Slavvies pov:
I couldn't believe my carelessness. How could I have forgotten that I had enemies plotting revenge against me? I wasn't angry because I had risked my own life - my dad had trained me well enough to survive in this mafia world. But I was angry because I had put Testimony's life in danger.
I couldn't even begin to imagine what would have happened to her if they had known about her, if something happened to her again, I would never forgive myself. The thought alone sent a chill down my spine.
My phone rang, and I answered it.
"Haze?" I said.
"Ace and Zack already took care of it," he replied.
"That's good, but I want you to find more information about them. Where are they from? Who are their families? I won't spare any of them," I said, my blood boiling with revenge.
"Calm down, dude. Their families have nothing to do with this. You're overreacting," Haze said calmly.
I felt anger burning inside me. "What are you, on their side? You know they almost killed-" I stopped myself from talking.
"No, and they almost killed who?" Haze asked.
"Nothing, nobody. Just do what I'm telling you and stop asking me stupid questions," I said, irritated.
"Okay, fine, man. But you owe me big time, jerk," Haze cursed and hung up the call.
I looked at Testimony, sleeping peacefully. She looked breathtaking in my shirt. I didn't know how I always controlled myself when I was with her. Her smile was enough to completely control me.
What was this girl doing to me? I was starting to become soft. I had never smiled or laughed since childhood, and she came into my life, and now I was smiling like an idiot. It made me regret having her, because I knew that not every day would I be able to control the demons in my head. I would hurt her, and crush her, not because I wanted to, but because I knew I would.
But right now, I wanted to hold her so tight and never let her go, even if it cost me my life. I'd rather die for her.
I took a glimpse of her. I had never seen such beauty in my eyes. Her brown, innocent eyes, which I had almost gotten lost in. Her lips, her small, cute nose, and fine body complemented her. She was very gorgeous.
Her eyes opened slowly. "What time is it?" she asked in a sleepy voice.
"Half past ten," I uttered.
"I'm definitely getting killed by my parents today," she said, holding up a weak smile.
"Not when I'm still here," I reassured her, and she smiled.
"Can I at least call my dad? He must be worried sick," her eyes pleaded.
I opened my phone for her, and a photo of her popped up on my gallery. She was the first girl on my phone. Not even my mother was on my phone.
I handed her my phone, and she dialed a few numbers before hitting the call button.
"Dad?" she spoke. Her voice was really weak, and I started to get worried.
"I'm fine, Dad. I'm okay and alive-" she uttered and paused for a second.
"No, Dad, I'm not kidnapped. I'm absolutely fine," she said, dropping the call.
Blood instantly came out of her nostrils and nose.
"What the ??!!⁸Testimony, are you okay?!" I yelled, but she wasn't responding.
I sped to the Capetown Private Hospital in seconds. Opening my car door, I picked her up, rushing to the hospital doors.
"Help! Help! She's not breathing! Please help!" I screamed for help as the nurses attended to my aid.
"Natasha, wheelchair now! Take her to the ICU now!" the doctor said while they rushed her inside.
Everything was happening so fast, I couldn't grasp what was happening.
"Sir, I need you to stay outside while we examine her, okay?" the nurse said calmly.
That pissed me off. "Stay calm? You're telling me to stay calm while the woman I love is in the ICU, and you're telling me to stay calm?!" I yelled.
"Sir, please calm down. This is a hospital. We're going to check her up, but please calm down," the nurse said.
"Then go check her up and stop talking to me!" I yelled,
My hands started to shake. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have taken her to that shop. I should have forced her to drink that juice, and none of this crap would be happening right now.
I paced back and forth on the passage door....It's been fifteen whole minutes now. What's taking them so long?
I was about to bargain when the doctor came out. "Is she okay? Is she fine? What happened to her?" I asked, my nerves all over the place.
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid to say that her cancer is getting worse, sir. She only has eleven months or less to live. Due to the amount of trauma, her brain stopped responding for a while, but she's awake now," the doctor said and walked off.
I instantly fell to my knees. Cancer? No, no, this can't be true. How? How come?
I opened the door to go see her. A lot of machines surrounded her as she took one breath at a time. She was sleeping peacefully, but I couldn't bring myself to do anything but cry bitterly as I saw her in that condition.
What was I thinking? This is all my fault. I screamed silently, falling to my knees.
I'm sorry, Testimony. I shouldn't have come into your life. I shouldn't have told you the truth about me. Even though I did, you didn't run away, but you stayed. I'm cursed. Everyone who touches me or tries to come closer to me always dies, and I was selfish because I thought of myself and forgot about you.
I felt her hand and kissed it. "You know, I once read a book called 'Love at First Sight,' where characters fell in love with each other in just twenty-four hours. I thought it was rubbish, wondering how someone could fall in love with someone in just twenty-four hours. But I fell in love with you the second you walked inside that door. I couldn't stop the feeling I feel around you, and I hate it. I even slept with Sky, not because I liked her, but because I was trying to forget about you. I stayed away from you for the whole week because I wanted to forget about you, but every day, I kept thinking about you," I confessed, crying.
I looked at her, and my heart broke again. I would do anything to save her, to make her happy. I would give up my life, my empire, everything, just to see her smile again.
As I held her hand, I made a promise to myself: I would do everything in my power to save her, no matter the cost.
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Well, that's a sudden twist. I myself didn't expect 😅