SHE IS MY BROKEN ANGEL

NEED TO TALK WITH HIM

Keira’s P.O.V.

My heart shattered into so many pieces that no one could amend it again. She was lying unconscious in front of me. She was looking so pale and exhausted. It seemed that she had no will to live anymore. In the past 7 years, I had seen her on the hospital beds for I didn’t know how many times. Every time, I begged her to take care of her and to live happily. It seemed that she wanted to take revenge on me for leaving her behind.

“Come on, mom… don’t be childish… how many times I told you that I will be back when the time comes. I want to see you with a happy face when I come back, you got it?” I scolded her in between my sobs. I needed to be quiet because everyone was outside. I followed Kyle and reached here. As soon as I saw the hospital building, I already knew what was waiting for me. I loved my mom because she was the strength that I had to date.

She tried to save me and born all torture that Sylvester threw upon her. At that time, she only knew that I am not dead and very much alive. She hadn’t had a glimpse of mine. Still, she tried to save me happily. I saw her struggling for every single breath in order to keep me away from the grip of Sylvester. She was not a weak and fragile woman. She was a woman with strong will and determination. She is what I called my mom. In the past seven years, she had a nervous breakdown so many times and every time I made her promised me not to overthink more. But every time she broke her promise to me.

I went near her and took her hand in mine. I kissed her knuckles to make her feel my presence. She was sleeping but I knew that she could sense me. I caressed her face by the back of my hand. “You are still as beautiful as you were before. You have to take care of yourself, mom. I don’t want to see you here again. I want to meet you anywhere else but here. I am warning you, mom. One more visit from you here and I will not talk to you for the rest of my life. Do you get me?” I threatened her while crying silently.

Suddenly I heard some footsteps and I knew that it was my cue to leave. I kissed her knuckles one more time and said I love you. Before someone opened the door, I was inside the washroom from where I entered the room before. I peeked through the keyhole and it was dad. He was looking sad and old.

I was about to exit the washroom when it struck me. It was a luxurious hospital and dad would not choose any room that could have this kind of access through the room. Like me, dad too had so many enemies. It meant that they had no idea about this loophole here. It was a large ventilator-type open touched with the rooftop. This kind of opening had no role in a hospital washroom. I wondered why did they put mom in this room. I decided to give them a hint about this and then I did what I didn’t want to right now.

The room was facing the parking area and I saw them going towards the parking area. So… I decided to stay there at the shaft a little bit more so that any of them would notice me. To my dismay, Ryder noticed me. They ran towards the building and I took my way towards the rooftop through the windows. I only wanted to make sure the safety of mom but I knew that they were looking for me right now. I could go through the main entrance and I knew that they would not recognize me. Still, I didn’t want to take any risk.

I was about to leave the building through a channel between two buildings when Ryder shouted for me. I saw Ryder and Arthur coming towards me. I had covered my face with my scarf but it was not enough and I didn’t want to reveal my face to them now. So… I did the same thing that I was doing from the very beginning. I RAN.

I could hear him screaming for me. I could hear Arthur screaming at him to watch out for his steps. I had tears in my eyes. How badly I wanted to return to him and cry my heart out in his embrace. But…. I sighed…. I couldn’t …. I couldn’t go back to him. He is not mine now. He is now only a lost friend to me. My heart cried blood tears. I wanted someone to be with me right now but I don’t have one.

I started my car and put on the earphone. I already had put a bug in mom’s bracelet. I wanted to know what was happening there. I was glad that they got the hint and dad decided to talk with the doctor to change the room. They were furious with the hospital staff to keep mom in that room. I also wondered about their motives. It didn’t seem right. I knew that they would surely pull the strings to get on the depth of this matter.

I came back to my apartment. I winced in pain and lay down on the couch in the living room. My whole shirt was bloodied right now. I knew that I had opened my wound again.

“Why are you so careless?” I flinched but lay down again after hearing the same familiar voice. I smiled but didn’t answer him. “When did you come?” I asked him while closing my eyes. I heard his footsteps coming near me. I opened my eyes lazily. I was feeling a little dizzy. He lifted my shirt a little up towards my chest. He sighed and looked at me.

“I don’t know what I am going to do with you, Keira? You are giving me a headache now”, he huffed and I smiled. “I know that you are not going to let me die, Francis”, I teased him and he glared at me. With the increase in his age, he had become more handsome day by day. He was tall about 6’2” for sure with a fair complexion. He had a sharp jawline with attractive hazel eyes.

He stood up and sighed. He was looking calm right now but I knew that he was fuming right now on me for my clumsiness. He brought the medical kit and sat down beside me on the couch. I looked at him when he was amending my wound. We both belonged to different worlds yet we were good friends. I had stopped working as an active agent and now I only followed those groups that went on lethal missions.

I put on the earphone again and smiled when I heard Tom asking dad to rest for a while. I was sure that they had changed the room by now.  “What happened?” he asked me while dressing up my wound. “Mom is hospitalized… again”, I emphasized on the last word and he sighed aloud. “You should meet her once, Keira. She is your mother and she deserves to be with you”, I knew that he was right but I couldn’t risk her life.

“You know all I want is to be with her but I can’t be with her until I eliminate every threat on her life. Drako is still beyond my reach and I can’t let him harm any of my loved ones”, I was determined on my words. He glanced at me and then finished his work.

“Why are you here, Francis?” I asked him when he was about to stand up from his spot. “I have some work here, Keira”, I raised my brows at him and he didn’t look at me this time. He was a don and I could assume what kind of work he had here.

“Don’t tell me that you are here for the bidding?” I yelled and he wiggled his brows on me playfully. I had come to know that there was bidding on illegal weapons was going to happen within this week. Arthur already had assigned a team to destroy that meeting. If Francis is taking part in that bidding then it would be difficult for me to act there. I can’t let anyone hurt from either side.

I heard him doing something in the kitchen and at the same time, a pleasant aroma of food hit my nose making my mouth watery. “Don’t try to sit up, Keira”, I was about to do the same when he yelled. I pursed my lips and lay down again. I felt hungry instantly. But the most important thing was that I needed to talk with him about that bidding.