Chapter 2

My eyes fluttered open to the sound of beeping machines. I squinted looking around but Lucas was nowhere to be found.

I tried speaking but my throat was charred and I gently pushed myself off the bed reaching for the glass of water as I walked towards the door my feet meeting the cold floor.

"Lucas?" I called softly as I reached the hallway of hospital.

I couldn’t see him but I deluded myself that maybe he went to get something for me. I walked past a few rooms and past nurses who didn’t bother to look at me twice.

Then I heard his voice.

Low. Soft. Caring. It came from the last door on this hallway and I hastened my steps walking towards the door.

I reached the door which was slightly open so I could see everything going inside.

Lucas stood beside Selena his hands in her hair as she laid on her bed with a soft smile on her face.

"You need rest" he said as he gently played with her hair like she would break if he applied a little more force.

Selena nodded at him her eyes glossy as she looked around the room,her eyes moved an they landed on me.

Immediately our eyes met she let out a frightened scream, her eyes widened and her body began to shake rapidly.

“No.” She whispered looking at me then at her shaky hands like they belonged to someone else.

I watched her frightened state confused as to what was happening.

“Selena what is it?” Lucas questioned still confused as to why she was looking so scared.

“Why is she here!!” Selena yelled pointing at me.

Sereia?” Lucas inquired seemingly as confused as I was.

Selena didn’t answer instead she started crying.

Not quietly. Not softly.

She shielded her face with her hands as her shoulders shook,as she cried fervently.

A nurse ran in looking worried. “Is everything ok?”

"She's here," Selena sobbed.

My heart dropped.

“Who’s here” The nurse questioned

She shook her head wildly. "Why is she here?" she cried. "Why would you let her come here?"

"I recognized her voice," Selena said through her tears. "Even when they covered my eyes. I knew it was her."

Now people had gathered as Selena spoke in riddles and the people stared at her most of them as confused as I was.

"What are you saying?" I whispered.

“She did it!” Sereia cried louder this time. “Sereia planned my kidnapping.

The entire hallway went silent.

“She wanted you Lucas so she kidnapped me to take my place” Selena added as she pulled Lucas’ shirt..

He turned to me his twisted into a sneer..

I shook my head tears already clouding my vision. “She is lying I would never.”

“Selena tell him it’s a lie.” I begged walking toward her..

She shrank back against her bed as she screamed.

"Don't come closer!"

Lucas stood between us shielding her like I was a villain.

"Sereia," he said sharply. "Enough!!"

I looked at him.

"You know me," I whispered. "You know I would never…"

"She's terrified," he cut in. "Can't you see that?"

Selena sobbed harder as she pressed her head against Lucas’s back.

“Calm down Selena ," he said gently as he held her hands. "Are you sure about this?"

"I mean..." He hesitated. His eyes moved towards mind for half a second. "She gave you blood."

The words hit me first.

Then Selena froze as she pulled away from him abruptly.

"What?" she screamed, her voice sharp with shock. "She gave me blood?"

She stared at Lucas like she hadn't heard him right.

"You let her?" Selena cried. "You let her blood enter me?"

Her hands started shaking.

"I woke up and my kidnapper is somehow keeping me alive?" she screamed. "How could you do that to me?"

The hallway erupted in murmurs

"She's disgusting."

"That's sick."

"She planned her own sisters kidnap."

The voices got more cruel and I took a step back.

"I saved you," I whispered.

Selena shook her head violently. "You didn’t want to get caught," she cried.

Phones were everywhere now recording everything and probably being posted.

"She's lying," someone muttered.

"Poor Selena."

"Her sister is dangerous."

Lucas didn't look at me again.

He wrapped his arm around Selena as she cried into his chest.

I couldn’t take it anymore my chest tightened and the hallway felt smaller as I took a few steps back then I turned around an sprinted out of the room,the tiny murmurs followed me outside.

"Is that her?"

"That's the sister."

"She looks fine for someone who tried to kill someone."

I lowered my head and ran faster as my eyes burned with unshed tears. My legs felt like putty, but I didn't stop. I just kept running past the nurses, past the rooms, past the place where my life had just fallen apart.

I pushed through the hospital doors and stumbled outside, the cold air hitting my face like a slap and as I reached the parking lot my body finally gave up.

I fell to the ground my hands on my knees as I gasped for air, my chest rising and falling rapidly. I pressed my hand to my mouth to keep myself from making a sound.

Why was this happening to me?

Why did she have to lie?

All this thought ran through my head followed by the familiar ding of my phone.

I wiped the snot from my nose with the sleeve of my coat and as I brought out my phone.

Notifications filled my screens

LIVE NOW.

“Selena Fontaine speaks out.”

“Missing supermodel shares her story.”

“Selena Fontaine is back on our screens.”

My fingers shook as I tapped on my phone an Selena’s face filled the rectangular screen immediately.

She sat on her hospital bed with Lucas beside her,her face was drained of color and her eyes were sunken and I almost even believed her theatrics.

She let out a small cough that earned her series of coos before she began to speak with a trembling voice..

“I don’t want people to misunderstand my sister.” She said softly and I froze..

Did she finally decide not to lie?

“Maybe i overreacted by yelling but anyone in my place would have done the same”

Comments flooded the screen.

“She's so kind.”

“Even now she's protecting her.”

“An angel.”

Selena sniffed and wiped her eyes.

"She's always been emotional," she said. "She loved Lucas…maybe too much."

My stomach twisted.

“My sister hurt me but like they say all is fair in love and war right?” Selena added with a weak laugh.

“I have been traumatized deeply,I have lost five years of my life and all this could have been avoided if my sister had just told me she wanted my future husband”

Selena added her voice saccharine sweet and I tried convincing myself that my sister wasn’t setting me up for drags.

"But instead," Selena added gently, "things went too far."

She wiped her eyes as she continued.

"I was scared, I really thought I was going to die."

The comments exploded once again.

“How can her sister be so cruel?”

“She doesn't deserve her forgiveness.”

“#Protectselena.”

Selena took a shaky breath.

"I don't want revenge," she said. "I just want peace.”

She turned slightly, like she was gathering courage.

"So I have one request."

My heart dropped.

What more could she want?

My head?

"I want my sister to divorce Lucas," Selena said.

The world went quiet around me.

"He was meant to be my husband," she continued softly. "She took him and I want him back.”

Lucas looked down at her, his jaw tight.

"I'm not asking for anything else," Selena said. "Just the peace of knowing I will die married to the man I love ."

The live ended as soon as she said that and I could only stare at my dark screen.

"She always gets everything," I whispered. And getting Lucas would be no different.

When she wanted a dress, she got two.

Whenever I wanted something, I was told to wait.

I kept my head between my knees as I cried till my throat began to hurt.

I didn't know how long I sat there.

The sky darkened and the air grew colder.

After some time I stood up and I decided to return back home, I walked back and as I reached. The lights were on which was a strange occurrence,which could only mean one thing.

Lucas was home.

Would he really leave me?

I stood in front of the door staring at the handle,my breath coming out shakily as I opened the door.

Lucas stood in the living room.

In his hands was a folder

White.

Clean.

Official.

With the words I dreaded the most boldly written on it..DIVORCE!!!