Caged By The Devil [18+]

Chapter 7

Elena's POV:

Last thing I remember that I lose my sense and fall on the floor as I was trying to kill myself. But I don't think that I'm lucky enough to die easily and now I ended up here in the hospital. I really don't have any idea how I came here nor I remember a single thing since last night.

I looked at my wrist and find it bandaged. It wasn't even paining a bit. I feel frustrated and depressed as I wished to die but I'm still alive when I lose all interest to live anymore.

There wasn't anyone in the room except me and I don't know why I was even thinking for someone being with me when I'm a pathetic loner. I tried to get up, but I feel my body very weak, so I failed and remain lying on the bed.

Suddenly the door open and a doctor come inside with a nurse. And surprisingly Lizzie was also behind them who is my dad's personal assistant. She is the same age as mine, and I'm in a good term with her as she is a very sweet and well-behaved girl. Seeing her, I realized that she must be brought me here.

"Finally... your sense back. How are you feeling, Miss Elena?", the doctor asked while checking my pulse. I looked at Lizzie who was seeing me with a relief expression on her face.

"Alive...I think", I replied to the doctor as I wasn't feeling anything rather than the realization of being still alive when I attempted to kill myself.

"You seem very weak. Are you feeling any pain in your injury?", The doctor asked me and I shook my head. She then asked the nurse to bring some fruits and medicine for me.

"You should better take rest some more time. I will visit you frequently", saying so, the doctor left the room leaving me and Lizzie alone.

I tried to get up again and this time Lizzie helped me. I sit leaning on the bedpost, and Lizzie also sits beside me. She was looking at me with unasked questions in her eyes which was expected as she must curious about the reason, why I attempted to do to suicide. Before she could ask me anything, I started saying.

"So... Thanks for bringing me here", I said, and she remains silent for a few seconds.

"One of the maids call me and told me about your situation. They already sent you in the hospital, and thankfully it wasn't too late", she said which make me chuckle as I was so close to death, but still alive.

"Then I think it's my bad luck", I said sarcastically and Lizzie look at me being upset.

"Why you did that?", She finally asked for which I was waiting. I think not only her rather everyone just going to ask why I did that when anyone will do the same if they were in my place. But I'm so unlucky that I didn't even succeed to kill myself.

"Did what? I did nothing", I replied to her weakly and the next second she held up my bandaged wrist in front of my eyes.

"Okay... I was trying to find peace. But guess what, here I'm sitting in front of you being alive all over again. Don't you think that I deserve peace?", I asked her and tears start pooling in my eyes because I started feeling the pain that I wanted to remove by killing myself. But I didn't die and now again after remembering about Stefan, I start going through the pain of losing him.

"Elena.... Have you lost your mind? You're treating your valuable life like a toy. Do you know how shameful it's hear for a girl like you? I never expected this kind of activity from you", Lizzie said angrily which was making me cry even more because she was right. My life is not supposed to be like this. I must deserve a peaceful life to live, but it wasn't even in my fate.

"Anyway... Are you feeling fine right now? You had lost a huge amount of blood. Thank God!! You got your sense back after 8 days?", Lizzie said, making me shocked. I thought I heard her wrong.

"What do you just said? What do you mean by after 8 days? Isn't I tried to kill myself last night?", I asked her sounding utterly surprised, and she simply shook her head which makes me even more surprised as it was hard for me to believe that I woke up after 8 days, and I didn't even realize it.

"It's already passed eight days and you were in a coma. It's obvious to you not to remember", Lizzie was saying when I was still in shock. I didn't know what to think or say because I become speechless. I might have died but I didn't which was again making me frustrated.

"You are with me for 8 days. Where is dad? He might come back within this time", I asked her as dad said he will come back after seven days. I was happy about one matter that I wasn't at home for seven days according to his wish and I hope he realized that he can't control my life.

I was expecting Lizzie to say something, but she was looking at me with different emotions in her face. And it was seeming like the color of her face faded away after hearing me.

"Okay...I understand. He didn't care and even did not come back after hearing about me, or he comes back but doesn't want to meet me as it will be shameful for his reputation. Which one?", I guessed two reasons, and I was sure that one of them correct because I know my dad very well, and I also know that, as much as he loves me, but he never loves me more than his money.

I frowned in confusion as Lizzie wasn't still replying to me.

"Lizzie... What's the.....", She interrupts me.

"Ye... Yeah. I mean no. Sir, yet not co...come back from California", she said, lowering her gaze. I don't feel surprised as her answer was expected. I can't expect more than this from my coward and greedy father for whom his daughter life doesn't even matter now.

"See...I was right. I know my.....", I again cut off by her.

"You just got your sense back. You must take rest as the doctor said", Lizzie said and try to make me lie down, but I stopped her.

"I'm feeling well, and I don't want to stay in the hospital anymore. I want to go back home", I said to her, but she doesn't agree with me rather start saying that I should stay here some more days as I was still weak. She was right, but I wasn't willing to stay here any more days after hearing that I was here for 8 days.

Finding no other way, Lizzie agreed to take me home after taking the permission of the doctor.

When we were on the way home, I find Lizzie was behaving strangely. It was seeming like she is wanted to tell me something, but she couldn't. So, I decided to ask her what's the matter.

"Do you have anything to say? You know me, I'm not your boss. So, you can ask me or tell me anything", I said to her, but she shook her head.

"It's no... nothing", she replied with a forced smile on her face. For a second, I feel that she is hiding something from me and I really can't figure out what it can be.

"Are you sure?", I asked her again.

"Ummm... I'm just curious about why you tried to kill yourself", she said, and I was more than sure that it wasn't the thing which she wanted to tell me. But I decided to ignore that and not force her to tell what she doesn't want to.

"I was angry with dad as he told me that I have to stay at home until he comes back", I lied as I don't want her to know the real reason for trying to kill myself.

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It's already three days passed after I came back home from the hospital. I was resting all day and night for the past three days. The wound nearly heal and my health was better than before.

But surprisingly, my dad yet not come back, and he didn't even call me for once. It's not like that I was dying for his presence near me or I wanted him to care for me. But I was surprised about his heartless improvement. Although he is truly a monster for me but in the past, he always cares about me. But now he didn't even care that I tried to kill myself. He was still staying on his business trip without any concern for me.

Although I didn't want to admit but I started feeling that finally, I become an unloved person. Feeling sad, I start reminding me about the dream in which I saw my mom again, and the dream was feeling so real. I really wishing that I might die and be with my mom.

All of a sudden, I remember that I was searching Stefan in my dream, but he wasn't there because my heart still doesn't believe that he died. I decided to listen to my heart for one last time to search for Stefan.

I called the detective and tried to convince him to begin his investigation again, but he wasn't willing to agree with me. He was saying that if he tried to investigate deeply then my dad may know about this, and he was right. But I again try to make him understand.

When I was still talking with the detective, Lizzie came in my room suddenly. I cut the call so that I don't need to continue my conversation in front of her.

"You here suddenly..... What's the matter?", I asked her pretending normal. She came to me and sit beside me on the couch. Surprisingly, she was seeming very serious today.

"How are you now? Are you feeling fine?", She asked me after observing a few seconds.

"Yeah... I'm absolutely fine. You came here to ask me this or dad ordered you to do his job in his absence", I was sure that dad is asking her to check about me frequently without doing that by himself.

"No... He didn't. Listen, Elena, I have something important to tell you", She said, looking at me sadly.

"What is it?", I asked being curious as It was hard for me to figure out, what she has so important to tell me all of a sudden.

"Your dad... Your Dad is dead", she said and I literally forget to react.