Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“Why didn’t she say anything? And I actually yelled at her.” Wait a minute. 1 don’t hear anything in her room. She should have noticed the conversation and come downstairs by now.

“Ruka!” Claire shot up from the couch and made a dash for Ruka’s room.. Everyone else followed her. Claire knocked on the door, “Ruka? It’s me. Open up.”

The door was locked from the inside. It couldn’t be opened, and they had a bad feeling about it. “Get the keys! Ruka might be in danger!” Scarlet said.

Robert went and looked for the keys. Claire was tearing up in panic. “Ruka, open the door! I’m sorry! It was a misunderstanding. Please, open up!”

“Ruka? It’s me, Scarlet. Let’s talk, alright? Don’t lock yourself up.”

Robert came back with the keys. Claire opened the door and went inside. Ruka was lying on the bed. She might be asleep, but Claire thought otherwise.

Robert quickly went to the bed and held Ruka. He checked her breathing and told everyone, “Take her to the hospital. She’s passed out.”

Claire wobbled. The guilt almost made her pass out as well, but Scarlet held her. “We gotta take her to the hospital, Claire. Let’s go.

with Ruka in his arms. Walter got into the car and revved it up. Scarlet took the passenger seat, while Claire

is all my fault. I didn’t talk things through with her and went straight to the yelling. I even made her swear she’d stay

Claire. Don’t cry. It’s not your

and Ruka was taken to the emergency

“Scarlet? What is it?”

calm.” Scarlet was worried he might come

to

for money, so she scolded Ruka when they got home. The heartbreak got to Ruka,

she could finish, Ren said, “Which hospital,

here, Ren,”

me where you are, Scarlet,” he

sighed. I can’t stop him. But she could

taken to a regular ward.