"What do you mean they are trying to kill her?" I question Bella as I stare her down. I feel like I'm about to jump out of my skin because this has got to be the most unbelievable day.
And now this...
And I realized I have yet to contact everyone back home to let them know we at least made it to Tulum, are somewhat safe, and have found Camila.
She looks at me sadly, but firmly as she proceeds to tell me that she had caught Dr. Carlos and the nurse talking about keeping Camila alive long enough to harvest some of her organs, and then get rid of her. The drug the nurse was about to inject into her IV was one that would've made Camila remain in a coma.
At this news I can't even hold it, I vomit all over the floor, my throat burning as I try to catch my breath and pull myself together. This is madness!! She's kidding right?!
"No way, Bella are you sure?" I ask her in disbelief, my voice croaking as I attempt to wipe my face and swallow down the burn. I think for some reason I need to hear it again.
"Ask him yourself if you don't believe her" Josh says. The look in his eyes telling me all I need to know.
Anger courses through my veins. I want to kill him, I want to kill the nurse. This is insanity! Why would they want to hurt her? How sick is she really? How much of what he told was the truth?
Looking back at Camila, I swallow more bile down before I feel my eyes go black. "Lock the door Josh. No one gets in or out until I'm done!" I say harshly as I fling the bathroom door open and see Dr. Carlos and the nurse cowering in the corner. "GET UP" I yell. They scurry to their feet but stay feet from me, I close the distance only slightly. "You have exactly five seconds to start talking before I lose my shit and you lose your lives!" I bark.
"Why are you hurting Camila? TELL ME!" I feel like the Incredible Hulk towering over both of them as I let the fire ignite in my eyes as I metaphorically burn holes in them. "Someone start talking, NOW!" I growl.
Dr. Carlos clears his throat, pushing the nurse behind him, trying to stare me down as he says in a quiet tone that they know who she belongs too and he's got a deal with the devil.
"What do you mean?" I question, extremely confused, not wanting to work to figure out the hidden meaning of his words. I don't have time for games.
"I work for the black market" he says simply before he lets out a wicked laugh. "Your girlfriend is the type my boss looks for. Sometimes Mr. Mendes, we make deals we can't undo until we pay for them" he says.
"What kind of fucked up shit is this? I don't understand, why Camila? She knows no one here!" I say as I feel like I've gotten punched in the gut. This just keeps getting more disturbing by the second.
"She's famous. Her father is too. And apparently so are you" he chuckles. "Famous organs always make a great payout!"
"So...you've done this before and no one has tried to stop you?" I'm trying to comprehend, completely flabbergasted.
"Of course my boy. If you guys hadn't of shown up for her, I would've been able to get away with it again, word would have gotten out that she simply died in the wreckage from the earthquake and no one would be the wiser" he explains. "But of course she'd have people looking for her...." he huffs as now the mans face doesn't even express an ounce of sympathy.
"You're a sick bastard!" I scream. "My god what the fuck is wrong with you?!" I shout as in my blind rage I rush towards him and grab him by the collar of his white lab coat and slam him into the wall. "You son of a bitch, you are going to find me a REAL doctor and you are going to make sure she is well enough to leave this place. After that I'll be after you. Mark my words Carlos. You've had your last hurrah!" I'm choking him again and I find it eerily satisfying this time around, knowing that I know. The nurse is screaming, but I stare her down and she falls to the ground, sobbing like a small child.
No one messes with Shawn Mendes. No one messes with the love of my life. No one.
In the series of events that followed, after almost strangling Carlos to death, Josh called extra men from his team to come and escort Dr. Carlos around completing the tasks that I had demanded of him. Josh made sure multiple people he called upon both spoke and understood Spanish. In a matter of hours Camila was "magically" well enough to travel, she still needed the vent according to the new doctor; who by the way we ran a background check on before he even laid a hand on my girl. I have my ways people!
I had called on a few of my connections which is how we are currently at the nearest airport getting on a medical plane to fly back to the States with Camila and Bella to be thoroughly examined by my friend at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. I plan on reaching out to our families when we get there.
You'll be happy to know that Dr. Carlos and his nurse along with several other doctors were taken into custody after the hospital was ambushed by both Mexican and American authorities. None of them will be seeing daylight any time soon and if things go as Josh tells me they might, the deal with the devil they made will cost them their lives.
I don't even feel an ounce of sympathy. They are getting what they deserve.
My heart is still beating erratically out of my chest as I watch Josh's men load Camila's gurney on the plane. Bella was able to walk on her own and hasn't left Camila's side since we've boarded. I haven't left her side either. I'm gripping her hand in mine as we take off, trying to hold back tears. The weight of this whole situation coming crashing down as we make it into the air without any problems. This is so much worse than what she had to go through with me and I just pray to god she has the strength to survive. I'm willing my own strength to her as I admire her beautiful features. Despite it all, she's still my amazing, gorgeous, smart, sexy as hell girlfriend and after this mess is over, I know she's been talking about changing her last name and so many more things she wants to accomplish and I want to give it all to her.
I don't want to wait any longer. If there's anything this whole ordeal has taught me, it's that we never know how much time we have on this earth or what obstacles may be in our way, but nothing and no one is going to stop me from officially making Camila a Mendes.
"Hey baby...it's me again. Man do I have a story for you when you wake up. I need you to wake up, please baby! I'll do whatever it takes, but you're going to be safe now. I'm not going to let anything happen to you. I love you Camila Cabello. So fucking much, so I need you to come back to me, okay. Please baby, I can't do this without you...everyone misses you and needs you back" I cry softly while holding her hand before leaning over and gently kissing her forehead.
This isn't the end of our story....not by a long shot.
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Racing for Keeps
FanfictionThey've been through so much already... Can they make it through what comes next? The much anticipated sequel to Driving Me Crazy. ** You need to read Driving Me Crazy first or parts of this book won't make sense as the story continues.
