Love Hate Relationship

The first reaction she got was too freeze, her brain stopped for a while before picking up, she tried so hard to understand what she just heard "hello, Sasha did you hear me?" She heard Vanessa asking on the other side of the call.

"A...a...accident?"

"Yes, I was shocked when I heard it too" Vanessa sniffed "just come to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, I'm here already" she hung up.

Sasha stared at her phone, and just as if finally getting back to her senses, she sprang to her feet immediately, she picked up her car keys and purse before running out of her office. She passed Janet who was on her to her office in a flash and Janet had to turn with a "hey" but Sasha didn't even stop neither did she turn.

She got to the parking lot and got into her car, she ignited the engine and pulled out of the parking lot all the while thinking on what she just heard, Michael had an accident? How in the world did Michael have an accident? What exactly happened? But no matter the kind of question she threw at herself, she can't seem to answer a single one.

In her haste to get to the hospital, Sasha beat a red light and an officer followed her immediately, she heard the siren and looked through her rearview mirror and cursed. She decided to stop so as not to make the matter worse. She parked at a corner and the officer stopped before her, she watched him through her side mirror as he got out of his car and walked to her car unhurriedly.

Sasha felt like getting out of her car and dragging the man forward but she can't, if she doesn't want to be charged as hitting an officer of the law, she rolled her eyes at that. Finally, someone knocked on her window and she hurriedly wound down and smiled at him "hey there officer."

"You were speeding and you passed the red light" he said directly.

Sasha was nodding "I know, I was at the wrong, but you won't blame me" she looked at him and smiled helplessly "I just received a call that my husband had an accident. I wasn't thinking straight."

"You did not drink and drive?" He asked with a doubt clear on his face.

Sasha shook her head vehemently "in broad daylight? Goodness no, I was just in a haste to meet him at the hospital. You should understand the pain of a wife receiving a call that her husband is in the hospital right? I wasn't thinking straight and I apologize. It won't happen again."

"What's your name?"

"Sasha" she said nodding "Sasha Brown."

Something flickered in the officer's eyes "Mrs Brown, I didn't know Mr Brown is in the hospital."

"It just happened" she smiled weakly.

The officer nodded "okay, I will let it pass this time. Don't speed again if you don't want people to visit you in the hospital."

Sasha smiled cause she knew he had already forgiven her "I won't, you have my word."

"I wish Mr Brown good health."

"Thank you" she said sincerely and the officer nodded before walking back to his car, Sasha waited until he drove off before she stepped on her accelerator.

Sasha arrived at the hospital and asked about Michael, she was told that he was still in the emergency room and she left. She saw Vanessa sitting on the chair in the lobby, her head was in her hands and she looked so lost. Her father in law was pacing to and fro in front of the huge doors, the red light was still on, showing that the operation was still ongoing "mom" she walked over to Vanessa in quick steps who looked up when she heard her voice.

Sasha wiped away her tears and smiled "it's okay. What is happening?"

Vanessa sighed and looked at the door "I don't know, it's been like that since I arrived and it's close to an hour now" she looked at the man who has been pacing to and fro and smiled faintly "why don't you sit down a bit?" She beckoned at the man who finally looked their way.

Sasha smiled at him and he returned her smile before walking over "Sasha dear, it's been a long time."

Sasha nodded, in as much as Joseph was good to her, she still find it difficult to communicate with the man and so hardly ask about him "do you know what happened."

Joseph heaved a sigh "I was in my office when I received the call, by the time I got here, he was already in there" he pointed at the huge doors "I haven't meet Gary anyway, I'm sure he will know something."

Sasha nodded and sighed, the whole place was quiet again "have you told your parents?" Vanessa broke the silence.

Sasha shook her head and immediately reached into her bag for her phone and made a phone call "hi mom. Michael had an accident. Yes, I'm in the hospital. No I don't know what happened. He is still in the emergency room. I don't know how long yet. Yea, mom and dad is here. Okay bye" she hung up the call and look at Vanessa "she is on her way."

Vanessa nodded and heaved a sigh again, she rested her head on the wall and closed her eyes, anybody that see her will know that she was really worried. Michael is her only child and she really love him "no matter how I think about it, I can't imagine how this happened. He rarely drive."

Sasha took in a deep breathe and let it out, she too is surprise, although Michael often drive to work himself but she knows that he is often picked up and also dropped off but she has never been opportune to see his driver. The day he met her at the boutique, someone was with him but she was not able to make out his face because he was standing at the door. The few times she had been with him in his car, she had observed that he is a very careful driver, so what happened?

Minutes later, a man walked towards them and they all turned at the sound of his footsteps. Sasha froze when she saw the man and shock enveloped her eyes, isn't that Mr. Gary who always send contract to her company these past months? Or is she mistaken? No she is not, that is Gary, she confirmed.

"Gary" Joseph walked to him immediately and the man greeted him which he responded to with a "mm" Gary looked at Vanessa and greeted her too before his eyes settled on Sasha, he smiled weakly at her before greeting her too and Sasha came to her final conclusion, he is Gary but what is he doing here? "What exactly happened?" She heard Joseph asked.

"Sir, boss was at the office earlier in the day, he couldn't get himself to work or so I believe. He just kept staring into his laptop without doing anything and after a while, he got up and decided to go for a drive. I opted to join him but he refused. The next thing I heard is that he is in the hospital. After calling you, I went to the scene and checked the surveillance footage. It seemed that he might have been lost in thought and didn't realize that a school bus was fast approaching, he might have noticed when the bus was already closed and he swerved to avoid it but came in collision with a lorry that was coming from the right, causing his car to somersault."

Joseph, Vanessa and Sasha all let out a deep sigh at the same time, the accident seemed like it was destined to happened. He avoided hitting a school bus but then hit a lorry, just what kind of luck met him today?

"Sasha" someone called and they turned to see Angelica and Nicholas approaching in quick steps "what happened?"

"Mom, dad" Sasha greeted with a faint smile, her eyes was already watering, how is Michael faring in there? Is his injuries serious? His car somersaulted, did he break any bone? As her mind wandered to different places and the wounds he might have sustained, the tears started dropping from her eyes. She might have hold herself in front of Vanessa but not in front of her mother.

Angelica rushed to her immediately and put her in her arms "baby, baby, is okay. Everything is going to be okay" she soothed her and her eyes met with Vanessa's, she subconsciously reached out and grabbed her hand, a way of showing her comfort.