Noah wriggled in his sleep due to the continuous vibration of the phone. He looked beside and saw her sleeping peacefully. Noah smiled unconsciously while looking at her with half opened eyes. He carefully placed a kiss on her forehead and put her head from his chest to the pillow, making sure not to wake her up.

But the ringing of the phone grabbed his attention once again and he frowned.


Noah looked at the blinking screen and narrowed eyes to see the caller ID and he knew something was up. Because Zain has never called him at such an hour before unless it is an emergency.

He went to the balcony to receive the call. Before Noah could ask the reason for his sudden call, Zain did not give him a chance to speak first, as he was in a hurry. "Noah came to the XYZ hospital right now." Zain was running. He could feel his rushed footsteps and heavy breathing. Maybe there must be an emergency in the hospital. It is the nature of his job. But why call him deep in the night and ask him to come to the hospital. a

Noah was surprised by his sudden command and he felt a sudden rush of anxiety. 'Is Mom okay? Is dad fine? What about the twins of Zain?' In a second his mind was suddenly filled with various thoughts.


"Bro, is everything okay? Can you tell me please?" he asked his brother while being concerned about a lot of things.

Noah could feel the beeping of the elevator and his long breaths to let his lungs fill the deficiency of oxygen.


"It's about Edwin. He was in an accident. The situation is not looking good". Zain told him the main problem. "He is not in my hospital but his father called me and asked me to come. I am on my way to see him. You should come to". Now he was running once again.

Noah felt a sudden rush of headache.

Shit!!

What trouble he has caused this time?

Noah massaged his temples but when Celeste popped in his mind, his half opened eyes suddenly went wide. What is really happening here? She is pregnant and he is in hospital.

"Okay I am coming". This is all he could say and rushed towards the room.

Due to his movements and running from one place to another, Carissa was already up. She rubbed her eyes like a kid, "Are you going somewhere?" She asked when she saw Noah putting on his jacket. He nodded vigorously while grabbing the car keys, "To the hospital. Edwin was in an accident, I don't know exactly what had happened. I will go and see the situation". He explained briefly in a rush.

Carissa was caught off guard. She was worried and concerned, "What? How can such a thing happen so suddenly?" She got up from the bed and ran towards him.

Noah held her arm from the elbow softly. She was panicking and he had to console her first, "Babe such things always happen unexpectedly. Don't panic. I am sure he will be fine".

She asked such a ridiculous question. But still he did not mind at all.

Carissa could not listen to him, but she thought of only one person, "Celeste? Celeste? What about her?" she was on the verge of crying. She is well aware of what Celeste has gone through in the past. No, no more. She doesn't want her to face anything again.

This concern was eating him too, "Don't tell her anything yet. Let me first see what actually had happened. Then inform her. It will be better not to stress her and you too don't worry I will call you". He patted her head and pecked her lips softly.

She nodded while rubbing the hands, "Okay drive safely".

He waved hand before leaving and ran at the speed of flash. It was even hard to spend a minute more with Carissa. This never happened before.

He does not know at what speed he drove and what path he took. Edwin is like a brother to him. An only friend. The friend who is there for him even when he is at the end of the world. He comes running for him. When Mr. Adam pushed Noah in the business he was really stressed and at that time when he was about to get suicidal Edwin will come to meet him in the office each day. Or when they would go to university he would stick to Noah like a glue.

Noah is not really an expressive person and he could not say thanks to him before. Now, he was regretting it.

After arriving at the hospital, he ran all the way to the ICU. Noah saw his friend, which did not look like his friend at all. That brave and rebellious Edwin was nowhere to be seen.

No!!

Never!!!

That bedridden person can never be Edwin.

He was a completely different person, covered in millions of bandages and needles.

Zain and a number of doctors were examining his condition. Noah looked at his brother and shook his head, in a negative response, telling him the whole situation with just facial expressions and Noah stepped back in surprise.

"Doctor Zain, everything is ready for the surgery. Will

you supervise the surgery?" Another doctor asked Zain and Noah heard him saying.

"Yes. I will be the head surgeon. Start the anesthesia and I am coming". Zain informed them and came towards Noah. He grabbed him by his wrist and took him outside of the ICU. "What's going on? Please tell me honestly". Noah literally begged him.

Zain sighed deeply, "It is going to be hard. It is hard enough to maintain his pulse. There is a massive bleeding and I am not sure what will happen during the surgery. There is nothing certain." Zain could feel his anxiety.

Noah massaged his temple, "Do your best. You know he is my only friend and I am sure you will find a way to save him. I am counting on you". He was begging him indirectly.

That was such a pressure but Zain had to stay calm and act professionally, "Okay". That's all he could say and he patted Noah's shoulder as an encouragement and as a sign to stay strong.

It had been an hour, since he was brought to the hospital. After preparing for the surgery and taking the necessary test, the doctors took him to the operation theatre, leaving Noah and Edwin's father outside. His father plopped on the chair. "What am I going to do without him? Even though he is ungrateful, arrogant, but still he has my heart." He was crying like a child and looked helplessly at Noah, "Can't I just die instead of him?"

Noah sat beside him, holding his shoulder, "Why will he die? He is such a strong man, I am sure he will fight against all the unfavourable circumstances and will be with us again, and you should also stay strong, that's the only way through which we can help him. It will give him energy". They were some fake words but it does not cost anything to light a ray of hope for someone. Even though he wanted to be comforted too.

Edwin's father wiped his tears, after listening to his words. "Yeah, he will be fine". He murmured to himself. Trying to stay strong.

But, Noah was hell worried about him. It needs a miracle to save him, and he was hoping for a miracle to happen and of course there will be. He was sure of it. Still, with every passing second their anxiety level was rising.

Meanwhile, Carissa was moving back and forth in the room. She cannot talk to Celeste and like a pendulum her emotions were dangling from one side to another.

Edwin's operation was not going to end soon. They patiently waited for the whole night. The darkness of the sky was getting replaced by the new rays of sun. The moon was hiding by the strong and burning sun.

Noah jerked off his thoughts when he saw a call from Carissa. "Is everything okay? I was waiting for your call". She asked as soon as he received it.

"He is not okay, currently being operated on". He replied shortly in a tired voice.

"Shall I come? What about Celeste?" Both Edwin and Celeste were keeping them on edge and she does not know what to do with them. "I haven't told her yet. I don't know if we should tell her or not".

Edwin's father was listening to his conversation with Carissa from behind, "You should tell her". He said with the utmost courage. Noah was shocked but nodded and said to Carissa, "Come with Celeste to the hospital", he hung up. The sun was already fading the darkness from the sky, making the moon disappear, with a new hope that there is always a light after darkness, there is always a blinding light at the end of the tunnel.

Finally, after a back breaking wait, Zain came out of the operation theater, covered in both sweat and blood, looking tired. "Edwin is out of danger. But...." he looked at the desperation of them, "the results are the same as we expected. His vertebral column had been damaged, and there are no sensations in the lower part of his body". Zain said with disappointment.

His father stumbled but balanced himself again, "When he will wake up?" he asked with a shivering voice.

"Soon, maybe in an hour or two". He replied.

"Okay. Thank you". He said with difficulty.