This chapter is dedicated to FiaMayim and daniella-lavonne since they were the one's who correctly guessed which chapter linked this story to the prologue first.
I already follow you guys so I can only dedicate this chapter to you. Sorry. xD
You're both really amazing human beings and honorable, true-to-heart-and-your-work, writers.
Daniella has always been a fore-most supporter of my stories almost since I started writing here on wattpad. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have had the courage to have gotten this far without her. ❤❤
And Rafi, dear, you already know what you mean to me. You're teddie and you'll remain teddie till after I die. ❤❤❤
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Voicemail of 4th February' 2015
04:37 p.m.
"H...hello, beautiful,"
He croaked out in a hoarse voice - so rough around the edges and so completely broken, like it had been drained clear of all its energy and will.
That wasn't good. No, that wasn't good at all.
"Where are you, love? I... I can't find you anywhere."
He breathed in deeply and coughed while doing so.
My back straightened as all the muscles in my body recoiled in tension. Every word that came out of his mouth worked to infuse dread in each and every fibre of my being until I was a shaking mess of nerves and fear.
"T...the doctors d...don't know you. They don't know... who you are. They won't let me out from this wretched room and they've got me hitched to a...all these buzzing and blinking machines. And I ca...can't... I can't find you."
He coughed again.
Oh God, this isn't good!
"Please, my darling. I n...need you right now. I don't know w...what's going on. I just... Please, I need you, Ems. Where are you, love? P...please d...don't do this to me. Come back. Please."
The voices got muffled for a few seconds before becoming clear again. However, this time instead of Mat's soft and heart-wrenching pleading, there were his heart-breaking screams along with the soothing but authoritative voice of another person - a woman.
"Sir, please sir, I'm sorry but you can't be talking on the phone right now. You need to lie down."
"Please I...I beg you. Give me back the phone. I need to find her, please. Where is my wife?"
"Sir I don't know. Please, sir I'm sorry but you really will have to lie back down and cooperate."
"Damn you! And damn your bloody cooperation! I need my wife and I will not rest before I find her!"
"Sir... hey I need some help in here!"
"What? No! Please I just need to find my Emma. I promise I'll cooperate, I just... Wait, what's that? Get away from me! No! You don't understand I need to find her! I have to-"
"Sir, you will have to calm down. Guys hurry up and give him the anaesthetics already!"
"Leave me alone! I need to find her! Please, please I need to... Emma! No, please no! EMMA..."
His voice faded away and the voicemail ended with a sudden and unwelcomed beep.
He needed me and I wasn't there for him.
I reached up to touch my face and found yet another stream of silent, salt water wetting my lashes as it ran down my cheeks in a narrow, never-ending reverie.
He needed me...
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Lyrics of song "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran:
Loving can hurt
Loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing that I know
When it gets hard
You know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing that makes us feel alive
We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
Times forever frozen still
So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holdin' me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
Wait for me to come home
Loving can heal
Loving can mend your soul
And it's the only thing that I know (know)
I swear it will get easier
Remember that with every piece of ya
And it's the only thing we take with us when we die
We keep this love in this photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Our hearts were never broken
Times forever frozen still
So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holdin' me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
And if you hurt me
That's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go
Wait for me to come home [4x]
Oh you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got when you were 16
Next to your heartbeat
Where I should be
Keep it deep within your soul
And if you hurt me
Well, that's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go
When I'm away
I will remember how you kissed me
Under the lamppost
Back on 6th street
Hearing you whisper through the phone,
"Wait for me to come home."
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