The Deal

AVA’s POINT OF VIEW

My eyes felt very heavy, and so did my body. I struggled to open my eyes, but the ray of sunshine pierced into my senses. I shut my eyes quickly, and I felt a tear drop from my eye. I had to open it anyway so my eyes fluttered open, taking in my surroundings. I was met with the smell of a hospital room with the soft beeping of machines. My head ached and so did my body. It felt as if weighed down by an invisible force.

As I struggled to sit up, a piercing pain shot through my chest, which made me scream in pain.

“Hey, take it easy”

A tiny voice came from behind me, and when I looked it was a woman dressed in white. ‘Am I dead? Is this an angel?’ I thought dearly to myself.

“Where am I?” I asked the woman. She walked towards me with a big smile on her face. “You are in the hospital, you have been here for a while,” She said and helped me sit up properly.

“Hospital? So I am alive, right?” I asked as tears poured from my eyes out of happiness.

“Yes, you are,” The nurse replied.

“For how long?”

“About a week”

The nurse replied sharply.

As we were both still talking she got a call and then went out to answer it. ‘A week?’ I said quietly to myself. The nurse got back, and I held her hands tight.

“Thank you for saving me.. Thank you..” Tears were rushing out of my eyes without control, and I was more than grateful to the universe for keeping me alive.

“Don't thank me, thank the man who brought you here..”

“A man? Who”

“He will be here soon, so you may thank him yourself” I nodded as the nurse left.

After a while, the nurse came in with a man in a suit. He looked like he was not having the best day, as his hair was rough, and all over his face. He wore a tailored navy blue suit and a crisp white shirt. He had long brown hair, piercing eyes, and plump lips. For a minute I forgot about my problems and I was lost in his eyes. He was so good-looking. When he got close to me he sat on the chair next to me, and the nurse left.. Without saying a word he kept showing a sign of frustration, and I wondered if I was the reason.

“Excuse me, sir..” I finally broke the silence.

“Are all men in Los Angeles like this? Listening to whatever a woman tells them! Such a childish man! He lost my partnership all because of a woman”

I was not sure what he was yapping about but he kept sighing out of frustration, and the atmosphere there was so intense.

“You have been unconscious for more than a week, are you feeling alright?” he finally asked me, and I managed to force a smile on my face.

“What is your name, sir?” he looked at me and hissed

“Lucas, and yours?” this man must have anger issues

“Ava,” I said with a calm voice.

“I don't mean to be nosy, but what were you doing lying on the road?” years dropped out of my tears when he said that, and I quickly wiped them off.

The doctor came into the room, exchanged pleasantries with us, and said he had something to tell Lucas, but Lucas insisted that if it was about me then he should say it right there in front of me.

“Sir, madam, I am sorry to inform you, but you lost your child, and..” the doctor took a deep breath, and I saw how Lucas’s eyes shot wide open. “Your womb.. Your womb has serious complications..you might not be able to bear children. I am sorry”

For a minute it felt like I lost my sense of hearing, and everything went silent, and I saw my mother’s face flash in front of me in tears. She warned me but I didn't listen. The doctor walked out of the room leaving just Lucas and I.

‘I promised myself that I would never cry.. I need to be strong..’ I said to myself quietly. “Ava, I am so..” I cut Lucas sharply

“Please, sir, don't feel sorry for me, I need to be strong, I don't need pity” I clenched my teeth and said.

“Wow, impressive,” Lucas responded. “Sir, I know you have lots of questions, I will tell you, but please don't ask me for the name of the man or the family that did this to me.. Sooner or later I will tell you”

He nodded, and for about an hour, I narrated everything to him, without mentioning Logan, or his family’s name. I told him about my plans, and how hungry I was to take revenge on the family.

“I hope you find your redemption, Ava.. I will take my leave” Lucas stood up to leave but I grabbed his hands.

“Please, sir.. Help me out.. I have no one or anywhere to go.. Please help me” he sat down back on the chair, and I saw his eyes lit. ”Revenge is a dangerous game, you might also end up dead, and..”

I quickly raised my head to control my tears. “I don't mind if I die as long as I get my revenge, please, sir”

He ran his hands through his hair, then he looked at me.

“I can help you, but you also need to help me..” he clenched his hands and smiled.

“Whatever you want, sir..I would serve you if you want, just help me” I sharply said. “Get married to me..”

‘Marriage? There is nothing that I hate more than a man right now! He wants to get married to me, why?’ I thought to myself without saying a word. “Married to you?”

I asked. “Yes.. Well, don't get it wrong, it will only be for the name, my Nana has been on my case to get married, she is old and I love her a lot.. I am always busy and I have no time for women.. So if you can or not..”

“I will!” what do I have to lose anyway? My life is already over.

“But like the doctor said I can't bear children” I sadly said to him.

“There is no issue with that, Ava”