There was no one waiting outside his door. Perfect.I checked around for any nurses or doctors walking around. When I found none, I entered his room.I almost gagged upon entering. The smell of burnt flesh.The doctors had said it was a miracle that he was alive, considering the fact that he was doused jn gasoline. Only his entire left arm was completely burnt and a small part of his face. Miracle? I'd say the universe was offering me an option to end his life in another way.I approached him. He breathing was a little rapid and I could almost see the dips his face, probably from being a pain.At least he could feel. Jared had way too many tubes running through him and he couldn't even express discomfort if he wanted to.I looked at the drip connected to the back of his palm. Doing what was barking at me in my head wouldn't wake Jared but it'd give me a whole lot of satisfaction. I moved closer to the drip, finding the part that connected the bag to tube. It scared me that I could
My heart dropped. “Jer, don’t you…” “You don’t recognise me?” Damien must’ve heard me shout for joy when Jared woke. “Damien?” My brows rose in confusion. “You remember Damien but you don’t remember me?” The doctors had said there could be complications after the surgery and memory loss was not off the list. My stomach churned and bile rose to my throat. I made a little choking sound as I held back my tears. “You don’t remember me…” I was about to call for the doctor when I saw Jared’s lips lift a little. “You fucking monster! How could you?” I was about to hit him and then I remembered he would still be in pain. That didn’t stop him from laughing though. “I fucking hate you.” I wiped my eyes dry. “I’ll go call the doctor.” I nodded at Damien and looked at Jared. While I was pissed at him, he was awake and he actually remembered me. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make you cry.” He found my hand and squeezed it. “Don’t ever do that again.” “I promise.” I bent down to kiss him o
“Not now but I have to, at some point.” “Oh…” “Someone needs to take charge of the company now that I’m old enough to do it.” I sat on the bed beside him and faced the floor. “You don’t sound too happy about it.” “It’s not that I’m not happy. I just thought there would be ample time before I had to return as the CEO.” “The CEO.” I muttered, still looking at the floor. I felt like I just got him back and now, he was going to be whisked away from me. “So, you’ll be gone all the time, like Aarav?” My palms pressed into the frame of the bed, holding tightly because I knew I’d fall over if I let myself go. Jared’s fingers touched my face and angled my jaw to him so I was staring directly into his eyes. “Leah, nothing is taking me away from you. I promise you that.” “But being the CEO, you’ll be quite busy and you won’t have a lot of time, even to yourself.” Even to my ears, I sounded whiny and like a petulant child. “You’re not wrong.” He leaned in closer to me. “But we’ll make i
Why was she here? Immediately she saw me, she stopped the conversation she was having with some guy and scowled at me. “Right back at you.” I muttered underneath my breath. “Didn’t think she’d be here. Thought she dropped out or something.” “At least I don’t need my mother begging for me to not actually drop out.” Her mum was no longer here so, I could speak to her anyhow I wanted. She gasped and someone behind me snickered. “How dare you?” “Settle down.” Someone walked in. I’d seen them around the staff area before. He was probably a T.A. By the end of the day, I was the only one left in the hall. Everyone else just had one test to do while I had extra. I walked out of the hall and yawned, feeling very exhausted. I hadn’t slept well in a while because I was studying for a whole lot more than tests. There were assignments and exams were fast approaching. “Hey.” I placed a hand over my chest, stifling the scream that lodged itself in my throat. “Why are you always lurking aro
Jared looked at me subtly and I pretended like I hadn’t seen the dazzling lady that had just walked in.I knew we had to leave and asking Jack to stay back for a reason I couldn’t explain to him would seem suspicious.Jack nodded and grabbed my hand, pulling me along with him. I wasn’t sure Jared’s eyes narrowed at the contact because I was too busy staring at the woman. She was so tall, almost as tall as Jack and he was over 5 ft 10.Her face lit up as she saw Jared in the distance and that was the last thing I saw as we brushed past her and left Joe’s.“Do you think that’s his girlfriend?” My face pulled down in a frown.‘It’s his sister.’ I wanted to say but how could I explain how I knew that information? I opted for a shrug.“Well, they look perfect together.” My mouth soured and I felt the itch to look back. While he’s made mention of her as his sort of sister, I couldn’t help but be constantly reminded that they’re not blood related in any way.“I thought she looked old.” I ret
“I’m going with you.” “No, you’re not.” “Yes, I am.” “No, you’re not.” Jared sighed as we bickered like two little kids. “Leah, I don’t want you to go.” “Why not?” I folded my arms, taking on a defensive stance. “Because Matt is a psychopath that is obsessed with you and I don’t think I will be able to take it if he so much as looked at you, which I know he will.” “He attacked me too. I deserve to be there.” I say with a steel resolve. I wasn’t going to back down. I was in a state of dark limbo whenever I slept. I’d been trying to hide it from Jared. I barely slept. Even when I did, it was filled with nightmares that I tried my hardest to avoid. I could only rest, never really sleep and it had started to take a toll on me. I was beginning to forget things too. If I was being honest, Jared and I, we had a lot to talk about. We were just skirting around the issue without considering the toll it had on us. There were more problems than we liked to admit but first and foremost, Ma
“I didn’t ask you to come in.” Jared gritted his teeth while I frowned. I hadn’t seen her in a while because she’d effectively stayed out of our lives until she was ready to return. “It won’t matter once you hear what I have to say.” I rubbed my forehead, feeling a headache coming. There was just something about her that made me ball my hands to a fist each time I saw her. I used to think it was jealousy but I genuinely didn’t just like her as a person. Jared stood by the door, folding his arms and staring at her tentatively. We both had no idea why she was here and it put us on edge, especially with what was going on with Matt and everything. “Spit it out or leave.” Jared growled but she simply smiled at him and plopped down on a cushion directly opposite me. She’d been looking at me with her nose scrunched up in distaste and I felt the same, then she turned to Jared who hadn’t taken his narrowed eyes off her since she entered. “Jer-bear, you weren’t harsh with me when we were t
I dreaded going back to school. After Vanessa left and Jared got that call, neither of us could sleep. Jared was finally back and we had him in classes. The officers were working hard to bring Vanessa to book because if she was related to Matt, then it was reasonable to think that she was also involved in the whole thing. “That’s the fiftieth time you’ve sighed in the past 10 minutes.” “What are we going to do, Aly?” “Nothing. Leave it to the police.” I moved my hair out of my face and tied it in a ponytail. My hair had grown out, almost reaching my ass. Usually, I’d cut it so it stayed mid-back but I’d barely been giving myself breathing space. There was just too much to do. Too much to think about. My hair band snapped and I almost cried. Nothing was really working out for me. “How about we go to the spa today, hmm?” Aly massaged my shoulders, feeding me popcorn. I’d gone back to Aly’s place. Jared and I weren’t fighting but we kept walking on eggshells around each other, nei