Chapter 74 - Changes in her heart (2)

"Little girl. Miss this daddy?

Don't worry, I'm almost done here with my sentence.

Sooner or later, daddy will get you.

You and Daddy will have lots of fun again.

Hahahaha."

Each words were spoke slowly and mockingly. Not only that, it was on repeat as well. That's right, he called himself her daddy. At that time, she was only 10 years old. So he liked it when he make her call him daddy. It was like a play to him. A play that she never wanted to be a part of.

"Ja..Ja..Jack...Jackson..." 

She utter his name. A name she had never said out loud for more than 10 years. April knew that she was losing control of her mind again. After two consecutive espisodes, she didn't have the strength to fight it anymore. She was even afraid of drinking her medicines again. Fearing that she'll overdose herself again.

Her eyes were getting blurry, yet she must do one more thing before losing consciousness. She crawled her weak body towards the recorder. It took most of her strength, but she persisted. When she finally grabbed it, she clicked the stop button and sent it flying underneath her bed. She mustn't let them know. She musn't let them worry again.

Tears fell on her face, as her darkness won against her once again.

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"YOU WHAT?! SAY IT AGAIN!!" Alex stood up from his desk. His heart instantly beated fast as he clenched his fist tightly.

"I received a call from Mr.Colm, April was sent to the hospital. She was found by a maid, fainted on her bedroom floor. This time, there were traces of blood on her mouth and on the floor. It looked like she bit herself, in order not to scream. That was what her previous doctor's conclusion." James gulped down. He could see Alex's veins popping out on his face and neck. This time, Alex was truly angry.

"DAMMIT!!!! I allowed her to go there so that she would be able to relax!!! What is going on?!!" Alex slammed both of his fist on his desk.

BANG!!!

It was too loud that even James was slightly frightened.

"Get the airplane ready! I want to head there as soon as it can be done! Tell father that I'm leaving for a couple of weeks. Let him handle the company in my absence." Alex stormed out without waiting for James' reply.

He disregarded everyone on his way and went straight to the parking lot. In his mind, he cursed everyone that dared hurt April. From the bottom of his heart, he hated who sent those pictures to her. Until now, he hadn't had the slightest clue who it was! This infuriates him the most. Not even his own money could do anything to find those responsible for this actions!

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Colm was sitting next to April's bed. He held her hand and silently praying for her health. 

There must be a reason why she fainted and even bit herself just so she wouldn't alert anyone. The only thing he could think of, is that this matter must be related to Alex. As much as he hated to be friends with the man who took his love away, he didn't want her to be hurt. Colm knew that April needed him too. The only way was to allow them to have their happiness.

That's why even though it hurts, he had to let Alex knew of the situation.

"April.. What happened to you? Please wake up..." Colm silently murmured it to her ears.

Just then, he heard loud noises just outside the room. He recognized them as April's parents and his parents. Colm stood up and went to check on them.

"What's going on?" He broke their conversation, as he got out.

Colm could see the anger in Ted's eyes, while his father Malcolm tried his best to calm his bestfriend down. The two mothers were hugging each other, while Annie was sobbing.

Seeing that his son came out, Malcolm told him what happened.

"The doctor received some of April's medical records. Apparently, this wasn't her first rodeo in this month." Malcolm sighed and looked at his friend Ted. Ted was clenching his fist.

"What do you mean?" Colm stared at his father in disbelief.

"It means, that this is her third anxiety attack this month. On her last one, she even gotten overdose." Malcolm shake his head. There was only one thing they could think of. Was April trying to kill herself again? Isn't she happy moving there? What was going on?

Colm's heart beat went erratic. "F.U.C.K!!!!" He cursed out loud. He could already imagine the damage that April had experience, living in England. No wonder she went home! "F.U.C.K!!" He cursed again.

Dammit Alex ! He yelled inside his head. This was something he could never forgive!