19. He Scared The Hell Out of Her

I stared at sir Charles' unconscious body in fright. My heart was in my throat as anxiety took control of my being. It felt like my heart froze or maybe it did. It froze as I was panicking.

I'm scared and shaky and I took the initiative to check if he is still breathing. With my heart racing, I gasped unsure about what step to take.

I placed my hand over his nose to confirm that he still has life in him.

I tried moving as his body weighed on me. Strugglingly, I dragged him but was unable to carry on so, I screamed.

“Matthew!! Please help me.” I yelled and when I got no response, I yelled louder.

“Matthew! Matthew!!”

I kept yelling, I didn't give it a pause and it was probably because I felt calmer compared to when I did nothing.

“Matthew!” I yelled as he walked in. I looked up at him and realised that my colleagues rushed in with him.

I watched them place him on the bed and my hands were shaking, my body and in fact, my soul was.

I was in this state due to the shock of never witnessing