Chapter 4: Hospital

Note:

(Name)= real name

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"After all you are the heiress of our Mafia organization. You are our Cold Blooded Princess" says Rain (Reign)

You are our Cold blooded princess...

You are our Cold blooded princess...

You are our Cold blooded princess...

C-cold blooded princess?

I don’t understand but my heart turns cold as my body stiffens, the name sounds very familiar, I just don’t understand how and why.

I look at the guy as my brow knit.

What the heck is this guy talking about?

The man looks like the age was around 20's.

"C-cold blooded princess?" I repeat the name he just calls me.

His face lightened up when I said that name. Now that I look at him, he seems normal but acts like crazy. This guy seems like bad news for me, for some unknown reason.

"Yes, boss!" He answers as his eyes sparkle.

Why the heck this guy calling me boss? "Will you stop calling me boss?" I tell him, as I raise my brow but knowing it is behind my foggy glasses, I’m sure, he can’t see it.

"But you are my boss" he replies with an obvious puzzlement on his face.

My face twitches. I am obviously a simple teenager, why would I become a boss. Ugh. "I'm not." This guy really needs a doctor. Besides, do I look like a cold-blooded person?

"You are" he insists.

"I said. I. Am. Not." I tell him, emphasizing every word.

"Yes, you are." He replies, if there is an award for being most compelling, he might get it. Tsk.

"No. I. Am. Not."

"Yes, you are."

My brow knit as I look at him in eyes full of annoyance. "Stop pushing your luck," I say, as my mood starts to become irritated, and leave this weird guy.

"Lady Florenza, be careful. They'll be after your life" He says, but who cares?

Who the heck is that Lady Florenza anyway? And why would I care? Why should I? I don’t know him and he's just saying some weird stuff anyway.

Now that I think about it, How did that Rain (Reign) guy enters this place?

Tsk tsk tsk. Looks like Bryan's security in the house is very low for him to be able to easily trespass.

A helpless sigh escapes from my lips.

Ah, who cares, I’ll just tell about it to Brye (Bryan).

“Oh Elena, we’ve been searching for you the whole day. Where did you go to?” Justine asks with the bread is in his mouth.

"Oh yeah, Where did you go sister? You left me again" Maria (Maria Victorina), with puppy eyes and pouting.

I don’t really understand how she became my sister when we are truly opposite.

“Elle(Elena), there is something I want to asks.” Lorenzo, calling my nickname, as he busily trying to search him. I know he’s still finding him, his cousin.

I walk near Renz (Lorenzo) and sits by his side.

“Do you have----“ his words are cut off by a sudden sound of gunshots outside, then turned to a continuous gunshot.

The furniture starts to crash from one thing to another, and a loud crash of the ceramic vases, that fell on the ground, can be heard.

"WAAAAAAH!!!! Mommy help me! Daddy, help me!!" cries out Maria(Maria Victorina), as she covers her ears.

Brye (Bryan) hugs her, protecting her from the incoming bullets, causing his shoulder to bleed. “Brye, you---“

“Tss. It’s okay, It’s okay.” Brye (Bryan) hushes Maria as they lay down on the floor.

Maria’s (Maria Victorina) face turns pale as she looks at the horrible wound on Brye’s (Bryan) shoulder, then loses consciousness.

Renz’s (Lorenzo) face, who is by my side, ashen as he falls from his seat and loses consciousness.

My face twitches.

Seriously, is he really a man?

Justine, on the other hand, was already on the floor, looks like he also loses consciousness.

As for me, I don’t understand, but, I don’t feel anything. It was as if it is a normal thing. Still, I lay down on the floor so that I won’t be shot by those crazy people's bullets.

Then the shooting stops and the sound of a footstep is heard as it leaves.

I don’t dare to see who it is, I am not a suicidal person, that willing to give up my life just to fulfill my curiosity.

After 20 minutes of being on the floor, the siren police can be heard, meaning that they come.

I can’t believe it. And here I thought that police responding late can only be seen on television, who will have thought that it also actually happen in real life. Tsk.

I stand up from the floor because it is really uncomfortable to stay on the cold and solid ground. You should try it if you don’t believe me.

When I look at the police response, the backyard of Brye’s (Bryan) caught my attention because it has splatters of blood, but no dead bodies nor any human can be seen.

It really puzzles me.

What happens to the people who just rain us with bullets? How come there is blood on the floor?

Ah, whatever.

Then I saw Leo (Leonardo), our elder brother, comes in, with his eyes full of fear and worries. When he saw me, he hugs me tightly, as if afraid I will be gone.

I feel his warm embrace flow from him towards my heart, although I am not scared, but the feeling of someone cares and worries about you, still feels really good.

Okay, I’m being emotional, but who cares.

"Are you alright? Did you get hurt? Where is Vicky (Maria Victorina)?" He asks without a pause.

I look down to Maria's (Maria Victorina) direction, which is still in Brye's (Bryan) embrace, who loses consciousness because of blood loss. The medics then enter and bring out my unconscious friends after putting them on the stretcher.

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We are here in the Hospital own by Renz’s (Lorenzo) family.

They decide to bring them all inside the same room because we are all friends, yah.

I’m just kidding, and yes I know how to joke. It is just not obvious. Okay, here’s the truth. It is actually decided by our parents. Happy now. tsk.

Ah. This is really frustrating. This is the worst summer, and in 3 weeks the class will start, and the supposed to be a relaxing day became the worst day. Haist.

The police ask about what happened to Lee.

Oh, and by the way, the doctor says that they are all fine and Bryan is also okay, they just need to be observed.

"Elena are you fine here? Are you sure that you’re okay?" a confusing question of aunt Margarette, Lorenzo’s mom.

"Yes, auntie. I am okay." Of course, I am still polite. Hehehe.

"Are you sure that is your final answer?" asks aunt Margarette.

What is this? A question and answer portion of miss universe. Tsk.

It takes me a lot of self-control just to not answers what’s in my mind.

"Yes, auntie" I finally reply.

"U-um, Elena. I’ll need to go ahead. If baby Renzo (Lorenzo) wakes up, call me, okay." Aunt Margarette, you can see the reluctance in her eyes to leave.

I just nod my head as an answer.

I know it’s about their business that’s why she can’t stay for long.

When she left, it is only me, my mom, and Jus' (Justine) dad who stays behind.

"Baby Elle, When will our princess Vicky (Maria Victorina) going to wake up?" My mom asks in a worried voice.

"I don't know mom, and will you please stop calling me baby, I'm turning sixteen this year" Sometimes mom is really annoying.

My mom just pouts at me, and because she is naturally baby face, beautiful, and looks like a teenager, even though I don’t want to admit it, pouting still looks good on her.

Uncle Jorge just chuckles at us.

Eh, why is he laughing? I don’t remember that we’re making some kind of joke.

Uncle Jorge stands up from the chair after looking from his wristwatch.

"Elle (Elena), We need to leave for now. But we'll be back after OUR meeting." Uncle Jorge says as he emphasizes the word 'OUR' while looking at mom.

"You have a meeting?" And yes, my mom really asks such a question to Uncle Jorge.

For goodness, who would even believe my mom is actually an inventor.

I face-palm as I shake my head. Oh my goodness, how did it happen that she’s my mom?

Uncle Jorge raises his brow as he looks at my mom. "Elaine, it’s our meeting. The stockholders. Remember." He explains as he reminds my mom.

"Oh yeah, there is. When was that again?" And yes, my mom really asks that.

I look at her with a blank face. Why does mom keep asking for an obvious answer?

"Today." Uncle Jorge repeats patiently.

If that was me, I really going to get annoyed and irritated.

"Oh, it was actually today. Let’s go then." Then my mom hooks up on uncle Jorge's arm.

I sometimes wonder what will happen if dad sees this. Dad surely going to punch Uncle Jorge real hard. Tsk tsk tsk.

And then they both left. As for me, I stay as I enjoy the great silence. Oh, the beauty of being alone again.

I take a banana from the side table of Maria’s (Maria Victorina) bed, ‘cause I really felt hungry but choke on it because of a sudden man hanging in front of the window.