✿ CHAPTER 56 ✿
AMELIA'S POV
A FEW DAYS WENT BY
"She lost much blood...always inject her with this."
"Yes, I will."
I heard voices as I slowly opened my eyes, the brightness of the room stung my eyes, and I groaned softly as I felt a sharp pain on my chest.
"She's awake."
I opened my eyes fully as I tried getting up, but a strong pair of hands pushed me back.
"Let go-"
"Stay still," I looked up to find that same creepy guy, with a female doctor standing beside him.
I looked around. I was in a well-furnished room, but I couldn't understand my surroundings.
"Where am I?" My voice weak
"I'll inject her now," the doctor said
"Wait, what are you doing?" I winced in pain as the doctor pierced the syringe through my vein.
"Don't hurt her," he said to the doctor.
"What are you doing to me?"
"You've been unconscious for days, and you lost a lot of blood," he said with his arms crossed over his chest.
"And where am I? Where are my parents? Where is Leonard? I want to see him!" I tried getting off the bed, but I fell back again. I looked at my arms, and I was restrained.
"Get this off me!"
"Not yet, princess...you have to be a good girl," He smirked
"I'll get going now, sir," The doctor said before walking away.
"Why are you doing this?"
"I'll say this a million times, princess...I'm doing this because I want to kill Leonard, and anyone who dares to stop me will all die," He smiled.
I felt a shiver run down my spine.
"Now, let me play an interesting video clip for you, princess...I know you'll like it."
He took out his phone and played a video clip.
I felt my head go blank when I saw the Eleven-suits blow up in an explosion during the company's anniversary.
My heart sank, my face went pale, and my hands became sweaty.
"Isn't it beautiful?" He grinned as the video ended.
I couldn't utter a word as I tried to process what I just watched.
My parents...they were inside that building that night.
"Where-where are my parents?" My voice trembled slightly as I looked up at him
"Oh, your parents? Yeah, I guess they were inside the building," He smirked
I took a shuddering breath...
"My-my parents....why-why did you do it?" Tears fell my cheeks
"You're so pretty when you cry...a pretty princess, I can't wait to see the look on your face when you see Leonard's body."
"YOU MONSTER!! YOU'RE A MONSTER!! I HATE YOU!" I struggled with the restraints as I screamed.
"YOU KILLED MY PARENTS!! HOW COULD YOU!!" I screamed as I cried.
I lost the only people who loved me, who cared for me, who protected me
"It wasn't my fault that your parents were part of the explosion, princess...I just wanted to kill my dad," his smile uncanny as he held up my chin.
"You're a fucking psychopath!! Who kills their own father? !!"
"I do princess, I killed my own father because he didn't love me, in his eyes Leonard was the eldest son who was the best...he treated me like shit and sent me to the asylum because I always acted strange"
"Tell me, princess, am I strange?" He tilted his head as he wiped my tears with his finger and brought it to his lips.
"Your tears taste so sweet," He smiled.
I glared at him as I continued to struggling with the restraints "YOU FUCKER!!!" I cursed at him.
"Shhh...princesses don't curse, they're always docile, right? Why don't you be docile for once, huh? You give me a headache." His grip on my chin tightened
"To hell with you!! I pray you die and burn in fucking hell!!"
A low chuckle escaped his lips as his gaze darkened...he slowly took out a pocket knife and brought it to my neck.
My breath hitches
"I told you not to curse, princess...you're being quite a brat, aren't you?" I winced in pain as he slowly slashed my skin with the pocket knife, drawing out little blood...
"I bet your blood tastes as sweet as your tears," He whispered as he slowly leaned closer to my neck.
"BOSS!" The door swung open as a huge, tall man walked in.
He froze as he turned to face the man at the door.
"What is it this time?" His voice was calm as he pulled away from me slowly.
"Lady Everly has arrived."
"Hmm...interesting," He smirked at me.
"It's time, princess...it's time to say your last goodbyes."
"No, no!...don't you dare touch him!"
"Come on...It's JUST a goodbye," He said as he signaled to the huge man by the door to carry me.
"Don't fucking touch me!!" He pulled off the restraints as he grabbed me by my arm onto his shoulder.
"Be careful! She has an injury on her chest," He said to the huge guy
"Yes, boss!"
"Let me down!!....leave me alone!!" I screamed as he walked down the hallway.
When we arrived in the basement, Lysandra quickly walked towards the creepy guy.
"You said you won't hurt Leonard! Where the hell is he!!"
"You were with him lastly....why ask me now?" He slowly took out a cigarette from his pocket.
"That wasn't the plan, Zane! I can't find him now!" She stepped closer to him, but another man appeared and stopped her.
"What is all this now! What is going on?" She raised her voice.
"Change of plan now," He puffed out a smoke of cigarette
"What! What are you saying!"
"You can't have him anymore," Zane said calmly
"What do you mean by that, Zane!! He's mine! We made a fucking deal!!"
"Well, that deal is over now...if you can't find Leonard, then that means he escaped....how can you be so careless if you love someone?" He smirked
"I drugged him! There's no way he'd escape! I know you're with him, Zane! Bring him out now!" She tried pushing past the man before her.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not with Leonard...but I assure you of one thing, if I catch him, I'll kill him."
"You wouldn't dare-"
"Take her out," He said to his men
"Zane! How dare you kick me out!! You liar!" She raised her voice at him.
Her gaze snapped to me angrily...
I was taken aback
"You- You bitch!!" She lunged at me....I quickly covered my face with both my hands, but a tall figure appeared before me and grabbed Lysandra by her hand...twisting her hand painfully as she screamed in pain.
He took out his pocket knife and stabbed her right in the stomach....I gasped, my eyes widened in shock.
"How dare you touch her...have you lost it?" His eyes darkened as he twisted the knife inside of her, blood pouring out of her mouth as she clung onto his shirt...he then pulled the knife away as she fell to the floor.
"You're lucky I didn't kill you," He said with disdain
"Boss, I think she's dead."
"She isn't...take her out of here and treat her, now!"
"Yes, boss."
I stood shaking in fear as I had just witnessed a brutal scene for the first time in my life.
He turned to look at me as he wiped off the blood with a clean cloth
"you-you"
"Don't be afraid, princess...it's just blood." He smiled
I looked up at him in shock as I stepped back
"Where is Leonard? Please don't kill him," I felt my legs weaken as he took slow steps towards me.
"I like it when you're this docile princess...." He held up my chin to look at him
"But one thing is for sure...I.WILL.KILL. LEONARD" He grinned
"I won't spare him when he finds you."
"Find-finds me?"
"Yes, princess, he escaped just to find you." He chuckled
"He's such a lovesick fool, isn't he?....and when he finds out you're with me, that's where the fun begins." He released my chin.
"Is he really your brother?"
"Of course he is...he's more like my step-brother...but let me tell you a short story"
"My mom was happily married to my dad, and they had me. Our family was the best, peaceful, and full of love. I was just a little boy who couldn't speak at that time. Although I didn't have a close bond with my father, I did with my mother...until her last breath."
His grip on his knife tightened.
"She took her life when she found out my father already had a son right before he married her...at that time I couldn't speak or show any emotion, I watched my mother take her life right before my eyes as I clutched onto my doll" He smiled as he looked up at me.
"I was still a little boy when teenage Leonard entered the family...he was always cold and aloof and I just stood staring at him most of the time...he never spoke to me while we grew up, My dad always favored him and took him everywhere he went, introducing him to business men and showing him the company"
"And where was I? just a boy who couldn't speak staying at home all fucking day!"
"And while growing up, I found myself doing eerie things, I always locked myself in my room and drew anything from my imagination...I unknowingly walked into the dark side of life while I was just a kid," He chuckled.
"And when Leonard was fully an adult, he left the country...my dad was so proud of him, while I was just the kid he abandoned... At the age of 18, I killed a classmate of mine. Do you know how I felt? I felt relief...relief I hadn't had in a very long while"
He paused
"It seems you're enjoying my story, princess," He smirked
"You're a fucking psychopath...a monster" I stepped away from him
"You killed my parents, and now you want to kill me!"
His smile faded. "I changed my mind, princess, I won't kill you, okay?" He stepped closer
"Don't come near me!"
He halted in his steps as he smiled at me.
"Are you running away from me, princess? You can't run, cause if you do...I'll catch you and pull you back into my arms."
"You might not know this, but I've known you for a very long time, princess."
I was stunned
"What? You-you stalk me?"
He chuckled
"If that's what you call it, then yes, I always stalk you."
"What!" I was shocked
"Don't be surprised now princess...come on, follow me, it's time to take your medication...it's getting late" He stretched his hand towards me with a smile on his face.
"What medication?"
"For your injury...It will sting if you don't take your medication, come on princess," he tilted his head with a smirk.