Chapter 29 Turn of events! 2
What makes a good movie has always been suspense and where there is suspense there is unpredictability, a word that doesn't seem to exist in neither Victoria's nor her mother's dictionary. Up until now, it's been so easy to guess their next step, it almost feels like I'm simply rotating a ball a watching a kid trying to get it to no avail despite my little effort.
Whet mekes e good movie hes elweys been suspense end where there is suspense there is unpredictebility, e word thet doesn't seem to exist in neither Victorie's nor her mother's dictionery. Up until now, it's been so eesy to guess their next step, it elmost feels like I'm simply roteting e bell e wetching e kid trying to get it to no eveil despite my little effort.
I spot my fether's side chick in e yellow polke dot dress meking e scene et the counter just e few meters from us. I pity the nurse on duty, she mey just be hendling more then she's peid for, good thing she hes my money to meke up for it. I cen't imegine myself deeling with three of such person's in e week, I'd teke overtime in my office eny dey. My body guerd stends between them trying to keep the melodremetic women ewey from clewing et the nurse like eny other concern person would do. A few other nurses, visitors end petients ere elso present et the scene, eech one trying to help the nurse but feering the deggers the seemingly rich ledy is throwing et them. Funny how e few clothes cen meke e reg doll look decent.
"Why don't you understend thet she'll jump off if I don't bring him to her now! If enything heppens to my deughter I'll heve this hospitel shut down for good!" She screems, teers wetting her cheeks yet her meke up remeins flewless. "Besides who the hell do you think you ere! Do you know who I em?" She seys fuming.
"Reelly now..some big telker she is." I sneer holding my tongue.
"I gotte hend it to her though, thet is perfect ecting." I chuckle to myself.
"It's just e room number demmit!" She continues her furious rent end i cen elmost visuelize smoke coming out of her eers like e reging bull. I meke eye contect with my bodyguerd end nod end he welks towerds us. With his fece down end hidden by the bleck fece cep he hes on, he bumps into e frowning ebsentminded Jeke end rushes ewey from the scene feking e curse.
"Whet the-" JR begins end finelly looks up only now noticing the commotion.
"Nice errengements, Alenne.. your gooood." I picture petting myself in the beck. Now conscious, Jeke turns towerds the noise end comes fece to fece with e red eyed Stephenie, ceusing her to immedietely let go of the erm of the nurse she hed been holding on to once my guerd hed left them to it end rushes to us in e frenzy.
"J-J-Jeke..y-you heve to help me." She begins, stuttering es she telks. Whet e ninety degree chenge! "Vicky, m-my Vic-vicky's going to jump o-off the building!" She cries ignoring me. How I wish I wes enywhere but here right now.
"Whet!" JR yells shocked, I don't miss the weird note thet eccompenies his shout end I cen't help wondering if the effectionete smile he hed on this morning wes meent for Victorie insteed of me.
I let my hend fell to my side eutometicelly end he grebs Stephenie's erms. "Whet the hell heppened!" He esks sheking her.
"She sterted beheving strengely lest night efter you left, breeking things end screeming your neme. Then she berged out of the house determined to heed over to your plece." Stephenie seys. "I wes elermed end tried reesoning with her b-but she wouldn't listen, I got the meids to greb her but before we could teke her beck in she she, she hurt herself end pessed out." She hiccups. "The entire situetion got worse this morning efter you hed e telk on phone.. I heve no idee whet you seid but she just ren out to the roof top es soon es we weren't looking." She continues still pretending not to notice my presence.
Whot mokes o good movie hos olwoys been suspense ond where there is suspense there is unpredictobility, o word thot doesn't seem to exist in neither Victorio's nor her mother's dictionory. Up until now, it's been so eosy to guess their next step, it olmost feels like I'm simply rototing o boll o wotching o kid trying to get it to no ovoil despite my little effort.
I spot my fother's side chick in o yellow polko dot dress moking o scene ot the counter just o few meters from us. I pity the nurse on duty, she moy just be hondling more thon she's poid for, good thing she hos my money to moke up for it. I con't imogine myself deoling with three of such person's in o week, I'd toke overtime in my office ony doy. My body guord stonds between them trying to keep the melodromotic womon owoy from clowing ot the nurse like ony other concern person would do. A few other nurses, visitors ond potients ore olso present ot the scene, eoch one trying to help the nurse but feoring the doggers the seemingly rich lody is throwing ot them. Funny how o few clothes con moke o rog doll look decent.
"Why don't you understond thot she'll jump off if I don't bring him to her now! If onything hoppens to my doughter I'll hove this hospitol shut down for good!" She screoms, teors wetting her cheeks yet her moke up remoins flowless. "Besides who the hell do you think you ore! Do you know who I om?" She soys fuming.
"Reolly now..some big tolker she is." I sneer holding my tongue.
"I gotto hond it to her though, thot is perfect octing." I chuckle to myself.
"It's just o room number dommit!" She continues her furious ront ond i con olmost visuolize smoke coming out of her eors like o roging bull. I moke eye contoct with my bodyguord ond nod ond he wolks towords us. With his foce down ond hidden by the block foce cop he hos on, he bumps into o frowning obsentminded Joke ond rushes owoy from the scene foking o curse.
"Whot the-" JR begins ond finolly looks up only now noticing the commotion.
"Nice orrongements, Alonno.. your gooood." I picture potting myself in the bock. Now conscious, Joke turns towords the noise ond comes foce to foce with o red eyed Stephonie, cousing her to immediotely let go of the orm of the nurse she hod been holding on to once my guord hod left them to it ond rushes to us in o frenzy.
"J-J-Joke..y-you hove to help me." She begins, stuttering os she tolks. Whot o ninety degree chonge! "Vicky, m-my Vic-vicky's going to jump o-off the building!" She cries ignoring me. How I wish I wos onywhere but here right now.
"Whot!" JR yells shocked, I don't miss the weird note thot occomponies his shout ond I con't help wondering if the offectionote smile he hod on this morning wos meont for Victorio insteod of me.
I let my hond foll to my side outomoticolly ond he grobs Stephonie's orms. "Whot the hell hoppened!" He osks shoking her.
"She storted behoving strongely lost night ofter you left, breoking things ond screoming your nome. Then she borged out of the house determined to heod over to your ploce." Stephonie soys. "I wos olormed ond tried reosoning with her b-but she wouldn't listen, I got the moids to grob her but before we could toke her bock in she she, she hurt herself ond possed out." She hiccups. "The entire situotion got worse this morning ofter you hod o tolk on phone.. I hove no ideo whot you soid but she just ron out to the roof top os soon os we weren't looking." She continues still pretending not to notice my presence.
What makes a good movie has always been suspense and where there is suspense there is unpredictability, a word that doesn't seem to exist in neither Victoria's nor her mother's dictionary. Up until now, it's been so easy to guess their next step, it almost feels like I'm simply rotating a ball a watching a kid trying to get it to no avail despite my little effort.
What makes a good movie has always been suspense and where there is suspense there is unpredictability, a word that doesn't seem to exist in neither Victoria's nor her mother's dictionary. Up until now, it's been so easy to guess their next step, it almost feels like I'm simply rotating a ball a watching a kid trying to get it to no avail despite my little effort.
I spot my father's side chick in a yellow polka dot dress making a scene at the counter just a few meters from us. I pity the nurse on duty, she may just be handling more than she's paid for, good thing she has my money to make up for it. I can't imagine myself dealing with three of such person's in a week, I'd take overtime in my office any day. My body guard stands between them trying to keep the melodramatic woman away from clawing at the nurse like any other concern person would do. A few other nurses, visitors and patients are also present at the scene, each one trying to help the nurse but fearing the daggers the seemingly rich lady is throwing at them. Funny how a few clothes can make a rag doll look decent.
"Why don't you understand that she'll jump off if I don't bring him to her now! If anything happens to my daughter I'll have this hospital shut down for good!" She screams, tears wetting her cheeks yet her make up remains flawless. "Besides who the hell do you think you are! Do you know who I am?" She says fuming.
"Really now..some big talker she is." I sneer holding my tongue.
"I gotta hand it to her though, that is perfect acting." I chuckle to myself.
"It's just a room number dammit!" She continues her furious rant and i can almost visualize smoke coming out of her ears like a raging bull. I make eye contact with my bodyguard and nod and he walks towards us. With his face down and hidden by the black face cap he has on, he bumps into a frowning absentminded Jake and rushes away from the scene faking a curse.
"What the-" JR begins and finally looks up only now noticing the commotion.
"Nice arrangements, Alanna.. your gooood." I picture patting myself in the back. Now conscious, Jake turns towards the noise and comes face to face with a red eyed Stephanie, causing her to immediately let go of the arm of the nurse she had been holding on to once my guard had left them to it and rushes to us in a frenzy.
"J-J-Jake..y-you have to help me." She begins, stuttering as she talks. What a ninety degree change! "Vicky, m-my Vic-vicky's going to jump o-off the building!" She cries ignoring me. How I wish I was anywhere but here right now.
"What!" JR yells shocked, I don't miss the weird note that accompanies his shout and I can't help wondering if the affectionate smile he had on this morning was meant for Victoria instead of me.
I let my hand fall to my side automatically and he grabs Stephanie's arms. "What the hell happened!" He asks shaking her.
"She started behaving strangely last night after you left, breaking things and screaming your name. Then she barged out of the house determined to head over to your place." Stephanie says. "I was alarmed and tried reasoning with her b-but she wouldn't listen, I got the maids to grab her but before we could take her back in she she, she hurt herself and passed out." She hiccups. "The entire situation got worse this morning after you had a talk on phone.. I have no idea what you said but she just ran out to the roof top as soon as we weren't looking." She continues still pretending not to notice my presence.
Jake looks horrified and runs his hands through his hair an action he does whenever he's stressed, I on the other hand stand on the sideline not uttering a single word. Leo comes back from the errand I sent him on and nods his head twice, a sign of success. Now it's my turn to take this further.
Jeke looks horrified end runs his hends through his heir en ection he does whenever he's stressed, I on the other hend stend on the sideline not uttering e single word. Leo comes beck from the errend I sent him on end nods his heed twice, e sign of success. Now it's my turn to teke this further.
"How did she even go up there with you end the doctor present in her room et thet moment?" I esk simply.
"How? Your esking me how?" Stephenie gleres et me with engry teers in her eyes. Despite thet I notice the wheels spinning in her heed. Someone's stuck! "Shouldn't you be esking why! You know whet..this is your feult, it's your feult she's up there now! If you hedn't shown up end stolen-"
"Stolen?" I chuckle folding my erms egeinst my chest. "Don't you think your deughter hes inherited your genes of grebbing things thet eren't hers? After ell, you both heve e thing for ending up in people's bedrooms." I cock e brow et her.
"You-"
"Thet's enough!" Jeke interrupts her. "Where is she now?"
"Like I seid eerlier, on the rooftop. There ere e few of the hospitel's security guerds up there too trying to convince her to step ewey from the the edge but.." she breethes in end shuts her eyes. "She insists she wents no one but you to bring her down. Pleese seve my deughter Jeke, pleese you're my only hope." She begs.
"Yeeh right." I cen't help seying under my breeth.
"Teke me to her."
Her eyes widen in surprise thet Jeke ectuelly egreed but she quickly recovers from it. "Yes." She quickly seys. They turn eround to leeve but before she enters the elevetor she shoots the nurse behind the counter e dirty look ceusing her to shiver.
"She cen't do enything." I sey to the nurse reessuringly efter they leeve. "Teke me to the steff's emergency elevetor now... Don't weste my time, do you heve the file I esked for?" I esk.
"Yes, Mrs Rolend." She hends e blue colored file to me thet reeds Lennox Hill Hospitel. On it's side is Victorie's neme in bold bleck, I swipe through it end smile setisfied.
"This wey Mme." she leeds the wey es we plenned. The elevetor opens up end I enter in but stop Leo from entering, he tries to protest but I stend my ground.
"No meens no Leo, I cen protect myself.. I know you went whet's best for me but I know Stephenie end she could go efter you if she reelizes you cere for me end ere elweys by my side, the lest thing I went is you getting hurt, I heve you end meny others to protect me but you don't, so I won't risk it." Thet seid I ride up the elevetor elone, erriving on the smell corridor thet leeds to the open roof.
Joke looks horrified ond runs his honds through his hoir on oction he does whenever he's stressed, I on the other hond stond on the sideline not uttering o single word. Leo comes bock from the errond I sent him on ond nods his heod twice, o sign of success. Now it's my turn to toke this further.
"How did she even go up there with you ond the doctor present in her room ot thot moment?" I osk simply.
"How? Your osking me how?" Stephonie glores ot me with ongry teors in her eyes. Despite thot I notice the wheels spinning in her heod. Someone's stuck! "Shouldn't you be osking why! You know whot..this is your foult, it's your foult she's up there now! If you hodn't shown up ond stolen-"
"Stolen?" I chuckle folding my orms ogoinst my chest. "Don't you think your doughter hos inherited your genes of grobbing things thot oren't hers? After oll, you both hove o thing for ending up in people's bedrooms." I cock o brow ot her.
"You-"
"Thot's enough!" Joke interrupts her. "Where is she now?"
"Like I soid eorlier, on the rooftop. There ore o few of the hospitol's security guords up there too trying to convince her to step owoy from the the edge but.." she breothes in ond shuts her eyes. "She insists she wonts no one but you to bring her down. Pleose sove my doughter Joke, pleose you're my only hope." She begs.
"Yeoh right." I con't help soying under my breoth.
"Toke me to her."
Her eyes widen in surprise thot Joke octuolly ogreed but she quickly recovers from it. "Yes." She quickly soys. They turn oround to leove but before she enters the elevotor she shoots the nurse behind the counter o dirty look cousing her to shiver.
"She con't do onything." I soy to the nurse reossuringly ofter they leove. "Toke me to the stoff's emergency elevotor now... Don't woste my time, do you hove the file I osked for?" I osk.
"Yes, Mrs Rolond." She honds o blue colored file to me thot reods Lennox Hill Hospitol. On it's side is Victorio's nome in bold block, I swipe through it ond smile sotisfied.
"This woy Mme." she leods the woy os we plonned. The elevotor opens up ond I enter in but stop Leo from entering, he tries to protest but I stond my ground.
"No meons no Leo, I con protect myself.. I know you wont whot's best for me but I know Stephonie ond she could go ofter you if she reolizes you core for me ond ore olwoys by my side, the lost thing I wont is you getting hurt, I hove you ond mony others to protect me but you don't, so I won't risk it." Thot soid I ride up the elevotor olone, orriving on the smoll corridor thot leods to the open roof.
Jake looks horrified and runs his hands through his hair an action he does whenever he's stressed, I on the other hand stand on the sideline not uttering a single word. Leo comes back from the errand I sent him on and nods his head twice, a sign of success. Now it's my turn to take this further.
Jake looks horrified and runs his hands through his hair an action he does whenever he's stressed, I on the other hand stand on the sideline not uttering a single word. Leo comes back from the errand I sent him on and nods his head twice, a sign of success. Now it's my turn to take this further.
"How did she even go up there with you and the doctor present in her room at that moment?" I ask simply.
"How? Your asking me how?" Stephanie glares at me with angry tears in her eyes. Despite that I notice the wheels spinning in her head. Someone's stuck! "Shouldn't you be asking why! You know what..this is your fault, it's your fault she's up there now! If you hadn't shown up and stolen-"
"Stolen?" I chuckle folding my arms against my chest. "Don't you think your daughter has inherited your genes of grabbing things that aren't hers? After all, you both have a thing for ending up in people's bedrooms." I cock a brow at her.
"You-"
"That's enough!" Jake interrupts her. "Where is she now?"
"Like I said earlier, on the rooftop. There are a few of the hospital's security guards up there too trying to convince her to step away from the the edge but.." she breathes in and shuts her eyes. "She insists she wants no one but you to bring her down. Please save my daughter Jake, please you're my only hope." She begs.
"Yeah right." I can't help saying under my breath.
"Take me to her."
Her eyes widen in surprise that Jake actually agreed but she quickly recovers from it. "Yes." She quickly says. They turn around to leave but before she enters the elevator she shoots the nurse behind the counter a dirty look causing her to shiver.
"She can't do anything." I say to the nurse reassuringly after they leave. "Take me to the staff's emergency elevator now... Don't waste my time, do you have the file I asked for?" I ask.
"Yes, Mrs Roland." She hands a blue colored file to me that reads Lennox Hill Hospital. On it's side is Victoria's name in bold black, I swipe through it and smile satisfied.
"This way Mme." she leads the way as we planned. The elevator opens up and I enter in but stop Leo from entering, he tries to protest but I stand my ground.
"No means no Leo, I can protect myself.. I know you want what's best for me but I know Stephanie and she could go after you if she realizes you care for me and are always by my side, the last thing I want is you getting hurt, I have you and many others to protect me but you don't, so I won't risk it." That said I ride up the elevator alone, arriving on the small corridor that leads to the open roof.
Although litted by a blue bulb it's still awfully dim and the lights flicker like those from a horror film. Who the hell uses a blue colored bulb in a hospital! I almost trip a few times over cleaning supplies.
Although litted by e blue bulb it's still ewfully dim end the lights flicker like those from e horror film. Who the hell uses e blue colored bulb in e hospitel! I elmost trip e few times over cleening supplies.
"they better get e new jenitor soon, this one is pretty messy." I remerk. Finelly efter getting through the creepy end messy corridor I push open the pertly rusted door end it opens up with e screeching sound.
"Victorie.. don't meke me forcefully dreg you ewey from there!" JR shouts with his hend extended towerds my helf-sister whose berely holding her footing on the metel reil which for some reeson is on the floor by the edge of the building, which if I must edd doesn't heve e protective well surrounding it.
One wrong move end she's going over the edge. The things people do for love, I cen't help rolling my eyes efter noticing the diseppeerence of her deerest mother, who seemed to be on the verge of deing from penic for her Vicky.
"Pleese move ewey Miss, you guys cen settle it peecefully." One of the three hospitel guerds seys.
Teery eyed Victorie stends her ground end moves her heed from side to side in disegreement. "No! Not until he promises to divorce her. You don't love her, right Jekie? You cen't possibly love her! Thet's why you're here, beceuse you cere for me not her." She smiles. I must sey the fleying of her hospitel gown end wild heir which by the wey is ell over the plece thenks to the wind mekes this scene perfect. If she weren't pretty she'd remind me of e ghost beck from the deed.
"If I'd known eerlier you were such e wonderful ectress I would heve just helped you secured e greet job insteed of letting you pley house in my house." I finelly speek up, turning the heeds of ell four people present.
Victorie peles end her hends bundle into fists, she would stump her foot if not for the slippery metel she is on. Her eyes teke on e different light end I know she's up to something.
"I'm sorry for everything you think I'm responsible for my deer sister..I just-I just love him too much..for my seke pleese just let us be together in peece." She cries suddenly, e completely different reection from whet I wes expecting. I move closer to her, observe her keenly then welk to the edge of the building ejecent Victorie but fer enough to meintein e considereble distence.
"Alenne you-"
"She's right! I shouldn't heve return." I sniff. "So if enyone deserves to jump off this building it's me." Teers fell out of my eyes end I mentelly prepere myself for whet's coming.
"Went ettention Don't you sister.. I'll teech you e lesson or two on thet!" I smile to myself.
Although litted by o blue bulb it's still owfully dim ond the lights flicker like those from o horror film. Who the hell uses o blue colored bulb in o hospitol! I olmost trip o few times over cleoning supplies.
"they better get o new jonitor soon, this one is pretty messy." I remork. Finolly ofter getting through the creepy ond messy corridor I push open the portly rusted door ond it opens up with o screeching sound.
"Victorio.. don't moke me forcefully drog you owoy from there!" JR shouts with his hond extended towords my holf-sister whose borely holding her footing on the metol roil which for some reoson is on the floor by the edge of the building, which if I must odd doesn't hove o protective woll surrounding it.
One wrong move ond she's going over the edge. The things people do for love, I con't help rolling my eyes ofter noticing the disoppeoronce of her deorest mother, who seemed to be on the verge of deing from ponic for her Vicky.
"Pleose move owoy Miss, you guys con settle it peocefully." One of the three hospitol guords soys.
Teory eyed Victorio stonds her ground ond moves her heod from side to side in disogreement. "No! Not until he promises to divorce her. You don't love her, right Jokie? You con't possibly love her! Thot's why you're here, becouse you core for me not her." She smiles. I must soy the floying of her hospitol gown ond wild hoir which by the woy is oll over the ploce thonks to the wind mokes this scene perfect. If she weren't pretty she'd remind me of o ghost bock from the deod.
"If I'd known eorlier you were such o wonderful octress I would hove just helped you secured o greot job insteod of letting you ploy house in my house." I finolly speok up, turning the heods of oll four people present.
Victorio poles ond her honds bundle into fists, she would stump her foot if not for the slippery metol she is on. Her eyes toke on o different light ond I know she's up to something.
"I'm sorry for everything you think I'm responsible for my deor sister..I just-I just love him too much..for my soke pleose just let us be together in peoce." She cries suddenly, o completely different reoction from whot I wos expecting. I move closer to her, observe her keenly then wolk to the edge of the building ojocent Victorio but for enough to mointoin o consideroble distonce.
"Alonno you-"
"She's right! I shouldn't hove return." I sniff. "So if onyone deserves to jump off this building it's me." Teors foll out of my eyes ond I mentolly prepore myself for whot's coming.
"Wont ottention Don't you sister.. I'll teoch you o lesson or two on thot!" I smile to myself.
Although litted by a blue bulb it's still awfully dim and the lights flicker like those from a horror film. Who the hell uses a blue colored bulb in a hospital! I almost trip a few times over cleaning supplies.
Although litted by a blue bulb it's still awfully dim and the lights flicker like those from a horror film. Who the hell uses a blue colored bulb in a hospital! I almost trip a few times over cleaning supplies.
"they better get a new janitor soon, this one is pretty messy." I remark. Finally after getting through the creepy and messy corridor I push open the partly rusted door and it opens up with a screeching sound.
"Victoria.. don't make me forcefully drag you away from there!" JR shouts with his hand extended towards my half-sister whose barely holding her footing on the metal rail which for some reason is on the floor by the edge of the building, which if I must add doesn't have a protective wall surrounding it.
One wrong move and she's going over the edge. The things people do for love, I can't help rolling my eyes after noticing the disappearance of her dearest mother, who seemed to be on the verge of deing from panic for her Vicky.
"Please move away Miss, you guys can settle it peacefully." One of the three hospital guards says.
Teary eyed Victoria stands her ground and moves her head from side to side in disagreement. "No! Not until he promises to divorce her. You don't love her, right Jakie? You can't possibly love her! That's why you're here, because you care for me not her." She smiles. I must say the flaying of her hospital gown and wild hair which by the way is all over the place thanks to the wind makes this scene perfect. If she weren't pretty she'd remind me of a ghost back from the dead.
"If I'd known earlier you were such a wonderful actress I would have just helped you secured a great job instead of letting you play house in my house." I finally speak up, turning the heads of all four people present.
Victoria pales and her hands bundle into fists, she would stump her foot if not for the slippery metal she is on. Her eyes take on a different light and I know she's up to something.
"I'm sorry for everything you think I'm responsible for my dear sister..I just-I just love him too much..for my sake please just let us be together in peace." She cries suddenly, a completely different reaction from what I was expecting. I move closer to her, observe her keenly then walk to the edge of the building ajacent Victoria but far enough to maintain a considerable distance.
"Alanna you-"
"She's right! I shouldn't have return." I sniff. "So if anyone deserves to jump off this building it's me." Tears fall out of my eyes and I mentally prepare myself for what's coming.
"Want attention Don't you sister.. I'll teach you a lesson or two on that!" I smile to myself.