The Henry and Duke were left behind and Duke asked his friend,
” Are you thinking what I am thinking Henry?”.
This question was very delicate as Henry was feeling like someone was after Eva, but who could it be and for what reasons?.
Both men walked to their various cars and drove behind the ambulance with Henry hoping to find out what the truth was.
The ambulance was driving faster than a normal car as there was a life in there that was supposed to be saved.
“You are going to be alright my friend”, Bethany spoke out rubbing her friend’s hands and looking at Rachel who seemed to be lost in thought as tears ran down her eyes.
Not knowing whether to talk to her or to sit quietly, she called out her name,
” Rachel, is there something else that is bordering you apart from what you told me and the others a while ago?”, Bethany raised a question hoping to be able to help her go through whatever she was feeling at that moment.
Rachel inclined her head and with the help of her hands, she supported her head like someone who was facing the problems of the world.
Sobbing again for some seconds, she let out,
“I can feel it deep in my heart that there is something Eva is hiding as her reaction of today, really scared the hell out of me”.
Bethany could already understand what Rachel meant by that as she was a very observant child and her psyche was not like that of her age mates.
Not wanting to push the matter any further, Bethany, asking Rachel to give her hands to her, held them and with a smile on her face she whispered,
” I know you to be a strong girl darling and I know that we will get through all these okay?”, she guaranteed Rachel making her feel somehow better as there were patches of brightness that could be seen on her face.
Nothing could replace that moment as Bethany felt Rachel’s head on her thighs like she always does whenever she has troubles.
The relationship between Rachel and Bethany was something that even Eva could not explain as her sister loved and respected Bethany with a passion that could not be discerned.
Most often, people always think that Bethany is Rachel’s actual elder sister because she was so close to her than she is with Eva who happens to be her biological sister.
All these did not make any difference to Eva as she too loves her friend uncontrollably and she understands for a fact that Bethany is someone that could not be detested for her kind nature and understanding attitude, which always give rise to people loving her.
The ambulance kept on changing positions and the nurse kept on checking on Eva from time to time, putting together that everything was okay with her.
“What could have made you put your life and sisters in danger my friend?”, this question kept on ringing in Eva’s head as she could not find possible answers to it.
Eva had no enemies, so who could be the man that Rachel said you were receiving calls from that made you freak out this much.
The pounding in Bethany’s forehead intensified whenever she tried thinking too much so she decided not to push it anymore.
Her eyes catching a glimpse of her writs watch as she was caressing Rachel’s hair, she wiggled by the side of the time she was observing on it.
” It is 9 pm already?”, she asked in surprise thinking about her mother’s condition and how worried she will be at home.
Searching for her phone in the backpack of her pocket, she took it out only to find out that it was switched off because of the low battery.
Bethany got more uneasy as she was certain that her mother will be bothered any her whereabouts.
“I have to find a way to make a call to my mom telling her that I am okay?”, she mumbled thinking of the means and she had an idea which is to use Duke’s phone to contact her mother as soon as they reach the hospital.
Rachel had already dozed off on her legs as the caressing of her hair had made her do find some peace.
Duke and Henry were still behind the ambulance when Duke noticed that his phone was ringing.
Catching a glimpse of the caller, he let out a huge sigh as it was Sylvia who had been calling him.
” I am sure she wants to throw herself at me furthermore or to say something dumb”, Duke murmured while he continued driving keeping his focus on the road.
“Who does he think he is?”, Sylvia smashed her phone on the wall out of anger after contacting Dikes phone for almost 10minuts but he was not picking up her calls not returning them.
Sylvia, was determined to have Duke as she could not let Bethany have him for she was not up to her match to wrestle him with her.
” I will do anything to have you Duke smith because you are mine and mine alone”, she spoke out snatching the glass of Jack Daniels whiskey that was on the table and emptying the glass at once, she clutch her hands with her eyes shut down feeling the effect of the liquor in her esophagus.
Sylvia had been targeting Duke for a while now but did not know how to get to him, but like with some tough of some magic, she had finally had the opportunity of having him to herself through the desperation of his mother to have grandchildren, and some low life girl wants to contest with her.
Taking another glass of whiskey, she knew that she would have to do something sooner or later if she will want to be the head of the Smiths’ wealth and that will entail outsmarting her partner Mrs. Smith too.
It’s been a little more than 15 minutes since Rachel had narrated what she had heard and seen about the situation that got her sister into such a mesh, but her voice was still ringing inside of Henry’s head making it impossible for him to focus on the road.
“What could you be hiding from me Eva?”, Henry asked himself questions that only Eva could give him answers to them.
Henry was so worried like he had never been before and at the same time, he was disappointed as he felt that Eva might not be what she claims to show to him and others.
He thought of so many awkward things and he had only resisted them when his phone began jingling.
Clothed with outrage and letdown, he ignored the call but the caller insisted once more, Henry decided to check on the person phoning and there was his mothers’ name.
Connecting the call to his car Bluetooth appliance, he responded to her with a,
” Hello, mom”.
“Hello, Henry, where are you I have been waiting for you at home”, Mrs. Brighton said in a worried voice as she noticed that her son had finally picked up her call.
Henry feeling bad for not informing his mother that he was going to be out this late, apologized to her saying that he was cut up in a situation but that it was getting fixed.
Taking out a huge sigh that could be heard on the other side of the phone, his mother inquired to know what kind of emergency could he be standing up against that could make him forget his sick mother at home.
Honestly, he felt blameworthy for the circumstance but he was aware of what his mother was trying to do and he decided not to fall into her trap.
” No, I can never forget my sweet and loving mother and the flavor in the Brighton’s household”, he let out flattering his mother as he knew perfectly well the places to spice up so that she could forget her anger.
Sizzling, Mrs. Brighton laughed out like a child that was given her favorite candy and she told her son to hurry up once he is done with his “Situation”.
Henry who could not hold back himself from laughing answers his mom,
” I am not with any lady mom since that is what you want to know”.
His mother laughed and said that he should come home soon and told him not to get into any trouble.
Henry agreeing to her terms kissed her through the phone, and hung up the call while noticing that they were almost at the hospital.
Steps could be heard moving up mad down the living room, while Bryan concentrated on his video game screaming out of excitement every time his team happens to win a goal.
Mrs. Marvin, could not stop checking out of the window pushing aside the curtain whenever she heard a car stop outside thinking and hoping that it could be her daughter.
Bryan, pausing his game and turning to his mom, let out,
“You have to try and get some rest mom, please come and have a seat at least”.
Bryan was worried about his mother’s health but could not infer why his mom will always be so overprotective over Bethany whereas she is a grown-up lady.
” I can not just sit down there and behave like there is nothing when my daughter is out there, and I can not reach her phone not Eva’s phone”, she yelled out.
Bryan could feel her agitating already, so he rose to his feet having in mind to get her to sit down while he goes into the kitchen to get her a glass of water.
“Here mom, take this and drink it up”, Bryan handed over a glass of water as he sat down too.
” Mommy, you know you need to calm down sometimes considering your health issues too and besides, Betty is no longer a child mommy”, Bryan tried to speak to his mother with a serious look on his face.
Drinking the glass of water, she felt better and relieved and dropping down the glass she could not help but have tears in her eyes for the words that had fallen out of her son’s mouth.
She had not realized how grown her kids had become and how overprotective she was on them, that it had begun to choke them up.
“You will not understand what I am feeling inside Bryan dear, I need to protect both you and your sister as you are the only Ines I have now and soon I will be leaving you both to join your father”, she put up the sad mood again.
Bryan could not bear to see his mother sad for nothing in the world, so he got up to his paws and strode to his mom sitting by her he said,
” You are not going to die, mom, I believe that a miracle can happen and Betty is never going to stop till she sees that you are well”, he spoke out like a real man and his mother was proud to hear those words from him.
Mrs. Marvin was still uncertain about what the future could hold for her children when she will not be around anymore.
She was pleased to hear Bryan talk I’m that manner, but her daughter Bethany could not stop but worry about her health condition and that was draining as she could not live a normal life like the girls of her age.
“I just wonder where she could be right now Bryan”, she spoke out feeling all scared and Bryan taking his mom into his arms whispered,
“She could be having fun with Sir Duke somewhere romantic”, and at the hearing of these Mrs. Marvin sat still on the sofa, like someone who was stroke by a blast.
Turning to the side, Duke watch at little Glenn, sleeping peacefully without any worries about what was happening around her.
Her cute face and little fingers, made him have the urge to have his baby like right now, but Duke had not even dared to ask Bethany out to talk more about having sex with her.
“How will I manage to have sex with her, given the fact that she has never had it before?”, Duke’s mind flashed on what Eva had said on the day that Bethany came out crying at their hospital.
The ambulance went into the hospital and Duke was behind and he passed behind the ambulance going to the parking lodge to park his car properly.
Feeling his heartbeat as he stopped his car, he could only think of one thing which was his love for Bethany that was pounding in his chest, and he decided to tell her all about his feelings the moment that ugly phase was over.
Bethany, shaking Rachel gently to take up as the ambulance had arrived at the hospital, gave her friend a pathetic gaze telling her that she will be fine.
The spread was brought out and the ambulance was opened and Bethany could be seen going down from the ambulance.
Carefully taking Eva out of the ambulance, she was placed on the span while taken inside the hospital in a hurry so that the smoke she had inhaled will be evacuated.
Bethany and Rachel, following the nurses inside, felt bad for Eva and just wished for one thing which was a speedy recovery for her.
“Do not cry honey, she will be fine, trust me because she is a fighter”, Bethany consoled Rachel as she placed her right hand over her shoulder, making her feel better.
Duke unbuckling the seat belt from Little Glenn’s essence, he saw the flashlight from his phone before his ringtone could even ring out.
Ignoring the ring thinking that it was Sylvia again, he took Glenn into his arms and the phone begin ringing again.
Sighing out of anger, he pushed his head towards his phone, looking at his phone so as the see the caller’s name and he saw that it was his mother who was calling him.
Thinking twice before taking the call, he took in a deep breath, and with a straw of courage, he picked up his phone and his mother’s ranting turned on.
” Where are you young man, and is this some kind of a habit you now have not let me know where you are and when you will return home?”, his mother lashed out at him and that made him go crazy with this anger that he had inside.
Duke was mad at his mother for giving Sylvia his office address without asking him first if he was okay with her coming or not, just because she wanted to prove that she could detect what he does with his life.
He felt like screeching at his mother, but just for the fact that she was still his mother and he has that esteem towards her nonetheless, he was able to contain his anger and he spoke out,
“Mom, I am in the middle of something now, so I cannot entertain your disputes for now”, he mumbled.
To the hearing of that, Mrs. Smith got so angry that she could not hold herself and so she said,
” Are you with that low-life girl that you were in your office this afternoon?”, she burst out and Duke could not believe his ears as he wondered how his mother had got to know what had happened in his office that day.
“I will not bother to ask you how you got this information because I am certain that the devil that you gave my address to told you this”, Duke holding his head, said that in pain.
Duke could not understand how his mother had veered around to be so manipulative and artifice wanting to have control over him and everything around her.
He hung up the phone so as not to listen to another word his father was going to say, as he might just end up losing his cool.
Henry had just driven in too with a terrible speed that could crush anyone who was standing at the hospital entrance.
Parking his car closer to Dukes, he sat in the car for some seconds before finally cutting the engine and opening his car door to come out.
His gaze meeting Dukes worried face, he did not have the strength to as about his problems at that time as he was going through some arduous juncture himself.
Duke raised his head with Glenn in his arms while shutting up his car door, saw Henry, and asked how he was holding up after the terrible experience he just met face to face and Henry with a sad look responded with a question asking his friend what he thinks about the situation but Duke could not say anything as he remembered what Rachel had said back at the scene.
Sighs in the dark, as he could not find some sleep in his distressed mood, wakes up and puts on the light.
Walking to the side of his room to get the door leading to the balcony, Carl saw the album he was holding before he plopped it down hoping to find some sleep but he realized that it was not possible as his mind was still filled with unanswered questions.
Going back to pick up the scrapbook on his little table, and waking up to the balcony, he could feel the breeze on his skin as it blew up strongly at that hour of the night.
Touching his beard as he will always do when faced with a situation that his brain could not give up an answer forthwith, he could think about his life abroad and all the ladies he wanted and got the but what he could begin to answer was why he was feeling that way since morning.