"So, tell me how was it?," Olivia asks wriggling her eyebrows like a madwoman. "You were moaning the whole time."

I roll my eyes at her and look away willing myself to not blush and she winks and almost walks away.

"And your phone's been ringing since forever." Olivia says groping in her pants pocket and gives me my phone.

"When did you even take it from me?" I examine it and she shrugs.

"Before you left―didn't want you to be distracted." She winks again and goes back to continue the game.

"You picked my pocket? That's a crime Olivia!" I screech and she only chuckles in reply.

"Come on, let's continue playing." Reece tugs at my hand and I sit in my previous seat beside Felix.

12 missed calls from Jenny.

8 missed calls from Kyle bro.

I don't bother looking at the 20 missed texts and call Kyle - my brother.

One ring.

Two ring.

Three -

"Hello, what's up Kyle? Why did you call me so many times?" I ask trying to keep the worry out of my voice.

I was always on edge about Kyle. It's always been that way ever since my mom passed away in a car accident a few years ago.

"Hello miss. I am Meredith speaking from Noble Hospital. I am a nurse. You are Kyle's sister am I right?" A feminine voice asks.

I gasp as I take a deep breath. Felix turns to stare at me and Reece looks up too.

"Y-yes, I am his sister. What's wrong with him?" I ask my heart hammering in it's rib cage.

"Your brother and four more people of your family got in an accident― "

The tightness in my chest became huge, my vision cracked. I gasp for oxygen. My body was in no condition to function. My eyes hurt, my hand hurt, even breathing hurt.

My brother.

The only thing I had in my life.

"Aria," I didn't know who was calling me. "Aria, hey, Aria!"

My head was spinning, my whole world was spinning and as much as I tried to breath, everything hurt. Everything felt constricted. My throat failed me and all I was left with was a series of whimpers. My stomach hurt and there was this huge rock lodged in my chest. My insides were churning painfully.

"Here," A tall glass of water was thrust into my hands which I immediately chugged. Someone grabbed my shoulders and my body was encompassed with warmth. Their hand was rubbing my back lightly. And then I could hear his voice.

"It's okay, It's okay. Calm down. It's all going to be okay."

"What's wrong with her?" A feminine voice asks.

"She's having a panic attack." The person holding me says.

I don't know how long we stayed like that but he finally let go of me when my laboured breathing got a bit normal.

Wyatt.

"What was the call about?" Wyatt asks looking at my phone.

"M-my brother―h-he got into an a-accident." I hiccup and he hands me another glass of water which I chug down again.

"Now take deep breaths and tell me clearly." Wyatt said. His voice was soft yet firm.

I take a deep breath before answering. "My brother, in an accident. Hospital called."

"Okay, which hospital?" Wyatt asks standing up.

"Noble Hospital."

"Come on, let's go." He tugs at my hands and a blindly follow through the throng of dancing people.

"Wait, I am coming too." Reece comes running behind me.

"The party's OVER! GO HOME PEOPLE OR I'LL CALL THE POLICE!" Reece screeches once and then follows behind me.

Soon, Wyatt is driving while I am a sobbing mess while Reece holds me. Reece was a very sober now, though she still smelled like alcohol.

"It's going to be okay." Reece whispers as I sob.

Soon we are at the hospital and I jump out of the car before Wyatt could stop the engine.

"Kyle. A nurse called Meredith called me. An accident." I wheeze out to the receptionist and she looks through her computer.

"Room. No. 203. Second floor."

I rush away and climb the stairs not waiting for the elevator.

203. 203. 203.

I find the room right between 202 and 204. I open the door and sure enough someone lies on the bed.

I am not even sure it's Kyle. The head is bandaged, IV connected with a whole lot of tubes and wires going to his body with three doctors surrounding him.

"Miss, who are you?" A nurse speaks up.

"I-I am Aria. A nurse from your hospital called. Meredith, I think." I gasp out, my eyes not leaving Kyle's body.

"Oh, yes. That's me," Meredith the nurse says. "Dr Hall that's Kyle's sister." She says addressing the second part to probably a doctor.

"Let's talk outside," The said doctor leaves the room and I follow her.

"Is he okay? Is he going to be okay? Tell me already!" I scream at the doctor. It was all pent up rage ever since the death of my mother.

"Calm down Miss, we are just going to start the heart surgery. We've been trying to reach you for hours, but you didn't respond. We needed someone from the family to sign the legal documents but nobody responded. Thankfully this lady here paid the deposit and took care of all the documents," He points to someone behind me. "We are shortly going to start the surgery, until then I can't say anything definite." He says in one breath and walks off back into the room.

I turn around to look at the lady behind me. She must be in her mid forties but looked as if she was in her early thirties.

"Thank you, whoever you are." I mumble, tired and collapse into a seat.

"It's okay, I should thank you though." She says with a rueful smile and sits down beside me.

Before I could ask 'why' Meredith the nurse comes out of the room.

"A man, a women, a lady in her teens and a little kid were also in the accident with your brother."

It takes me a few seconds to absorb what she said.

"Wha-how are they?" I ask tears blurring up my vision.

Meredith looks at me and bites her lip before answering.

"We couldn't save them. But- "

I couldn't hear the rest of the sentence. I felt as if someone was pounding a hammer against my head.

My eyes cold, my vision turned red, blue then finally black.

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