The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

| don't want to be pessimistic, but | have a strong feeling that something is wrong. | don't have Kendall's number,

so | can't even call her. | should have had her number saved. | hate how helpless | feel. There must be something

| can do to get to her. My eyes are glued to my phone, hoping | can see her non the screen, | don't know for

how long I've been staring, but when my phone rings, | jump up from my place. Why is Emily calling me? This

cannot be good.

Hesitantly, | answer. "Hello, Emily."

Maybe I'm just thinking of the worst. Maybe there is ssort of surprise Rosie is preparing forand she just

wants her mum to getto go somewhere for the surprise.

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"Silas." She sniffs and my heart sinks. This is surely not good. "Rosie had a terrible accident." | knew something

was wrong.

"What accident? When? She toldshe was coming." I'm already on my way to the car. Everything is spinning

around me. | cannot think straight.

"She was on her way back to you, but a car hit hers and... I don't know the rest," Emily is crying over the phone.

"Which hospital? I'm coming now!" My heart is threatening to jump out of my chest. Maybe Emily is just

exaggerating because it's daughter. Maybe this isn't a bad accident.

My Rosie survived an explosion. I'm sure she can survive it. She is a fighter. She wants to go to Italy. She isn't

going to miss this trip. There are a lot of cheesy romantic kisses she wantsto give her and I'm certain she's

not going to throw this opportunity away. The hospital isn't far away from where | am, so it takesless than

twenty minutes to get there. The moment | arrive, | call Emily to know where she is. "I'm here. Where are you?"

I'm breathless. | just want to lay my eyes on Rosie to make sure that she's okay. | want to take her in my arms

and let her sweet scent hit me. the reception. I'm coming," she tellsbefore hanging up. | wait anxiously for

her to appear in front of me. Millions of thoughts are running through my head and none of them is positive.

Negativity is taking overand | can't silence it.

"Stay at

"Silas" | turn around and find Emily. This is the worst state I've ever seen her in. Her face is puffy and her hair is

messily pulled back. | approach her and when | get closer, a sob escapes her. | pull her into a gentle hug and she

holds ontoas her body shakes. I'm scared of asking her why she's crying like that. | don't know what to

expect. No, my expectations are all terrible and I'm scared of voicing them out. My tongue is heavy and as | rub

Emily's back, I try to speak, but | can't. I'm petrified. I'm not ready to hear her tellingthat Rosie is between

life and death

"H-how's Rosie?" | stutter as she moves away from me. | need to know what's wrong with the girl I love.

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"The doctors say that it's a miracle she's alive. The accident was so bad. Julian saw the car and it's all crumpled,"

she tellsas she wipes her tears.

| breathe out in relief. Rosie is alive. | haven't lost her.

"Where is Rosie? Can we see her?" | ask Emily, but she shakes her head. Why is she shaking her head? Haven't

she just said that she's alive?

"She's in surgery. They say that she's in a critical condition. She lost a lot of blood." My heart shatters upon

hearing that. No, she's going to be okay. She's going to make it. | know my girl. She is a beautiful fighter who can

do anything she wants. She has a strong will and

this is one of the things | love about her.

"She's going to make it. | don't understand why you're crying. Rosie is one of the strongest people I've ever met

in my entire life." How does she not know her daughter? | don't understand why she's acting like that. She's

going to make it. Even if we're going to postpone our trip, that's okay. She's going to get out of the hospital and

we're going to make sure that she's all good and healthy, then we can go wherever she wants. "Cwith me,"

she mumbles as she rubs my arm.

| follow her, trying to push away from my mind any negative thoughts. | don't want to allow my mind to wander

into any negative area.

| find Julian in the waiting room and take a seat beside him.

est

"She's going to be okay," I find myself telling him. | have a strong belief that she's going to walk out of this place

all well and healthy.

"They said that they would do everything in their power. The accident was terrible," he says. He sounds like his

spirit has left his body, as if I'm talking to a robot.

"She didn't want to tell you when it happened because she didn't want to scare you, but did explosion?" | need

them to believe that she's strong enough to make it.

you

know that she

survived an

""What explosion?" He frowns, looking at me.

"Around November, | think. She was at a pizza place and an explosion happened at that place due to a gas leak.

She survived with a mild concussion, a gash on her palm, and a small wound on her temple." Y didn't she tell

us?" Emily asks. didn't want you to worry," | reply.

My parents arrive in fifteen minutes. We wait for a while and | try to stay calm even though | want to break down.

But if | break down, Emily's going to get worse. She is a mess and Julian is doing his best to comfort her. Julian

isn't okay, but he's holding himself together for her.

I don't know how long I've been waiting, but when | see two doctors walking towards us, | stand up quickly. |

don't know what they're about to say, but I'm scared. There's only one thing | want to hear. | want them to tell