There's Always A Reason... [Book 1]

Chapter 19

"I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me....."

~Anonymous

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Leila's POV

"Yeah, Leila...I...um...have to tell you something." Ace said. She was now seriously scaring me.

"What happened Ace? Is everything alright? Is Simon okay? What about Alex? Did something happen?" I asked her in the fit of worry.

"Um...we're all okay. But..."

"But what?! Ace!" I yelled through the phone as I stood up. Sean looked at me with a worried expression and raised his eyebrow.
He also stood up.

"Leila, Zack... He's badly hurt. He's in the pack's hospital. He was asking for you but, don't worry. We handled the situation."

I eyes started to blink weirdly, with no proper order. I could feel the air being sucked out of my lungs with full pressure. I closed my eyes and tried to calm myself.

"Whe- when did it all happen?" I asked as my words stumbled.

"About 4 in the morning." She replied hesitantly. I seriously lost my patience and was about to throw my tantrum over her. But respect. Respect. I revised in my mind.

"Ace. It all happened in the morning and I'm being told in the evening - almost night. Um... I'm pretty sure, you guys haven't forgot that I'm still alive." I asked in a low, dark tone.

"Leila-" She said in a guilty tone but I cut her off and asked,

"What happened?" I asked angrily.

"Zack's pack got in a fight with some other one. His pack was wandering in the forest when they got attacked. He fought back and in all this, he got hurt." She explained.

"Is he alright?" My all anger suddenly turned in worry and I asked her in a pleading tone.

Sean must've noticed it because he pushed me down to sit. I let him guide me.

"He's much better now. He was asking for you but we told him where you were and he became silent. He barely talked after that." My throat somehow became rough and dry.

"Is Em with him?" I hopefully asked her.

"Yeah, we called her and she's right now in his room. He's resting now. He didn't talk much. Emily noticed so she tried to make a conversation but he told her that he was tired and sleepy. So, Emily stopped trying." She told me all the situation.

"Should I come?" I asked her in a very, very low voice because Sean was with me and I feared he would feel kind of ignored.

"No, no, no...it's okay. I told you, we handled everything here. You're with Ryan, stay with him. Besides, your brothers told me to tell you not to worry. Emily is here. He's sleeping. What would you do?"

I just hummed in response. I hated it.

I had to stay with Sean, forcefully. I couldn't meet my injured best friend, because of him. Everyone forgot me, because I was with Sean.
He was the reason of my every problem. If he wouldn't be here, nothing would've been like this.

"Okay. I'll call you later. Take care, sweety. Love you." Ace said.

"Yeah, bye. Just tell Sim and Alex to call me later and...Zack too." I hesitantly said as I peeked through my lashes to find an expressionless Sean.