Ch-27
After giving the testimony,Isabel was allowed to leave.The police had guaranteed that they would inform her for any further breakthroughs.
Isabel returned to the hospital and stood awake all night.Everytime she saw a nurse enter she would ask questions to which they would answer patiently.
The next morning Gael was awake,but tired and drowsy from the painkillers.He had been asking for Isabel the whole time,but had fallen asleep again due to tiredness.Later Isabel was finally allowed to see him when he was moved in a normal room.
"Thank God you're okay!" Isabel said with teary eyes "Never do something stupid like that again!Never!"
Gael chuckled a bit,but then groaned from the pain.
"If it hurts,don't talk!Your health is what matters the most now."
"I'm not that bad,it just feels a bit sore."
"Just a bit sore?!You had like 6 fractures and you call it just a bit sore?!You are lucky to be alive!It'lltake you a few months to recover!" seeing that she was yelling too much,Isabel lowered her tone and spoke more gently so she wouldn't tire him out."Please don't underestimate your injuries and focus on your recovery.As I said the thing that matters most is you,everything else is unimportant.Don't think about anything else and rest."
Gael knew that deep inside,Isabel constantly blamed herself.He struggeled to reach out and grabbed her hand.
"A few months takes for my injuries to completely dissapear,but it'll only be a few weeks until I get up and take care of myself.I am fine.The doctor also said that there wasn't any complications and that there won't be any problems later.You also don't forget to take care of yourself." Gael smiled mischieviously "I'm gonna be exploiting you a lot during my recovery time so you need to be in good health.I can't afford my caretaker to faint while she'staking care of me."He kept squeezing her hand and rubbing it gently.
"Um,Gael."
"Mmm?"
"When you were transfered in this room,I called your parents and let them now about your situation.They most probably are on their way here and might arrive tomorrow or aftertomorrow.You don't mind,do you?"
"No,it's okay.They deserve to know."
After 2 hours the police came to get Gaels testimony.When they were leaving they kept eyeing Isabel wierdly,but she didn't mind.Her first priority right now was Gael,everything else didn't matter.
When Gael fell asleep again,Isabel returned home to take a shower and change.She had the same clothes as she had during the accident.They were dirty from all the sweat and blood.When her sticky body finally felt the soothing warm temperature it relaxed slightly.
Uncle Betto had been worried and called her many times,she had finally calmed him down and left him in charge of her work.So uncle Betto had taken care of the work for her during these two days.
Isabel took what she could take with herself and returned to the hospital again.
***
James was speaking on the phone with that strange man.He was anxious,since he had heard no news from him in days.
"How is it?What happened?Did you take care of it?Is she dead?"
"We did our part and the accident happened,but we have no further news."
"Then find something!"James was really nervous since there weren't any calls to inform him that Isabel was dead.If it had happened of course he as the husband would be first to know,but right he had no clue wheather she was injured or perfectly fine.If it was the first they could find a way to deal with it,but if it was the latter,they would be doomed.Isabel wouldn't let the accident easily slide so she would thoroughly investigate it.
"We don't have much manpower in that country,especially that town.The information about the accident has been hidden well so we don't how far the investigation has gone.All we know is that three people were involved and the most injured was under surveillance."
Isabel didn't want the media to catch wind of this case and had tried her hardest to keep it hidden.Firstly,because it would slow Gaels recovery,since the media would try to constantly pry their privacy.Secodly,things would be more dangerous if James found out that Gael and her were together.With his paranoid personality he would definitely see them enemies and start attacking.But little did Isabel know that James had already started and wasn't even holding back.
***
The next day Isabel was called again in the police station.
"(Miss Isabel,we know we may be bothering you by calling you here again and taking your time,but with the knew leads we have found during our investigation,your answers are really important to us.)"
"(I don't mind officer.Since it is for the better of the investigation than please don't mind asking.)"
"(Last time you told us that there was a problem with your brakes.)"
"(Yes indeed,officer.)
"(During our investigation we found out that your cars brakes not working weren't due to a malfunction,but it was a human hand that had tamepred with them.)"
Isabel was slightly confused."(What do you mean?)
"(Miss Isabel there are people targeting you.They had cut you car brakes on purpose.Miss Isabel)" the officers tone was solemn "(somebody was trying to murder you.)"