When Fate Decided to Play its Part

CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR;

Hospital

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The telephone clanked after Melanie placed it back. After that, the noise faded into the background, she, and the other two were standing still next to her. The three adults in the room were still processing the information they recieved as fast as they can so they will not scare the little boy that was with them.

Kai was sitting on the chain near from them. His arms were laying on the table and he was dangling his feet. He's structure is small after all. He still needs support when sitting down or getting off of the chair sometimes. The little boy was silently staring at the back of the adults, his eyes that he got from her mother were still, it was as if he was fallen into a deep thought.

He heard everything they said on the phone, his youbg brain still can't fully understand the conversation at all. But the look on their faces and the emotion laced with worry, hesitation, and disbelief on their voices made him think:

'Something bad happened to mother.'

It was his little heart whispered to his brain. Kai clenched his small fist on top of the table and finally talked to break the silence in the room. "How... How's mother?"

His small voice echoed out, it was small, low, and it contained meekness that is not usually heard on his voice. This shocked Melanie and the other two. The three managed to conceal their shock and secretly glanced at one another.

Jack and Becca was looking at Melanie and their eyed were saying that she should handle it. Melanie sighed internally but she can't deny the fact that none of them except her can handle it without scaring Althea's kid. Jack is careless and often does things without a single sensible thought. Becca does things silently and she has no way with words.

Composing sentences that contains soft words begun to weave in her mind as she approaches the table where Kai was sitting. The little boy with his cute round eyes followed her movements. Melanie sat in frot of the kid.

"Kai," she said slowly. Try not to scare the kid. "Do you know that your mother went to a party right?"

Kai nodded his small head. "Yes."

"And you know that the hotel where that party was held were under hostage taking right?" She paused, trying to find words that can make a kid understand. "You know what hostage taking means right? Uhm-"

"There are bunch of bad guys inside there that is holding a scary weapon to scare the people inside the hotel!" Jack saved her. He walked towards them and stood on her side then tried explaining with animated movements. Even the emotions on his face were strangely exaggerated. He eas trying so hard to make it sound less serious. Melanie can't help but smile silently. "Unfortunately, your mother was there too! You know that right?"

Kai stared at him for a good whole minutes. Jack's smile was faltering but he was serious about making a face that says nothing serious is going on. Kai tried to play along. "Hmm. So what happened to my mother?"

"Uhm, about that," Jack sounds so hesitant. He looked over Melanie and she understood it right away. "Let Melanie explain it, so you can understand."

'And I won't get accountable when you cry after heading it.'

Melanie suddenly had the urge to punch him.

is currently in the hospital. Your mother was shot by the, uh, bad guys." Melanie closed her eyes and had an internal screaming before opening it again and continued her

in his voice. He looked at the three of them with great expectation that they will grant his wish in his

back at Kai. "Kai, for now, we have to wait for Victoria's call, or message. We don't know which hospital she's in at

the telephone rang. The pairs of eyes looked at the counter wher the telephone is placed. It was lit up and Becca, who was

of from her mouth. She listened on the other line and was constantly nodding her

just a minute. Becca puts down the telephone and told them the address of the hospital.

went to grab his jacket on the chair. It

like he's going with them. She was actually considering about leaving him here with Becca

can just sleep on the truck, the vehicle they uses when Jack does deliveries, since going on the hospital will

Becca. "Go grab yours and Kai's

went to the stairs. After some preparation, they finally hit the road. Jack was the one who's driving while Melanie accompanied Kai on the front. Becca was the only one at

along, he was just listening to the honks of the horns of the other cars and the constant complains of Jack. Melanie wants to plaster his mouth so he can shut up,

bit, trying

the outside through the windows. "Charlotte. I have

was the one who made your mother attend the party for her and her husband.

echoed the word.

Melanie thought he doesn't know hoe to use it, but when she was about to take it back and type the number for him, he turned the

"You know

"Charlotte taught

while watching the phone ringing. Sleep watched the small face of the boy tgat

made me do it in case..." He paused because Charlotte already answer

he asked. "In case

guys. She said i must contact

two adults said.

is over protective to her son. What a good friend

That was their thoughts.

voice

"Charlotte, it's me."

voice suddenly sound lighter and full of life.

Melanie raised her eyebrows. It seems like she's

Why are you still awake? It's already 9 am- oh, we have 12 hours difference- it's already 9 in the evening there! Did your mother abandoned her duties to you

the morning at where she at but she sounds like she

head. "No. She's

["Shot?"]