Chapter 9 - Atian's Accident

5 years ago

Atian and Shi Lian were going on a road trip. They were planning about this for months and they finally get to go so they were elated. The both were so happy and so in love with each other, they were thinking of taking the next step: Marriage. But happiness doesn't last for a long time and Their happiness was coming to an end. On their way back home, a tragic happened. That night, Shi Lian was driving the car which Hu Atian let her after her so many begging.

"Your driving skills have improved. Not bad" Atian encourages her.

She smiles at him saying "All thanks to you my prince charming". Atian laughs at her playful flirting and shifts closer to give her a kiss.

"I love you" he commits, lightly squeezing her hand. She kisses him back promising her love to him. For Shi Lian, he is the perfect man for her; kind, gentle, lovable, ambitious and most importantly he loves her more than anything. Her mind diverts from driving which she was focusing on and now has been occupied by her boyfriend's confessions.

While they were kissing, a truck out of nowhere comes from the left side, making their car and the truck collide with each other. Her car was out of her control and it roll over, glasses shattered everywhere and what she saw beside was the most depressing thing for her.

Atian's body is covered with blood; his hair is all wet from blood, his blue eyes have lost all its brightness.

Luckily Shi Lian was on the safe side. She only had some injuries on her forehead, some on her arms and some on her legs. She unbuckles herself hastily and tries to move over Atian's side, she tries to call his name, shake him up but there was no respond. She doesn't want to accept what her mind wants her to think.

"Atian! Wake up! Please!" she cries, caressing his blood smeared face.

"Help! Help us!" she yells, begging for someone to come and save them. She cried for half an hour but she stopped then. All her tears stopped rolling down her cheek. Her body became numb. She wasn't feeling anything nor having sense about it. The ambulance's siren, crowd of people on the highway; she doesn't hear anything. When two men came to save them inside the car, she didn't respond nor did she move or shift. They take Atian body out of the car, followed by Shi Lian's. She watched everything that's been going on in front of her. The men carrying his body inside the ambulance van, police asking her about the incident, people's chattering; she ignored everything.

"Miss! Let me take you to the hospital!" a man, wearing hospital's attire asked her in a panic. She didn't respond, she just stood there watching her boyfriend's blood smeared body who is lying peacefully in that stretcher. She became like a statue with no emotions in her. They took her to the hospital. The police called her family and Hu family too, and ask ed them to come to the hospital immediately. The police didn't give much information, just asked them soon as possible.

The doctors, nurses, police, everyone had asked her about what happened in there but she gave no response, even her facial expressions did not change at all. About an hour later, both the family strides into the hospital, concern in everyone's face. They saw Shi Lian sitting near the ICU but she was alone, her pale face, bloodshot eyes and stiff body gave them a sense of hint that something is not right.

"My God Shi! What happened?" her mother cries, she is so worried that her blood pressure may rise anytime. There was no answer from Shi Lian.

"Where is my Atian?" Hu Meng Yao cries, looking everywhere for his son.

"Shi! Say something!" she asks, grabbing her arms to shake her but it was of no use. It is as her soul has been taken away, away with him.

"There's been an accident on the highway and the people involved in it were a drunken truck driver, Miss Mo and your son," the police officer informs them after Shi Lian's father asked him to.

"Oh my god! Where is he?" his mother demands, her eyes are already red and tears overflowing from her dazzling blue eyes. The police officer points to the ICU room and her Hu Meng Yao lets out a shocking cry. She was unable to handle herself, she couldn't even stand properly; to prevent her from falling Shi Lian's mother got up to help her.

"Shi, tell me what happened?" Atian's mother asks her, freeing herself from Mo Sha Sha's grip.

"It is all because of me," Shi Lian mumbled. Everyone snap there attention towards her as she keep on muttering the same words repeatedly.

"What did you say?" Hu Meng Yao asked, forcefully grabbing her shoulder. Shi Lian does not look up; she is just chanting the same words. Bile rises her throat, she is beyond angry and she slaps Shi Lian. The environment goes silent by what just happened now, even the police is a little frightened to be meddled in their families.

"Bitch! How could you?" Hu Meng Yao screamed, grabbing Shi Lian's collar of her white shirt. Shi Lian gave no response in return; she is in shock and whole body is been shivering since she arrived here. Hu Yi Ran, her oldest son immediately grabs hold of Hu Meng Yao, his mother before she could do anything more hurtful to her.

"Calm down, honey!" Mo Sha Sha tries to calm her friend, her neighbour. On the other hand, Mo Zhen Yuan gently asks her daughter about the accident, sitting beside her. She still is not responding and just keeps saying the same words repeatedly.