Heartless People |Book 4|

Chapter 25

"Some are born mad, some achieve madness, and some have madness thrust upon 'em."

~ Emilie Autumn

FOUR YEARS LATER

LISA

DAY 1

11:57 PM

"If we have to do another one of these damn police dinners next year I'm going to lose my mind," I grumbled, pulling off my tie as the driver pulled away from the hotel. Jennie rested her head against my arm but didn't reply.

"Jen. Jennie?"

"Huh?" She sat up, looking up at me. She had been out of it for days now.

"Are you all right?" I reached over, brushing her hair over to the side.

"Yeah, just tired." She nodded, moving to sit back in her seat.

"I didn't say stop leaning on me." I frowned and she rolled her eyes at me.

"I'm going to—" I saw the headlights coming right behind her head.

"JENNIE!" I screamed but before she or I or even our driver could do anything, the glass around us exploded and she flew toward me as we tossed and turned.

Metal crunched all around us...then darkness.

5:04 AM

"Lisa?" I heard his voice.

"Nickhun?" I looked over to where he sat at my bedside, looking an absolute mess. "You look like shit."

He didn't say anything back, just nodded his head.

"What is it and what the hell did that doctor give me? I feel like I have cotton mouth." I stretched out my mouth, sticking out my tongue.

"A mild sedative"

"Why?" I asked angrily...I couldn't remember anything.

"You were ready to strangle the doctor."

I shrugged at that.

"Wouldn't be the first time. Oh—" I groaned as I pushed myself up and he moved to help. "I got it. How bad are my wounds?"

"A broken leg and shoulder, along with a ruptured eardrum and a few bruised ribs," he replied as if he were reading it from my damn chart or something.

"And Jennie?" I stretched my neck "She was on the side of the car when it was hit. How is she? They should have just put us in the same room, she is going to bitch at me."

He didn't say anything.

Why isn't he saying anything?

"I asked you a question brother; how is my wife?"

He just stared at his fucking feet. My heart started to race and whatever daze I was in completely disappeared.

"I'm going to ask you one more time—"

"Please don't." He took a deep breath, his chest shaking when he exhaled. "Please don't make me say it."

"Say what? What don't you want to say? I asked you, how is my wife? Your reply should be 'a little banged up but healing, she's with the kids' or 'asleep, you can see her later.' Those are not hard things to say Nickhun, so fucking say it!"

He opened his mouth and then shook his head. "Jennie...is... Lisa...I'm so... Her heart couldn't take it."

What?

What?

I did not understand.

"Nickhun, what are you saying to me right now?"