Dear new readers,
I am a new author and I would love to hear your feedback. Please respect where this story is starting and where it will continue to go. I am an English learner so please forgive my grammar and any spelling errors. All the characters belong to the "Me Before You" book by JoJo Moyes. This story is inspired by her book and the movie. You may see a few lines borrowed throughout the story from her book as I think it would need to hold some original content. I wanted to acknowledge that from the beginning. Hope you enjoy these two flawed characters as they will go through challenges and find new beginnings together. Enjoy!
Chapter 1
Will POV
This was going to be a fantastic week. It had been a long time since I took a break from my new company. I had been the best at everything. Heck, I almost became the vice president of that last company until that CEO died of a heart attack. Damn… I was so close. I didn't want to think about it now. I had been working on my own company for the last three years and so far, it was doing pretty well. This was my dream come true. I needed to take this time off before I had to bury myself in work again. I wanted to explore so much this week and I did not care to look at any emails or answer any phone calls from work. But I had to make sure I wasn't being too complacent. My dad had reassured me he would buzz me if there was anything important, but so far everything seemed fine. Not that I had a great relationship with my dad but we had been trying to work together for the last three years. We had our ups and downs but nonetheless, he had been helping me a lot. At least I tried to appreciate him for that.
I had asked my best friend, Rupert, to come with me on this trip. He had been with me through the rough times for the last three years. He knew well how hard I worked to get this company started and keep it going.
He had given me the thumbs up to go hiking today. He wasn't himself much of a hiker but I persuaded him to come along.
I could smell the fresh air and the flowers around. I loved exploring new adventures here and there. Although hiking this hill was not a new adventure. I wanted to start this vacation with the easier activities then tackle the harder ones during the week.
I could see from the corner of my eye that Rupert was already done with this hike and he wanted to go back and enjoy the resort's amenities. But I was not the one who would give up quickly and call it a day.
We had hiked for about thirty minutes and we were talking about what our week would look like. We wanted to go bungee jumping, snorkeling, kayaking and hit the bars at nights. I knew this would be a really fun week. We were also discussing the possibility of our friends David and Andrew to join us when we heard a loud thump ahead of us… What was it? It boggled my mind. My heart started to pound. I looked around and the only thing I saw was the mountain around us. It wasn't too high, at least that's what I thought. I could have probably climbed it within thirty minutes or so. It didn't seem that anyone would have fallen, or could have gotten hurt from falling. But as I was coming around I could see the other side of this mountain. It was much steeper and deeper than what my naked eye could have seen. As I was trying to figure out what had happened, I heard someone's voice in a distance.
I could not hear it that well, it was so weak. Someone needed help. I prayed in my heart that they were okay and that they only had only broken some bones. I, myself wasn't a doctor but I had some medical experience in the past when I was in Uni. It was just to have something on the side to do while I was finishing business school. That would have been my option two, going to the medical field.
As we came around the mountain, I saw her. She was laying on the ground. She was trying her best to use whatever energy she had to find help. But no one was around. How did she fall? Was someone with her? I looked around and I saw no one. What the hell? I pushed my thoughts aside. This girl needed my help.
I looked at her again. She was wearing this crazy outfit. Oh God, what was she wearing? This fluffy purple poke-dots shirt and a skirt that had different patterns on it. That didn't matter. Again, I had to get a grip on myself and focus on what she needed at this moment.
I looked at her again. I didn't know where she was hurting. I immediately asked Rupert to call the emergency services.
"Miss. are you okay? What hurts?" I asked her.
She opened her eyes and looked at me. They were the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen. They had the color of the sky. Her look gave me goosebumps. I did not understand it... My heart started pounding in my chest. What was she doing to me? Again I had to refocus my attention to her needs. At least she opened her eyes for me, which was a good sign. Her eyes were filled with water and I could see she was about to cry. She was scared. Who wouldn't be? I wanted to reassure her that she was safe and Rupert and I would do whatever we could to get her whatever she needed.
I had to see what she could do or not do without moving her and without her using the last of her energy.
But first I had to reassure her of her safety. "Miss. You are okay. Stay still. My name is Will Treynor and this is my friend Rupert. We have called 911 and they should be here any moment. So just hang in there with us. You are doing so good". I gave her my best smile to make sure she feels that we genuinely wanted to help her. She just blinked at me and in my heart, I knew she understood me.
I asked her not to speak or move any of her limbs and just use her eyes to give me one blink for "yes" and two blinks for "no". She understood this.
Before I could ask her any more questions about her injuries, I saw blood coming out of her left ear. Oh NO… This was not a good sign. I did not want her to pass out. But her eyes shut closed and she did not respond to any of my questions.
I went into a panic mode. I could not touch her or move her because of her injuries. Rupert had called 911 and asked for a helicopter or an ambulance to come. But, where the hell were they?
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"I need to know what is going on with her"? I asked the young receptionist girl.
"Who are you again? Who are you talking about? And are you her husband or close family" The young girl from the reception had asked me.
I gave her my puppy eyes. The eyes that would swoon girls off of their feet when they looked at me. I knew hospitals were all about protecting their patients and their privacy. Without thinking I said, "I'm her husband". She gave me a confusing look. Again I tried to act worried and to make sure that I looked believable. Rupert gave me a surprised look and started shaking his head. "I need to see my wife and I need to know of her conditions". "What is her name again and why was she admitted?" the girl asked. Again without thinking, I came up with the first thing that popped into my head, "Georgina Treynor. My wife was the one that was airlifted and brought here for emergency surgery. Please let me go see her". I pleaded as best as I could for them to let me in. I just wanted to make sure that she was okay and then get on with my life. Or could I get on with my life? Why did I need to know how she was doing? I had no idea who this person was. As I was contemplating in my thoughts, the receptionist girl called us again. "She is in surgery now. She will be out of surgery in a few hours . We still don't know how long it will be based on her injuries. We will call you whenever she is out. Meanwhile, you can stay in the patient waiting area".
Thank God, that I persuaded the receptionist girl easily like that. In my heart, I knew I needed to stay and figure things out even if it would cost my vacation. But my mind and my heart were in two different places. My mind was persuading me to leave and enjoy my time with Rupert in this country. But how could I let her wake up alone not knowing where she is, without any family or friends around. Was she from here? How would I reach out to her family? Who would I contact?
Rupert had gone and gotten us coffee. That was a great idea. We needed to talk and figure out what would we do for the rest of the day. "What a great start to our vacation, mate!" Rupert had said once we sat down in the patient waiting area. He looked upset or annoyed. I could not figure out what he was thinking. For all I could care he could enjoy the resort or whatever we had planned. I knew that I would not leave here without making sure she had someone to look after her. Why was I being too caring today?
"Will, what is your plan mate? Are you going to stay all day here?" Rupert had said. I did not know what my plan was for tomorrow but for today I needed to stay. "I will stay just to make sure they have taken care of her injuries and that they have informed her family or someone that she knows" I said, not sure how that would play out. I had lied to the receptionist and they thought I was her husband. Never in my 32 years, I wanted to call someone my wife. Sure, I had that thing with Alicia a few year ago but it ended quick and I did not want to be in a relationship let alone be married.
After an hour Rupert had decided to go back to the resort and I would be the one calling him as soon as I had any new information about her situation. I knew Rupert thought I was crazy. I never acted like this not even towards my parents. This was also odd for me. The fact was that I could not forget her eyes. Those beautiful blue eyes and it made my heart jump. What was it about her eyes that made my stomach to have butterflies? I heard stories about people falling in love at first sight but this was rubbish. This was not true. This wasn't me. My thoughts were purely had become ridiculous for the last few hours. I was too exhausted…
Waiting was not my friend. The waiting, I hated. Even at work, people answered me quickly. Anything I wanted I would get it quickly. I had to practice it now! This day had turned out to be a crazy day. I had replayed the events that had occurred today in my head again and again. There were so many questions I had. The more pressing question that I had was how did she fall? Did someone push her or did she slip? I hoped to God that it was the second one because I would not understand who would want to do that to a human being.
It was passed five in the afternoon and I had not heard anything. I did not know if she was out of surgery or let alone dead. I shivered. I could not think of her being dead. Not now. I needed to know if she was going to be okay. Right then I heard voices coming from the receptionist area. Someone was yelling and asking about her. This was odd and weird. Were her family finally here?
I heard them going back and forth. He was arguing with the receptionist. What were they arguing about? As I came closer to see what was going on, I heard him say, "I am her boyfriend. Patrick".
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