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2024-10-29 19:42:56"It's been over an hour! An hour and nobody told us anything!" Mila was going out of her mind, she was scared for her best friend.
"Mil...calm down, please. You really need to calm yourself down, this won't help," Leila said as she sat Mila down.
"I just...I can't get the picture of her when she held onto me out of my mind. That asshole! He broke her! I could’ve prevented this! I could’ve protected her! I was stupid not to stay with her!" Mila sniffed, looking down.
Julie was about to say something, but the doctor walked out of the emergency room so they all immediately stood up and rushed over to him.
"How is Emma? Is she okay now?" Mila asked him frantically as she wiped away her tears.
"She suffers from a concussion; it's obvious that she was hit hard on her head. Her wrist is sprained and she is really panicked. I don't think it will be good for her to stay alone, she needs somebody to take good care of her. It is expected that she
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By your Side Fifty-four
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By your Side Fifty-five: Mila's P.O.V
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By your Side Sixty-one
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By your Side Sixty
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By your Side Fifty-nine
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By your Side Fifty-eight
It had been five days since Mila was stabbed. She was doing better, yet she did not wake up. Her kidney was thankfully working properly and her wounds were starting to heal, but that was not enough to make Emma go easy on herself.Blake called her parents and told them everything. It was not an easy moment for them and they took the first flight to Seattle once they heard what happened. They were devastated and they looked broken when they saw their daughter.Julie, Leila, and Hannah were in shock when they heard what happened. They have never imagined that something so terrible like that would happen to Mila. They did not think that Cole was that cruel.Emma told Mila's parents all what happened in her life and why they reached that state in the first place; she told them about Cole and his abuse, about Ariana, and how she got between Mila and her. She even told them about kicking Mila out. She told them about almost being raped and how Mila and the rest saved
By your Side Fifty-seven
Once Emma passed out, Aaron quickly carried her small body between his muscular arms and laid her carefully on the hospital seats. A nurse saw what happened so she asked Aaron to take her to the emergency room. Aaron picked her up again without any struggle and rushed to the emergency room. She weighed less than the weight he practised with at the gym. He held her protectively like he was holding his whole world between his arms."She passed out, she received bad news and passed out," he told the nurse who helped him lay Emma on the hospital bed."Don't worry, she's going to be okay," the nurse assured him upon seeing how anxious he looked.After thirty minutes, Emma woke up. Aaron did not leave her side, he was really worried about her even after he was assured by the doctor and the nurse that she was doing fine. After the nurse fixed the IV in her hand, he held her pale hand gently in his. He hated seeing the girl he loved in that place. He loved seeing her be
By your Side Fifty-six: Emma's P.O.V
"Blake, it's getting so late... Mila hasn't come home yet and she is not answering her phone, please tell me she's at your place." I bit my nails nervously as I talked to Blake on the phone. It was already midnight and Mila was nowhere to be found. I was close to losing my mind."What do you mean she's not home? I only saw her this morning, but nothing after that," Blake spoke, worry was obvious in his voice."I don't know! She told me she needed to buy a few things and left, but that was around eight and now it's midnight!" I told him nervously. What was I supposed to do? Should I go search for her?I looked at my phone and saw an unknown number calling me. "Blake, stay on the line, there's an unknown number calling me," I said anxiously and answered. "Hello.""Is this Emma Adams?" I heard a woman's voice, speaking to me professionally which increased my worry. Why would anybody call me at this hour unless it was an emergency?"Mila Montgomery has
