His Lethal Love

Chapter 13

Past

Camille

"What!" I exclaimed.

She looked nervous as she mumbled, "Yes, she's tried to commit suicide. Now she's in the hospital."

"Oh, my God!"

"What will happen if the school authorities find out our truth?" Rika's face wrinkled in worry. "I don't want to get into trouble." She grabbed my hand. "You know my father. If he comes to know about it, he will get angry and never allow me to pursue my studies."

"I'll tell my mother about it. Don't worry. Perhaps she can help us get rid of this trouble." I sighed heavily. "And I won't allow you to get into this matter. I hate to see you in trouble, either."

"But you can't blame yourself for everything, Cam, can you? I contributed significantly to the trouble we are in. It would have been better to listen to you and never have cut her straps because you know bitch tried to commit suicide. If it weren't for us, I would want her to die."

"Stop it, Rika..."' I glared at her hard, cutting her off. "You can't be that selfish, can you?"

"Yes, I can, as long as the person is fucking Maura. She makes me sick!"

"Well, I hope she does not die."

"If she dies, your way to Scott will be clear."

"Do you think Scott will ever leave me after her death?" I scoffed. "He'll kill me if anything happens to her because he is suspecting me."

Rika stepped forward and grabbed my shoulder, looking into my eyes. "I think I should take the blame on myself. Anyway, it was not your fault."

"Are you serious?" I asked incredulously. "You're saying this despite knowing that your father is waiting for an excuse to get you out of this school?"

"I don't care if Maura dies, I'll tell the whole truth to Scott. I know you love him and you'll never get him if anything happens to Maura. You're not what others think you're what you never want to reveal, Cami."

I smiled sadly as I placed my hand on hers. "I'm happy what I'm, Rika."

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It would be crazy of me to do this, but I couldn't help it because I was worried about Scott. I hadn't seen him for a week. Maura had been admitted to the hospital for a week, so I sneaked out of the house to see how she was doing. I looked around me as I approached her room, making sure no one would recognize me. The worst thing that could happen is running into Scott.

Taking a long breath I went inside room no. 404. To get Maura's room number, I had to pay a large sum to the receptionist. As I gazed at Maura lying on the bed, it surprised me to see how unrecognizable she was looking. Under her nose was an oxygen tube, and next to her bed was a monitor. She appeared pale and sickly. It was obvious that she had cut her wrist and lost a lot of blood. I heard Scott donated blood to save her life. I was burned from within by how sweet it sounded, yet how sad it was.

I scanned her thin hands, which were showing green veins on her arms as I stepped closer to her bed. Under her eyes, a large shadow encircled her and her heart-shaped lips shrank. I wondered how much weight she had lost. She was looking almost like a paper doll.

There was a piece of paper under the vase. I licked my lower lip and raised my hand to grab the paper, but jumped back when Maura spoke out, "What are you doing here?" I snapped my eyes at her, finding her eyes opened and fixed on me. "Are you satisfied now?"

I said nothing because I didn't know what to say at that time.

"You tried to destroy me, didn't you?" she asked firmly as if she knew everything.