2:5

The alarm clock rang at preciesly 8.00am. Mike reluctantly opened his eyes. The morning rays were already blinding him. He heard a gentle moan. He turned around, and saw a butt naked woman was lying beside him. He gently crept out of bed. Carefull not to wake her. He wanted his coffee badly.

Mike hunted his clothes around the floor. He bumped on the chair while pulling on his jeans, the woman stir a little. He breathea sigh of relieve to know that she's a heavy sleeper. He quickly exited the room and headed downstairs for the coffee he wascraving. Walking down, he heard snores from the other rooms. His friends were still asleep.

At the hospital, Emily was already starting to regain her conciousness. She could hear voices around her. She listened hardto identify the voices and what they were saying. All she could hear was "Stable.. No Change.. Pulse normal.." Her head hurt if she pressed on further. A moment later she felt someone holding her right hand. From the touch of the skin she knew it was a female. Emily tried to respond but her fingers were too heavy to move. The woman now bent foward and started to whiper inher ears. The smell of her perfume was so familiar to Emily but she just couldn't picture a face for this woman. The womanwhispered "Emily my dear, you'll be alright. Be strong and wake up now. Everyone's worried about you". Her voice soundedso familiar. Where has Emily heard it before?

Emily tried to force her eyes open. She wanted to see the woman. Emily pushed her eyelids as far as it could go. sudden burst of white light blinded her for a moment. Blur images started to form infront of her. Outlines of things or peoplearound her were in sight. Someone alerted the room about her eye movements and at that moment she felt the grip on her handsloosen. The woman was moving away. She could feel the smell of the perfume lingering further away. The woman was leaving her.Her head pounded harder. She didn't want the woman to go. She wanted to know who she was. But's too late. She was gone.

Two doctors and a few nurses were surrounding Emily now. They asked Emily a few questions and told her that they wantedher to stay another day for observation. Emily nodded and closed her eyes. She kept thinking about the woman with the perfume.She wondered if she had temporary lapse of memory from the collapse but she seemed to remember everything before the blackout.This woman's presence was different. Just around 5.00pm, Brianna walked in with a bouquet of flowers. She came with her mom.Emily thanked Brianna for saving her life and promised her to take her somewhere special when she's better. Soon after they leftGreg came with 3 months worth of Vogue & OK! Magazine.

"Honeyyyy... look at you! Poor thing!"

"Chill Greg, I'm discharing tommorrow okay?"

"Oh yeah? BUt the doctors gave you like 2 weeks off rite?"

"Yup, but i ain't planning on taking them. Do i look sick to you?"

"Umm.. no.. but you were stressed out till you passed out!"

"I don't care. I'm going back to work as soon as the doctors sign me out"

"I wouldn't plan on that Miss Kim." a sudden voice interrupted. Emily's doctor was standing by her bedside checking her charts.

"But i'm FINE doctor.. really"

"Sighs, why do all my patients have to play doctor?" the doctor said while examining Emily.

"We're not.. it's just that I do feel better"

"Tell me miss Emily Kim. Which med school did you come from?"

"Errr... i'm not a doctor.."

"Preciesly.. so, you've gotta trust us on this one okay? 2 weeks rest and a 4 hour counselling from our very own Dr. Tan alright?"

"A shrink?! No way! I'm not seeing a Shrink!"

"Well, it's either you volunteerily come OR we'll bed you till then?"

"You're not giving me much of an option here doc.."

"Good! I'll take that as a yes! Skip one day and i'll have you back in the hospital no time" He winked at Emily, signed the charts and left

"Fuck! Now i'm gonna have to see the shrink!"

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The woman was standing by Emily's room. She peeped in from the side with her teary eyes and walked away. She missed Emily so much.If only Emily knew that. If only her daughter knew.

A black BMW was waiting outside for her. She got in and they left. Inside, she made a call.

"What's the status at the house?"

"They fucked well last night. Satisfied them all. Thoose whores were paid and gotten rid off. Mike's at the comps now"

"Good. Don't screw up again. If anything happens to Emily. I'll tear your throat myself"

"Yes mam! But what about Winters?"

"Dammn that bitch. She works for my husband. DD, YOU! Work for me."

She disconnected the line and instructed the driver to play the Il Divo cd.