Chapter 22.

She laid in the bed, she looked pale.

"Will she be okay"? Lory asked.

"Yeah ,she will be okay," the doctor said as he adjusted the drip.

Lory was tearing up again,

"Mr Anthony, she'll need rest, so if you would please excuse her for the mean time".

Chris nod.

"No I won't leave her side" Lory protested.

Chris was feed up,

"She wouldn't be in this state if you two hadn't dragged her to work on her off day, if you really cared about her you'd let her rest".

Chris flared.

Lory froze.

Okay she nod, and both she and larry hurriedly left the room.

Chris walked out with the doctor as they discussed about willows health.

He would also put Larry on therapy because what happened to him had to have affected him psychologically.

He slowly walked out the room, looking back at her as she laid there on the bed.

He was sad, he wasn't paying her enough for this.

What even happened? He still didn't know the whole story.

He walked towards his room door,

Taking off his clothes as he closed the door he looked at the mirror he had a lil bruise on his neck, how did that come to be?

"You're incompetent"

He said out to himself.

He was.

He had made himself believe an employee was kidnapped right under his nose, also his sibling, how was he going to run a company if he couldn't even run his family.

He was a shitty big brother.

Was he even supposed to have all this responsibility? He's just 25, it was too much for him alone to handle, where was their mother?.

He was fuming now.

But he needed to take a shower to cool off his steam.

As the cold water ran from his head to his feet he couldn't help but ponder and think who would do such a thing to his family.

Since taking over from his sick grandfather he has tried his best to be In settling terms with other share holders.

When he got out from the bathroom, Margret was the first person he called.

His call was left unanswered twice.

The he tried the third time before it finally went through.

"Oh Hi Chris, how are you".

You know you're one shitty mother, if there was an award for the worst mom in the galaxy you Margret would have taken it.

"Now what did I do this time? Other than just simply existing?."

EXACTLY, Your child has been unable to walk for the past four weeks and you aren't even concerned, I know damn well you knew about lory's leg injury, so tell me as a responsible mother why aren't you back here taking care of your child?.

"Well honey, I told you I'm on an important business trip I'm doing some research".

She defended.

Research? what research could you possibly be doing in kahala hotel?. You know for a mo…

"Now don't raise your voice at me young man"

Larry was kidnapped, do what ever you want with that information. He said and hang up.

He breathed out.

He would later lay on his bed and be immersed in his thoughts.

*******

What was this?

I was slowly being pulled out of the water, was I drowning?, it was getting too hard to breath,

Why was I being pulled out, I liked it here,

It was quite

It was peaceful and I felt like I was floating.

I felt light like i was sleeping in the center of the galaxy.

Has the hand pulled me out, I felt pain all over my body.

Who would do such a thing? Who would pull me out from such wonderful scenery?.

My head hurt,

And I couldn't gather the muscles to open my eyes,

It was bright. Too bright or was it because I was immersed in darkness for God knows how long

I felt a sharp pain as I tried to move.

Owww, but the words couldn't form, I could only scream in my mind.

Was I stabbed?

Where was I?

What was going on?

Larry! I yelled out this time.

My head Rang and the light blurred out.

I was in the darkness again drifting away, far away.

*****

No I'm not lieing.

"Now lory it could be it is because you need a lil sleep you've been up all day and night."

I swear Chris I heard her, she called out for Larry, I swear I was sitting by the door and I swear I heard her call Larry, it couldn't have been any other person cause she was the only one in the room.

"But the doctors just checked and they said she is still asleep resting and gathering her strength.

Noo! I know what I heard I'm not making this up, how do I know they are real doctors if they can't do there stupid job?.

"You need to watch your tone young lady".

Chris warned.

"Ughhhh"

She yelled and storm off.

"I'm sorry about her, she gets like that sometimes under pressure." Chris begged the doctor.

It's fine Mr Anthony.

*****

I know I heard her,

I'm not crazy,

I'm not delusional, I heard her.

It's all my fault, if I hadn't asked her to come with me she probably wouldn't be lieing in that bed now.

and Larry?

Larry was kidnapped.

I thought as I stuffed my mouth with ice cream.

I should sleep I hadn't really slept in the last two nights.

And my ankle was itching maybe it's because my cast hadn't been clean yet.

Lory?

"What?"

What if she doesn't wake up?

" dont say that, you dummy, I literally heard her call your name, and I keep telling Chris and those stupid doctors but they keep saying I might have imagined things like I'm some silly child who misses her caregiver."

You do miss her.

"I know but I'm not making this up, she really called your name,"

It's okay I believe you. So what are we gonna do now? Larry asked joining her as they both devoured the bowl of icecream.

"We wait and pray, that she recovers quickly, also you have to keep what happen ya secret nobody needs to know, whatever happens in the family stays in the family got it?"

Yeah I get it.