from first love to worst heartbreak

Chapter 42

I open my eyes, and the brightness of the light almost makes me go blind. That is not too long until I see three big heads hover over me, making my field of vision dark.

I recognize Ty, Jace and Amy, all looking me in my face.

"Are you ok?" Jace asks.

"Yeah" I say and indicate that I want to sit up and so they all offer me a hand and I take Ty's and Amy's hands while Jace holds my back and adjusts the pillows so that I can lean on comfortably.

Right after adjusting, I notice the guys just sitting around with their eyes fixated at me. "Why are you, people staring at me?" I ask.

"Is it weird to stare at someone that just got shot a couple of hours ago?" Ty asks. I can clearly see the worry in his eyes but it is my job now to play tough and tell them that there is nothing to worry about.

"You guys are making a big deal out of it. I am definitely fine". I say and cringe, knowing damn well that my leg is still in pain.

Where is my dad? Did he just leave or hasn't he even arrived yet? God damn I feel paralyzed. What the fuck happened to that junkie bitch? Just after asking myself that I turn to the left and notice another with her on it with her eys closed.

Christ. Does she have to be in this room? I have the strongest urge to grab the vase that is on the little table next to my bed and throw it on her stupid head just strong enough to give her brain damage.

Ty notices me staring at Sara and quickly says "she is just here because there weren't enough empty rooms in the hospital".

God, he knows me too well. I hear a vibrating sound, probably a phone notification'. A sudden realization hits me: I don't have my phone on me. That's when Jace hand me my phone with a smile and says "looks like someone is worried about you".

I unlock it and press on the notification, leading me to text message from Henry.

Are you okay? I need to know you're okay.

I'm okay.

Before I can leave the chat, the message is read. It's like he was waiting in the chat, waiting for me to reply.

I heard what happened. I got very worried

No need for that, Henry

Yeah sure

I can feel his cocky smirk through the screen.

When will you be back?

I don't know, I mean there are two big injuries involved, but I won't stay any longer than two days

That's good:)

I catch myself smiling

Whenever you want to come back, text me. I will come to pick you up

That's nice of him to say but I hesitate to agree.

That won't be necessary I type and press send.

Oh but it will

I put my phone away and lift my head up just to see Jace staring at me.

I ask him what's up with just my eyes.

"Were you just smiling at your screen?" he asks and my stomach turns. Was I indeed smiling? I can't tell.

"Was I what?"

"Were you smiling at your phone screen?" he repeats like a parrot.

"No, I was not" I respond in a definite tone.

He cracks a smile that seems very fake to me and says that I was in fact smiling. I deny once again and choose to ignore his commentary.

I tell the guys that they can leave and go back, as I don't want them to stay for long just because I am here. As they slowly start to pack their things, I start to close my eyes, with the aim of falling asleep to kill time.

I wake up from the voices of different people in my surrounding and struggle to open my eyes. As I do, I see many backs turned to me, which makes me even more confused. Some space clears up and I see one policeman cuff Sara's hands behind her, while telling her that she has a right to remain silent.

Some adventure.

She is being escorted out of the room against her own as I watch with the biggest pleasure. I have no idea what is going on or why the junkie was just forced outside by the police but I like it either way.

After the room clears out, my father steps in and takes fast steps towards my bed.

"What happened?" I ask him as he looks down and plays stressfully with the duvet. It's like he does bot have the courage to lift his head up and look me in my eyes.

He finally makes eye contact but I can sense the sadness in his eyes. "Sweetie, Sara has just been arrested due to possession of all types of drugs. Her dorm has been raided and the boyfriend was there as well, so they got him too." he makes a little pause before he continues "I mean God knows how many years they will be facing" he finishes.

But what about the gun? Was she just arrested because of the drugs? That can't be right.

"What about the gun, dad?"

"They have found two of them and they both belong to her" he says and gives me a sharp look that makes me feel a bit uneasy.

I mean sure, I hate Sara and I wish her all the worst out there, but would I want her to carry a small part of my guilt with her?

"And Elizabeth?" I ask and raise an eyebrow.

He clears his throat before answering. "She went with Sarah, but I'm pretty sure that this is it between us".

He puts his hand on my knee and cracks a smirk.

I ask him if something is funny and he shakes his head.

"Crazy, isn't it? I've been married to this woman for quite some time and now ill have to divorce her because our daughters tried to kill each other" he keeps on smiling and I am starting to sense that he isn't taking this seriously.

"I think you're forgetting who wanted to kill whom and who abused by best friend" I say with a harsh tone and watch his smirk fade away in an instant.

He starts to caress my hear and looks me deep in my eyes. "Everything will be alright, honey. Remember, you have me on your side."

And a whole lot of powerful lawyers, who owe him their life because he made their career. Knowing that my own father actually holds this much power sometimes scares me.

Often times I get scared and paranoid when I think about him too much. Just think about it, hypothetically speaking this man could be hiding anything from me and I would die without ever having a clue. Isn't that terrifying?

But then I mumble to myself how pathetic I am being. I am his daughter. Why would he ever have the urge to lie to me? Our bond is a very unique dad-daughter bond. Like no other. That I am very sure of.