ANGEL'S POV
I sit on my bed and try to clear my jumbled thoughts. I need to do something about the note he received, he needs more protection. I doubt they can get past his tons of security guards, it wouldn't hurt to be extra careful and if they were disguised then.....
I stood up and started pacing trying to make a rational decision but it just seems to get worse. I can't lose him, he can't die. Should I surrender?, no I can't do that. Roman would be pissed and even if I did what is the possibility that they'd let him go
I feel myself getting lightheaded, my hands get clammy, breaths coming out in short pants. I struggle to breathe as though I was drowning and choking as the same time. I grasped at my chest in an attempt to alleviate my pain but it does nothing to help
I slide to the ground as I try to regulate my breathing but nothing was working. Tears pooled in my eyes as I realized what was happening.
I tried to calm down and try the breath regulation steps Success walked me through in 123 out 456 in 123 out 456
However, my panic went through the roof instead, I found it hard to breath. I claw at my chest desperately in need of air. I scream out in agony and I break out in cold sweat when I felt a jolt of pain in my abdomen. The door flies open and my dad rushes in looking alarmed
"Darling, what's wrong?" He asks in alarm "are you hurt?, where does it hurt?"
I claw at my chest and abdomen in response "baby, hold on for me,will ya?" He yells out for mum "Blessing, get up here"
"D-dad, i-it h-hurt-s" I croak out, I look up to see my mum rushing into the room as I lose consciousness
THIRD PERSON'S POV
"WHAT?!, what's wrong with her darling?" Blessing; Angel's mum asks Emmanuel; Angel's dad
"I don't know, I heard her scream and I rushed in here and then she passed out. We need to go to the hospital fast, her body's cold"
"Oh yes" Blessing says, her eyes darting around in panic " let me grab the car key real quick. Meet me outside" She runs out of Angel's room in a hurry
Emmanuel carries her out of the room princess style to the car and together they took her to the hospital.
TWO HOURS THIRTY MINUTES LATER
ANGEL'S POV
Am I dead?, is this the afterlife or something?. No, it can't be. If it was the afterlife then there'd be a guardian angel or something to guide me right?
Well, maybe I'm not dead yet, then what am I doing here in absolute darkness?
"....okay?" I heard voices, where are they coming from ?, I look around in confusion just for me to hear another voice "she'll be okay, infact she should be awake soon" who's that?. Who are they talking about ?, if it's me, I guess I'm not dead after all. Whatever, let me sleep, wait, am I not already sleeping?, let me continue then
SOME MINUTES LATER
ANGEL'S POV
I cringe as the bright light flashed into my fragile eyes that has seen better days as soon as I open my eyelids
Where am I?, is this heaven?. I'm dead?.
"Ugh, my eyes" I croak and try to shield my eyes from the light
"Baby, you're awake. You scared the heck out of us" Mum says
"Are you in pain?, should I call the doctor, do you need me to call the nurse for you?" Dad questions, I try to smile reassuringly to him but I think it looked more like a grimace instead cause he flinched slightly so I just decided against it
"Wa--er"
"Hmm?" Mum bends down to my level so as to hear me better
"Wa--er"
"Oh yeah, how could I forget?. I am so sorry" she faces Dad "Dear, water"
"Hope you're not in pain?" I shake my head lightly. Dad brings the water and mum assists me to drink. As the water touched my taste buds, I felt rejuvenated and alive.
"How long was I out for?" I ask mum
"3 hours"
What?!, that long?. I wasn't supposed to be out cold for that long. I knew my parents had questions for me, I could see it in their eyes but they didn't wanna pressure me...yet
"Have you spoken to the doctor?" I ask softly. Mum looks at Dad and he nods
Sigh " so I guess you know now ?"
"Yes we do. Baby, why didn't you tell us?" Mum asks her hands finding mine
"I didn't want you to worry"
"What do you mean?,we're your parents of course we'll be worried about you"
"I'm sorry"
"How'd it happen?, what caused it ?" Dad asks his voice hard. I felt bad I didn't tell him but there's no medicine for regret..... unfortunately
I contemplate on telling them cause I didn't want them to feel bad and I decided to tell them cause I can't keep hiding it for long
"It started when I left home. You know I and Sammy fell out right?" They nod " But you don't know what fully happened. I have always liked Sammy and I still do but he didn't pay me any heed nor did he even glance my way then and I was okay with it until that day. We were supposed to go out together but he came looking disheveled and I asked what happened and he told me his girlfriend cheated on him again. I comforted him even though I badly wanted to mock him that day and we were watching a movie together " my breath hitches slightly " And then he kissed me, it felt really good and I thought he thought so too and everything was going well but then he abruptly pushed me away and told me it was a mistake and that he'd never do that to me and all. I felt really sad and mad being told what we did was a mistake. I sent him out and avoided him then I started thinking that if someone that I've always been close to and I've liked a lot could say something like that to me, does that mean I'm disgusting or I was a bad person. I felt like I was never going to be enough for anybody. The fact that we had been together since childhood and we were so close and I heard something like that from him, that made me feel a lot of negative emotions. I wanted to be better and good then maybe he won't think I was disgusting anymore. I'm good now though" I finish with a smile. I realized mum has tears all over her face and Dad had tears in his eyes. It made me feel like jumping off a cliff.
WAIT?!!!! SAMUEL, where is he?, is he okay. Dang it, I completely forgot about it. What to do???
"WHAT?!" I widen my eyes in alarm
"What?, are you hurting?" Mum asks wiping her tears
"No mum. I'm perfectly fine. Have you heard from Samuel today?"
"I saw him when he came to our place earlier today"
"No, I mean after that"
"No, I haven't"
"Could you call him for me?, I want to know where he is"
"Okay"
RING RING
RING RING
RING RING
RING RING
RING RING
DIAL TONE....
DAMN!, he's not picking up, is he safe??? " I need to go to him" I say moving off the bed, my panic mounting. My dad tries to stop me and my mum rushes to get the doctor
"Angel please stop"
"No, dad. You don't understand" I say ripping the drop off my hands " if I don't go and check if he's safe, he might be in danger."
"I understand, just sit down and we'd call him again"
"NO!!. You are not listening to me" I shout in anger. I gasp lightly suddenly feeling lightheaded " I need to see him myself" I say leaning on the wall willing the dizziness to be over fast and putting forward my hand to stop my dad from coming closer to me
Oh God. What's this?, what's wrong with me. I really can't afford to be doing this right now. Samuel's in danger, he needs me.
I raise my hand and slap myself HARD across the face and the dots clouding my vision finally cleared and I could see well again. Dizziness long gone, I grin to myself
Dad looks at me in shock and rushes to me, holding my hand "why'd you do that to yourself?"
"I needed that Dad. I was dizzy and if I didn't, I'd not be able to function well"
" That doesn't mean you hurt yourself, all you need is rest"
" And I don't have time for that. Dad, I'd see you when I get back" I run outside the hospital ward I was in and make my way to the reception, rummaging through my pockets for money that I could use to take a cab to Samuel.
I felt a slight sting at the back of my neck and before I could scream bloody murder, I lost consciousness...again.