Nothing Is Predictable by Adalina Mae

Author:Adalina Mae
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love, spiritual, inspirational, memoir, autobiography, struggles, beautiful story, books into movies, heartbreak and loss
Publisher: Adalina Mae

USA 1994

It was time to reignite my martial arts training and find work. I had already moved in with Mother before I’d left for Lebanon. Six months went by. The phone rang.

“Cheeky, you forgot about me?” it was Sebastian’s voice.

“Sebastian? Is it you?” I was shocked.

“You didn’t even check up on me or care enough to ring.” He sounded disappointed.

“Same with you, honey, you stopped ringing me and to be honest, I thought it was best for the both of us that we stopped communicating,” I replied defensively.

“I had no choice, Zara, I’ve been in a coma the past six months! You didn’t know? No one told you?”

“A coma? What are you talking about? Are you joking?”

“I almost died, Zara! Wow, you didn’t even know. What’s more, you didn’t even make the effort to contact me once to find out why I stopped ringing.” His voice was dejected.

So he stopped calling me because he was in a coma!

“You almost died, Sebastian? What happened to you? What do you mean?”

“I had a car accident and was unconscious for months. My family expected me to die. They got the priest and everything. You wouldn’t believe it, Zara, they were all wearing black when I woke up. Do you know the first word that came out of my mouth when I woke up? It was your name, Zara… ‘I need to speak to Zara’ was the first thing I said.”

I started to cry out of guilt and I didn’t know what to say. For the first time, I was the one at fault and it was unfamiliar territory to me.

“Oh, my poor Sebastian, I’m so sorry, so sorry I wasn’t there for you. Why didn’t anyone from your family contact me?”

“Because no one knew about you. I didn’t tell anyone about you. It all happened so quickly and before I knew it, I was out unconscious for six months. You seriously didn’t ring me, not even once?” he asked, surprised.

“Oh, dear me, if only I’d rung, if only I’d followed my instincts. I wanted to ring you. I should have put my selfish pride aside and called you, Sebastian, please forgive my selfishness. How are you now? Are you all okay? Is there any permanent damage?”

“There’s nothing to forgive, you didn’t know. Other than a slight limp, I’m okay. I mostly healed in hospital while I was out unconscious.”

“I swear I didn’t know. I’m so sorry, I should have rung. God, if only I’d rung once I would have known something!” I cried out.

“I know, I know, and yes I’m much better now, recovering from the past dreadful six months. I’m on, like, fifteen different types of medications though.”

“You have time to take all that?” I tried to make a sarcastic joke out of something that really wasn’t funny to divert the attention away from my guilt.

“Okay, that’s not funny,” he said.

“I agree! It’s not funny...sorry! Okay, moving on,” I replied.

“Anyway, do you want the good news or the bad news?” he asked.

“Actually, I want the good news and the best news if possible,” I said.

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