Perfect Proposal

22.

His wounds were dressed up. He was lying unconscious. My baby. It broke my heart to see him like this.

"Ken..Ken. What..What happened Jace?" Whimpering, I asked.

"I don't know. I was on my way to the office when I had this phone call from a common friend of us. When I reached the place, he was lying unconscious." He told.

"Who did this?" There was a rage smouldering in me. I could see my heart writhing in pain. I couldn't tolerate what happened to Ken.

Suddenly I was pulled out from the trance by a phone call. It was Jayden.

"I..I have set the things. Will get your information." I told, coldly.

"Well, ms. Helen Jane, it's an important file, you never take things seriously." His husky voice was something I'd love to choke given the situation.

Anger seethed in and my face was painted by crimson red, "you and your job can get lost. Whatever in the hell I do, there is no satisfaction to you, be it work, be it something you're not capable of doing! Rot in hell!"

"You can't talk like that to me. I am your boss.."

"Well, I can. And last time I checked, you don't own me to decide for me. So you can shove that down your throat until you choke and die. Fuck you."

I cut the call immediately and rushed to the room. Jace and Ezlyn were standing ignoring the presence of each other. Both had their glances looking away from one another.

An awkward silence filled the space. Ken was yet to wake. As soon as he wake, wrath will fall upon the ones who had done this heinous crime.

"You can go now Jace. Thank you." I said and sat on a chair.

"Mm, Helen, I have a work to do. Can I go?" Scrunching her nose, Ezlyn asked, as if she had to some other thing instead.

"Ok." Looking through the glass window, I said, as my mind raked over the moments where my brother were beaten black and blue. My eyes were blurred. I couldn't feel anymore.

Casting a glance at me, he went outside, I saw Ezlyn going behind him but I wasn't in a situation to think anything.

****

"Jace, you bastard. Stop right there." Ezlyn yelled running behind him. Panting, she halted her steps as she reached near him.

"What is it?" Wiggling his eyebrows, Jace asked.

"What were you doing? Why are you suddenly acting like a saint?" She was enraged, the moments were bestowed upon her where she had to face the most arrogant guy she has ever seen. "There's something wrong with you being at the right moment and right place!"

"I..I.." His words were caged as he couldn't imagine such an accusation calling on him.

"I know you are taking revenge on her and me by doing this. I just want to let you know, you won't ever win in doing your evil deeds. You swine." Ezlyn shouted at him which made him awestruck.

"Ez.. Ezlyn..I..I was.. I wasss.." His mind went haywire for he couldn't muster up courage to tell her anything.

"Oh you didn't stammer then but now you can't even speak a word. You should be ashamed of yourself for all the things you had done, Jace. And comeback tomorrow after you record what you've to say. I don't have time for your bullshit." She walked away from him.

His eyes were getting welled, his heart was writhing for standing in front of the girl he only loved in his life, and for facing her glances which were yelling the restaurant moments at him.

Bowing his head down, he trailed behind the steps she left, in a slow pace, wallowing on his plight.

*****

"Ken, tell me, what happened?" I asked.

"Please don't tell mom. I picked a fight with that..."

"Nate's friend, Willie?"

"You remember?"

"I won't leave that bastard." I took the phone which was suddenly grabbed by Ken.

"Stop it. I.. I'll deal with it. You don't have to.."

"Who am I to you, Ken? You won't let me do this at least? I..I can't tolerate such things happening to my baby."

"We'll do it, when I get up."

"But what will I tell mom?"

"Ya about that, there's one more thing I have to tell you. Dad had some issues in business, today after you left, he called mom for going to his place."

"What the? Why she didn't call me?"

"She thought you had some important meeting. That's why. She'll return soon."

"Alright. Leave that now. It isn't the first time for him to have issues and she going there, so it's ok. But this..."

"It is nothing. Leave it."

"Mm, ok. Let me fetch you something to eat."

I silently went outside, and took my phone and typed a message.

"Luca, I need to meet you."