who was he ?

Chapter 14

WARNING : THIS IS A VERY VERY TECHNICAL CHAPTER AND IT TOOK ME A LOT OF TIME TO WRITE IT , SO PLEASE RESPECT IT AND IF YOU DONT LIKE THE TECHNICALITY THEN YOU CAN ALWAYS SKIP THE WORDS OR ASK ME THE MEANING . THIS CHAPTER WILL BE A TURNING POINT IN THE STORY SO READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP YOUR BRAINS OPEN .

"Lucy " Dr. Greene said and tried shaking her but to no avail . She did not even stir . Her cold stone eyes did not blink nor moved from the single spot she was constantly looking at. He sighed and decided to ask James for the permission which was going to be a very very difficult job , even difficult than cracking his medical exam and completing his studies. James had always been a difficult man and he would never agree easily and that would be the biggest barrier .

"James " Greene slightly knocked on his bedroom door assuming that he was sleeping but wondered how could sleep overtake him at such a critical time when he had lost everything . He squirmed at the thought and wondered what was waiting for him behind the wooden oak doors .

He tapped again trying to wake him up from his deep slumber but now he was irritated , and was losing his patience quick . He composed himself and breathed in and out trying to do all the meditation techniques taught to calm the doctors when they are practising.

He tried waking him again but to no avail so he finally decided to go inside and thus , determined , he opened the lock carefully , trying not to make any sound acting as a mouse. He peeked inside and what he saw stunned him and he stood dumbfounded on the door while the door creaked open .

James was lying on his bed and a pink frothy liquid was coming out of his mouth . He panicked and ran towards him and checked his pulse. It was faint but was still there. Immediately , alarmed , Greene ran out and shouted for help , thinking that it would also alarm all the family members about the situation. He ran inside and started cleaning the froth.

In a few seconds Adam and Ellie came running inside . They were startled to see James in such a condition and both froze on the spot.

"We have to take James to the hospital immediately " Dr. Greene said hurriedly and started to move his now fragile body .

Adam immediately came to help him and Ellie gasped , tears were threatening to blast out of her eyes any second now. Jake came running and barged inside and panted heavily on coming inside. He bent down to catch his breath and when he was normal he looked up and what he saw took his breath away .

Adam and the doctor were trying to move James and they had James each had his one hand wrapped around their shoulders supporting the old man's weight. Jake could not believe what his eyes were seeing . Now , Ellie was crying in one of the bedroom corners and nothing could console her . The whole family had turned upside down . First Allice and now James . What was happening with the Whittaker family ? How can someone do something like this to such a noble family . Why ? This question protruded in everyone's minds but none asked.

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"Yes Peter , father is in the hospital and he has been drugged . This is what the doctors are saying right now and Dr. Greene has sent his friend Dr. Amelia to treat him . " Adam told Peter with a heavy heart and concentrated his gaze on the floor. At this moment all the air in his lungs moved out immediately and he collapsed on the ground.

"Peter " That was the last sound he heard when everything started spinning and the world blackened out for him as if all the colours were stolen with a single blow and none bothered to return .

"Oh my god Peter " Adam shouted and shook his brother violently . "No no no no no no no " he constantly said and swayed his head like a mad man . " You are not going to leave me in this situation right now . No . No. No . You are my big brother . You can't do this to me . No . No . I am not letting you slip away like this . You can't be so weak big bro . Wake up or I would hit you like I used to when you irritated me when I was in school . No . Not again . Not again . " He constantly rambled until a nurse found them and ushered them to another private room where she sprinkled some water on Peters pale face and tried orienting his blond dishevelled hair . She sighed and pitied the family after all , the news had spread like wild fire all over the town.

" Adam Whittaker ?" A lady in her mid fifties called out and looked up from the clipboard she had in her hand . She had striking green eyes and a very neatly tied bun with brown hair on her head , giving a very professional look yet a softness in her voice calmed him and when he met her eyes he found a motherly affection towards her which he had never felt before. Maybe she was like this as her duty demanded it but it was enough to calm his mind which was running like a cheetah , at full speed ; and the motherly hand she put in her shoulder added to the effect .

"Yes it's me . " He sighed . " You must be Dr. Amelia ? "

"Yes , you are correct , I am your fathers doctor . " She smiled at him .

" So how is he now ?" Adam asked in a low voice.

" He is stable now but I want to inform you everything about his condition . I am not that type of doctors who like to keep their patients's families in dark . I like to prepare the family for the worst " she said in one breathe and sighed closing her eyes , trying to maintain the professional demand of the situation , after all it was also very difficult for her to break lol the sad news to the families and see them break down in front of her knees . The tears , the screams scared her but she knew it was all for the best .

She took a long breathe and said " your father has been poisoned by strychnine , a very deadly poison , which is banned from being sold nowadays . It's only found in native Southern Asia and Australia but some people deal with them in the black market by hiding from the government . On further examining your father , we found two freshly needle punctured marks which were exactly on the correct vein to kill the person within few minutes , but by gods grace , Dr . Greene found him on time and brought him here and we were able to save him . Anyway , I want you to inform the police immediately and tell them to search for some drug paraphernalia which I suppose should be there since the person who injected this poison in James body must have been real quick and left some or the other clue . " Amelia completed hoping that Adam understood her though she used some technical terms she was sure that since he studied medical for some time he must be able to understand most of the part . She patted him again and went away giving him a last look of pity that Adam dreaded but this look from her was the only source of comfort amidst the darkness that was now engulfing him in its big hands .

He sighed and looked at Peter , who was now sleeping calmly . He shifted him a little bit and made space for him on the hotel bed which smelled strongly of antiseptics and disinfectants . Laying down with his brother , he felt relief wash through him , just like old times . Whenever he used to be sad or afraid , he used to lye down with Peter on his bed in his big room and they both used to stay quite and love the presence of each other which comforted both of them . The way Peter would always check out for him and keep an eye on both of them , considering it as his duty since they did not have a motherly figure who could guide them . They had a very strong brotherly bond unlike Philip , who used to be jealous of them and would shout at Adam for snatching away Peter from him , after all he also demanded the same brotherly affection that Peter showed to Adam . When Philip grew up he went away to pursue his passion , his dream , and was never close to any of the brothers .

The simple presence of his big brother beside him was enough to make him smile even in this situation which could not be worse . With these thoughts he too went into a deep sleep which his body was craving for since a lot of time .

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