Chapter 208: 208
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After a short while of attending to Jia, one of the medical rescuers came in with a collapsible, wheeled stretcher. As they were about to fasten the straps around her, she regained her consciousness and sat abruptly. She looked around, saw the crowd and remembered the fire.
Fear engulfed her once again and she started to tremble.
"Send someone, pleaseee! I left him in the cottage near the shore. He's not in the house. " She cried, thinking about his helplessness.
Anthon, then, bent over and lifted her up into the car.
"What are you doing? Jim is still there! " She yelled out at him while wriggling vigorously.
"The fire is already all over the place. Let's leave it to the rescue team. "He said firmly, hugging her tight to calm her down.
Jia sobbed in frustration and helplessness. If only she had not listened to him. Then, she thought about something.
"Ton, please release me. At the other side of the premises, there's a vacant lot. We can still come up to the cottage from the shore. "
Knowing that its pointless to argue with her, he opened the door on his side.
"Just wait here. " He said as he stepped out.
Jia waited until he was at a considerable distance. Then, powered by an adrenaline rush and her innate recklessness, she ran fast toward his direction, overtook him in a moment, then rushed ahead towards the shore.
To her surprise, firefighters were dispersed all throughout the place and as she looked up, some were even in the cottage where she left him.
"Jim was there!!! " She yelled again, being restricted to come closer due to the heat.
Anthon's voice rang in her ears as he answered.
"They could have found him if he's there. "
She turned her head towards him and stared in disbelief. Was he confirming his loss?
" Noooo, he was there. He was too weak to go anywhere by himself. "
Anthon did not answer right away. He, too, was scared of the possibility of his speculations.
"In life - threatening situations like this, we, either, fight to solve the problem or flee away for our safety. It is in these times where we acquire that sudden amazing strength we never could imagine how it existed within us. "
"What do you mean to say? That he suddenly got a rush of energy and ran inside the house to stop the
fire? " She said angrily, hating the fact that he dared to verbalize the possible truth that she was so scared to even think about.
"I'm sorry to say this, Jia, but I am also afraid of the possibility that he was not able to come out. "
Anthon said it without regrets. It would be better for her to embrace everything at its worst than the gradual introduction of painful truth that would kill her slowly in the end.
This shocking assumption dropped into her heart like the most powerful and the most destructive nuclear weapon , shattering her heart beyond redemption. She ran aimlessly towards the sea and dropped her knees into the knee - deep - water - covered sand and shouted out the bitterest cry she ever did in her whole life. Cancer was already too painful and unacceptable. Being burned to death
was much worse and inhuman.
Of all people, why him? He, whose intentions were for the good of others; he, whose heart overflowed with love and forgiveness and he who knew all her flaws but still loved her without issues, had to die like the worst criminal in the face of the earth. She just couldn't accept this!
Shattered himself by the pain of the unexpected turn of events, he was even more tortured to see her helplessly breaking apart. How he wished he could do something to reverse the situation!
He called up everyone to inform them before calling Dr. Aijohn. He knew that all these time, Jia could not open up to him the way she did with Aijohn. She still had those reservations which hurt him even more. This woman, whom he loved with all his heart, would never trust her most vulnerable feelings with him.
"Bring her home. I need to sedate her. "
"Jia...let's go. " He said as he bent down to help her stand up.
"Leave me alone. " She answered without turning.
It suddenly occured to her that he must be one of the reasons why Jim refused to take the treatment. Though her heart would leap everytime she saw him, she was not happy with the thought that Jim would choose to sacrifice his life for them.
Many times , out of their seven years together, she promised him a whole lifetime with her but why did he have to go?
With this prevailing thought inside her which must had been provoked by guilt, she began to see herself as the culprit of his death. And seeing him as the root cause of this betrayal, a feeling of hatred suddenly grew within.
"From now on, don't talk to me anymore. Do not get near me and do not interfere in all my affairs. "
Anthon was dumbfounded. What was happening with her?
Because of her stubborness no matter how much he tried to persuade her, he got no other choice than to call Aijohn for help. Aijohn indeed came and lifted her out from the water. He sat her down in the sand and, then, pulled out from his pocket a sedative pre - filled syringe.
Few minutes after he injected the sedative into her upper arm, she became drowsy and soon fell limply into Anthon's arms who was preparing to catch her up.
Aijohn smiled at him sadly.
"You need to understand. She's just depressed. "
Smiling bitterly back at him, he nodded. "I do. "
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After a short while of attending to Jia, one of the medical rescuers came in with a collapsible, wheeled stretcher. As they were about to fasten the straps around her, she regained her consciousness and sat abruptly. She looked around, saw the crowd and remembered the fire.
Fear engulfed her once again and she started to tremble.
"Send someone, pleaseee! I left him in the cottage near the shore. He's not in the house. " She cried, thinking about his helplessness.
Anthon, then, bent over and lifted her up into the car.
"What are you doing? Jim is still there! " She yelled out at him while wriggling vigorously.
"The fire is already all over the place. Let's leave it to the rescue team. "He said firmly, hugging her tight to calm her down.
Jia sobbed in frustration and helplessness. If only she had not listened to him. Then, she thought about something.
"Ton, please release me. At the other side of the premises, there's a vacant lot. We can still come up to the cottage from the shore. "
Knowing that its pointless to argue with her, he opened the door on his side.
"Just wait here. " He said as he stepped out.
Jia waited until he was at a considerable distance. Then, powered by an adrenaline rush and her innate recklessness, she ran fast toward his direction, overtook him in a moment, then rushed ahead towards the shore.
To her surprise, firefighters were dispersed all throughout the place and as she looked up, some were even in the cottage where she left him.
"Jim was there!!! " She yelled again, being restricted to come closer due to the heat.
Anthon's voice rang in her ears as he answered.
"They could have found him if he's there. "
She turned her head towards him and stared in disbelief. Was he confirming his loss?
" Noooo, he was there. He was too weak to go anywhere by himself. "
Anthon did not answer right away. He, too, was scared of the possibility of his speculations.
"In life - threatening situations like this, we, either, fight to solve the problem or flee away for our safety. It is in these times where we acquire that sudden amazing strength we never could imagine how it existed within us. "
"What do you mean to say? That he suddenly got a rush of energy and ran inside the house to stop the
fire? " She said angrily, hating the fact that he dared to verbalize the possible truth that she was so scared to even think about.
"I'm sorry to say this, Jia, but I am also afraid of the possibility that he was not able to come out. "
Anthon said it without regrets. It would be better for her to embrace everything at its worst than the gradual introduction of painful truth that would kill her slowly in the end.
This shocking assumption dropped into her heart like the most powerful and the most destructive nuclear weapon , shattering her heart beyond redemption. She ran aimlessly towards the sea and dropped her knees into the knee - deep - water - covered sand and shouted out the bitterest cry she ever did in her whole life. Cancer was already too painful and unacceptable. Being burned to death
was much worse and inhuman.
Of all people, why him? He, whose intentions were for the good of others; he, whose heart overflowed with love and forgiveness and he who knew all her flaws but still loved her without issues, had to die like the worst criminal in the face of the earth. She just couldn't accept this!
Shattered himself by the pain of the unexpected turn of events, he was even more tortured to see her helplessly breaking apart. How he wished he could do something to reverse the situation!
He called up everyone to inform them before calling Dr. Aijohn. He knew that all these time, Jia could not open up to him the way she did with Aijohn. She still had those reservations which hurt him even more. This woman, whom he loved with all his heart, would never trust her most vulnerable feelings with him.
"Bring her home. I need to sedate her. "
"Jia...let's go. " He said as he bent down to help her stand up.
"Leave me alone. " She answered without turning.
It suddenly occured to her that he must be one of the reasons why Jim refused to take the treatment. Though her heart would leap everytime she saw him, she was not happy with the thought that Jim would choose to sacrifice his life for them.
Many times , out of their seven years together, she promised him a whole lifetime with her but why did he have to go?
With this prevailing thought inside her which must had been provoked by guilt, she began to see herself as the culprit of his death. And seeing him as the root cause of this betrayal, a feeling of hatred suddenly grew within.
"From now on, don't talk to me anymore. Do not get near me and do not interfere in all my affairs. "
Anthon was dumbfounded. What was happening with her?
Because of her stubborness no matter how much he tried to persuade her, he got no other choice than to call Aijohn for help. Aijohn indeed came and lifted her out from the water. He sat her down in the sand and, then, pulled out from his pocket a sedative pre - filled syringe.
Few minutes after he injected the sedative into her upper arm, she became drowsy and soon fell limply into Anthon's arms who was preparing to catch her up.
Aijohn smiled at him sadly.
"You need to understand. She's just depressed. "
Smiling bitterly back at him, he nodded. "I do. "
After a short while of attending to Jia, one of the medical rescuers came in with a collapsible, wheeled stretcher. As they were about to fasten the straps around her, she regained her consciousness and sat abruptly. She looked around, saw the crowd and remembered the fire. Fear engulfed her once again and she started to tremble. "Send someone, pleaseee! I left him in the cottage near the shore. He's not in the house. " She cried, thinking about his helplessness. Anthon, then, bent over and lifted her up into the car. "What are you doing? Jim is still there! " She yelled out at him while wriggling vigorously. "The fire is already all over the place. Let's leave it to the rescue team. "He said firmly, hugging her tight to calm her down. Jia sobbed in frustration and helplessness. If only she had not listened to him. Then, she thought about something. "Ton, please release me. At the other side of the premises, there's a vacant lot. We can still come up to the cottage from the shore. " Knowing that its pointless to argue with her, he opened the door on his side. "Just wait here. " He said as he stepped out. Jia waited until he was at a considerable distance. Then, powered by an adrenaline rush and her innate recklessness, she ran fast toward his direction, overtook him in a moment, then rushed ahead towards the shore. To her surprise, firefighters were dispersed all throughout the place and as she looked up, some were even in the cottage where she left him. "Jim was there!!! " She yelled again, being restricted to come closer due to the heat. Anthon's voice rang in her ears as he answered. "They could have found him if he's there. " She turned her head towards him and stared in disbelief. Was he confirming his loss? " Noooo, he was there. He was too weak to go anywhere by himself. " Anthon did not answer right away. He, too, was scared of the possibility of his speculations. "In life - threatening situations like this, we, either, fight to solve the problem or flee away for our safety. It is in these times where we acquire that sudden amazing strength we never could imagine how it existed within us. " "What do you mean to say? That he suddenly got a rush of energy and ran inside the house to stop the fire? " She said angrily, hating the fact that he dared to verbalize the possible truth that she was so scared to even think about. "I'm sorry to say this, Jia, but I am also afraid of the possibility that he was not able to come out. " Anthon said it without regrets. It would be better for her to embrace everything at its worst than the gradual introduction of painful truth that would kill her slowly in the end. This shocking assumption dropped into her heart like the most powerful and the most destructive nuclear weapon , shattering her heart beyond redemption. She ran aimlessly towards the sea and dropped her knees into the knee - deep - water - covered sand and shouted out the bitterest cry she ever did in her whole life. Cancer was already too painful and unacceptable. Being burned to death was much worse and inhuman. Of all people, why him? He, whose intentions were for the good of others; he, whose heart overflowed with love and forgiveness and he who knew all her flaws but still loved her without issues, had to die like the worst criminal in the face of the earth. She just couldn't accept this! Shattered himself by the pain of the unexpected turn of events, he was even more tortured to see her helplessly breaking apart. How he wished he could do something to reverse the situation! He called up everyone to inform them before calling Dr. Aijohn. He knew that all these time, Jia could not open up to him the way she did with Aijohn. She still had those reservations which hurt him even more. This woman, whom he loved with all his heart, would never trust her most vulnerable feelings with him. "Bring her home. I need to sedate her. " "Jia...let's go. " He said as he bent down to help her stand up. "Leave me alone. " She answered without turning. It suddenly occured to her that he must be one of the reasons why Jim refused to take the treatment. Though her heart would leap everytime she saw him, she was not happy with the thought that Jim would choose to sacrifice his life for them. Many times , out of their seven years together, she promised him a whole lifetime with her but why did he have to go? With this prevailing thought inside her which must had been provoked by guilt, she began to see herself as the culprit of his death. And seeing him as the root cause of this betrayal, a feeling of hatred suddenly grew within. "From now on, don't talk to me anymore. Do not get near me and do not interfere in all my affairs. " Anthon was dumbfounded. What was happening with her? Because of her stubborness no matter how much he tried to persuade her, he got no other choice than to call Aijohn for help. Aijohn indeed came and lifted her out from the water. He sat her down in the sand and, then, pulled out from his pocket a sedative pre - filled syringe. Few minutes after he injected the sedative into her upper arm, she became drowsy and soon fell limply into Anthon's arms who was preparing to catch her up. Aijohn smiled at him sadly. "You need to understand. She's just depressed. " Smiling bitterly back at him, he nodded. "I do. "
