better. Her oxygen levels are back up and she is breathing easily now”.
Mina had given a small choked half-sob, the relief filling her as she had nodded, a tremulous smile rising to her mouth.
“Thank you” she had managed, her eyes showing the depth of her gratitude.
Giving another smile Alice had pointed at the sandwich “Well if you really want to thank me…..then eat that” she had said kindly, Mina nodding and smiling as she had eaten it, feeling suddenly hungry as she had quickly demolished two more, Alice chattering at her the whole time.
When they had eaten and cleaned up, she had snuck into her mother’s bedroom, following Alice who had checked on the levels of the machine, smiling encouragingly at her, Mina so relieved to see the colour once more on her face, her chest rising and falling rhythmically unlike that morning. For the first time that day feeling content and sure that her mother was well, her eyes had shown her relief as she had moved out of the bedroom with Alice.
“It’s late Mina…I understand that you are living on the Dupris estate”.
Mina had nodded her head softly, frowning as she had looked at the time giving a small groan seeing that it was nearly 1:00 in the morning.
“Yes…But if you don’t mind Alice, I would like to move in tomorrow. I want to be with my mother as much as possible”
Patting her arm softly the nurse had nodded.
“Well I am sure that she would appreciate having you here” her face kindly, as she had walked with her to her car.
At the villa, Nikos had once more paced the room, his eyes again looking at the clock. Frowning he had wondered for the thousandth time where she was, what was happening, his only information being from the Team lead who had informed him that her mother was comfortable and doing well.
Moving over to pour himself a drink, he had flicked another look at his mobile phone, tempted to call her, knowing that he couldn’t. She had enough to deal with. She didn’t need his constant interference. With a sigh, his mind had once more flashed to the last time he had seen her that morning, everybody waving Dina off to school, Mina radiant with her large smile as she had laughed at him, her eyes sparkling, the joke he had already forgotten as once more he had needed to hold down the way his body had responded to her.
The opening of the door had brought him around quickly. Moving from the study he had seen as she had already ascended half-way up the stairs.
“Mina!” he had called, seeing as she had froze at his voice, her back stiffening as she had not turned around.
“It’s…it’s fine Nikos” she had managed, so aware of the quiver on her voice.
“Thank you for everything…you have no idea what being able to stay in the Villa means to my mother”.
Moving to the stairs himself he had gently spoken.
“Are you OK?”
Seeing as she had nodded her voice breaking as she had moved quickly up the stairs to her room.
“I’m fine…please I just need some sleep…sorry Nikos please…I’ll speak with you in the morning”.
She had then ran the rest of the way, pushing the door of her room open to escape from him, to find the peaceful solitude of her room, where she could really let go of all of the emotions rushing through her.
Sinking down onto her bed, she had finally let the sobs tear through her, as her heart had broken. Hearing the soft tapping on her door, she had pulled herself up, dashing away the tears as she had tried to pull herself together enough to answer, her voice coming out shaky and higher than normal “Yes?” the sound of Nikos, raising panic within her. Of all people she did not want him to see her so upset.
“Are you OK Mina?”
“I…I’m fine” she had managed the tremor in her voice still audible “Please…..just …leave me alone” her hands frantically wiping the tears which flowed down her stricken face.
“I’m coming in” his determined voice had made her groan, as the door had
Mina had given a small choked half-sob, the relief filling her as she had nodded, a tremulous smile rising to her mouth.
“Thank you” she had managed, her eyes showing the depth of her gratitude.
Giving another smile Alice had pointed at the sandwich “Well if you really want to thank me…..then eat that” she had said kindly, Mina nodding and smiling as she had eaten it, feeling suddenly hungry as she had quickly demolished two more, Alice chattering at her the whole time.
When they had eaten and cleaned up, she had snuck into her mother’s bedroom, following Alice who had checked on the levels of the machine, smiling encouragingly at her, Mina so relieved to see the colour once more on her face, her chest rising and falling rhythmically unlike that morning. For the first time that day feeling content and sure that her mother was well, her eyes had shown her relief as she had moved out of the bedroom with Alice.
“It’s late Mina…I understand that you are living on the Dupris estate”.
Mina had nodded her head softly, frowning as she had looked at the time giving a small groan seeing that it was nearly 1:00 in the morning.
“Yes…But if you don’t mind Alice, I would like to move in tomorrow. I want to be with my mother as much as possible”
Patting her arm softly the nurse had nodded.
“Well I am sure that she would appreciate having you here” her face kindly, as she had walked with her to her car.
At the villa, Nikos had once more paced the room, his eyes again looking at the clock. Frowning he had wondered for the thousandth time where she was, what was happening, his only information being from the Team lead who had informed him that her mother was comfortable and doing well.
Moving over to pour himself a drink, he had flicked another look at his mobile phone, tempted to call her, knowing that he couldn’t. She had enough to deal with. She didn’t need his constant interference. With a sigh, his mind had once more flashed to the last time he had seen her that morning, everybody waving Dina off to school, Mina radiant with her large smile as she had laughed at him, her eyes sparkling, the joke he had already forgotten as once more he had needed to hold down the way his body had responded to her.
The opening of the door had brought him around quickly. Moving from the study he had seen as she had already ascended half-way up the stairs.
“Mina!” he had called, seeing as she had froze at his voice, her back stiffening as she had not turned around.
“It’s…it’s fine Nikos” she had managed, so aware of the quiver on her voice.
“Thank you for everything…you have no idea what being able to stay in the Villa means to my mother”.
Moving to the stairs himself he had gently spoken.
“Are you OK?”
Seeing as she had nodded her voice breaking as she had moved quickly up the stairs to her room.
“I’m fine…please I just need some sleep…sorry Nikos please…I’ll speak with you in the morning”.
She had then ran the rest of the way, pushing the door of her room open to escape from him, to find the peaceful solitude of her room, where she could really let go of all of the emotions rushing through her.
Sinking down onto her bed, she had finally let the sobs tear through her, as her heart had broken. Hearing the soft tapping on her door, she had pulled herself up, dashing away the tears as she had tried to pull herself together enough to answer, her voice coming out shaky and higher than normal “Yes?” the sound of Nikos, raising panic within her. Of all people she did not want him to see her so upset.
“Are you OK Mina?”
“I…I’m fine” she had managed the tremor in her voice still audible “Please…..just …leave me alone” her hands frantically wiping the tears which flowed down her stricken face.
“I’m coming in” his determined voice had made her groan, as the door had
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