Chapter 2
"Cupcake..."
The
tall thin pale darkish man blinks slowly and half whispers, half
croaks. His mind is a blur. His throat is raw. He doesn't know where he
is. He doesn't know why he's here. He doesn't know the time. He doesn't
know the date. He feels tired and strangely frustrated. He feels like he
forgets something. Something important. Something precious. Something
essential. Something sweet. Something soft. Something tasty. Something
warm. He knows he has to remember that something. He knows he has to
find that something. He frowns and tries hard to think. But somehow he
can not think straight.
He takes a deep breath and closes his
eyes. He knows he needs to concentrate. He knows he has to try harder.
He needs to remember that something. He needs that something. He wants
that something. He can't live without that something. He wants to taste
its tender sweetness. He wants to embrace its fluffy softness. He wants
to feel its gooey warmth. He wants to...he wants to...he wants to find
it...he wants to claim it...he...
Joseph...
Joseph...
Dear Joseph...
He
opens and widens his eyes upon recalling the voice. He knows that
voice. The voice in his cold lonely scary dream. The sweet gentle voice.
The beautiful enchanting voice. The pleading desperate voice. The
familiar yet unfamiliar voice. A smile breaks on his face as he suddenly
realizes what that "something" really is. He needs to find the owner of
that divine voice. He needs to hold her in his arms. He needs to have
her in his life. She will light up his days. She will enrich his nights.
She will be the meaning of his world. She will be the anchor of his
universe. She will be the core of his galaxy. She will want him. She
will need him. She will love him. She will adore him. She will worship
him. She will be his destiny. She will be his fate. She will make him
whole. She will give him power. She will give him strength. She will
give him faith. She will be his courage. She will be the key to his
happiness. She will be his Cupcake. His one and only Cupcake. His soft
tender sweet fluffy tasty unresisting Cupcake.
Joseph...
Dear Joseph...
Please love me back.
Please.
"Cupcake..."
He half sighs and half whispers. Yes, he will find her. Yes, he will
love her. Yes, he will cherish her. Yes, he will wrap her in his arms.
Yes, he will place a kiss on her lips. Yes, he will make her his. He
looks up and looks around. He sees a lot of strange faces. He vaguely
hears a lot of noises. He pays them no attention. He needs to leave this
place. He needs to find his Cupcake. He has to find his Cupcake. He
will find his Cupcake. He knows he will find his happiness the moment he
finds her. And then they will share a life and live happily ever after.
He tries to get out of his narrow hospital bed. He waves his arms and
kicks his legs when hands coming out of nowhere grab hold of him. He
tries to break away from the merciless restraints. He tries to growl. He
tries to yell. He tries to shout. He tries to scream. He tries to bite.
He tries to claw. He tries his best. But still he fails. He feels a
needle piercing his skin.
"Cupcake..." He moans.
"Cupcake..." He groans.
Soon
he loses his battle and closes his eyes as once again he falls soundly
asleep. The doctors and the nurses let out a collective sigh of relief.
Mr. Joe Morelli paid no attention to their questions. Mr. Joe Morelli
gave them no answer. Mr. Joe Morelli did not respond to his own name.
However, Mr. Joe Morelli's behaviors and lack of reaction are not
exactly unexpected. Patients waking up from a coma are sometimes
confused at first. They will soon calm down and learn to cope in due
time. It doesn't necessarily mean they have amnesia or any other kind of
severe head traumas. Besides, both his MRI and CT reports showed that
everything was perfectly fine. They quickly set to work like the highly
trained professionals that they are. They are truly glad none of Mr.
Morelli's families and friends was present and witnessed the scene.
Because they also know that head injuries can be tricky and
unpredictable at times. And the golden rule of medicine is never say
never...
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