Don't Lie to Me

Chapter 14

~Elle~

“Mikhail!”

That was all I managed to choke out before collapsing in shock. I closed my eyes, trying to still my rapidly beating heart, the voices seeming to loud. My head was throbbing and the bright lights were bursting through my eyelids, causing my headache to slowly start throbbing once more.

I could feel Jon rush to the side of my bed anxiously. I could feel the worry in the air. Even Mikhail was worried, but I knew he hadn’t moved yet, shock paralyzing him.

I couldn’t see it. I knew I felt something familiar in Mikhail, but my brother? And how could my mom not tell me?

I felt Jon’s hand pressing into my palm, hear his pleas to calm down. I took a deep breath, trying to oblige, and slowly calming my heart.

The voices were still loud, but they were dulling slowly, becoming bearable.

I opened my eyes slowly, squinting in the lights and looking at Jon’s face. I glanced at Mikhail, his body still frozen. I didn’t think I could do anything, I was too weak, so I just looked back at my father tiredly.

“What about mom?”

I managed to mumble, the words barely audible. I saw regret flash through Jon’s eyes, his gaze faltering for a second before flickering back to a steady gaze. His hand still gripped mine, making sure I was ok.

“I had to make her forget, it was too risky.”

Once he was certain I was ok, he turned back to Mikhail slowly. He walked up to him, placing a hand on his shoulder. There was silence as they stared at each other, each one waiting for the other to speak.

“Why didn’t anyone tell me?”

It was all I could do to hear the whisper coming out of Mikhail’s pale lips. He looked broken and utterly confused.

When Jon didn’t respond, obviously at a loss for words, I saw something flash in Mikhail’s eyes, nothing I had ever seen before.

Mikhail pushed Jon away, shoving him back a few steps.

“Why didn’t you tell me? After all these years waiting for someone to find me, and you knew! You knew!”

Mikhail stared at his father, panting slightly from his outburst. He glared at Jon, waiting for a response, but Jon was frozen. When it became obvious Jon wasn’t going to respond, Mikhail growled angrily, pushing his way out of the room, disappearing as the door slowly swing closed.

Silence.

“What have I done?”

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~Mikhail~

I couldn’t stay in that room any longer, couldn’t look at the man who claimed to be my father. I couldn’t believe he could just say that. Who gave him the right to keep something like this from me? The corporation couldn’t possibly do too much if I knew who my father was. I didn’t understand.

I stormed through the halls, not paying attention to where I was going. I just had to get outside. I passed the main desk, ignoring the murmured goodbyes from the bored desk attendants.

I pushed open the doors, taking a deep breath, leaning down and placing my hands on my knees. I closed my eyes, feeling slightly nauseated. I bit back the vile taste in my mouth, making sure I didn’t let any out.

I stayed outside, catching my breath. I glanced up, looking around me. The tall buildings shielded the sun from my eyes, giving me a clear view of the street.

I knew I couldn’t stay out here for long, Elle was going to get worried, stress she didn’t need right now. I sighed wearily, unwilling to face Jon again, but knowing I needed to.

I turned around, taking a deep breath before pushing the double doors open again. I nodded to the people sitting behind the desks, not really paying attention to their replies.

I walked slowly through the halls, taking my time. I didn’t really remember the placement of the room, so I wandered all around the hospital, looking for a familiar door. After a half an hour passed, I finally started to recognize the hallways. I turned down one empty hallway.

I glanced around, mildly confused. I didn’t think the hallways were supposed to be this empty ever. The silence was deafening, my thoughts seeming too loud. I frowned, slightly unnerved. I glanced in the adjacent rooms, noticing how they were each empty, none of them even occupied by a patient.

I started to get slightly nervous, walking faster down the hallway, looking for any faces. I continued to see empty rooms, too white and too lonely.

As I approached Elle’s room, I heard a crack. I spun around, my heart beating fast, but the halls were just empty. I turned around slowly, my heart still beating and walked faster towards the door. I pushed open the door and closed it behind me. I spun around, about to reply what I just saw.

But there wasn’t anyone there.

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Yeah so Mikhail just got the big news, kind of freaked out but you would too wouldn't you? And he does have every right to be mad, Jon really should have told him sooner. He is like 17 or something right? =p

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