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.

mother was shot by the, uh, bad guys." Melanie closed her eyes and had an internal screaming before

hurt? So where's the hospital? Can we go now?" The eagerness was evident in his voice. He looked at the three of them with great expectation that they will grant his wish in his eyes.

awkwardly loooed at Jack before looking back at Kai. "Kai, for now, we have to wait for Victoria's call,

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

her mouth. She listened on the other line and was constantly nodding her head. Her eyed were on Melanie and Jack. The other two patiently

down the telephone and told them the address of the hospital. Melanie heaved a sigh of

grab his jacket on the chair. It

slid down from his chair carefully before giving off a soft smile. It seems like he's going with them. She was actually considering about leaving him here with Becca since it's

vehicle they uses when Jack does deliveries, since going on the hospital will take

grab yours and Kai's jackets

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 the back,

of Jack. Melanie wants to plaster his mouth so he can shut up, but decided to go against it.

what about that friend of your mother?" She pondered a bit, trying to remember her name. "Charlier?

the windows. "Charlotte. I have to tell

the one who made your mother attend the party for her and her husband. "Yes,

Kai echoed the word.

she was about

was surprised. "You know how to

nodded. "Charlotte

face of the boy tgat was lighten up by the

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

so he asked. "In case

guys. She

The two adults

her son. What a good friend she has.

That was their thoughts.

A groggy voice answered. "Who's

"Charlotte, it's me."

lighter and full

Melanie raised her eyebrows. It seems like she's really bad

have 12 hours difference- it's

it's 9 in the morning at where she at but

his head. "No. She's

["Shot?"]