Chapter 283
Elena
‘8 missed calls from Rona
‘From Elena
To: Rona
I’m alright, don’t worry about me. I’ll call you back later!”
Confused, I looked down at the key in my hands as I blocked off the sound of the waiting area. I didn’t even know what I was doing here or why I even felt the need to come-but it had somehow turned out this way.
Anya…
I squeezed the key in my hands as I thought about her request. The key was meant for Marvin and only him. Would he survive?
“Elena!”
No, not again.
I jumped up from the bench and stepped back in fear as I looked at my dad, who was trying to force his way into the waiting room. “No, sir-this is only meant for close relatives!” Two nurses held him back.
“But she isn’t a relative, she’s-
“Sir, that’s his wife.”
“No, that’s my daughter-and as far as I’m concerned, she does not have a husband!”
“Elena!” My dad called out once again. My brother, Alex, who had quickly noticed that it wasn’t going anywhere, held him back and pulled him away. “Dad, let’s go.”
“Elena, come here right now!” My dad yelled out as Alex dragged him away. I looked from my shaking arms to the key in my hands.I can’t leave. I can’t do that.
Not after Anya’s wish, and not after Marvin is fighting for his life because of me.
Two hours ago
My body froze as bullets flew across the room. Was this real life? In what kind of movie did I find myself in?
Marvin wrapped his arms around my body and turned me around to shield me while I held my hand in front of my ears with only one thought running through my mind. I am going to die, these are my final moments, and I’m going to
die.
I closed my eyes and prepared myself to take my last breath, but before that could happen, everything had suddenly stopped. Was I dead? Was I in heaven? Was I in hell?
“A-Anya?” Tiago broke the silence. It was enough for me to turn my head, and I could not believe my eyes. Anya’s body was covered in blood.
same man who had been all up in my business and interrupted me earlier in the
here. I’ll
streaming down his face, Tiago placed his hand behind her head. Unable to say anything. Anya fought through her pain
“Tiago-”
Tiago cried. “Don’t
support. She was still alive, so she would be alright. She had to be. “W-where is he?”
worry. He’s
side. “It’s taking too long!” He called out before he ran
her hand. “He’ll be back soon, don’t
floor. “H-him,” She whispered. My
to grab my wrist as I tried to get to the
her head.
through her hair. Only seconds had passed, but it felt like hours, and there was still no one in sight. “T-take… “Anya moved my hand to the
to free her from the necklace. I figured it might’ve been hard for her to breathe with
into a state of unconsciousness. She was probably just tired.
the key in my eyes as I was
was meant for Marvin? That must’ve been it. She
in a state of
“M-Marvin?” I fell to the floor. He was unconscious,
skin tone had changed into a pale shade. With shaking hands, I moved my finger to his
“Thank god.”
He was alive.
me from the flying bullets. This was
happened after that had all become a blur, and all I could remember was how I rushed down
and his family or the fact that Anya was
didn’t even know why I cried or if it
paramedic whispered. “You know what, get
“Thank you!”
Marvin’s side, and right before the door could close, I turned around with wide eyes,
steps and stared at me, shocked. Shit, this wasn’t supposed to
announced myself to be Marvin’s wife, and everyone had heard
My dad spoke in a whisper. “Elena!”
back in fear while the door closed and watched how my dad and Alex ran to the van-only for it to close right
“Ma’am.”
and scanned his uniform with my eyes. It was a cop. Was there more
“Ma’am!”
down at my own, which had been covered with blood not so long ago. “Officer Nunes.”
hand.
He hummed, forcing a card into my hands. “I said we would like to see you tomorrow, for
“Statement?”
“Your witness statement?”
in the man’s eyes told me it would be for the best to cooperate. “Right,
tomorrow.”
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