Taming Mrs. Mafia

60 I Must've Looked Like A Grape

Terry found Hana still frozen in shock as her fingertips touched her lips.

"Luna!" Terry called out in a greeting as she entered her room. That successfully pulled her out of her trance.

"Why are you injured again? Oh, child. Who did this to you? Look at your swollen face!"

Dang. My face is swollen? I must've looked like a grape. Then, why the fuck did he...

She shook her head to stop herself from thinking about the kiss.

It's not as if it was the first time she was kissed. Why was she acting like a virgin in kissing? It was just Zeno acting like the fuckboy that he was. Yeah, that's exactly the reason why he did it.

She looked at Terry whose eyes were now tearing up.

"Hey, I'm doing fine. No need to cry. Look, I'm already healing." She sat up even when her insides hurt, just to show Terry she was fine so she would stop worrying.

Seeing the woman's frantic reaction to her injuries made her think twice about what happened to her. Terry eventually calmed down after she had enough of touching Hana to assure herself that she's warm and breathing.

"What happened to you this time?" Terry's still clutching her hand and she reciprocated the action.

Hana sighed. "The details are quite heavy this time. Are you sure you can take it?"

Terry's hand trembled. Hana has already grown on her so whatever happened to Hana always affected her. "How bad is it?"

Hana hesitated. She let go of Terry's hand, afraid of what might her reaction be. "Uhhh... to the extent that some people... died because of me and because... I killed ...them?" The last part trailed off to a whisper.

Her heart was beating wildly as she waited for Terry's reaction.

Terry's eyes widened and she grasped her hand tighter.

"D-did they... totally harm you?" Hana understood exactly what she meant and she shook her head 'no'. She looked down to avoid Terry's stare because she couldn't stop her tears from falling anymore. There was just something about Terry that made her vulnerable. Terry embraced her in a warm hug.

It didn't take long before Hana broke down. Her cries were full of anguish. The staff passing by her room heard her crying and they couldn't help but tear up as well. Everyone knew how Hana came into the hospital over a week ago and they had a vague idea of what happened to her, especially the women.

"But... but they...they touched..."

"Shhh... no need to tell me about those things. As long as you are all fine now. You're all fine now."

Terry continued hugging her as she patted her back and head. She eventually fell asleep, tired of all the crying she just did.

Hana woke up feeling refreshed and she saw Terry pouring herself a glass of water.

"Terry?"

The older woman looked back. "Yes? Do you need anything?"

"I was thinking of going home."

Terry was taken aback. "Do you remember everything now?"

Hana nodded. "My real name's Hana Figueroa and I'm from Princil."

"Princil? That's far from here."

"Yes, but I was cliff diving in Boa Vista after an event when I witnessed a murder and I fell and hit my head. I lost consciousness and the waves somehow brought me to Jena where you found me."

"Oh, so that's what happened. Is your family coming here to get you?"

Hana shook her head again. "My family does not know I'm here. I will go home on my own."

"But you're still injured!"

"Don't worry, I won't be running around when I get home. There were just some things that I needed to deal with."

Terry just sighed. "Why are you so hard-headed?"

Hana just playfully rolled out her tongue at her and Terry raised her hand wanting to hit her for that, but she looked at Hana and she couldn't find a place on her body that was not injured so she just let her be.

"What about the police? How will everything proceed if you will go home?"

"The investigation will continue. I will be back here once I deal with the problems in my company."

Terry just nodded in acknowledgment.

"By the way, here are your things from home. Are you sure you'll go home on your own? Do you want me to accompany you?"

Terry handed a bag to her and she rummaged through it trying to look for her phone. When she finally found it, she asked for Terry's phone and copied Zeno's number in hers.

"I'll be fine. There's no need and you are needed in the lodge. Guests will start flooding in starting next week."

She then booked a flight to Princil.

Hana insisted that the hospital release her even when they did not want to. They only relented after making her sign a document stating that the hospital had nothing to do if she suddenly collapsed along the road.

Terry accompanied her to the airport.

"I'll be leaving now, Terry. Thank you so much for everything. I'll be back after taking care of the mess at home."

The two hugged. "I'll be keeping in contact."

The flight to Princil was uneventful. Hana used Luna's documents to be able to travel but she wouldn't be able to use them once the police were done setting up her records straight.

When she walked out of the airport, she heard someone call her name.

"Hana!"

She looked back and saw Veronica, Carlos' wife.

"Ver!" The woman ran to her and was about to engulf her in a bone-crushing hug but Hana stopped her just in time.

Veronica was confused by her actions.

"Why did you evade my hug? We have not seen each other for a long time!"

Veronica was a high-intensity friend. She could pass as Hiro's twin.

"Please calm down. I'm injured." Veronica's expression changed from being all smiles to worry.

"What?" She suddenly lifted Hana's shirt. Hana was quick to pull the hem down, but not before Veronica got a glimpse of her bruises.

"What the fuck, Ver! We're in public!" Hana then pulled her friend to the side so they didn't become the center of people's attention. Veronica tends to react exaggeratedly.

"What happened to you? I knew you love trying out new things but really, Hana? At this expense? Did you join a fraternity, a cult, or a syndicate group? Is that a part of the initiation?"