Chapter 63: Strand of Hope

Author's Note:

WARNING! Some scene may contain violence and psychological abuse that may not be suitable for other readers. Please bear in mind that this is ONLY A FICTION so please, please, please don't ever ever try doing any of these at home specially to yourself. All suicidal act in this story are all just fiction don't ever ever do this to yourself. If you have problems or heavy things you are carrying with you don't ever resolve it by hurting yourself. Hurting yourself will never going to be an answer. Seek for an advice, go talk to your love ones about what's bothering you and most importantly don't ever think less of yourself. We are all worth the love and opening up is never shameful. Year 2017 I fell to a depression and what helped me was me seeking for professional help and then opening up about this to my family and friends and believe me it works. I'm fine now. I don't think negatively anymore I don't have panic and anxiety attacks anymore (Although I still sometimes have panic attacks but it is not as extreme as before.) Don't patronize my characters in this story they are weak hehehe. Be strong if your burden is too much seek help, seek advice believe me you'll see there are more people out there who loves and deeply cares about you. You just need to reach out to them. This is just a little advice from your Author 😉

So another update for you all.... Always remember my advice.

Happy Reading 😊!

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Liam woke up with a excruciating pain to his body specially to his face. He tried to reach out only to feel the bandage fabric covering his face. His heart race as he remembers what happened. Monica his sister charge at him and throw something that is liquid to his face. He scream in pain as he felt the stinging and burning sensations cause by what his sister throw at him. Liam cried while he holds his face that is being covered by the bandages. A shuttering sounds of something fallen didn't even made Liam stop.

"Liam son, Liam looked at me." Merdie went to Liam's side the moment she saw him. Liam looked at her slowly.

"What happened? what did they do to me?" Liam asked although he already knows what happened to him.

"Monica... M-monica." Merdie was having a hard time finding where to start. "Your sister out of anger throw at you a bottle of hydrochloric acid. You have been out for 5 days. Your face down to your chest was severely burnt and damaged. T-the do-Doctor said th-that your left eye was also d-damage. Your mother and father refused to take you to a hospital so they hired Doctors to attend to you." Liam laugh bitterly.

"They should have just killed me. First my baby, now my face. What more they want to take from me?" Ever since that day Liam stopped struggling. He kept quiet and simply lye back to rest and sleep. He barely eats and drinks. If it weren't for the IV drips he could probably be dead by now.

"How disgusting. That's what you get for being such an ugly whore who loves to seduce men. That ugly melting face that you have now suits you. Women won't have to thank me for doing them a favor of eliminating a whore like you." Liam didn't bother turning his back to see his sister mock him. He doesn't have any strength left to argue. All he wanted when he was a child was to be loved and accepted by them but now all he wanted was to get away from them and never to return again. He would rather choose death than to live the rest of his life with them. When Monica went out of his room he got up and looked at the plate with untouched food on it that was left by Merdie. He throw what was inside and took the plate covered it with his blanket and then smashed it hard to the floor causing it to break. He uncover the broken pieces of glass and took out one of those broken pieces. He place the sharpened edge of that to his pulse, Liam closed his eyes as he slit his wrist with it. (Warning: Author's Note — This is purely fiction don't ever resolve your issues with s*icide OK? Never be afraid to seek attention whenever you feel depressed and lonely. Don't fear that others will think of you guys differently just because you are going to difficult staff that makes you depressed. Remember you will never ever going to please everyone and you will never ever going to make them see the way how you see things. Death is never an answer to your problems. Always remember that, take it from me who had been Depressed before. Don't stock everything in, let it out, find someone you can speak with and most importantly believe in God. I always always tell myself that my God is always bigger than my problems. So again don't do this kind of things ok? This is purely fiction. Death is not an answer to your problems. A lot of people loves you even when you think that no one is, believe me there is at least one person who loves you.)

Liam felt sleepy, he didn't fight it off he just let the drowsiness sip in and let the darkness take over him. When Liam woke up he looked at his wrist that is covered by the bandage and harshly laughed. He didn't even noticed Merdie who was sleeping on his bedside. 'Li-Liam you're a-awake. Y-your awake, I'm glad."

"Why did you even save me? H-how----- can I go back to him? He will no longer recognize me. He will hate me cause I let our child die. My family who I believe will love me one day took everything from me. They sold me and now they won't even let me go home to him. What's the use of living?" Liam looked at her. "Tell me?" Merdie cried after seeing how lifeless Lance eye is.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..... I know it's late but I will help you escape. If I had known that they will go as far as ruining your face and hurting you I wouldn't have hesitated.... I'm sorry. I'll help you, just don't hurt yourself. Believe in me." Merdie got up to hug Liam.

"Will he still love me even if I looked like this?" Liam asked like he was asking himself.

"You said that he really loves you. If he does no matter how you looked he will still going to love you. What matter is for you to go back home to him." Merdie said that made Liam cry in hopes. A tiny hope in life that this old made has given him.

"After what happened to you I made up my mind to help you so I tried to get the keys to your shackles. Your Father and Mother will go out later. They were invited to an event and because it is quite far they will go tonight to get there by morning. Your brother was asked by your father to attend a special gatherings for businesses so he's currently out and about your sister she's with her boyfriend's house. This is a rare opportunity for you to escape. I was planning of doing this some other time but since your awake now maybe we can grab this opportunity. I know you are still weak but we need to try." Liam nodded.

"T-thank you, thank you."

"Don't thank me yet. Thank me once you got out from this hellish house away from your family." Merdie said. I'll go out for a bit and will comeback later once your parents are out. Now sleep some more and don't tire yourself. Liam nodded.

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Dexter heave a sigh. "Still thinking about Liam?" Lee who's laying beside him asked.

"It has been 7 months but I still can't believe and accept it but most importantly I can't accept what I just heard from the news. Why does that woman needs to Comeback? And how does, how does aaarrgggghhh. Because of that I won't forgive your friend ever. If Liam was still alive he will be deeply hurt." Dexter sadly commented. He felt Lee caress his hair and place a soft kisses on top of his head.

"It probably on that time. It was long ago maybe that's the reason why Liam and him broke up before."

"Still even if that was a long time Liam will still be hurt by that fact. I can't accept it!" Dexter said with finality in his voice. Then he looked at Lee "If I ever find out that you have a child to other women or men out there I will definitely hand you to them and brake up with you!"

"Wow, woaw.... Don't be like that Dexy honey if I ever have a child out there they probably came swarming at me pushing me to take responsibility over their child. We have been together for almost 10 months now and none of those things ever happened." Lee said in defense.

"Besides that woman didn't show herself for Months after what happened to brother's welcome party and now she just came back out of nowhere and along with her return is a big news. I never thought it was true until Lance released his statement saying it was indeed true." Dexter added and then pinch Lee's ear. "So you better make sure you don't have any elligitimate child out there!"

"Ow, aw ouch Honey let go of my ear. No, no, I don't have I'm always protected, protected. I only doing it raw with just you. I promise Dexy."

"Better make sure that you don't or else I'll really going to leave you! So don't ever plan nor think on doing that!" Dexter warned.

"Yes Sir!" Lee immidiately answered while giving Dexter a salute. "My dick is solely yours and will not be owned by other people. Hey Dexy honey I'm hard again want to go for another round?"

"W---what?!" Lee didn't wait for Dexter's answer and just got on top of him.

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"Liam wake up." Liam was woken up by the soft voice whispering to his ear. "They are gone now. We need to move fast." Merdie said. Liam quickly got up and Merdie unlocked his shackles. Merdie went out first to look out for any sign of other people that might be roaming around. When she was sure that no one is around she signal Liam to come out the two walk lightly and silently to the house corridor. Merdie halted Liam from walking behind her when she heard someone is coming. She signal him to enter one of the guess rooms to hide there temporarily until the cost is clear.

"What are you doing here maid?" Asked one of the guards when they saw Merdie roaming around the second floor where the rooms and guess rooms are located.

"I was just checking each rooms to see if it is well kept." Merdie reasoned.

"At 2:30 in the morning?" One of the guards asked suspiciously.

"Yes, I sent of the Master and Mistress earlier since I'm already passing by I decided to check if the maids are doing their jobs diligently. All rooms that I found unkept and in disarray will need to be cleaned thoroughly by them tomorrow so as early as now since I'm already here I decided to check on it." The guard accepted her reason and just let her do her job. When the two guards are no longer on the sight. She immidiately entered the room and and called for Liam.

"Liam hurry we need to get out of this floor this instant." Liam come out from his hiding and followed Merdie who is walking in front of him inside the guess room. Liam Wonder why they didn't went out instead they stayed inside. Merdie was looking inside the room when she walk over the window that Liam finally got a hint on what Merdie was thinking.

"It will be a little dangerous but I think this will be more safe than walking around inside the house." Merdie opened the window and looked at the possible things they can use to climb down from the second floor. "Liam come here." Liam walked near Merdie. "Do you think you can reach that corner post?" Liam looked out.

"Yeah I can." Even though Liam was not sure if he can really reach it he still said he can. *Desperate situation calls for desperate measures.* Liam thought.

"Ok I'll go first." Merdie said. She climb of the windows and hold steadily to the window trim as she tried to balance herself from the roof hip that she's stepping to. She lightly pushed her body from the window trim towards the corner post. She immidiately hug it to prevent her body from sliding down from the roof hip. After composing herself she slowly let her body slid down till it touched the gutter and then set her foot in between the metal that's what's keeping the gutter in place to the corner post. She tried to used this as a ladder to come down and the moment she reached the ground She signal Liam to do as what she did back there.

Liam didn't waste any more time and quickly climb off the window but because of his burn wounds from his shoulder he lost grip to the window and almost slid down straight to the roof hip good thing his other hand was able to hold the lower window trim that prevent him from falling straight down. He was about to get up when he heard that someone entered the room. "What is it?" Says the man who just entered. Liam thought it was one of those guards roaming around the house.

"I thought I heard some scream." Said the other one. He heard steps walking towards him.

"It's just you imagination look no one is around. We should go now. Dennis said that Lark bought Pizzas. We won't be getting anything if we stay here for long." Complained the other one.

Liam's arms are starting to hurt and his burns are hurting even more but he tried so hard to keep holding despite the fact that his hand that is gripping the trim hard is already loosing strength. He keep on wishing for the two men to go cause if the stay a little longer he knows that he won't be able to hold out for long.

"Let me just check the window." The other man insisted.

"Come on." Liam heard a loud stepping of foot and then there it is the man who is talking looking out the window. It's like his breath suddenly stopped on its own as he looked at the man above who is looking straight outside. He can here his heart pounding fast and loud. So loud that he fears that the man who is clueless to his existence outside will hear. "See there is nothing outside." The man said.

"Let me check it myself." The other man insisted.

"I just check it man, don't you believe me?" The same man who looked outside once again looked out side the window and leaned forward bringing his body out. Liam looked at his hand that was holding the window trim that is just beside the man's hand who is now leaning forward. Liam think he was about to pass out from too nervousness. This anxiety and fear is slowly killing him.

"See nothing! So let's go before they could finished the whole pizza because of your paranoia." Liam felt relieve when the man pulled out. When Liam finally heard the door closed he use his other hand to help him pulled his body up and then he slightly step back to prepare himself from jumping so he could reach the corner post. Liam felt a great deal of pain when his wounded chest hit the post but he tried to held it back afraid that any noise that will be coming out of his mouth will put all effort for nothing so even though he's hurting he tried to gather ever bit of strength he has and slowly climb down from the post. When he reached the ground Liam clutch in so much pain that made Merdie worry. "I'm ok, I'm ok..." Liam assured. "I just need to rest for a moment." over 3 minutes passed when Liam stand up again. He's still hurting but prolonging their stay there won't be beneficial to them so holding the pain in Liam tried to go on.

"Here, Liam." Merdie walk ahead of Liam, she led him to the part of the backyard that is quite remote from the front yard. That place is dark and full of plants that have grown so big. "No one really goes here that's why your mother made this place where she kept all old and unwanted things. This is the part of your house that she hates the most so nobody goes here except if they will be disposing old Furnitures." Merdie explain. "You can climb over the fence and from here you can go home. Don't asked for strangers help or they might just bring you back here. Here take this money. It's not much but it is enough to get you home and grab some food and place to sleep. Don't call me or they might know where you are."

"T-thank you, I'll come back for you I promise." Liam said. "Don't think about me. Think about yourself first. Take care Liam. I'm very sorry I hope you can forgive me." Merdie said. "Come on enough with the drama, you need to go." Merdie gave Liam a lift to so he could get over the wall. Before going Down Liam wave his hands goodbye to the only person who gave him affection and care to that house. He promised himself that he will take her with him when things got better.

Liam run as far he can, he doesn't know how long he has been running but he continued to run afraid that the guards might have noticed that he already escaped. It took him hours of running before he reached the road side he wanted to follow the trail but remembers what Merdie said to him. so he choose to walk on the side were others won't see him. He pulled his hood over his head to hide his face. He kept on walking and walking till he reached the town of that area. He looked at the fast food chains and felt the hunger that he couldn't felt before. He reached for his pocket and tried to looked for that thing that Merdie gave to him but failed to find it. He reached for his Hood's other pocket hoping that it was there but the thing he was looking for was also not there. Out of desperation Liam turned his pocket inside out but nothing was there. Liam laugh like he was about to go crazy and just sit in the gutter. He bury his face to his knees and silently cried when he realized that he lost the only money that he has. "No! That's only a trivial thing there's nothing to be sad about that I have come this far. I shouldn't give up." Liam stand up and continued to walk even though he was hungry he didn't mind it. The only thing that's inside his head is to see Lance his Husband again but he was stopped when he passes by a Television store that's showing the latest news. He looked at the man that he has been wanting to see, he has been desperately wanted to be with that made him endure all of what happened. He listens to the news anchor as she delivers the breaking news about the man Liam fully knows.

(Breaking News! After the CEO of Montero Empire openly announced of his Son from the Model/Actress Bea Salvacion Lander Salvacion to the public. Ms. Salvacion confirm earlier that the family of three will fly to the states. No one knows about the reason why the most shocking couple of the year are going there but many are sure that the union between the Montero and Salvacion will bring a big impact to the business industry.)

Liam can't helped but laugh he couldn't think of anything else, every rationality and sanity he has are slipping fast from his finger tips. He couldn't even grasp even a single thread of it. It's like his mind just shuts down and the only thing he wanted to do was to laugh.

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"Yes, yes I'm already driving home." Chairman Miller said to the person on the other line. His phone is on loudspeaker since he was driving.

(How many times do I have to tell you that you should take someone with you when you go out! And why didn't you tell me you are going out Dad?!"

"Son don't be too angry or your blood pressure might rise. You need to chill, as a matter of fact I think you should check your blood pressure now cause I think it is quite high base on how you talk to me. It might reach 150 overacting." Chairman Miller laugh at his own joke.

(Dad that's not funny. I'm being serious here. You should've told me.) George insist.

"And then what? You will leave your job behind just to accompany an old man like me who just wants to visit his friend in a country side?"

(That old man you are talking about is my father. So Dad don't make this son of yours worry.) What his son said just put a smile on an old man like him.

"Son they need you there more than me. I have been boasting about my son who is a great and talented Doctor. Now don't make your old man lost his face."

(Dad at least take someone with you, a chauffeur, maid and nurse then I will be calm and let you go to what place you wanted to.) The Chairman laughed hard. (What's funny Dad?)

"Son I already did that before and remember what happened? You just pester them all by calling every minute asking them for an update every minute and seconds. I really took pity on them they seem very stressed and tired because of you not because they are taking care of me."

(Dad I was just worried. Can't your son be worried about his father?) George said in defense.

"You can but remember you are my son not my Mother. If I remember it correctly you are more strict than my mother ever was when she's still alive."

(I plan to keep you a live as longer as I can end of discussion Dad. Now focus on your driving I'll call after an hour to check on you.)

"Don't you have any surgeries scheduled?" Chairman Miller asked.

(I already finished them. I'm just doing a round check ups after this. I'll call you again as soon as I'm done. Keep your line open or I'll send all our security forces to tract you if you don't answer my call. Don't try me Dad.) George said with a hint of warning to his voice.

"No I won't I still can't get over the embarrassment I got when you sent a police search for me just because my battery went off. That's why I always made sure to bring battery source for my phone." Chairman Miller proudly said like it was an achievement that he always made sure not to empty his phone battery.

(You better Dad or you will experience the same embarrassment you experienced before. I have to go. I'll call you later, keep safe Dad.) George didn't wait for his Dad to respond he just simply end the call.

"Dad kid really, I don't know if I raised a son or I raised a mother." Chairman Miller laugh but his laugh was replaced by surprised and fear when someone just suddenly crossed the empty and dark road he quickly turn the stirring wheel that caused the car to slide off the road. Luckily it didn't turn over so when Chairman Miller finally got back to his senses he quickly went out. He checked out the man who just crossed that he almost hit laying unconsciously on the ground. He looked at it and almost covered his mouth when he saw that his face was covered by gauze. He quickly carry the unconscious body and put it at the back seat of the car. Instead of going home he drive to the nearest hospital in town.

"Help, he fell unconscious. I think he needs serious help." Chairman Miller scream to get an attention. The nurses in the emergency quickly walk towards him and place Liam on the stretcher. The Doctor put him in the hybrid room to check his vitals and wounds. The man patiently waits for any news on the man he just brought when his phone rings. He quickly answered it without looking.

(Where are you now Dad?) Geaorge asked.

"I'm at the hospital." The other line went silent for a seconds before he finally heard his son's voice.

(Are you ok?) His son calmly asked.

"I'm fine. It's not me, I almost run someone over luckily I was able to turn the wheel but the person is in badly shape. His face is full of Bandages and he just suddenly lost consciousness." Chairman Miller said in details.

(I understand. Tell me where you are Dad and don't go anywhere I'll go there myself.)

"What about work?" Chairman Miller asked.

(It's an emergency, I'll tell the head doctor.) George said and then end the call.

"Are you the one who brought the patient?" The Doctor asked.

"Yes, I found him by accident. How is he?" Chairman Miller asked.

"It seems that his wound burns are caused by a strong solution agent. The wounds are still fresh and we also noticed some bruises to his body that are not covered by bandages and it looks like the patient has just went through a Cesarean delivery. Maybe if we do some laboratory tests and examination we can find other injuries lying. We already requested for a complete MRI to see any damages and X-rays to be done to him considering all the injuries he has." The Doctor explained.

"Ok do all that. Don't worry about the bill I'll pay for all of that. But may I just asked, since you mentioned that he has been through a Cesarean delivery then I'm assuming that he is....he is...

" Chairman Miller said.

"Yes he is an Omega." The Doctor answered him.

"Is there anyway we can contact any of his family member?" The Doctor asked right after he a answered the Chairman.

"I don't know who that man is but for the mean time I'll stand as his guardian since I'm the one who found him." Chairman Miller explained.

"Ok then. I'll just come back once I got all results from his tests." The Doctor finally left after that. Chairman Miller walked near Liam's bed that was placed on the observation area. He looked at his face covered by bandages and recall what the doctor had said. He felt sorry for the poor Omega. "How can someone be so harsh and treat someone like you this way?" Chairman Miller can't help but asked himself.

"Dad are you ok?" George grab his father's shoulder and start inspecting him for any injuries.

"Son I'm ok but he is not?" George looked at the direction to where his father is looking. He didn't know that meeting that man will change the course of their lives.