Regrets filled my mind as the thoughts of my inevitable end loomed over me. I wanted to scream and cry. I still wanted to live, even just for a day.
“Help…”
As I whispered that word, the monster started screaming in pain. I could hear some electricity zapping. Did someone come to save me?
Suddenly, there was silence, then the floor rumbled as it dropped dead.
I wasn't sure what was happening, but it made me feel so relieved that my consciousness began to fade.
Through it all, I felt a gentle hand lifting me, warmly carrying me in his arms.
“Hang in there. I'm gonna get you out of here,” he said.
I don't remember much of what happened after that. When I came to, I was lying on a hospital bed. If it wasn't for the soreness, I would've thought I just had a terrible nightmare, but I did not, and a week had already passed since the incident.
I spent three more days in the hospital for clearance, and during my entire stay, Calvin did not visit even once.
I lost count of how many times I cursed him while recuperating. We had five years together and this was how it all amounted to? He didn't even make an effort to call and check on me.
I left the hospital on discharge, feeling frustrated on top of being heartbroken. A junior hunter from my unit came to get me, and it was the first time I felt so lonely. I guess deep inside I still wanted to believe in Calvin despite his betrayal, but the sucker didn't even try to pick me up.
God, I felt so pathetic I could cry a river.
My junior was getting worried, and I just smiled and pretended everything was fine and dandy. I grabbed the new equipment he handed me and geared up while he drove us to the station. It was then that a final blow woke me up from the illusion of love.
Notifications from Flipper bombed my Codewatch. All of them were from Cathy, tagging Calvin on the posts. There were photos of them drinking and celebrating her birthday. In some angles, they were suspiciously close, with one photo captioned, “Thanks for the birthday gift, babe. I had a lot of fun.”
I felt so sick I wanted to throw up. He ditched me, his current girlfriend, to celebrate his ex’s birthday on our anniversary! He looked so pleased with himself too!
I fumed so badly that I switched places with my junior and drove the car at maximum speed.