"Hana darling," Ava said as they got into the hospital room. They had not even stopped over at the house and had gone to the hospital directly. "Mom," Arabella said, sitting up on the bed and stretching out her hand so her mom could hug her from the door. Right behind Ava were Everly and Seraphina walking in as well. Everly shut the door behind her before they attracted any attention to them. "Ane," Arabella added as they walked to her. Ava went and stood beside the bed, holding Arabella in her arms wrapping her hand across her body, and holding as if she were about to let go forever. "Let me see," Ava says after letting go. She looked at her face and flinched at the sight of the injuries on her face and then touched her body to see where else she was hurt. "Does it hurt badly?" she followed up, checking her face over and over again. "I am fine," Arabella said. She was glad to see her mom, but she was worried that they had made an impromptu trip for this, and she was doing fine. S
"Yes" Arabella responded. "Are you sure? Because I can go along with her," Seraphina volunteered."I am sure I am not in any unusual pain. After getting beat up like this, it is only natural that everything hurts, but I feel better because of the medications I have been given," Arabella tried to explain to ease their hearts. She had seen herself in the mirror, and she knew that she did not look her best at all, so that was what was worrying them. They stayed for a few minutes before Seraphina successfully lured Kieran out of the room, claiming she needed supplies and that he should help her with directions since she was bad at them even though she was an expert at directions. "Ane?" Arabella said, and Seraphina came close to her."Do you want me to buy something for you?" Seraphina asked, and Arabella nodded as she gestured for her to bend her head so she could whisper in her ears. "I know you are trying to take Kieran aside so you can grill him; I cannot stop you because of this
"You and my sister?" Seraphina asked as they walked to the elevator. "What?!" Kieran asked, startled that they had been caught easily. "Don't worry, I am sure I was the only one who caught on. My mom is not an expert on things like this," Seraphina assured him. While she was in university, she had several relationships, and sometimes it was like her mom was intentionally trying to act dumb not to see them, but she was truly not trying to pay attention to things like that. "We are not trying to hide it""But now would not be a good time to discuss your relationship," Seraphina understood. She would do the same if she were in their shoes anyway. "The most important thing now is that Arabella recovers well and can go back to her daily life without any complications," she said. "That is true" Kieran added nodding his head."But I need to know," Seraphina said as the elevator stopped and opened and they got into it. "I need to know what happened. I can not wait till you are telling the
"What's taking them such a long time?" Ava asked as she glanced at the door for the thirty-first time in the space of a minute. "They would be back soon; why are you so worried?" Arabella asked as she lay down in bed."Why shouldn't I be worried? I do not want to think about the bad luck that had been opened over my family as a result of this accident," Ava said. "Why would you say something like that? That is the kind of statement that can bring bad luck in." Ava opened her mouth to speak but before he could say anything, a doctor walked in. Both women stood up and waited for the man to go to Arabella. "How do you feel?" the doctor asked, checking her IV drip and then her face. "Still in pain but not as much as before.," Arabella said, staring at the doctor. "Okay, that is good." "Doctor, what about the result of the test?" Ava asked when the doctor did not say anything. She was fine even if the doctor ignored her and did not say hello; she just wanted to make sure that her dau
When Kieran and Seraphina got back to the room, Ava told them to go home even though they all volunteered to stay and be with Arabella that night. They were all worried about her, but they knew that only one person was allowed to stay with her for the night. Kieran, as much as he wanted to stay, could not state a reason why he would do that, so he silently left. He drove them home, and they left for bed because of how tired they had been from the day.Kieran picked up his phone and fumbled with it; he wanted to speak with Arabella so badly, he missed her. "Should I call her or text her?" he asked himself as he sat on the bed.Are you asleep? He stared at the text on his screen. While struggling on what to do, she had taken up the courage and sent him a message instead.NoWant to talk over the phone?Isn't your mom right next to you? She is sleeping right now, and I want to hear your voice before I go to bed.Kieran felt butterflies in his stomach even though he would have argued th
Kieran and Arabella spoke fofr a long time before they finally went to bed. Ava woke up early and cleaned up before helping Arabelle to do the same. The doctor came over and checked her condition and told her that she was recovering alright."Hana," Ava began sitting by the side of the bed. Arabella looked at her mom's face and she could tell that that was her serious face. She knew that whatever her mom was saying now meant serious business."Mom, that look is scaring me," Arabella said, trying to water down the tense atmosphere. She wanted to feel comfortable enough, even though she did not know what her mom was about to say."Are you still refusing to tell me what happened?" Ava asked, clutching her daughter's hand."I will tell you, but not now." She was going to try her best to keep her promise, at least."Okay, it's no problem. I would wait until you tell me, but I have something that I want you to do for me. Are you going to do it?" Ava blinked her hand, going up and down her d
"Hana Arabella Bishop," Ava screamed."Mom!" Arabella screamed back. She had told Kieran that getting a private room instead of a shared one was a waste of money, but now that she was about to go head-to-head with her mom, she was convinced that he had spent his money wisely."Listen," Ava said, trying to stop her shaky voice."Mom, me being with you and not getting hurt was not because I was with you; it was just the way life was, and now that I was away and this happened, it is because life happens. How much longer do I need to stay with you?""I don't mean you should stay with me; I mean you should come home, where protection is," Ava said confidently, like she had taken extra measures to ensure that the place was fortified."Home or abroad, this," Arabella said, pointing to her bruised face and injured arm. "This would have happened and can happen anywhere. And I told you already that I want to put myself out there as well.""I am not saying you shouldn't put yourself out there. I
TWO WEEK LATERArabella was diagnosed and was asked to take it easy. She had told Kieran that they were going to tell their parents about their relationship today. They had spent two weeks together; it was difficult for them to be together because Ava was over her daughter like a hawk and never left her side. It was even difficult for them to be on the phone because Ava wanted to know. Knowing that her daughter had a man in her life, she was curious who it was and wanted to know. She was trying her best to act nonchalant about it when curiosity was killing her. "I do hope I get to meet this mystery guy who is hiding from me before I go back in a week," Ava said as they sat in the car. Everyone had come to take her back from the hospital, making it a big deal that she was kind of embarrassed at the fuss they were making. "What mystery, man?" Everly asked, turning to her friend. "Her boyfriend, the one I told you about," Ava replied, and Everly nodded. "I also cannot wait to meet h