88-Goodbye

Justin Deluca pov

I still remember. I ran like a madman out of the mansion. My friends had to control me. Keith and Terry wanted to make me relax but I wanted to reach my kitten.

Granny and Sarah convinced me to straightaway reach the hospital. Upon reaching there, we came to know her two friends had already expired on the spot. The closest friend Evelyne had minor injuries as she went out to get the commercial pack of mayonnaise.

Ashley’s orphanage friend, Aniya had reached there in no time.

Poor Evelyne was crying nonstop along with fighting the new horror that she could lose Ashley too just like she lost Elijah and Sam in the blink of an eye.

And Ashley? She had slipped into a coma. She was lucky to survive the serious head injury. I was requested not to enter her room by my family and doctors, but nobody could stop me from meeting my

kitten.

She was lying there quietly with a few wraps here and there.

I forgot that I needed to change my clothes or had to shave. Even I could no longer remember that I

needed to visit the bathroom. Ha–ha.

For two days, I stayed by that bedside, sitting on that uncomfortable chair, holding her hand that I didn’t want to let go at any cost. Not even when the doctors used to visit her for check–ups.

By the end of the second day, the doctor gave me hope. Her body, at last, had started reacting to the

medicines.

wasn’t aware when I slipped into a deep sleep while talking to her unconscious

shaking my shoulder to wake me

“Granny?”

“For the past

didn’t want to leave her alone.

was inserted inside her mouth, “I can’t leave her

placed her feeble hand on my shoulder, holding it I touched my lips to it

She will be alright. She is a fighter.” I knew in my heart that

My lioness.

she does. You need

to look into her eyes,

to enjoy her life, then you need to let her go. It’s just for

not a toy. She is a normal human. What to tell her? That hey, Ash. I know you need

got silent after that. I kissed Ashley’s hand and shifted back her baby hair that was there along her hairline. Tomorrow, I

turned towards the door, “You do need to choose if you want Ashley or Ashley’s life.”

being practical. And then in a matter of minutes, I decided what I

let her go.

cascading down my cheeks, “How

I showered her face with small kisses, brushed her hair gently with my fingers,

Just like a lioness. And

other side. But Ashley.

five days with her. Ironically the best five days of my life were spent in Arguli, and the worst five days of my life were spent in

her hand shaking. That moment was the one when I cried and laughed at the same time.

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