9 The Awakening

A year have passed..Wow! Mj can't believe that she's been there in Belgium all these times...She's pondering in her mind, what has she been doing all the year round in this foreign country to her?

Not really much, to be excited about! For mostly, she had to endure sleepless nights and restless days to help take care of both the 2 most important men in her life, Karl and Kevin.

She could have stopped caring of them and gone back to her country. But she didn't. She couldn't!

All these sufferings and sacrifices she have made for the 2 men, the hardships she experienced, have only made her stronger. The song "What Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Stronger" relates so true, to her life.

She's in the middle of her moment of pondering when suddenly she recieved a call from an unknown number. She tapped her phone and answered "Hello, who's calling please?" Mj politely asked.

"Hello, May I speak to Ms. Mj?"

"Speaking..."

"Ms. Mj, this is from the hospital where Karl has been confined with. I have called to inform you that Karl has awaken. You should come here, immediately, your name has been repeatedly uttered by Karl!"

"Really? That's great! I'll come there. Thanks!" she jumped a bit, overjoyed, then bid and ended the call.

She then informed Kevin about it, and with a weak voice he said "Go to him, Mj! Don't mind me, I will still be here."

"Thank you very much dear hubby, for your understanding and support. I will be back, I promise!" kissing him on his forehead and then headed to the door.

On her way to the hospital, while riding a taxi cab, thoughts and questions bombarded on her mind. She couldn't help but feel excited to see the man that she loves, finally have awakened! To think that the nurse have mentioned that Karl has been repeatedly uttering her name. He must have missed her much!

He didn't know yet that she's here in Belgium already to help take care of him. What will she say to him? How would she tell him that she had to marry Kevin so she can come here and help take care of them both? Ahh, all the more she's confused and out of words to say to Karl. What matters most is that Karl has awaken. She will worry about it further, later!

The taxi cab stopped and said to her "We have arrived, at the hospital mam."

"Thanks" she paid and opened the cab door and headed to the hospital entrance. A nurse has been waiting for her and they both proceeded to Karl's private room.

Once she opened the door and seen Karl moving without the tubes of machines, her heart leaped with joy and proceeded to touch Karl's cheeks with both her hands.

"Karl, how are you feeling?"

"Mj? You are here in front of me for real? Or am I just dreaming?" Karl, in amazement of seeing and feeling Mj's touch.

"It's me Mj, for real, right in front of you Karl" excitedly pulled Karl in her embrace.

"I am so happy you have finally awaken from being in a coma for a year!" tears flowed from her eyes.

Upon hearing her words, Karl pulled away from her embrace and stared at her eyes, wiped her tears with his hands and kissed her lips.

The warmth of his lips covering her lips made her in a daze for a second and then decided to reciprocate his kiss. They both deepened thier kiss to each other and feels like thier longing for each other for 3 years being apart, have finally been released through thier kiss.

Gosh, she just realized that Karl is a very good kisser that made her feel melting inside and get carried away by his kiss!

They didn't mind that there were still people around, his doctor and nurse, inside his room.

"Uhmm" his doctor coughed out.

Only then, they pulled away from thier deep kiss while catching thier breaths.

With a shyly smile, Mj asked his doctor, "How is he Doc?"

"With his vital signs, there's no problem, he will be discharged in 2 days from now." Doc replied with a smile.

"That's great! Thank you very much Doc!" excitedly exclaimed Mj.

"No. Thanks to you Mj, for patiently taking care of him for a year. You never gave up on him. That was of great help for him to finally be awaken now!" his doctor happily shook her hands and thanked her.

Karl is in great amazement and went speechless upon hearing the doctor. Wow! He has been in a coma for a year and all these times Mj has been taking care of him? How is this possible? She must have resigned from her worked and left her country to take care of him. How did she do that? How did she obtained a visa for her to be able to stay in his country that long? All these questions have bombarded on his mind. But, none of them was voiced out.