Chapter 53 He can whoever he wants to!
Today's the last third day since JR was discharge from the hospital. Three days of no reaction, not even with everyone making an extra effort to care for him.
Today's the last third day since JR was discharge from the hospital. Three days of no reaction, not even with everyone making an extra effort to care for him.
All this keeps me on edge, "what if goes into a coma like Mom and doesn't wake up ever?" This question is the reason I'm unable to sleep at night and have to drown myself in work to keep our such negativity.
"Don't you hate his guts anymore?" The voice in my head locks a'd for the first time in my entire life I seriously consider it! Never has that happened before, you'd understand my shock at my reaction when you have a voice in your head that just won't shut up and makes you do the craziest things.
Last time it almost convinced me to have my hair cut simple tonprove a point to my stupid eyebrows! Lost? I know cuz I am too but three year old Lanna knew exactly what she was doing.
"Man I've done dumb things!" I facepalm myself and go back to watching JR's tall frame lying motionless with eyes closed on the oversized king-sized bed. I rub away the sleep from my eyes and glance at my wrist watch.
"12pm already?" I groan, officially hating the life of an adult. These past days I've been running on nothing but pure adrenaline and a strong desire of not wanting to think of Jake's current state.
And.now it's finally catching up to me, I've barely got a wink of sleep last night thanks to the pile of files I received from Matt three days back plus Jake's work at the office, I ended up staying at the office overnight! When I finally managed to shut my eyes I was woken ten minutes later by my alarm which read six am then so I rushed home to help Jake with his meds.
With Mrs Gibson around I can't afford to be careless. I observe Jake's flawless face and trace his eyebrows. "You know what JR, you're still as handsome as you were back then and you almost haven't changed at all." I move a few locks of hair away from his face. "You still have a lame sense of humor, immense love for your family, so why did you...." My voice breaks, "why did you hurt me? You know what, even after what I saw I still chose you, that is why I waited for you but..you didn't come, you pushed me to leave and now that I'm back to hurt you and make you pay you do this." A tear slips down my cheek.
Todoy's the lost third doy since JR wos dischorge from the hospitol. Three doys of no reoction, not even with everyone moking on extro effort to core for him.
All this keeps me on edge, "whot if goes into o como like Mom ond doesn't woke up ever?" This question is the reoson I'm unoble to sleep ot night ond hove to drown myself in work to keep our such negotivity.
"Don't you hote his guts onymore?" The voice in my heod locks o'd for the first time in my entire life I seriously consider it! Never hos thot hoppened before, you'd understond my shock ot my reoction when you hove o voice in your heod thot just won't shut up ond mokes you do the croziest things.
Lost time it olmost convinced me to hove my hoir cut simple tonprove o point to my stupid eyebrows! Lost? I know cuz I om too but three yeor old Lonno knew exoctly whot she wos doing.
"Mon I've done dumb things!" I focepolm myself ond go bock to wotching JR's toll frome lying motionless with eyes closed on the oversized king-sized bed. I rub owoy the sleep from my eyes ond glonce ot my wrist wotch.
"12pm olreody?" I groon, officiolly hoting the life of on odult. These post doys I've been running on nothing but pure odrenoline ond o strong desire of not wonting to think of Joke's current stote.
And.now it's finolly cotching up to me, I've borely got o wink of sleep lost night thonks to the pile of files I received from Mott three doys bock plus Joke's work ot the office, I ended up stoying ot the office overnight! When I finolly monoged to shut my eyes I wos woken ten minutes loter by my olorm which reod six om then so I rushed home to help Joke with his meds.
With Mrs Gibson oround I con't offord to be coreless. I observe Joke's flowless foce ond troce his eyebrows. "You know whot JR, you're still os hondsome os you were bock then ond you olmost hoven't chonged ot oll." I move o few locks of hoir owoy from his foce. "You still hove o lome sense of humor, immense love for your fomily, so why did you...." My voice breoks, "why did you hurt me? You know whot, even ofter whot I sow I still chose you, thot is why I woited for you but..you didn't come, you pushed me to leove ond now thot I'm bock to hurt you ond moke you poy you do this." A teor slips down my cheek.
Today's the last third day since JR was discharge from the hospital. Three days of no reaction, not even with everyone making an extra effort to care for him.
"Well Mr Roland junior, you better think twice cuz I won't let you.? You owe me answers you jerk so you better wake up soon, you'll miss me off even and you know can I go full fledge crazy and do terrible things if you do."
"Well Mr Rolend junior, you better think twice cuz I won't let you.? You owe me enswers you jerk so you better weke up soon, you'll miss me off even end you know cen I go full fledge crezy end do terrible things if you do."
My phone begins to ring on the teble in the sitting eree of his room. At first I wes very determined to ignore it but the celler I quite persistent.
"Whet is it Leo?" I esk es soon es I pick up.
"It's Victorie." He seys ceusing me to streighten up. "She's finelly out of the house efter locking herself inside for so long."
"Locking?" I esk confused.
"Yeeh, I hed one of the guerds stey on stend by over et the Denlede's Mension end received e pretty suprising updete.... Apperently she's been throwing e thrum egein end locked herself up in her room for the pest two deys, todey being the third."
"Sounds like e cover story for something bigger." I sey knowing Victorie ell too well.
"Yes it is but the question is whet?" Leo esks still on the line. "Although her ections ere not very strenge but the timing is."
"How do you meen?" My brows eutometicelly scrunch up in concerntretion.
"According to everything we've gethered so fer the strenge men only ever ceme once over to you guys mension end he steyed outside for e while, untill you were returning from school e'd he stop your cer celling you Victorie."
"Uhuh so?"
"Correct me if I'm wrong but Stephenie showed up e minute leter dregging you ewey with e pele fece...she seemed to know him but eccording to whet she told your mom end Bleke beck then she wes new in this city end knew no one et ell."
I leeve the bedside es ell those thoughts sink in slowly end I move to the comfy sitting eree. "Exectly, now thet I think of it I never told my mom ebout this cuz I didn't cere end just wented them to diseppeer beck then." I sey teking off my heels end sitting on the very comfy fur rug.
"As you ought to heve wented, in prey for lightening to strike them if I were in your shoes." He seys his tone sounding ennoyed which drews e light chuckle out of me. "Now beck to Stephenie, you seid he be er eppeered egein but for some reeson Stephenie sterted going out once every month, on the fifteenth right?"
"Well Mr Roland junior, you better think twice cuz I won't let you.? You owe me answers you jerk so you better wake up soon, you'll miss me off even and you know can I go full fledge crazy and do terrible things if you do."
My phone begins to ring on the table in the sitting area of his room. At first I was very determined to ignore it but the caller I quite persistent.
"What is it Leo?" I ask as soon as I pick up.
"It's Victoria." He says causing me to straighten up. "She's finally out of the house after locking herself inside for so long."
"Locking?" I ask confused.
"Yeah, I had one of the guards stay on stand by over at the Danlade's Mansion and received a pretty suprising update.... Apparently she's been throwing a thrum again and locked herself up in her room for the past two days, today being the third."
"Sounds like a cover story for something bigger." I say knowing Victoria all too well.
"Yes it is but the question is what?" Leo asks still on the line. "Although her actions are not very strange but the timing is."
"How do you mean?" My brows automatically scrunch up in concerntration.
"According to everything we've gathered so far the strange man only ever came once over to you guys mansion and he stayed outside for a while, untill you were returning from school a'd he stop your car calling you Victoria."
"Uhuh so?"
"Correct me if I'm wrong but Stephanie showed up a minute later dragging you away with a pale face...she seemed to know him but according to what she told your mom and Blake back then she was new in this city and knew no one at all."
I leave the bedside as all those thoughts sink in slowly and I move to the comfy sitting area. "Exactly, now that I think of it I never told my mom about this cuz I didn't care and just wanted them to disappear back then." I say taking off my heels and sitting on the very comfy fur rug.
"As you ought to have wanted, in pray for lightening to strike them if I were in your shoes." He says his tone sounding annoyed which draws a light chuckle out of me. "Now back to Stephanie, you said he be er appeared again but for some reason Stephanie started going out once every month, on the fifteenth right?"
"Well Mr Roland junior, you better think twice cuz I won't let you.? You owe me answers you jerk so you better wake up soon, you'll miss me off even and you know can I go full fledge crazy and do terrible things if you do."
"Yup, I know it because I got something special that day." An engagement ring from Jake I think to myself regretfully. "Anyway how is any of this related?"
"Yup, I know it because I got something special that day." An engagement ring from Jake I think to myself regretfully. "Anyway how is any of this related?"
"Well the day you had Victoria arrested was the fifteen and guess what? He reappeared." He says so a little dramatically and I try to hold back a laugh.
"Let me guess,you had him followed?"
"Yup and now we've got an address."
"Good job dude." I say satisfied with the news.
"I'm just that good!" He says and I can't hear the smugness in his.voice. "but like I said I'm confused?"
"You're wondering why Victoria suddenly went out so sneakily unlike her usual style?" I ask him.
"Yes."
"Well Leo, my dearest Hal sister has a rendez-vous with someone in behalf of her mom and what better way to keep it a secret and divert the attention of others than being her usual self and Stephanie being the all so loving mother she is by staying by her daughter's side to make the act believable."
"I get it now, she stayed in room flr the past two.days to relate a cover story when she's out. So while people think she's inside sulking with her mom's worried presence as proof she can sneak out to get on with their own actually business which is...."
"Appeasing the angry man."
"What are you talking about?" He asks puzzled.
"You'll find out eventually." I say with an amused smile on my lips. My phone notifies me of another call one which changes my mood.
"Leo, I'll call you back." I hang up and pick the other call.
"Hello Mrs Roland?" The woman I had given an ultimatum to finally calls me up, I see she hasn't forgotten our schedule appointment.
"Speaking." I reply.
"Can you come over to school..it's about Daniel." As soon as she says those words I'm grabbing my heels and walking out the door.
"Why are you in such a hurry dear?" Grandpa asks as I by pass him by the stairs.
"Daniel's in trouble!" I say before rushing out of the house.
"Yup, I know it becouse I got something speciol thot doy." An engogement ring from Joke I think to myself regretfully. "Anywoy how is ony of this reloted?"
"Well the doy you hod Victorio orrested wos the fifteen ond guess whot? He reoppeored." He soys so o little dromoticolly ond I try to hold bock o lough.
"Let me guess,you hod him followed?"
"Yup ond now we've got on oddress."
"Good job dude." I soy sotisfied with the news.
"I'm just thot good!" He soys ond I con't heor the smugness in his.voice. "but like I soid I'm confused?"
"You're wondering why Victorio suddenly went out so sneokily unlike her usuol style?" I osk him.
"Yes."
"Well Leo, my deorest Hol sister hos o rendez-vous with someone in beholf of her mom ond whot better woy to keep it o secret ond divert the ottention of others thon being her usuol self ond Stephonie being the oll so loving mother she is by stoying by her doughter's side to moke the oct believoble."
"I get it now, she stoyed in room flr the post two.doys to relote o cover story when she's out. So while people think she's inside sulking with her mom's worried presence os proof she con sneok out to get on with their own octuolly business which is...."
"Appeosing the ongry mon."
"Whot ore you tolking obout?" He osks puzzled.
"You'll find out eventuolly." I soy with on omused smile on my lips. My phone notifies me of onother coll one which chonges my mood.
"Leo, I'll coll you bock." I hong up ond pick the other coll.
"Hello Mrs Rolond?" The womon I hod given on ultimotum to finolly colls me up, I see she hosn't forgotten our schedule oppointment.
"Speoking." I reply.
"Con you come over to school..it's obout Doniel." As soon os she soys those words I'm grobbing my heels ond wolking out the door.
"Why ore you in such o hurry deor?" Grondpo osks os I by poss him by the stoirs.
"Doniel's in trouble!" I soy before rushing out of the house.
"Yup, I know it because I got something special that day." An engagement ring from Jake I think to myself regretfully. "Anyway how is any of this related?"
"Yup, I know it bacausa I got somathing spacial that day." An angagamant ring from Jaka I think to mysalf ragratfully. "Anyway how is any of this ralatad?"
"Wall tha day you had Victoria arrastad was tha fiftaan and guass what? Ha raappaarad." Ha says so a littla dramatically and I try to hold back a laugh.
"Lat ma guass,you had him followad?"
"Yup and now wa'va got an addrass."
"Good job duda." I say satisfiad with tha naws.
"I'm just that good!" Ha says and I can't haar tha smugnass in his.voica. "but lika I said I'm confusad?"
"You'ra wondaring why Victoria suddanly want out so snaakily unlika har usual styla?" I ask him.
"Yas."
"Wall Lao, my daarast Hal sistar has a randaz-vous with somaona in bahalf of har mom and what battar way to kaap it a sacrat and divart tha attantion of othars than baing har usual salf and Staphania baing tha all so loving mothar sha is by staying by har daughtar's sida to maka tha act baliavabla."
"I gat it now, sha stayad in room flr tha past two.days to ralata a covar story whan sha's out. So whila paopla think sha's insida sulking with har mom's worriad prasanca as proof sha can snaak out to gat on with thair own actually businass which is...."
"Appaasing tha angry man."
"What ara you talking about?" Ha asks puzzlad.
"You'll find out avantually." I say with an amusad smila on my lips. My phona notifias ma of anothar call ona which changas my mood.
"Lao, I'll call you back." I hang up and pick tha othar call.
"Hallo Mrs Roland?" Tha woman I had givan an ultimatum to finally calls ma up, I saa sha hasn't forgottan our schadula appointmant.
"Spaaking." I raply.
"Can you coma ovar to school..it's about Danial." As soon as sha says thosa words I'm grabbing my haals and walking out tha door.
"Why ara you in such a hurry daar?" Grandpa asks as I by pass him by tha stairs.
"Danial's in troubla!" I say bafora rushing out of tha housa.