The sound of the ringing bell attracted the attention of the sleepy girls as they glanced at each other. Hailey walked up to the window sil and peeked out.

The dark, empty road loomed like a demon waiting for its prey. Two yellow streetlights formed the shape of its wicked eyes, burning like fires of hell.
The trees on either side of the road casted ominous shadows that danced with the wind gusting like a chorus of demons just waiting for blood.

The front door opened, probably by David, and the door closed with a bang. Lana had laid down on the bed as Hailey was about to switch off the lights. A few minutes of shuffling noises and then the sound died down. Their bedroom door opened without any warning. The two shocked souls looked at the door.

Two well-built men entered the room. They wore black suits and had black sunglasses even at midnight.
They looked at each other and asked without any emotion, "Which of you is Swetlana Winters?"
Scared out of their wits, Hailey looked at Lana. They pulled out a gun from his holster as they pointed at Hailey.
"It's...it's me...what do you want from me?" Lana's voice almost drowned in her throat.
They turned to her and pointed on her forehead.
"You need to come with us."
One of them walked close as Lana backed off step by step towards the window. Hailey held Lana's hand and gripped strongly.

" Stay away from her!"
All the heads turned around to look at the person at the door.
Liam.
In a suit over his white shirt with its open collar button, he looked as handsome as ever, even in the dim light of the room. He held a envelope in his right hand which he put it back in the pockets. The anonymous men tried to attack him.

One of them opened his sunglass and tried shooting him but he dodged it swiftly and got hold of his hand. The trigger blew off and a bullet struck the wall clock, breaking the glass into pieces. The man kicked him as he went back by a few steps. He took off the suit and threw it in a corner. He loosened his tie and wiped his bloody lips.

The man took back a few steps and took a position to attack. Liam put out his hands for defense but simultaneously put out his leg. The man fell on his face. The other man threw a strong punch in the meanwhile. Liam could taste the blood in his mouth and feel ringing in his ears as he looked at him last time with his red eyes and punched him down...dead. He stood up straight and let his hand fall by his side.

Lana stood still for a few moments then slowly slided down on the floor. Liam walked upto her and crouched in front of her. Lana pulled Liam's hands towards her.
Liam pulled back his hands. His knuckles were covered in blood and scratches. They were broken. Hailey hugged her for a while.
Then she took her phone and called Ethan.

He picked up after two rings....
"Yes Hailey.How come..."

Before he completed his sentence, Hailey started,
"E..Ethan please come over immediately. Liam is injured..."
The line went blank. She put a hand on Lana's shoulder and looked at Liam.
"...David?" She sniffed.
"He is lying downstairs."
Hailey hurried out of the room. Lana stood up and pulled Liam inside the washroom and cleaned up his wounds.
She finally spoke with a scratched voice, "Hurts badly, doesn't it?"
She wrapped up the bandage.
"Not really" Liam lied but shivered under the cold touch over his bloody hand.
"I'm so sorry. I don't know what really happened." Tears welled up in Lana's eyes.

Liam stood up with a train of thought running in his mind.
"I need to go now. I came to hand --"

Ethan broke into the room and stood awkwardly at the door. Hailey appeared behind him, panting heavily.
"David...He fainted! I have called the cops. They'll turn in any moment now."

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~At the hospital~

The doctor checked David's condition and looked at Lana. With scratches on his arm and open cuts and deep wounds , he has bleed quite much. A sharp cut was visible over his left eye.

"What really happened in there?" The doctor asked.

"We don't really know. We were attacked." Hailey answered.

Alex came running into the room with Bethany and Cody on his tail. Liam sat on the next bed. His eyes went from Lana to Alex in seconds and he glared at him. A low grunt left his throat. Unlike Lana, Hailey's keen and sharp eyes didn't fail to miss the scene.

Liam took hold Lana by her hand and pulled her out in the corridor.
"I'm leaving. There are lots of work to complete before I go to office tomorrow." Liam said.

"No. Not yet. You're still not cured." Lana grabbed Liam.

Liam dismissed her hand "Ms. Winters, I really need to go." Liam took out the envelope and continued," take this and have a look when everything gets settled in here."

He left before Lana laid down more objections.
As she returned in the room, Hailey looked at Lana and gestured her to meet outside. Lana looked at Alex and Bethany who shrugged their shoulders. She sighed and walked out hopelessly.

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