Trapped In Her Heart

"Hey it's not your fault Seb, it's an accident. It could've happened to anyone and anywhere." Ava tried to calm him down but nothing helped. One could easily say by the way he was looking at Ellie that he was very guilty and worried about her.

"Ava is right Seb and El will never blame you for anything," Melissa added.

Sebastian sighed and slowly nodded his head. He knew that Ellie would never blame him for whatever happened but he couldn't stop blaming himself. 

Their day wasn't supposed to end like this, they were supposed to grab some ice cream, walk their way to the office and then hangout in the evening after work like they always did. 

Now all he wanted was for Ellie to get up and talk to him.

….

A couple of hours later.

When Ellie opened her eyes, the first person she saw was Sebastian who was sitting right beside her, holding her hand. She felt so relieved and peaceful after seeing him.

"Seb," she somehow managed to mutter even though her throat felt very dry.

Lifting his head, Sebastian quickly got up and started panicking again. "You are awake, are you okay? Is it hurting somewhere?"

"You should ask whether she recognizes you or not," Ava chuckled.

When Ellie tried to sit up straight, Sebastian slowly pushed her down. "No you cannot get up." 

"I—" 

"What happened? Do you want something?" Without waiting for her reply, he rushed outside after saying, "I'll call the doctor." 

After Sebastian left, Melissa helped Ellie sit up straight and asked, "Do you want some water El?" When Ellie nodded her head, she poured some lukewarm water for her.

"Thanks, I feel better—" before she could finish her sentence, Melissa gave her a hug and sighed.

"Thank God you woke up, you really scared us a lot today." Pulling away, she added, "How can you be so careless?"

"Exactly and more than anyone else, you freaked Sebastian off." Giving her a brief hug, Ava added, "He was on the verge of passing out."

Just then the doctor and nurse arrived while Sebastian followed them behind.

After checking her vitals, the doctor asked her, "How are you feeling now Ms Miller?"

"Much better but I am still feeling a bit dizzy."

"Hmm it's because of a concussion but don't worry, it will be gone soon. You just need to take some rest and you'll be fine." The doctor was about to explain further when Sebastian interrupted in between.

"Are you sure everything is okay? She shouldn't be feeling dizzy if everything was okay right?" 

"Don't worry Mr Stewart, this is very common after you hit your head on something hard so it's nothing to worry about. We already did a CAT scan and everything is normal," After checking a few other things, the doctor left.

"You should lie down and—" 

"I am okay and—" Looking at his pale face and the way he was looking at her, Ellie knew that he was very nervous and worried her. 

The way both of them were looking at each other was so intense and loving. 

Ava and Melissa smiled at each other and quietly left the room, giving them some space.

Sitting down beside her, he grabbed her hand and sighed, "Thank God you are alright." Kissing her knuckles, he added, "I was so scared."

"I—"

"I am sorry for the lovely time interruption but Seb, you really need to get that wound dressed," Ava interrupted them.

"What?" Ellie frowned when she saw his injured knuckles. Grabbing his hand, she snapped, "You got hurt—why didn't you get it treated yet?" 

"Well, we did tell him a million times but he is stubborn and never listens to us," Ava explained.

"It's nothing and—"

Cutting him off, Ellie retorted, "Nothing? You think this is nothing?" Looking at Ava, she added, "Can you please ask a nurse to come over please?"

Ava nodded her head and left.

"How can you be so careless Sebastian? You don't wanna get your wound dressed and you were also standing almost on the road and talking over the phone. Do you have any idea what would've happened if that car—" closing her eyes, Ellie sighed. She didn't even want to think about it. Only she knew how terrified she was after seeing that car speeding towards him. What would've happened if she didn't manage to pull him away? The thought alone made her shiver and clenched her heart.

"Car? What are you talking about?" He asked.

Just then Noah entered the room followed by the nurse.

"Hey El, how are you feeling now?" 

"I am feeling much better," Ellie smiled.

Patting her head, he sighed, "You scared all of us today, especially Sebastian." Turning towards Sebastian, he added, "Can we talk outside?" 

"Hmm can you take him after he gets his wound treated please?" Ellie asked.

Noah nodded his head and reported, "Sure, there is no rush. Hmm actually, the police want to ask you a few questions Ellie and they want to fo it now if you are okay with it." 

Sebastian frowned and quickly got up. "Police? But why?"

"That—"

"It's okay Noah, you can ask the officers to come in." When Sebastian was abiit to say something but Ellie assured him, "It's okay Seb, this is important and I am fine so you don't have to worry so much."

"I'll ask them to come inside then."

After Noah left, Ava and Melissa entered the room. "I saw a few police officers outside."

"Yes which makes me wonder, how did all of this happen." Melissa added.

Ellie was about to explain when two police officers entered the room.

"Good evening Ms Miller, I am officer Hook and we just want to ask you a few questions." One of the officers said.

Leaving his dressing midway, Sebastian quickly made his way towards Ellie and he stood beside her.

Ellie was very nervous after seeing two fully dressed cops and their firearms which was securely held by the handgun holster. But she immediately felt at peace when Sebastian placed his hand on her shoulder. 

Looking at him, she smiled. His presence beside her immediately calmed her down and she asked the officers to carry on.

"So what exactly happened?" Officer Hook asked.

"We are outside the ice cream parlour and Seba—" awkwardly clearing her throat, she continued, "Boss was waiting outside while I entered the parlour. When I came out, he was standing near the road and a car was speeding towards him." 

Pausing for a while, she added, "I don't know but I had this feeling that the car would definitely hit him so my instincts kicked in, I rushed towards him and pulled him away from the road." 

….