Cruel World novel Chapter 38

Theo

He was sleeping quietly when he felt his bed was shaking and then there was a loud scream, so loud that it makes him sit automatically on a bed...he switches on the light of his bedside and saw it was Sarah whose eyes were still closed but she was still screaming...he suddenly hold her body and shakes her.', Sarah...Sarah wake up...god Sarah wake up it just a bad dream'

Sarah opens her eyes in shocked and saw who it was ...she flinched and hold her hands in praying positions and shakes her head and was shaking terribly...Theo was shocked as hell when he saw the terror look on Sarah face...he realized it was a bad dream based on him...he felt an incredible guilt and so much pain .....he can see what a damage he did on her....he always wanted to hurt her but not like this....he can't see her like this so he comes close to her and hold her by waist and told her 'shh...you are ok...you are fine...nothing wrong...I'm with you' he holds her tense body and keep saying this like whole night and then Sarah body relax a little and she fell asleep in theo chest...

but theo can't sleep he was looking at the roof and was roaming his hand on her back in a calm manner...he was deeply disturbed and so much hurt ...he closed his eyes and then try to listen to Sarah melodious voice in his dream.

When he woke up in the morning he saw his next side to be empty...he yawned and sit in the bed and drag a hand on his head and look for Sarah .

He saw the door open and there was Sarah holding a hot cup of coffee and put in his left bed draw...he raised his eyebrows in confusion 'why you bring that...Sarah you don't have to this now...all you need is to rest and take your medicine on time'

Sarah, she looked scared and looked confused too ...she opens her mouth but then she cants say anything close it. Theo closes his eyes...he wanted to help her so much that for a moment he forgets about everything..about tina..about her death, about Sarah involvement...all he wants her to speak again.

Theo stands and walks towards her...sarah took a step back and tremble.Theo sighs and says 'but I'm not angry you brought my coffee... I loved your coffee...but all I was saying you need to get better first ok...and ...you don't have to work anymore for mom...no matter what she said you won't do her work... I will also tell her...(he cupped her cheeks) I know she tired you a lot yesterday....'

Sarah raised her eyes and looked at him and theo felt his heart beat raising fast...her eyes have so much innocence and they are so beautiful all he wanted to do was protect her and kiss her...he lower his head and was putting his lips on her that their room door opened and roma screamed 'Theo...theo plz help me...your father ..your father is

Theo and Sarah flinched ' mom...calm down now tell me what happens to dad'

Roma was crying 'I..i don't know he just...he was ok..he just fall down and his whole body twisted plz come and do something'

Theo do not wait anymore and he runs to his dad wing and saw exactly what his mother had told her...the butler was trying to help his dad and theo also hold his father 'dad...dad you will be ok' but theo knows he won't be it was some inner far telling him that he doesn't wont to name

'call the ambulance now' Theo yelled and saw Sarah was also standing shocked and was crying silently

'it's on the way sir' Butler said

Mr grey who was semi-conscious and his mouth was twisted to his left side and looked at Sarah and raise his hand slowly and said in a broken tone 'sa...sataa..sara.' he fumble in his word but it was enough for Sarah and she runs to him ...and hold his hand and shakes his head and smile so that he doesn't worry but Mr grey looked at her 's....shh..soooory....ka...cant ....haaa....help ...u'

Sarah shakes her head and put her hand on his face ...and she said silently that theo understand was 'you will be ok'

When the ambulance arrives Mr grey looked at Theo this time 'Th...the..eeo...do....dont ...hea...hurt her' and theo looked at his father and just nodes

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sarah

She was roaming around in the room and was looking at the clock ....it was almost 3 hour since they took Mr grey...she felt an anxiety ...and was very scared...she pray to god..nothing happen to Mr grey...she truly love him as a father...and then she felt the door opens...it was theo..who was looking super tired and his shirt was out of his dress pant...and he looks so sad and exhausted that Sarah knows something terribly bad happen

Sarah walks towards him and looked and give him a pleading look...Theo stops in a midway and he just shakes his head ...Sarah gasp and put a hand on her mouth and falls down and cry while shaking her body...Theo looks stunned and he kneels down and yelled 'Sarah ..look at me..he is fine..he is alive..nothing happens(theo looked disturbed) Sarah you have to calm down then I can't tell you what happens like this..just take a deep breath'

Sarah look weak and sighs..Theo said 'good...now listen to me carefully ok...don't panic...dad...doctor said he had a stroke which let his whole left side to be paralyzes....according to the doctor he will be fine with the medication and good treatment but it will take time'

Sarah stopped for a moment and was hell shocked ...she then remember those flashback when Mr. grey was only the saving grace in his house...who loved her and Ava..who cry for her..Who called her his daughter..who loves Ava like a father should...he somehow protect her and it was all gone ...everything is gone..she is a bad omen really..sarah thought.

Then out of nowhere she softly said 'my fault'

Theo who looks down but when he listens to Sarah's voice he was more stun..she was speaking...'oh god...Sarah you just said ...you are speaking' Theo laughed in happiness

but Sarah was in her own trance 'my fault...my' then she realized she just spoke

She looks at Theo very shockingly and said 'I speak?'

Theo holds her face 'yeah baby..you did'

Srah suddenly remove his hand and crying in a broken way 'oh god...now I can speak...why you are doing this to me(she point out in the roof) why tell me why... he wanted me to speak for speak and now he is paralyzed and I'm speaking'

Sarah was hysterically crying and was out of control...Theo hold her in his strong arms and try to calm her ..'For god sake, Sarah plz calm down you need to be ok...you really need to be ok... I think Dad might get ok when he heard your voice... the doctor told us he was in some stress and some tension...maybe you can help him get back to normal' Theo told her in a calming voice

Sarah looks uncertain with tears falling 'he will be fine? if I speak he will be fine?'

Theo nodes 'yes he will be...at least we can try'

sarah absently node 'he has to be... I will be so alone..my Ava will be so alone'

Theo looks down in shame in don't say anything.