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sarNie Adult
Chapter 18
His head was throbbing with pain and the veins in his temples felt as though they were about to burst. Wiwit clutched both sides of his head with his hands and screamed. The marketplace scene flashed before his eyes again. He was in the car with Wanrop and Tawan. They had almost run into a woman but Wiwit couldn’t remember who it was.
“AHHH!” “MY HEAD HURTS!”
Wiwit collapsed on the floor with his hands still on his head.
“Khun Wit!”
Airin had just come into their bedroom and seeing that Wiwit was on the ground, she rushed to him immediately. She cradled his head into her arms and tried to calm him down. It was no use. Wiwit tried to focus on the woman in front of him.
“Who…who are you?” he asked.
“I’m…I’m Airin,” replied Airin. “I’m your wife.”
“My head hurts,” said Wiwit.
He screamed some more.
“I’m sorry…
Wiwit fainted.
“Khun Wit! Khun Wit! Open your eyes!”
Airin fainted too.
Airin woke up later on a stretcher at the hospital. Khun Ying Napa and Airada were standing near her.
“What happened?” asked Airin. “Why am I in the hospital? Khun Wit…where is Khun Wit? I remembered walking in and he was on the floor. He said that his head hurt and then he fainted.”
“Khun Wit fainted and so did you,” said Airada. “The doctor said that you fainted due to a panic attack.”
“Why did you hide from us?” asked Khun Ying Napa. “Why didn’t you tell us you were expecting? Having a baby is a good thing. You shouldn’t hide it.”
“I’m sorry,” said Airin.
“No wonder Wiwit’s been having the same symptoms as you on top of all his headache attacks and flashbacks,” said Khun Ying.
“Do you know that makes things worse for him?” asked Airada. “He thinks about you a lot.”
“Where is he now?” asked Airin.
“He’s in another room with Khun Wanrop,” replied Airada. “He’s still unconscious.”
“The doctor said that he must’ve had a flashback,” said Khun Ying.
Airin was scared. She was scared that Wiwit will remember everything and turn into the same person he was before. She didn’t need him to take responsibility of their child. They didn’t marry out of love in the first place. Airin was confused. She didn’t know what her heart wanted. She was falling in love with him. That’s what she was afraid of. She was afraid to fall in love with the new Wiwit. What if he changed back into his old self?
Wiwit was very excited when he learned that he was going to be a father. He hugged Airin and kissed her gently on the forehead. He told her how much he loved her and promised that the rest of his life was devoted her and their child. He cried tears of joy as he spoke.
“You have no idea how overjoyed I am,” said Wiwit. “I’m the luckiest guy in the universe. Do you know why? Because you’re my wife. You’re beyond the definition of a perfect woman and I’m sure you’ll be the perfect mother of my children. Right now, it doesn’t matter if I regain my memory or not. It isn’t all about me anymore. My heart and life belongs to you and our baby. I try so hard to recall our past memories but no matter how hard I try, I still don’t remember. Finally, I realized that my memories don’t lie in my brain. It’s buried in my heart. I might’ve forgotten everything but I remember right here in my heart, I love you.”
Airin completely broke down. He planted another kiss on her cheeks and then got down on both knees. Wiwit wrapped his arms around Airin and kissed his unborn baby. Airin could no longer restrain her heart. She decided to spend the rest of her life with the man in front of her.
“…and congratulations on your bundle of joy.”
Wiwit had finally finished reading the first book of pregnancy he had bought…in four days time! There was still six more to go and Airin was pretty sure they all contained the same information. Wiwit picked up another book and turned to the first page.
“Wait a second,” said Airin. “You’re not going to start reading that one too, right?”
“Right,” replied Wiwit. “I’m going to start now.”
Wiwit was lying sideways on the bed. Just as he turned the page, Airin snatched the book from him.
“Hey, what are you doing?” he asked.
“That’s enough reading for tonight,” said Airin, putting the book on the nightstand. “I’m pretty sure all of these books contain the same information.”
Wiwit got up and extended his arm out to the nightstand to retrieve the book.
“They might contain the same information but it’s worded differently,” said Wiwit.
Airin held up the stop sign with her hand and shook her head.
“Just stop it,” she said. “It’s enough for now. Besides, I’m only three months pregnant!”
“Well now that I’ve finished one book, you know what to do and expect for the remaining months,” said Wiwit, happily.
“I’m going to sleep now,” said Airin. “If you want to read it, read to yourself.”
Wiwit pouted and crossed his arms.
“Jai rai,” he said. “Just watch, our baby is going to come out with a frown.”
Airin ignored him and closed her eyes to sleep. She was too tired to quarrel with him. Wiwit started on the second book anyway and read quietly to himself until he fell asleep.
“Arai na krub?” asked Wiwit, surprised. “Go on vacation?”
“Chai,” nodded Khun Ying Napa. “We’ve been through a lot lately. We all need a break. I’ve already asked KwanFah to make reservations at the beach house in Hua Hin. We’re leaving this weekend.”
“Who’s all going?” asked Wiwit.
“Everyone,” replied Khun Ying. “Even Khun William, Khun Dao, and their daughter, Noo Belle.”
“What area in Hua Hin?” asked Wiwit.
“The same place you went to for your anniversary with Noo Rin,” replied Khun Ying. “Oh sorry. I forgot you don’t remember. Actually that might be good for you because you might remember something when we’re there.”
Wiwit was definitely looking forward to it. He didn’t even care about getting his memory back or not though. The only thing that matters is he’s going to have a great time with his family and friends.
“I’m happy for you,” said Chin. “P’Da told me about your pregnancy. Congratulations.”
Airin smiled.
“Thank you,” she said.
Airin tried to visit Chin as often as she could in her spare time. Having lived in America for so long, he didn’t know anyone in Thailand except for Airin and Airada.
“So how’s your business going?” asked Airin.
“Everything is well,” replied Chin. “How about you? Is there anything I may help you with?”
“I’m fine,” said Airin. “Khun Wit is doing a whole lot better even though he still doesn’t remember anything. He’s a better person, a better husband, and a better family guy. I never thought that I would see this side of him.”
“I’m happy for both of you,” said Chin.
His spoken words weren’t the same as his heart. Even though he said he was happy for them, deep down he still had feelings for Airin. There was no woman in the world like her. Wiwit was indeed one lucky guy.
“Oh, I almost forgot,” said Airin. “I was going to ask you to design my baby’s room.”
“Of course,” said Chin. “So am I expecting a niece or nephew from you?”
“I don’t know yet,” said Airin. “We’ll find out when we come back from the vacation in Hua Hin. I’ll let you know first thing.”
Sadden by the fact that Airin was actually in love with Wiwit now, Chin decided to completely let her go and continue supporting her. He would be her friend in need and no matter what she needed him for, he’d sure to be there for her. Love is love. There’s nothing he could about it. Just having Airin as a friend was fortunate enough.