14 Assailant on the run

"She's awake mother" I heard someone say with excitement as I struggled to open my eyelids.

The last thing I remember was lying in the woods in the rain and I think I dreamt of Damien calling out my name tirelessly.

" Where am I?" I asked still scanning the room. I could tell that I was in the hospital. I touched the area where I was stabbed,the pain was excruciating.

I could see mother and Diane alongside my mum standing close to me,with a face of excitement that I made it,asking me various questions as I delve into my thoughts.

Still baffled as to why anyone would attack me, the only enemy I could think of is Damien. But why would Damien try to kill me? Or was it his father's doing?. The thought of insecurity overwhelmed me and I started to shiver in fear.

" Seraphine! Seraphine! Seraphine! Mum called bringing me back to reality.

Are you okay my dear" she asked with worries written all over her face as she placed my head on her shoulder stroking my hair,it was probably obvious that I was shivering.

"I'm here now,everything would be fine" She said as I slept on her shoulder once again.

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It's been three days since the attack. The search for the assailant is still on. The doctor said it'll take sometime for the wound to heal and that I'd be discharged by the end of the week. I can't believe I'd be scarred for life!

Mother, Diane and mum had been with me for days each one of them taking turns. Clark got to the hospital as well as soon as he heard the news.

Apparently I was rescued by a couple hours after the attack. According to the man he went into the woods to pick mushrooms for his wife when the rain started he decided to wait under a shed until it stopped then he saw me on his way back home drenched. He said he thought I was dead at first until he saw my chest move as I breathe.

He immediately went to get his wife and they both took me to their house, his wife changed my clothes and tried stopping the bleeding by applying pressure on the area.

Throughout the whole process I was unconscious and I looked pale. She thought I must've lost a lot of blood she got scared of me giving up in their house and went to call her husband to inform him of the situation.

He took my phone which he found at the crime scene.cleaned it because it was drenched in rain and turned it on for a moment.

At that time Damiens call came in. He said he sounded scared as soon as he told him all that happened,luckily he was able to give directions before the phone went off.

It was time to clean my wound,the nurse came in and asked everyone else to leave

As She was busy cleaning my wound she said "Your husband must love you very much, I remember how he stayed with you for hours refusing to leave when you were unconscious and how he said he'd donate his blood for you when the doctor announced that you needed blood urgently"

She paused and then said "Although I don't know why he hasn't been here ever since you became conscious"

"Donated blood? I asked lost . When was blood donated to me? I must have been unconscious for long.

"I never knew Clark donated blood " I said. "Clark? I'm sure that wasn't the name I heard"

It wasn't Clark? Who could have donated his blood to me?. Wait a minute I hope it's not...,

"Damien! Yes I'm sure that was his name" she said confirming my suspicions. You know if he wasn't married I could have asked for his number she said giggling shamelessly.

I ignored her and continue to wonder why Damien would donate his blood to me. Was that part of their plans as well? Stabbing me and then donating blood to me.

The police came minutes later to ask about the incident asking for absolutely everything I remember.

Damien's POV

How could this happen? How could I lose her as soon as I started loving her?. Life can be so cruel.

It's been hours since she left with the driver and the driver hasn't gotten back. I became worried. I picked up my cellphone to call her but I didn't have the courage

I dropped the phone on the table as I continued to stare at it. For some reason I felt so uneasy I summoned courage and dialed her number.

Grin!grin!grin!

The phone rang continuously. Maybe she doesn't want to speak with me. I'd try it again and if she doesn't pick up this time I would ask mother to call her.

I dialed the number once again but a man which I presumed must be aged pick up.

"Hello who am I speaking with ?" He asked with his voice trembling.

"Hello I'm the husband of the woman who owns this phone, pls who are you and why are you with her phone?"

I got up as soon as he broke the news to me,grabbed my jacket and head out

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I got to the place the old man described on the phone and entered a hut. As I got in I wondered how anyone could ever live in such a house. I could see dusty and rusty old books lying around,one of the couple must've been a scholar in the past.

I got to where Seraphine was laid held her hands as I await the arrival of the ambulance. I had called mother to inform her of the situation earlier as well telling her to inform Seraphine's mum.

The ambulance got there minutes later with the police. The police started inspecting the crime scene as I carried seraphine into the ambulance.

"Seraphine! Just hang in there "I kept saying to her as she laid unconscious still.

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