Ugly Truths

Chapter Three

“Please Bells can… can you start explaining from the day of my accident?” My cracked voice came out barely above a whisper.

Bella scooted back to the edge of my hospital bed, softly grabbing my sweaty palms and lacing them with hers.

“Okay my love, I might mix up a thing or two though seeing as it was two years ago,” Bella offered gently. I only managed a nod, my spirit far too drained to speak.

She sucks in a deep breath and begins “ The day you got into an accident, You called me when you left the office. You sounded so upset in the call..” she trails off. I vaguely remember being annoyed and frustrated at Kelvin that day for canceling our dinner plans.

“Anyways you called me and you were complaining about Kelvin’s behavior, then suddenly you let out a loud scream and I heard a crash. Luckily, I remembered we always share our locations so I tracked you down and when I got to you, there was so much blood and smoke. I thought you died Steph, Your blood was all over my body” Bella‘s voice came out hitched, her gaze unfocused as if she was transported back to that moment. My face scrunched at the mere thought of it.

“I called the ambulance and also tried calling your Mother but she never answered, soon after the ambulance arrived and we rushed you and the driver to the hospital. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it but you did. But you were losing a lot of blood so they had to fly you out to London” she recounted. I furrow my eyebrows trying to recall all she’s saying but only bits of it are clear.

“And that was the last time I saw you, well until now” she concludes with a small sniff, wiping away a few stray tears from her face.

I sit there staring into blank space, trying to wrap my head around this whole situation. Yup this definitely confirms things, But does this mean that Kelvin never loved me? How can my uncle kill his own brother? I felt like I was losing my Goddamn mind— too many unanswered questions. My head throbs faintly as different thoughts swirl inside it.

“I still don’t get it though,” I say in a calm voice

“Why didn’t you ever attempt to visit me, Arabella? Did you even tell Kelvin I was here..? I’m very certain you didn’t because if you did he would never have married Melissa” I let out strongly while staring straight at her. She just stares at me sadly and that made me deflect a bit.

“I did tell Kelvin about it, but he said you were dead to him,”she whispers sadly. I inhale sharply at that. “You don’t how badly I wanted to fly over to London every single day and stay by your side and hell even conjure up your soul or something but I couldn’t. The past two years were hell for me without you. But I needed to put your safety first. I couldn’t risk putting your life on the line again” she explains calmly.

“Do you mean my Uncle is a threat? I highly doubt he was responsible for my parent's death much less wanting to kill me” I diss out with an eye roll.

“I will prove that he’s evil then. He was literally the one that Killed your parents and you are placing him on a pedestal? Are you for real right now? Or are you forgetting that he took reigns over your father's empire and married Melissa to Kelvin? You must surely still be on meds” she says sarcastically.

I take a pause and contemplate her theory. I Can't seem to picture Uncle Mike being a murderer. I will give him the benefit of doubt until I confirm for sure, I finally decided.

“But Why would Uncle Mike want to kill My daddy? He was Daddy’s most trusted confidant and Daddy always treated him fairly. Was it the money?” I let out, scrunching my eyebrows and mulling over everything.

“I can’t say for sure why exactly he did it. I always thought him to be a greedy man so I wouldn't put it past jealousy. All I know is that he definitely had something to do with their death. And he probably even engineered Melissa and Kelvin's wedding too” she says strongly. I feel a small pang in my heart at the mention of Kelvin.

“I will find out the truth no matter what. And if he did Kill my parents, I’ll kill his whole damn bloodline if it’s the last thing I do,” I spit out in anger, my hands silently shaking.

“Slow down there babes, we will do it together. I got your back bestie! But first off you need to be discharged and get back to Beverly Hills” she points out lightly. The anger in me reduces a bit as I let out a deep groan at the remembrance of my current state.

“I need to be discharged like yesterday,” I said sarcastically, letting out a light chuckle.

“I’ll go see the doctor about your discharge babes,” she says as she stands to leave. I take hold of her hands and pull her into a deep embrace.

“Thank you so much, Bella. You don’t know how much you mean to me. I love you to pieces” I say as I let out a deep sigh.

She deepened the hug and soon lets go of me as she headed to the doctor's office.

Ugh! I’m alone in this damn room again.

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“Sooooo good news Steph” came the jovial voice that belonged to Bella.

“I can get discharged today?” I say hopefully, my eyes wide open. This causes Bella to let out a laugh and I drop my shoulders down In disappointment. No discharging for me today I guess.

“No silly, buttt.... the pretty Doctor said if everything goes well then they should be able to release you in a week,” she says excitedly.

“A whole week?” My voice rose in disbelief, a small shudder leaving me at the sight of the sterile walls I’ve grown accustomed to.

“Well I mean it can’t be as bad as staying in a coma for two years I’m guessing” she jokingly says and we both laugh at that.

“Nice one, I see what you did there. At least you are here to keep me company so I’ll survive” I say dramatically.

“Aren’t I a delight to be with?”

“You wish chica, you wish. So I guess operation Find out the truth starts in a week?” I ask

“Yes operation Find out the Truth is a go” she plays along. I let out a small smile feeling so light and I almost forgot everything that going on in my life

I let out the most content sigh I’ve ever released since I woke up. Being around Bella just makes breathing less labored. Maybe I’ll be fine after all.