Adam's Eye : Chapter Twenty-Two

Aden look petrified towards Zaharah cause all this time Zaharah had never shown any anger towards him. "Mummy please don't be angry...I'm scared.!" cried Aden tearfully. Zaharah looks at Aden and hold him closer in her arms with her back facing Zaki who still stood frooze behind her. Zaki decides to leave them alone cause he's presense would only make things worst. Zaharah pat Aden until he falls asleep again. After kissing his face, she left and went back towards her room to had her shower. While she was showering herself, she begins to look at her own reflection. Her eyes looks tired and hollow due to lack of sleep. And then she look at her tummy area and she still feel the lost. Her baby which she has been hoping for. She love Aden just like her own but she wants to have a child that grows in her own womb. Then her anger sets in her mind ...Zaki...it's all his fault. That anger begins to burn her heart and she was determined to make Zaki pays for what he did.

The next morning after Zaharah had call the cab as she plan to go over to visit Adam earlier that morning to see to his first physio therapy. But before she left she decides to check on Aden for his feeding. As she enters his nursery room, she was surprised cause Aden was not in his cot. And then she saw the nanny came into the room with Aden's clean clothes. Zaharah thought Aden was with her but she says that he was playing in his pent before she left the room. Panic rushed through Zaharah's mind and she begins calling out his name frantically. Ana was preparing breakfast when she heard the commotion. She and the nanny went out towards the garden to search for him. Zaki was tying up his tie as he was getting ready to head towards his office. He was listening to some music therefore he was not aware of the situation outside.

Zaharah call out Aden's name several times, looking for him almost every of the part of the house. Suddenly she remembers the three metre pool behind the house. Fear begins to run through her spine. Zaharah dashed outside the back door and head towards the pool. What a shocked she had when she saw Aden had fallen into the pool and he was struggling. Without hesitation Zaharah jumps into the pool and swim towards Aden who was sinking fast towards the bottom of the pool. As Zaki was about to draw his curtain on his room window, suddenly he saw Zaharah was struggling in the pool. Zaki dashed out from his room and ran towards the backdoor and headed straight towards the pool. Zaharah however managed to gets Aden out from the pool and she push him by the side of the pool. Suddenly she felt cramp on her right leg. She struggle to climb out of the pool but the pain is unbearable and she felt she was sinking back fast towards the bottom. The clorine water begins choking into Zaharah's lung and she cough frantically. Suddenly she felt her head becomes light as she becomes unconcious at the bottom of the pool. Zaki saw Aden was crying tearfully and soon his mother and the nanny join them. Ana quickly carries Aden as she tries to soothe his fear. Zaki dives into the pool and swim towards Zaharah who was motionless at the bottom. With all his might, he pulls her out and swim back towards the side of the pool carrying Zaharah in his arm.

"Zaharah wake up...Zaharah come on." cried Zaki as he panics. He know he got to do something to safe her. He check on ger pulse and thankfully it was present. And then he blow some air into her lips follow by the chest trust. "Come on Zaharah...come back." utter Zaki. He give two more blows when suddenly Zaharah cough out the water which was blocking her lungs and airway. Zaki give a sigh of relief and looks concern on her. Zaharah soon realised what had happen earlier. Without looking or uttering a single words towards them, she grab Aden from Ana's arm and then she left heading straight back into her room. Zaki was ultimately shocked towards Zaharah's behavior and he felt disheartened. Ana came towards him and pat him on his shoulder.

"Zaki..don't give up. I know it won't be easy...but I'm with you." said Ana as she tries to console her son. Zaki nodded and gets up. They both went back into the house together with the nanny who has been repriminded by Ana for her carelessness.

Zaharah change Aden into his dry clothes and check on him futher incase he was hurt in any other part of his body. She was relief when she finds that he was alright. As the nanny came back into the room she pass Aden to her and said. "Please be extra careful alright. I might be back later this evening. And don't let this thing happen again." After she change into her dry clothes she headed straight towards the cab which had been waiting for her for quite sometime. She still feel kind of grogry maybe due to the incident but she lift up her courage cause she really need to be with Adam during his therapy.

Upon reaching the hospital, Adam was not in his bed. He has been taken to the physio therapy room. Zaharah follows the direction of the nurse and walk towards the room. And there she saw Adam was standing in between the side railings as he begins to walk step by step....gaining his balance and strenght. Next the physio therapist bring Adam towards the cycling machine and he was told to do some slow cycling motion. Adam was cramping and frowning his face due to the pain but he was determined to get better and he tries as hard as he could. Zaharah walk towards Adam and seeing the pain which Adam had to go through is a torturing sight for her to watch.

"I'm so glad you are here at last. This is just like a trainning for an olympic medal." cried Adam cheerfully. Zaharah heart was enlightened by his casual remarks and she laugh.

"I'm all behind you..cheering you up then." replied Zaharah. She decides not to tell him about the incident at the pool.

It has been a week and Adam begins to walk slowly without using any walking aid....but he needs the white cane to assists him wherever he needs to go. The doctor was amaze with Adam's tremendous recovery of his bones and muscle however sooner or later he still needs to know the truth about his eyes. Adam sat on his bed when the doctor came in with several nurses as they need to remove the bandage around his eyes. Adam was excited as he can't wait to open his eyes and see the light again. Zaharah sat beside him with a heavy heart. Ana and Zaki stood outside but they still can see them through the glass window. Zaki's sense of guilt begins tomenting him again. The doctor slowly removed the bandaged and then he told Adam to stay calm. As the bandange was removed Adam open his big brown eyes but then all he could see is very faint light and then to his shocked...his vision becomes blank...in total darkness.

"How come I can't see a thing? Why is everything seems to be colourless and so many darkness?" ask Adam as he blinks his eyes several times trying to get back his vision.

"Adam, I hope whatever I'm telling you right now, please remains calm." said the doctor.
"I don't understand." cried Adam and he looks worried. Zaharah shut her eyes as she can't bear to see Adam's face.

"The nerve of your retina has been damaged....and you have lost your vision. I'm so sorry." said the doctor calmly.

"No! It can't be...I don't believe...I'm going blind..no...I need my eyes to see things...to see my wife again,my children...my dreams..." cried Adam sorrowfully and then he begins to push the chairs away and he took his white cane and threw it towards the medicine cupboard. Everyone begins to panic as Adam was becoming restless and agitated. Zaharah hold on to him trying to calm him down but he pushes her away. Zaki came in as he tries to help Zaharah up. However Zaharah looks sternly towards him. "This is all your fault. I hate you." yelled Zaharah and she left tearfully out from the ward straight towards the elevator. The doctors and nurses held Adam down and inject him with some sedation to calm him down. Soon Adam felt the effect of the medication and falls unconcious. Ana stood by Zaki's side. Her heart was broken as she can't believe her family was breaking to pieces.

Zaharah sat in her room for several hours until late at night. Her mind was in a twirl. Adam courage and spirit has been shattered like a broken clay that can never be fix back again. Her heart felt numb and confused. She felt hopeless as she can't do anything to help him. Zaharah stood up and went to the bathroom and then she washes her tearful face. As she looks into the mirror she thought to herself "This is the day....he's going to pay."

Zaki lie on his bed as he stare at the turning fan. He could not get his mind off Adam's face when he received the bad news that he's going to be blind. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Zaki take a look at his table clock and it was already two in the morning. "Who could it be?" thought Zaki to himself. As he opens the door, he was surprised to see Zaharah standing outside his room.

"Can I come in? I need to talk to you about something." asked Zaharah.

Zaki was unsure about this. "Okay sure." replied Zaki. As she came into his room she shut the door behind her much to his surprised.

"Nice room." exclaimed Zaharah as she begins phasing around his room. "I'm kind of lonely....as you know Adam has not being with me for quite sometimes." cried Zaharah as she walks closer towards Zaki looking intensely into his hazel brown eyes.

"Zaharah this is not you. Maybe you should leave my room cause this is not right." said Zaki as he looks at her. Zaharah took no notice off his remarks and she begins kissing him passionately on his lips. Zaki was shocked and he was confused by Zaharah's behavior. She was hardly dress and her frangrant begins lingering into Zaki's mind. She was one desirable woman thought Zaki to himself and he response to her kisses. Suddenly, he pushed her away.

"Zaharah...no! This is not you!" cried Zaki. Zaharah was not listening to his words and begins to unbutton his shirt. Zaki had learn his lesson well and he push her away. Zaharah stood frooze on the floor and she begins to grin. And then she begins to take something out from the back of her bra...and to Zaki's horror it was a sharp dagger.

"Go to hell..!" yelled Zaharah as she charged at him with the sharp dagger which Izaldeen had given her. Zaki was fast enough to resists the blow and he grabs Zaharah's hand firmly until she drops the dagger on to the floor.

"Zaharah...I don't care if you want to cut or stab me a thousand times...I'm fine with it...but at what cost..your freedom." cried Zaki as he held on to her trying to calm her down. "Adam needs you....Aden needs you...please don't be selfish...just think about them. I know how much you detest me but I won't blame you. Don't waste your life by kliing me."

Zaharah begins to cry tearfully and she held her hands on her face. "I'm tired of fighting. Why? Why all the things which I care....I love was cruelly taken away from me...my baby..Adam..Izaldeen" cried Zaharah as she let out her emotion and begins to breakdown.

Zaki kneel beside her. "So am I...I have lost everything Zaharah...I have nothing." Zaharah looks at Zaki and shakes her head. She felt disbelief that actually she had pour out her emotion to him instead of anyone else.

"Zaharah...Adam has lost his sight....but his sight has open up my heart to see and accept things in such a beautiful way. Zaharah...I promised you...I will make him walk again. I will make him see again. I swear. And this time I will not let go." utter Zaki as he took his blanket and covers Zaharah's body. From that moment Zaharah realised that Zaki has reformed. He was right, Adam's sight and virtures spirit had indeed spill into Zaki's darkedned heart....enlightening it.