CAPTURED- An Alternative Theory

The Unrevealed Truth Part-2

Abriana

At the lake

I heard a familiar voice calling my name. "Abriana! Abriana!! Wake up!" I felt air blown into my mouth. "You'll be fine. I'm here, now. Just wake up!!" I felt my chest being compressed by someone. "Wake up, Goddamn it!" As the water came out of my mouth, I started coughing and tried to open my eyes. "Thank God! You're okay." I couldn't be any happier to see Detective Lock. I tried to thank him by giving a faded smile.

"Don't worry Abriana! I'm here now. Easton has told me everything about Alexa. I know she tried to kill you." Detective told me as he rested my head on his lap.

What the hell is he talking? Am I dreaming? Or am I dead? Where am I? At the lake? In the hospital?

"Easton?" I said quietly as I tried to open my eyes completely.

"Yes, he came out of the coma in the morning and he confessed everything but he got a sudden shock and now he's in coma." I could see him clearly now, I tried to grasp everything that he had said. I was sure neither am I dead nor dreaming.

"Where is Alexa?" I asked as I tried to get up but I was too feeble to do that.

Detective pointed his finger to Alexa who was lying at a distance unconscious. "I saw you two fighting in the lake from a distance and when i reached here, both of you were unconscious. When I took you and her out of the water, I noticed her face was covered in blood. It seemed she had broken her nose and cheekbone. I immediately dialled 911 and an ambulance is on its way."

"Don't tell mamà papà about what she did to me. Please. I love them." I requested him unaware of what exactly did I mean.

"I haven't told them anything yet. I'm just happy that you're okay. We can deal with this later." Detective assured me as I looked in the direction of sirens wailing. "For now, it's important that you take care of yourself." I looked at him smiling and he smiled back.

I closed my eyes and asked myself, should I be happy to be saved or sad to find out that the person who tried to kill me was my own sister.

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At the hospital

"Abriana! Bébé! Are you okay?" I woke up to the voice of my mother. "Sweetie! How do you feel?" I opened my eyes and looked at my mother. Her eyes were red and the bags under her eyes were clearly visible. I wondered what made her cry so much.

"Màmà! I feel much better. You don't need to cry now. Everything is fine." I tried to console my mother but she broke into tears.

Before I could understand what was going on, my father entered the room. As he walked towards me, my mother went to him and hugged him. She rested her head on his chest and kept sobbing. "It's okay! Everything will be fine", my father said taking her in embrace while his eyes started watering.

I couldn't figure out anything that was going on. "Are you going to tell me what the hell has happened?", I shouted.

My father came forward and sat beside me on the bed. He took my hand in his hands and squeezed it lightly. "Before we tell you anything, we want you to know that we're always with you. When we reached the hospital, Doctor Porter told us that our dear Alexa had died on the way to hospital due to pulmonary edema. Her lungs were filled with water and the injury caused her a severe blood loss." I didn't realize when did tears start rolling down my cheeks, but I remained quiet. My mother sat in a chair near the bed and sobbed while caressing my hair. When my father realized that I didn't react, he continued, "Sweetie, we know you've been through a lot lately and it's hard for you too but you're a very strong girl. We love you a lot and we'll protect you at any cost."