FALLING INTO HIS DEN OF WOE
{DO NOT FORGIVE ME ISOLDE}
CHAPTER 2
DARK ALLEY,
Isolde couldn't control her eyes and her body as shock took over her being. The steel pipe she was holding also fell from her, tears welled in her eyes as she looked at the gory scene before her
A human body leaned limp against the dirty walls, red stream pooled beneath him and it's much. His face was pale but emotionless and he looked like a dead person from afar. His black denim jacket had two holes in it, one on his left chest and the other one in his stomach
Isolde rushed to him in panic and she knelt beside him to check him out. She placed two of her fingers on the pulse point on his neck to check his pulse. Isolde's dream is to be a doctor, a successful one and even though she dropped out of high school…she had planned her future well and she'll chase her dreams eventually
She knew one or two things about first aid to a patient. After checking his pulse for close to 5 times, she finally sensed a slow pulse…slow and faint.
She sighed in relief and started tapping his cheeks to wake him up.
"Hey. Hey. Excuse me. Don't sleep. Fight it" Isolde shouted as she tapped his cheek continuously
"Fuck! Who is shouting this much? It's annoying" the guy said and groaned out. His groan was low but not really deep
"Do you have a phone? I'll call an ambulance for you. You need to get to the hospital really fast," Isolde said as she removed her pink jacket. She tore it into two and wrapped each one around the wound to prevent the wound from bleeding too much. As she was rushing, something fell off her but she didn't notice
The guy just lay there speechless, he didn't talk or respond to her questions.
Isolde searched his pockets but she didn't find a phone on him, she's quite surprised when she didn't find the phone on him
Isolde groaned and brought out her own phone to try her luck again, and as if the gods were on her side, her phone miraculously came on and she quickly dialed the emergency number. The call was still connecting when a force took the phone out of her hand. She gasped in shock and looked at the guy lying on the ground. He's now sitting up with one hand on his stomach, his brows pulled together but he didn't groan and that left Isolde wondering whether he's an alien from the outer space
"What are you doing? Give the phone back, I have to call the emergency number. You need to go to the hospital," Isolde said. She stretched her palm forward, but the guy just tapped a different number on her phone. The line was connected in just two rings
"Hey, come get me at that alley right now. Five minutes," he said coldly, and the receiver mumbled something in response, something Isolde couldn't hear. The call ended and the guy threw the phone to Isolde, she's not the catcher type so the phone fell on the hard floor and it shattered
Isolde gasped loudly, and she almost yelled as she scrambled to her shattered phone. Her blood boiled as she gathered the broken phone in her hands. Her phone was already damaged before, but she didn't care as long as it could make calls, receive calls, send messages, and receive messages, then she's okay. Her budget right now does not include getting a phone but this strange guy just smashed her phone? She's really mad right now…
"What have you done? You've smashed my phone. Aren't you gonna say something?" Isolde asked as she stared at him
"Crying over a piece of trash. Pathetic." He replied and Isolde raised her brows a little bit, something about this guy seems familiar to her but she can't point it out
"Pathetic? Who are you to tell me I'm pathetic? You are way more pathetic" she fired back
"Who knows the kind of shady business you got yourself into that make them shoot you in an alley. Freak!" she added and the guy smirked, he seemed to be enjoying her feisty attitude
He didn't give a reply to her anymore, and he just closed his eyes. Exactly five minutes later…it didn't exceed a second, two cars drove into the alley. The first car parked right in front of Isolde and she stood up on her feet
The car door opened, and a pair of sleek, polished shoes came out first, followed by the black attire, and finally, the whole body of the person came out. It's a man that looked not younger than the guy who was shot
"Young…" Rowan was cut off by the guy on the ground
"I guess it's Tushar to you," Tushar said, and Rowan paused. He looked at Isolde and then Tushar. He understood immediately and nodded
"Hello miss. I'm Rowan Marchetti, I'm his friend and I'm here to pick him up" Rowan said with a smile and Isolde mirrored that smile, she even offered her hand for a shake
"I'm Isolde, I happened to see him here and thought of helping him" she replied. Rowan's eyes darted to her bloody hand and then back to her face, he hesitated a little bit. Isolde saw the hesitation in his eyes and she looked at he own hand before smiling awkwardly and cleaning her hands with her jean trousers
"Sorry about that," she said, and Rowan nodded. He signaled for two bodyguards to come help Tushar into the second car and the order was carried out immediately and Rowan returned his gaze to Isolde
"Are you going anywhere,e miss Isolde? I'll take you there" Rowan said and Isolde just nodded absentmindedly, her eyes were on the car that Tushar had just now
For some unknown reason, she's worried about him. Maybe it's because he's the first gunshot patient she has ever seen.
"Is he going to be okay? He seems to have lost a lot of blood and the wound looks serious. The bullets are still inside him" Isolde asked worriedly as she looked at Rowan
"Don't be worried about him, he's stronger than he seems. He's actually a psychopath so calm down" Rowan muttered the last part and Isolde scoffed
"Who's worried about him? It's just because he's a patient" she said and Rowan nodded
"I have to get you a change of clothes and replace the phone he destroyed. I'm sorry about the phone, he tends to be destructive at times" Rowan said and Isolde looked at her dress Truthfully, he clothes are all covered with blood and if she's to step into the streets right now then people might think she's mad or something so she smiled awkwardly again at Rowan
"I'm sorry for inconveniencing you. But can you make it fast, you can give me the money for the phone and I'll get it myself…I really need to be somewhere right now and I'm already late" she rushed her words, her eyes held urgency
Rowan nodded and went to open the car door for her
"I can actually get that myself, you don't need to open it. I'm not some kind of princess, it's also weird that you're doing this for me the first time we are meeting" Isolde said as she stood by the door
"Just get in Miss Isolde…you're wasting the time" Rowan replied with a small smile and Isolde entered slowly, Rowan closed the door for her and he went to the driver's seat to start the car, he'll be the one to drive the car himself
Soon, the car is already on the road. The drive is fast but safe, Isolde asked Rowan to make a stop at a cheap store where she changed her clothes into a pink top and black jean trousers
"You can just drop me off at a corner right there…I'll take it up from there, thank you so much for the ride" Isolde notified Rowan when she noticed that they were already a few streets away from her workplace
Rowan looked at her with emotionless eyes, he could see the inconvenience in her eyes
"No Miss Isolde, I have to get you to your destination," he said
"Are you following some kind of order? I said I'm fine, just drop me off right here" she repeated, she wanted her voice to sound more stern but she failed, her voice betrayed her and came out more like a plea
"Ok then" Rowan replied and pulled over at the nearest stop. Isolde didn't wait a minute before dashing out of the car
"Thanks for the ride" she slammed the door and Rowan called her back, he got out of the car and handed her a cheque
"Get a new phone for yourself, please." Rowan left immediately after he gave her the check. Isolde stood in the street speechlessly as she stared at the cheque in her hand, it's a blank cheque and it has been already signed
'What if they are scammers, you better throw it away. You don't wanna add problems to your already existing problems' the voice in her head muttered and Isolde walked towards a trash can to dump the cheque inside but for some reason, she hesitated and just dipped it in her pocket
She turned around and started running to her workplace
Immediately she left, and a black van also pulled out of the streets and followed her discreetly
CONVENIENCE STORE/SUPERMARKET, MOSCOW
Isolde ran in through the door. She ran through two streets to get here and she didn't make a stop on her way, she didn't dare because she knew she was in for trouble already
The store is quite busy with customers dragging their carts behind them. The cashier table, Isolde's working corner is also busy with customers lined up.
She checked the time on the wall and her heart dropped. She knew she was already late, but she didn't expect the time to have been spent so far like this. How long did she spend with that guy?
Rumi is already doing her work and Isolde just sighed. Rumi is the other part-timer and her own shift is in the morning. Rumi's work starts immediately the store opens in the morning and ends at 8pm, She's supposed to be here at 8 but she arrived at 9:30. Her boss is going to chew her out and she's getting herself prepared for it
Isolde glanced at the cashier once again, and she wasn't surprised to see Rumi glaring at her hatefully. Rumi hates her, and she doesn't even know why, but that's not even her priority right now. Rumi can hate her for all she cares, her job is her main priority for now because she can't bear to lose any of her jobs right now
"Mrs Hawkins? It's Isolde" Isolde said as she knocked the door gently. She must tread softly as she doesn't want to face too much aggression from her boss
Isolde could hear a subtle crash from behind the door, and she could already imagine the things going on behind this closed door. 'Mrs Hawkins' as they call her is just a woman in her thirties, probably mid-thirties and she's also a divorcee, she divorced her husband two years ago and the reason for their divorce is still unknown to the world
Ever since her divorce, she seems to have turned into a freak…sex freak and she has flings with both guys and girls often and it seems she's at it again tonight again
After a while, the crash sound vanished, and she finally heard the voice that told her to come in. Isolde slowly pushed the door open and entered with her head down and her hands clasped in front like some sort of criminal approaching the judge
"Isolde," Mrs Hawkins called and Isolde started talking without looking up
"I'm really sorry, ma'am, I cannot explain what happened. I was caught up in an emergency, and I had to save someone's life today. I didn't mean to come in late today. Please don't fire me, I can't bear to lose this job" she rushed her words with her head still lowered, her hands kept shaking and she kept fidgeting with her nails
Mrs Hawkins rolled her swivel chair, her legs were mounted on top of each other on her clumsy table, and her beautiful red heels were showing
"Can you tell me when you became a doctor who gets caught up in emergencies? Are you still chasing that dumb dream? How dare you waste my own time to save a god-damn person! I pay for your time so how dare you waste it!?" she yelled as she slammed the table with her palm
Isolde flinched and sniffled.
"I'm sorry, it won't happen again" she muttered and Mrs Hawkins scoffed
"Do you think I'm going to buy that sh!t from you again? 'It won't happen again' 'I'll improve my attitude'. Do you think I'm a fool like you?" she asked again and Isolde just kept quiet
Something kept nudging her to look up but she didn't want to upset her boss, it looked like she was in a very bad mood right now so she just kept her head low and even lower until her hair fell on both sides of her face
Mrs Hawkins sighed and rested back in her chair
"What do you think I should do Nick? Should I just fire her? I really can't stand her anymore" she said and Isolde frowned
Did she just hear her boss saying her boyfriend's name?
Nah! Probably one of her flings that bears the same name
"You can actually fire her. I don't care. If she really wants to chase her lame dream then allow her, don't let her make you go bankrupt" Nick said, the nonchalance and shrug evident in his voice
Isolde frowned deeper as the familiarity of the voice hit her, she was tempted to finally look up, and the shock that coursed through her system was tremendous
Nick is standing right in front of her. And he's not just standing anywhere but on her boss' table, he's shirtless and his hair is ruffled, his belt is undone and his pants are even halfway down his legs and his underpants are all evident
She shook, her body was too tiny to process this big wave of shock that hit her.
"I agree with you darling," Mrs Hawkins said as she stood up and pulled Nick in for a kiss. The two shared a passionate kiss in front of Isolde and she couldn't believe her own eyes, all she could do was just watch them
"Who does she think she is? Some kind of superhero that feels she can change the world? Stupid! Pathetic" Hawkins said and Nick just smirked, he finally looked at Isolde and his stare didn't even last a minute
"Ok, Isolde. Leave. You're fired. I don't wanna see you here tomorrow. I'm sick and tired of your pathetic stories all the time so let's save each other so me stress and don't come back here" Hawkins said without batting an eyelid
"What?"…