HEIRESS [JUSTICE #1]

11|| Endless Tears

The mind will not always remember exactly what happened but the heart will always remember the feeling.

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Stella sat in the lobby of the hospital in a daze overwhelmed by the memories of recent event; her discovering the truth and Brandon being stabbed.

She closed her eyes, burying her head in between her hands.

Andrew and Diyemi waited in the hall of the operating theatre on edge waiting for news. "How did this happen?" Andrew wondered anxiously.

Diyemi glanced at Stella and Andrew and looked away, biting his thumb. "Brandon is always weak when it concerns Stella, he never uses his brain when it involves her" he griped under his breath.

The red light went off and the doors swung open. Diyemi and Andrew looked up and Stella jumped to her feet.

"Doctor how is he?"

"Is he fine?"

They surrounded the doctors holding their breath as the nurses wheeled an unconscious Brandon out.

Stella's heart ached at the sight of him. "Tell me he is fine doctor," she pleaded.

The doctor heaved a sigh. "this night will be critical for him. The knife wound was deep and he lost a lot of blood. Luckily there was no infection and it hit no organ."

"So what are you saying? What's the issue?" Stella's breath hitched. "Didn't the surgery go fine?"

"Like I said, he lost a lot of blood. We just have to wait and see how he recovers." The doctor said sympathetically and walked away.

Stella stepped back shaken while Diyemi groaned quietly in frustration. Stella took a deep breath and tried to support herself with the wall but she nearly fell.

"Stella!" Andrew rushed to hold her. "I think you should go home, you must be tired."

"How-How can I leave when Brandon is here because of me?" Stella stammered disoriented. She clutched her head. "this isn't fair, why is this always happening to me?"

Tears fell from Stella's eyes and Andrew stared at her pitifully. He enveloped her in a comforting hug letting her cry her heart out.

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Stella sat in the car in silence as Andrew drove her home. Her eyes were swollen from crying and there seemed to be no life in her eyes.

"You didn't have to drive me home Andrew." She finally spoke, breaking the silence.

Andrew smiled. "It's my responsibility to do this for you, I can't let anything happen to you." He turned to the road. "you are in no condition to drive anyways."

Stella sighed deeply and nodded.

Andrew gave her a side glance. "Please don't stress too much about what happened today. Brandon is strong, he will be fine and this is our job," he tried to comfort. "We get hurt on a daily basis and we die on the job too. Whatever happened, you are not to blame."

Stella didn't respond, touching her pressed lips anxiously

They arrived at the Esoro mansion and pulled up in the driveway. Nora popped out of the garden at the sound of the car engine and looked in curiosity.