Survival Under Protection - Book Two (Sequel)

32 - The Killer Hatred

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But the next moment, the entire place was illuminated. I (Ria) turned back to find the headlights of a car throwing light on my face and blinding me for full 2-3 seconds.

I used my hand to protect my eyes and once again I heard a familiar voice... "Ria!"

My heart sank again in fear and agony.

AND NOW...

SEDONA (Derrick's place)

LIBBY's POV:

"Check the pulse... Keep an eye on it every single second! Do you understand me clearly?" The Doc in Derrick's medical room yelled at the 2 nurses as he put the oxygen mask over Derrick's face.

"Doc, you need to tell me what's going on! Is Derrick in danger? Do we need to shift him to the hospital?" I cried out loud, not able to control my worry.

"We don't have that much time, Libby! Just pray that Derrick Sir is able to take in the oxygen!" The doc said while he asked one of the nurses to prepare an injection.

"Thank God, he is stable now! Nurse, please give him that injection and don't miss out on giving the glucose drips to him every 7 hours... Libby, let's talk outside," The doctor said and we came out of the medical room while the life support machine still beeped at intervals.

I pitched again while I saw Bolt and Sam running towards us, "Doctor, I am sure I saw Derrick moving and that's why I called you so late at night! You still don't think there is a chance for him to revive?"

"Is it true, that... Derrick gained consciousness, Libby?" Bolt was panting.

The Doctor looked at all of us, "I am sorry to disappoint you, Libby, Bolt, and Sam. But no, Derrick remains to be in a coma. Just that... there was a miss by nurses to supply him with glucose on time. So Derrick's body was losing on the sugar and pressure level, and Libby believed that he was moving. Nothing else. He is stable now, out of danger... but as I have told earlier, he would remain the same, until God chooses to show us some miracle."

I sighed in defeat, nodded, and thanked him for coming. I slouched by Derrick's medical room door with my head hung low.

Sam looked in hurry, "Bolt, we have to leave for Rincon with Logan. I requested Logan to wait for 5 minutes and he doesn't seem to be a patient guy!"

"Sam, just calm down, OK? Wait for 5 more minutes." Bolt turned down Sam and tried to cheer me up, "It's OK. Libby... Derrick will come back, one day..."

But it had no effect on me and I yelled, "But we need him up today, Bolt! Not tomorrow, not later but today! And no one needs to wait for me! Sam, just go if you want..."

"Libby, you have to understand that we are out of the danger now..." Sam cooed to me.

I gave him a fake smile and scoffed, "Yes we are! But what about the kids, Sam?... And I trusted you, Sam when you said that you have made arrangements to save us. Yes, you have done that by throwing the boys and poor Evelyn at the hands of a stranger!..."

"Libby, they will be safe. And Logan is a good person, way better than Sir Brook and David. I definitely believe he is!" Sam came to me with his hands on my shoulder.

But flickered his hands away, "Rosy believed that Derrick was good for him... You know what he did to her... My father believed that Sir Brook was good for him... Sir Brook killed my family and made me a slave for life!.... You two believed in Derrick much more than yourselves... and he killed Sean... He shot my Sean dead, in front of my eyes!.... He kept Rosy away from us, away from her kids, and finally killed her..." I was in tears now.