“Sir, you may go in and see her.” The CAN told Jaden, but as he was about to go in and see Regina, the life-support machine started beeping.

“Code blue, Room 320!” the CNA called over the PA system, as nurses and doctors headed into Room 320 to try to revive Regina, as a horrified Jaden watched from outside Regina’s room.

“Regina just had to be alright.” Jaden silently prayed to himself, as Geri snickered in the background, knowing Regina was going to die, after the deadly drug that she released into Regina’s system.

“Serves you right, Regina!” Geri said to herself. “It’s payback for letting my Parker die!”

Doctors worked frantically to revive Regina. But she was gone!

“Time of death, 3:35 p.m.” the doctor said sadly, as he started to cleanup.

As everyone looked on at Regina’s body, for like seemed like hours, but was actually just about 3 minutes, Regina started breathing on her own.

“Doctor, come quick!” the nurse yelled out, as Jaden prayed for Regina to be alright.

“Yes?” the doctor asked.

“She’s got a pulse and is breathing shallowly.” The nurse told the doctor.

“She’s come back to us.” The doctor said, checking Regina’s vitals. “Get her to x-ray, stat!”

As Regina was wheeled to x-ray for tests, Jaden smiled to himself, as he thanked the Lord.

Geri wasn’t happy as she silently cursed God for bringing Regina back.

After tests on Regina were done, the doctor found the deadly drug inside Regina and called for the antidote to be administered to Regina to heal her. Then he reported the scene to administration, who then reported to the authorities where an investigation was being led by police to see who poisoned Regina.

Jaden was glad that Regina was okay and even gladder when he was finally able to see her.

Entering Regina’s hospital room, she looked like a sleeping princess as he walked over to her bedside and held her hand.

Regina woke up to Jaden’s touch when he held her hand.

“Jaden?” Regina said groggily.

“Shhhhh!” Jaden told her. “Just take it easy.”

“What happened?”

“You flat lined for a few minutes.” Jaden told her.

“You mean I was dead?”

“No, baby, you stopped breathing, but you came back to us.” Jaden rejoiced.

“I just wanted to die!” Regina said.

“You tried to kill yourself?” Jaden asked, confused.

“It was the old woman at the mental health center.”

“Old woman?”

“Yeah, she gave me some pills and told me to take them.” Regina explained. “She said they would help me leave this world, if that’s what I wanted.”

“So, someone poisoned you?” Jaden said.

“I just couldn’t take the guilt.”

“Guilt?” Jaden asked her.

“Over Parker’s death.”

“Who’s Parker?”

“My boyfriend.” Regina confessed. “Before you and I began to see each other.”

“He died?”

“Yes. A car crash. After he broke up with me because I wasn’t sure I wanted to marry him.”

“This Parker proposed to you?”

“Yes. He went away to the Army. That’s when I met you.”

“Oh, you had a boyfriend who was away when you met me.”

“When he was killed, I felt so guilty. That’s when I pulled away and ran away.”

“I’m so sorry, Regina.” Jaden said, as he held her close. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I was scared you would leave me if you knew I was involved with someone else when we met.”

Regina and Jaden enjoyed a blissful afternoon as Jaden lie next to Regina in her hospital bed. Geri, on the other hand, was bitter and vowed to end Regina’s happiness at all costs.