Chapter 28 - The Pain I Have

Chapter 28: The Pain I Have

"Liv!" Summer shouted. I couldn't move well and it hurts so bad.

"That's what people get when they mess with me." Emily looked so evil and happy at the same time after what she had just done to me. I heard Summer's footsteps as she ran towards me. I was keeping the pressure on my shoulder using my hands because it's bleeding.

"Liv," Summer called me and she's starting to cry. "What did you do?!" She shouted at Emily.

Emily was about to stab me again when Mr. Parker came out of nowhere and pulled her hand before she could reach me. He got the scissors out of her hand and threw them away.

"Hello, Deckard," she smiled seductively. "Did you miss me? If you do, you might want to give me some time to finish my business here." She was going to grab the scissors again but Mr. Parker didn't let her so he pulled her arms.

"Do you have any idea of what you just did?" His voice sounds so dark.

"Why are you looking at me like I'm the one who's wrong here? I just gave her what she deserved. She took my place-"

"She did not take your place, Emily," he corrected her. "And I chose to eliminate you and you got no one to blame but yourself because of committing a lot of mistakes. Now, you'll need to pay the price."

I fell on the floor while Summer is trying to stop the bleeding on my shoulder with a clean cloth. "Liv," she cried. "What should I do? Does it hurt so much?"

"I'll b-be okay, Summer," I was panting a little when I heard sirens. Mr. Parker must've had called the cops.

I saw the look on Emily's face, it was filled with confusion. "What is this? Why are they stopping in front of us?" She nervously asked him.

"As I said, you need to pay the price," he repeated. She got out of his grip when the police took her.

I was almost catching my breath, probably because of nervousness. I can't see anything but the lights coming from the police cars. Mr. Parker walked towards me and he suddenly carried me carefully.

He glanced at Summer who was still crying. "Come with us."

Summer opened the door on the backseat of his car before he placed me there. He then hurriedly went into the front to drive.

"Did the bleeding stop?" Mr. Parker asked Summer while he's driving.

"A little," she told him.

A few minutes have passed and I realized that we're already at the hospital. A lot of people are around me, taking my upper clothes off to see my wound. Just for about half a minute, I passed out.

…

I woke up and I don't know what time it is, I just felt very tired. My shoulder doesn't hurt so much and I felt bandages are all over the wound I have. I'm already wearing a hospital dress and my half body is covered with a blanket. I looked around and I saw Summer sitting on the single couch beside me.

"Liv," she immediately stood up in front of me. "How are you feeling?"

"It feels numb." It's surely because of the anesthesia. "But I'm fine. I'm sure it'll heal sooner."

"I'm confused about what happened, Liv. Who is she?" She worriedly but angrily asked about Emily.

"It's a long story, Summer. But first, where is Mr. Parker?" I asked.

"He's outside with Dylan." Oh, Dylan is here too. I need to apologize to that boy for not having dinner with him tonight.

"Can you call Dylan for me?" I requested and she nodded. For a few seconds, she went in with Dylan by her side.

He looks like he didn't know what to say. "Hi, Liv," he quietly said. "I'm sorry for what happened to you."

"No, Dylan. I'm should be the one to say sorry. I'm sorry that we had to meet again in this way," I said and looked at Summer who was trying to hold back her tears. I must've had worried her a lot tonight.

"You don't need to apologize, Liv. Your safety is what matters to us right now," Dylan answered me which made my heart melt.

"Thank you for being here, and for being with Summer too," I said and he nodded before giving me a small smile.

"I'll go get some things that we need. The doctor said you need to stay here for at least two days so they can observe you properly," Summer explained.

"Of course, I'll be fine," I answered and smiled.

They went out and I couldn't help but put on a smile on my face when I saw Mr. Parker.

"I'm not going to ask if you're okay because I know you're not," he told me, looking at me straight in the eyes. "I just want to know one thing, does it hurt so bad?"

His voice was crooked. "I don't feel the pain. But it scares me a lot, knowing that it happened in front of my sister's eyes. The thing that she might do to my loved ones, that's what scares me," I honestly said, trying to prevent my tears from falling.

Mr. Parker pulled the chair beside me before sitting. He stared at me for a few seconds. "Liv, I want you to resign. Tomorrow."

My eyes widened a bit when he said that. I don't even know what he's talking about. Why am I getting laid off?

"W-What?" I stuttered. "Why?"

"I can't bear looking at you like this anymore. This is no one's fault but mine. I'm sorry," he apologized. I've never seen him being so soft like this before.

"It's not your fault, okay?" I told him. He looked so guilty.

"I'm the very reason why she did this to you, Liv. I can't live with that," he weakly said.

"Mr. Parker, look at me, please." He then does as I say. "Don't blame yourself. I know you didn't want this to happen to me." I gave him assurance to make him stop blaming himself.

He carefully held my hand, making my heart beat fast. We were looking at each other and there's something I feel that I normally don't.

"Can I ask something?" I asked while he's still holding my hand.

"Anything," he answered.

I was very curious about this one thing. I just wanted clarification and I want the truth because I can't be confused anymore.

"The day I got sick, did you really not come inside the bedroom?" I know, I sounded so random but I can't let my curiosity fill my mind all the time.

A tear fell from his one eye.. "I did," he answered as he kissed my hand.