Chapter Seven

(THREE MONTHS LATER)

Micheal Vasilias who has been in coma for three months opened his eyes slowly, making the patient monitor to beep, alerting the doctors and nurses.

Without wasting time, the doctors and nurses surrounded Micheal Vasilias who was feeling confused.

Remembering how he got shot by a bodyguard made Micheal Vasilias to start panicking but one of the doctors held him and assured him that he is safe.

"Where am I?." Micheal Vasilias asked the doctor anxiously while looking around completely terrified.

"Micheal, calm down! Breathe!! Breathe!! Breathe!!" The Doctor said to Micheal Vasilias but that didn't help because Micheal Vasilias was still terrified.

"Where am I? Where am I?." Michael Vasilias asked the doctor anxiously while looking around in a panicked manner.

"You are in the infirmary of the Gladovia Imperial Resort and you are in good hands.........Trust me, you are safe." The Doctor answered Micheal Vasilias warmly while smiling at him.

Calming down a little, Micheal Vasilias turned to the doctor and said "Why am I in an infirmary? Why am I on an oxygen mask? How did I get here? Why am I here?."

"You don't remember why you are here?." The Doctor asked Micheal Vasilias warmly while looking at him inquisitively because he wanted to confirm his intuition.

"The last thing I remember is I was on my way to see my grandfather and I got shot by a bodyguard who was standing guard in front of a massive golden gate..........I don't remember anything after that because I kind of blacked out." Micheal Vasilias answered the doctor warmly while staring at him in a confused manner.

The Doctor who has confirmed his intuition with what Micheal Vasilias said to him gave Micheal Vasilias a look.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Wait a minute!! (Gasps!) Is that the reason I'm here in an infirmary?." Michael Vasilias asked the doctor in shock while looking at him inquisitively.

"Yes, that's the reason you are here so I'll love for you to lie down so we can check your pulse and vitals." The Doctor answered Micheal Vasilias warmly with a smile on his face as he wrote down something on the patient's case file of Micheal Vasilias.

Micheal Vasilias who couldn't believe what he heard lied down on the bed reluctantly and closed his eyes because he thought what he heard from the doctor was from his dream. He felt if he closed his eyes for some minutes and open them back then everything would go back to normal.

After closing his eyes for some minutes, Micheal Vasilias opened his eyes back only to see himself in the infirmary being injected by a nurse and that made him realize that everything he remembered was actually true and the doctor who talked to him wasn't a dream either.

Feeling frustrated, Micheal Vasilias sighed heavily in defeat and closed his eyes because of the effect of the anesthetic (Propofol) that was injected into his body.

Meanwhile, the doctors and nurses immediately checked his pulse and vitals to see if they were any abnormalities before using an intercom to inform Emperor Roland Vasilias that Micheal Vasilias has woken up from coma.

After been informed of the good news, Emperor Roland Vasilias felt so excited and shocked at the same time. He couldn't believe his ears because he has been waiting for the day his grandson would wake up but the fact that his grandson was unresponsive to all the treatments given to him by the doctors made him to lose hope.

To make sure he wasn't hearing things or hallucinating, Emperor Roland Vasilias ran straight to the infirmary to see for himself.

Arriving at the infirmary, Emperor Roland Vasilias couldn't hold his tears back when he saw his grandson seated on the bed with an IV bag attached to his wrist.

Smiling joyfully at his grandson, Emperor Roland Vasilias held the hands of his grandson and said "How are you feeling? Do you feel any pain anywhere? Are you uncomfortable anywhere? Can you see me?? You wouldn't be able to believe me when I say that I was so scared because you weren't waking up even after all the treatments you were given by these doctors but I'm so glad and delighted that you've woken up."

Turning to the doctors and nurses, Emperor Roland Vasilias sternly ordered the doctors and nurses to monitor and observe his grandson for two weeks to see if he will have any difficulty in living his life before walking towards the exit door of the infirmary.

Stopping on his tracks, Emperor Roland Vasilias ordered the doctors and nurses to submit a written report of the condition of his grandson at the end of each day to his assistant, Mr. Benjamin Smith before walking out of the infirmary with a bright smile on his face.

As soon as Emperor Roland Vasilias arrived at his office, he ordered his assistant, Mr. Benjamin Smith to call the nanny of his grandson and inform her of the good news.

Mr. Benjamin Smith couldn't help but ask Emperor Roland Vasilias about the good news he was talking about.

Smiling brightly, Emperor Roland Vasilias told Mr. Benjamin Smith that his grandson, Micheal Vasilias has woken up.

Delighted by the news, Mr. Benjamin Smith dialed the mobile number of Mrs. Elizabeth Parker without wasting time while grinning widely.

As soon as Mrs. Elizabeth Parker answered her call, Mr. Benjamin Smith told her the news of Micheal Vasilias waking up from coma. Before he could say anything further, Mrs. Elizabeth Parker hanged up on him.

Raising his eyebrows, Mr. Benjamin Smith wondered why Mrs. Elizabeth Parker hanged up on him as he walked towards the exit door of Emperor Roland Vasilias' Office without realizing.

"Benjamin!!!" Emperor Roland Vasilias who was perplexed yelled at Mr. Benjamin Smith, making him to snap out of his reverie and stop on his tracks.

Turning to Emperor Roland Vasilias, Mr. Benjamin Smith forced a smile on his face and said "Your Imperial Majesty...Did you call for me?."

"Yes, I did! Have you sent the friend of my grandson to the "GLADOVIA IMPERIAL SECRET SERVICE ACADEMY? What was that his name again? Paul? Saul? Kendrick? Mark? William? Arthur? Chr..........

"Tom, Your Imperial Majesty." Mr. Benjamin Smith said to Emperor Roland Vasilias warmly while interrupting him.

"Yes! Tom!! That's his name! Have you sent him to the "GLADOVIA IMPERIAL SECRET SERVICE ACADEMY?." Emperor Roland Vasilias asked Mr. Benjamin Smith curiously while looking at him inquisitively.

"Yes, Sire! I've sent him to the "GLADOVIA IMPERIAL SECRET SERVICE ACADEMY." He should be arriving at Gladovia in let's say...30 to 40 minutes." Mr. Benjamin Smith answered Emperor Roland Vasilias warmly while smiling at him.

"Is that so?." Emperor Roland Vasilias asked Mr. Benjamin Smith with his eyebrows raised.

"Yes, Sire!" Mr. Benjamin Smith answered Emperor Roland Vasilias warmly with a smile.

"Two Months ago was when you told me about the boy coming to the house of my grandson every single day asking the nanny of my grandson about the whereabouts of his friend." Emperor Roland Vasilias said to Mr. Benjamin Smith warmly while smiling.

"Yes, I can still remember how desperate the boy was.....He wanted to see his friend so badly." Mr. Benjamin Smith said to Emperor Roland Vasilias warmly while smiling brightly.

"And I used that desperation of his to send him to the "GLADOVIA IMPERIAL SECRET SERVICE ACADEMY." Emperor Roland Vasilias said further to Mr. Benjamin Smith while grinning.

"Forgive me, Your Imperial Majesty but if I may dare to ask.......Why did you choose that boy, Tom to be trained as a Gladovia Imperial Secret Service Officer with the condition that his body shouldn't be tampered with? What if he betrays Prince Micheal?." Mr. Benjamin Smith said to Emperor Roland Vasilias warmly while looking at him inquisitively.

"Because the boy is a loyal friend to my grandson and he is going to be a loyal vassal to my grandson in the future......To me, the chance of that boy betraying Micheal is like finding a needle in a haystack...........Besides, Micheal would need a friend he can talk to whenever he feels down in the future after he becomes the Crown Prince of Gladovia." Emperor Roland Vasilias replied Mr. Benjamin Smith warmly while smiling brightly.

"True!! Just because he wants to see his friend.....The boy agreed to go to the lions den (Referring to the GLADOVIA IMPERIAL SECRET SERVICE ACADEMY) I just pray he comes out alive because not many that goes to that place comes out alive." Mr. Benjamin Smith said to Emperor Roland Vasilias warmly.

"No need to fuss too much over the boy.....He is a strong boy so he will come out alive and stand next to my grandson." Emperor Roland Vasilias said to Mr. Benjamin Smith warmly while smiling at him.

"Your Imperial Majesty, Mrs. Elizabeth Parker is here to see you." One of the bodyguards (Officers of the Gladovia Imperial Secret Service) who was standing guard outside said out warmly.

"Really? Send her in." Emperor Roland Vasilias said to the bodyguard who was standing guard outside his office.

Just as Emperor Roland Vasilias was about to get up from his seat, the entrance door of his office opened and Mrs. Elizabeth Parker walked in.

"Your Imperial Majesty!" Mrs. Elizabeth Parker said out warmly while curtsying respectfully.

"Mrs. Parker! Welcome!! I'm sure you are here to see my grandson, right?." Emperor Roland Vasilias said to Mrs. Elizabeth Parker warmly while looking at her inquisitively.

"Yes, Sire! I was told by Mr. Benjamin Smith that My Micheal has woken up from coma.........Is.........that.........true?." Mrs. Elizabeth Parker replied Emperor Roland Vasilias in a stuttering tone while looking at him inquisitively and anxiously.

"(Chuckles) Why are you stuttering? Are you scared that Micheal might still be in coma?." Emperor Roland Vasilias asked Mrs. Elizabeth Parker warmly while chuckling.

"Yes, Sire! I'm afraid that My Micheal might still be in coma." Mrs. Elizabeth Parker answered Emperor Roland Vasilias warmly while bowing her head.

"I see!! Follow me." Emperor Roland Vasilias said to Mrs. Elizabeth Parker warmly while getting up from his seat and walking towards the exit door of his office.

Opening the exit door of his office, Emperor Roland Vasilias turned to Mrs. Elizabeth with his eyebrows raised and said "What are you still standing there for? I asked you to follow me."

"Y....Y.....Yes, Sire!" Mrs. Elizabeth Parker replied Emperor Roland Vasilias in a stuttering tone before walking up to Emperor Roland Vasilias.

Emperor Roland Vasilias and Mrs. Elizabeth Parker walked out of the office together while Mr. Benjamin Smith stayed behind.

Arriving at the infirmary, Emperor Roland Vasilias pointed at Micheal Vasilias who was busy enjoying his meal and said "That's our Micheal......He is eating his meal heartily."

Looking at Micheal Vasilias eating his meal without a care in the world made Mrs. Elizabeth Parker to start shedding tears profusely.

Emperor Roland Vasilias who was smiling brightly as he was watching his grandson eating heartily without a care in the world turned to Mrs. Elizabeth Parker to say something to her only for him to see her crying silently.

Raising his eyebrows he asked Mrs. Elizabeth Parker the reason she was crying instead of smiling.

Mrs. Elizabeth Parker smiled at Emperor Roland Vasilias and said "Forgive me, Your Imperial Majesty but I'm nott crying because I'm sad........I'm crying because I'm very happy.........To think that three months ago My Micheal was wearing an oxygen mask and laying unconscious on one of those beds with numerous IV bags attached to his body.........I couldn't help but shed tears of joy as I saw him eating heartily without a care in the world."

"You are right!!! I couldn't believe it when I heard he was awake because I had already lost hope.........I was preparing myself for the worst and to see my grandson whom I thought I would have to say goodbye to eating heartily is a miracle itself and it calls for celebration." Emperor Roland Vasilias emotionally said to Mrs. Elizabeth Parker while smiling at Micheal Vasilias who was busy asking the doctors about the name of the wine he just finished drinking.

"You are right, Sire! Micheal waking up really calls for a celebration." Mrs. Elizabeth Parker said to Emperor Roland Vasilias warmly while cleaning her tears with her handkerchief.

"So let's go celebrate." Emperor Roland Vasilias said to Mrs. Elizabeth Parker warmly with a bright smile on his face while walking out of the infirmary.

Mrs. Elizabeth Parker waved at Micheal Vasilias from where she was standing with a smile on her face before walking out of the infirmary to catch up with Emperor Roland Vasilias.