Part 9

Range filled into his eyes, he fisted hard. 

This boy has made a very big mistake today, and  Brandon has sealed his fate the moment he thought to disrespect him.

He took a furious step closer to him but suddenly his hand stopped hearing a voice.

"Son, please tell me…where is my daughter?" 

He looked towards the person, who had her eyes filled with tears. She was looking so tired and was breathing heavily while crying.

"Look at me…" Ken said angrily.

Then he looked towards that boy again, who was giving him a hard glare that was nothing in front of him. He was trying to make him afraid.

"How dare you kidnap my sister??"

"Tell me or I'll kill you" his face turned red in anger but his eyes were clearly showing his concern, his worry for his sister.

His sister??

But who is his sister??

Brandon widened his eyes when realisation hit him.

Something got into his mind.

"Please tell me…where is my Claire?? My daughter…." 

"Mom.." Ken holds his mother before she collapses on the floor. Her condition was getting miserable passing every second.

"We should not have taken her out. She is already not fine. Please somebody help us" she cried out in pain while her son was trying to soothe her. He was feeling so helpless. He doesn't know where his sister was.

A stranger took her to in front of him and he could not even stop him. Now, what would he say to his father?

His eyes filled with tears which he was trying to hide from his mother.

There was a person standing near him looking at them confusingly, fixing some points in his mind. 

He decided to confront them before doing anything with that boy. 

"Who is your daughter???" He asked the lady. She looked at him and stood up straight with a ray of hope in her eyes.

"Claire…my daughter. The girl on the road..you took her with you ..right…she ..she is my daughter…please tell me where is she??" She said quickly. 

Now there was no confusion in Brandon's mind. He composed himself.

"Actually…she.." He was saying and he saw Fred coming to them with furious steps and he was taking out his gun. His eyes were on ken. 

Brandon comes a little closer to them and shows his hand to Fred indicating him to stop. Fred stopped on his track instantly. Brandon eyed his gun and gestured to him to hide it.

Fred understood and changed his angry growl. He is a master in hiding his expressions. No one read his near self. He needs to kill that boy who touched his boss but his boss himself stopped him.

And he can't go over him.

Brandon turned to Ken and his mother again after settling down with Fred. 

"Dont worry Mam, your daughter is completely fine. Doctors are treating her inside" He said in his most normal tone which turned out stern again.

Just then the door of Claire's room opened and the doctor came out. They all turned to him. He came forward to Brandon.

"How's my sister?? Is she fine??" Ken asked him, getting impatient.

"She is stable now. It's good that she got immediate treatment or her condition would have turn worsen " Doctor informed them. Brandon and all took a long breath in relief.

"Has it happened before also??? Like her being terrified today, tell me so we can treat her properly" Doctor asked her mother and brother.

Hearing this her mother's body stiffed and Ken's expression changed from worry to pain which made Brandon tensed. He noticed this but remained quiet.

"Actually my daughter is not fine…" Her mother said while fresh tears pooled out in her eyes.

Brandon's heart beat increased. He fished hard to control himself.

"What do you mean by she is not fine." Brandon asked directly, getting restless. Ken eyed him.

Her mother opened her mouth to say but in the middle they heard a scream from inside the room. 

It was Claire's voice. 

"Claire.." With this they run inside.

They saw her sitting on the hospital bed, trying to get up but a nurse near her was stopping her. She was breathing heavily, she was looking so scared.

"Claire..we are here, what happened?" Ken asked her, embracing her. Her mother stood near them.

"Ken…" she touched his arm to identify him. She felt relieved to finally meet her brother.

"Mom…mom…" she roamed her eyes here and there with her hands to search for her, soon her mother came forward to hold her.

She was looking miserable.

Her eyes went on Brandon too. He felt conscious but he saw nothing in her eyes. Her eyes were blank. 

By her act, an unknown fear engulfed his heart but he shrugged off this thought.

"Ken please take me home. I can't breathe here. Please ken….I can't.." She said, 

"We will go to Claire. Just let the doctor do his work" Ken said, stroking her hair with love and care.

"No…I don't want to be here. Why did you take me here? This is not a good place." She cried remembering her last memory with the hospital. Soon her head got heavy due to the injection doctors had given her. 

Brandon came forward but Ken stopped him in the middle. He so badly wanted to punch Ken right now but he is his Sunshine' s brother. That's why he was giving him a chance.

He came out furiously, so he could control the range he was feeling. He ran his hand in his hair in frustration. So badly he wanted to hold his Sunshine in his arm, to protect her, to tell her that now he is here for her. 

But he can't do this. He has to keep patience. 

He turned on hearing the opening sound of the door. Ken was coming out following his mother. 

"Mom I'm going to meet the doctor about Claire's discharge, till then you stay here with her " he said, giving a sharp glare to Brandon. She nodded and he left.

"I'm sorry for his behaviour" 

He looked at her back, hearing her apology.

"Why are you saying sorry?" He asked, and felt happy that she initiated conversation so now he can ask her about Claire. 

"Claire" 

Beautiful name.

Her lips curved a little with a little smile.

"I'm talking about my son's behaviour. Actually he is very protective of his sister" she said.

"It's ok…it's natural for a brother to be protective about his sister," he said.

"And thank you also for everything you have done today, I don't know how to thank you…i didn't even have words' ' she showed her gratitude towards this man, who has saved her daughter's life. 

"It was my duty" he said straight to make her look at him strangely.

He looked away cursing his tongue.

"Control Brandon" he said in mind and gave her a smile.

He cleared his throat to gain her attention.

.

"Can I ask you something if you don't mind?" He said in a serious tone.

.

"Yes.." She replied.

"Sunsh…  I mean Claire seems.….I mean, is everything fine??" He hesitantly asked her.

Her smile dropped on hearing him. He mentally scolded him for picking out this question but he needs to know everything about Claire.

He noticed her eyes turned wet, pain flashed her eyes..

"I'm sorry. I..I shouldn't have asked this" he said…

"No, it's not like this. Whether it hurts or not, we can't change the truth" she said.

His felt uneasiness hearing this. He has a feeling Of something coming wrong.

"Actually my daughter…she..she can't see. She has lost her vision in an accident" she finished saying with a heavy heart.

Brandon's world crushed hearing this.

What??

"She can't see"

He looked towards the closed door of her room.

"She lost her vision in an accident" 

His heart squeezed. It can't be possible.

How can God be so cruel to an innocent person like her? How it could happen with her, with his Sunshine.

He didn't realize when he came out of the hospital with all the thoughts roaming around in his mind.

He remembered when he saw her for the first time, standing a little far from him in the dim light. That night he had seen her, her eyes and some emotions also. 

How can it be possible then?

He punched the near wall in fustration.

"What if it has happened after that accident" his eyes widened with this. His heart was engulfed with the fear of being the reason for her pain.