar in the next room.”

“I also want to see the situation.” I get out of bed. A huge sense of regret came to me after knowing what Edgar had been doing all this time. Covering me secretly. It even saved my life.

　

　

　

　

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I froze, my body unable to move. My heart is shaking in pain. Long time I stared at the ICU door that did not open all day, it turns out the same time as me who fainted earlier.

“Elias, sit down first. You are also still sick and just woke up.” Daddy crept my shoulders slowly.

I followed him sitting on a long bench joined by Mommy and Randy who had sat there first. I lay down - my eyes empty. The pain in my shoulder was no longer felt, swallowed by the anxiety of Edgar's current condition.

Why am I being such a fool. Gosh darn. I was unaware of my own enemy. My heart aches and hurts when I find out that Jeremy killed both my parents - an enemy in a blanket. And the freedom that Jeremy was around me influenced me to the point that I believed that Edgar had killed my parents all along. Doctrine me into continuing to hate and take revenge on Edgar.

“What happened to, Edgar, Dad?” tanyaku.

“Jeremy shot Edgar after shooting you. Then she ran away when we were off guard while watching the two of you.”

I clenched my hands together, my teeth clenching in anger. The pain of being betrayed made me want to kill Jeremy. Wait, Jeremy, I'll get my revenge. To the end of the world, I'll chase you.

Before long the double door of the ICU room opened, a team of doctors appeared. One of the heads of the team of doctors headed here, and several other doctors scattered away, giving some instructions to each assistant. Their faces looked very serious. Mommy and Rnady also stood up when the head of the team of doctors approached us.

“Nearly family of patients?” the doctor asked as he opened his mask and looked one at a time at our faces. Randy took a step forward with an unusually anxious look.

“Ak---”

“I. I'm his sister-in-law, Elias Benjamin Bowman.” I was in a hurry to cut Randy's words. I'm more responsible here than anyone else. Doctor Wu looked at me then sighed heavily.

I exhaled a very tight breath. Glancing briefly at the door that was still closed, it was still not allowed to enter. With a shunt step I followed where Doctor Wu was going.

“Please sit down, Mr. Elias.”

“Thank you, Doc.” I bowed at a glance and sat right in front of Doctor Wu.

“How are things, Doc?” ask directly. Doctor Wu looked at the medical records and sighed heavily.

“The bullet lodged in the patient's stomach is initially difficult to remove, but thank God we can take it.”

“Eh?” My forehead wrinkled. “Together, Doc. Sorry to patronize, the operation to remove the bullet lodged in the body not to two hours, at most three hours, but this until all day?”

“Inright. But this time operation is very risky.”

“Risk? Meaning, Doctor?”

Doctor Wu was silent for a moment. “Because patients have a history of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or commonly we are familiar with lupus.”

I'm glad to hear Dr. Wu's explanation. No way, I must have misheard, yes, I must.

“Lupus disease suffered by patients has spread throughout the body and has entered stage four. According to our medical records, Mr. Edgar has been suffering from lupus for the past two years.”

“Takaypossible. Pa-there must have been a mistake. Yes, the doctor must be wrong,” I refuse to accept this painful reality. Doctor Wu shook his head, then thrust out the documents.

“Because the disease has experienced complications, spread to the spine, and also kidney failure simultaneously. That's why we had a little trouble picking up the bullet earlier.”

Doctor Wu explained on the sidelines that I read documents about Edgar's disease history. I closed my eyes and nodded. I really don't believe this document.

“It seems that the patient has never checked his disease periodically, the disease he suffered falls into the category of extraordinary. Usually this disease affects women not men, only occurs in 10 of men around the world, including those who afflict our patients.”

I almost tore the document in my hand when I heard Edgar never checked for his illness. So for these two years, Edgar was in terrible pain right when Purnama married me, and I took him to New York. Ah, curse me.

Stadium four, really between life and death, now you're satisfied, Elias? What do you got now, hum?

I messed up my hair to a mess. It felt like a huge rock was hitting my chest, it hurt so much that it made me breathless, forcing me to return to the bitter reality.

“Doctor Wu, is there any other way to cure it?” askaku expectantly.

“There is always a way to patient-even though patient life expectancy is 1 %. For example, with the way of spinal cord transplant surgery from people who want to donate their marrow.”

Yeah, I really wish it was that way.

　

　

　

　

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“How was the result, El?” ask Daddy when I enter the room. Edgar has been moved here.

I breathed hard, my eyes now on Edgar, still unconscious after surgery. I went back out and sat in the waiting chair. I really couldn't see Edgar's body filled with medical devices connected to the monitor.

“As Daddy saw, the operation was successful. It's just, Edgar is suffering-” I can't go on with my words. I closed my eyes and leaned my head against the back of the chair. “Final stage lupus disease,”.

Daddy speechless. It also seems to be in shock.

“Doctor ... Patient moves her hand.” Randy shouted from the inside, calling a team of doctors.

I stood up straight. Edgar's aware? With Daddy, I ran inside. I sat down, my body slumped to the floor. There was a warm feeling flowing into my heart, my eyes glazed over. I repeatedly give thanks. I saw Edgar slowly opening his eyes. The team of doctors led by doctor Wu swiftly took over everything.

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A/N;

Though sad for Edgar who sacrificed.  But, destiny began to turn around, from here Elias would feel his heavier karma. ^.^

Btw, this story is not up to hundreds of episodes, yes. Same cake story This Is Your Baby, less than forty is over. (=^▽^=)

Don't forget guys, beautiful & handsome brothers, sisters who emes 😍, love first let the spirit write the story 🤗😉, okay 👍.

See you in the next chapter of 🤗💜.