Months passed by quickly. Soon, it was March 28th, which meant Sakura's 24th birthday. Not that she cared. She never felt anything special on her birthday. Conversations with Sasuke was the same except the occassional "Hn"s, "Yes"s, "No"s and one word answers. Each day was the same for them. In about 9 months, they had to make a decision regarding their marriage. However, she was pleased when Sasuke said that he wouldn't resort to infidelity even if they have a loveless marriage. Sasuke was named to take control from May.

Although Sakura knew that Sasuke wouldn't know about her birthday yet she had a flicker of hope that maybe, he might know. Proceeding the day with the normal routine, she came back home from work at 5.00 pm. At around 6.00 pm, she received a phone call from an unknown number stating that Uchiha Sasuke has been admitted to Konoha Medical Hospital after he had a car accident.

The glimmer of hope died in her heart suddenly and she rushed to the hospital. The receptionist was busy in a call.

Impatiently, Sakura interrupted the receptionist, "May I know where is Uchiha Sasuke?"

"What is your relationship with the patient?"

"I am his wife."

"Okay. He's in room 245."

As soon as Sakura heard the room number, she dashed off the room. Sasuke's parents and his brother were already outside the room. Mikoto was leanin on Fugaku and shed tears of sadness while Fugaku was comforting his wife. Itachi paced in the hospital corridor with a glum expression on his face. Visiting hours were over but Sakura could see Sasuke through a small window on the door. His body was covered in bandages and his head was wrapped with gauze. The overwhelming feeling of fear and horror washed over her as she saw the matted blood. The tears started shedding drop by drop and soon she was a sobbing mess right there. Sasuke's best friend, Naruto arrived some time later panting for breath.

"Ne ne Sakura-chan, its okay. Everything will be fine. Where is Sasuke?"

Wordlessly, Sakura pointed towards the hospital room door. Soon Naruto's expression became serious as looked at Sasuke through the door. His facial expressions were clear and he was himself trying to hold back his tears.

"Sakura, lets get back to your house. They will inform us when he's awake."

She rubbed her tears with the back of her hand and nodded. Naruto dropped Sakura to her house and went back to his own. With this dreadful incident, Sakura's 24th birthday was a mess.

Continued~