61 | Z A C K

"This is what you get for everything you put me through, Daisy." Jenna calmly whispered.

Okay, I knew she was a psychopath but I never expected her to be completely out of it. Her eyes were soulless in a way I've never seen on anyone nd her voice was so cold it sent chills down my spine.

I snapped out of my frozen state when she took a step towards the stairs. I rushed to Daisy, kneeling carefully next to her. I couldn't help but feel the need to treat her like an egg. She looked so fragile and lifeless I was scared of what I was about to see.

I brushed back her hair from her face to see blood oozing from her nose. She had fallen on her face, breaking her nose in the process. Slowly, I pull her closer to me and turn her to see her face. Her lips was quivering and she was trying to open her eyes. I felt my eyes watering when I dared to look at the lower part of her body.

Blood pooled her legs and soaked her leggings. There was just too much blood I had to turn away and not assume the unknown. My eyes widened when I realised that if I don't take her to the hospital, she might loose a lot of blood than she already did. But first, I need to wake her up.

"Daisy? My love?" I whispered in a trembling voice as I rub my palms against her cheeks. My body felt heavy and I thought I lost my strength. Nothing will ever be the same after this.

Her legs began to move and her index finger bobbed up. I took her hand into mine as I cried. Her eyelids lazily opened to reveal her red, teary eyes. She looked at her surroundings before looking into my face. Her eyes have frozen over like the surface of a winter puddle, robbing them of their usual warmth. She's in there, I know it, but it's like she just gave up on life.

Her lips parted and she let out a painful shrill that made me want to do nothing but to take away the pain she's enduring. I cried until my eyes ran dry and my chest heaved violently. I don't want to loose her. Her face scrunched up as she cried and started kicking her legs aimlessly. I want to rekindle her heat but her insides are too damp with tears. Her hands shot to her stomach and she held it as though to protect it.

"T-there is so m-much pain." She cried as she shook her head out of my grasp.

I wished I could do that but I know the second I leave her to retrieve my phone which was in my room, Jenna would attack her and rob off the remaining energy Daisy has until we get to the hospital. Her phone was lying next to her, completely destroyed from when she tumbled down the stairs. I can't neither take Daisy to the hospital in my car when a psycho bitch is still here. I can't let her escape.

"HELP! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!" I called out, hoping someone would hear us but unfortunately, I know it in my heart that no one will. The house is soundproof and the breeze and heavy snow alone would let anyone hear us.

Jenna let out a creepy laugh when she finally made it to the bottom of the stairs. She clapped her hands as she advanced towards us and I tightened my grip on Daisy who was too much pain to compensate what was happening. I shot Jenna a deadly glare as my nostrils flared but she ignored it.

"You think someone is coming to save you?" She shook her head in fake pity and grinned at me. "No one is coming to save you! You're going to watch her die just like you saw her lose the baby!"

"No, my baby is going to be okay, you heartless monster!" Daisy howled and screamed in agony, trying to battle the cramps.

Jenna raised a questioning brow at her before folding her arms. "Really? You turned me into a beast! You should have complied to everything I wanted but you didn't because you wanted to be the strong-willed bitch. You caused this yourself! You should have listened to me, just like your stupid brother did. You took away everything from me!"

"Not everything is all about you, Jenna!" I screamed back in anger but then let it dissolved. If I want to get my phone to call the ambulance, I'll have to be gentle with her. "Jenna, I'm begging you to drop this. You've already caused enough pain. Let me take your sister to the hospital to get the treatment. If we don't, we might loose her."

"And you think I care? No, I don't. In fact, I want her dead. I don't care if they are going to take me to away but Daisy must go through exactly what I went through." In a sinister way that sent chills down my spine, Jenna started laughing and crying at the same time. I've watched a lot of movies about psychopaths but Jenna was definitely the worse.

I wanted to call the cops but my phone was upstairs and I was scared of leaving Daisy especially since she was in a vulnerable state.

"She took away my happiness." She cried. "I was supposed to be her only friend! Heck, I was supposed to be her. I should have being the one you love and being friends with all your friends." She stared into my eyes as she said it. "All the boys are supposed to like me and want to be with me. I deserve them all, not her! I'm supposed to be the one expecting the baby with you. But she ruined everything. And now, she's going to get exactly what she deserved."

"Jenna, please! Please..." I started to beg but she cut me in, completely ignoring my words.

"And now everyone thinks I'm crazy when I'm just trying to be happy. And it's all because of you! All those times they question my sanity, I convinced them but now, I had to run away because they attempted to force me to go there. I don't really care though because I got the satisfaction I was looking for. Sometimes, we need to be selfish to be happy. Other times, we need to sacrifice to be happy. It was pure bliss watching you wince in agony as you helplessly loose the most precious thing in your life, the only motivation to help you live your life. This right here, is my newfound happiness."

Daisy cried even harder, throwing back her head in my arms. I held her closer to my chest but on the inside, I was scared of loosing her.

"I think it's time you call the cops because I'm ready to surrender. I only enjoy this life because I get to torture you but now that you have nothing to cherish in your life, I'm good to go. Maybe I'll find something better there." She lazily said in a cold voice, her venomous soul manifesting in her empty eyes.

But a miracle happened.

I heard the front door swung open and footsteps echoed on the concrete floor. I heard the person stop in there tracks, clearly surprised at the scene that greeted them. My back was to the person so I couldn't see who it was. Jenna wasn't surprised to see the person though. She remained standing, her dead eyes showing no interest at the person.

"Ddd... Daisy?" the deep, maly voice said, fear clear in his voice. It sounds like her brother, Cole.

Immediately, he rushed over to us and appeared before us, his wide eyes on his almost unconscious sister. I could see the fear in them as I observed her body and the blood. Without any hesitation, he brought out his phone and called 911. By that time, Daisy had already stopped fighting and was half conscious. Her eyelids were slowly closing but her hand tightly held mine.

Cole knelt down next to her, holding her other hand. Deep in my heart, I know it was too late to take her to the hospital and we can't just leave Jenna to escape.

"She got what she deserved..." Jenna chanted to herself as she limply strolled towards the door.

But Cole didn't pay any attention to her. I could see the tears in his eyes as he stare at his sister, her other hand engulfed in his big one. "You're going to be okay. Help is on the way. I figured it would be better if the paramedics come."

My sight became blurry as I gave Daisy's legs a once look over. A pang of guilt hit me when I realise she's still bleeding. This was all my fault. I shouldn't have let her go back inside. I don't care what Jenna might have done to me if it were me. I just want to reverse everything and make changes that I know would never scar our hearts. But it was too late. It has already inscribed in our fate and there's no way we can infringe it.

Within five minutes, we heard the sound of sirens from afar.

***

The fear was more than my heart can take and I feel the dark clouds of the grief looming in from above to obscure the aspirations. In that moment of forfeiture my world collapsed where there was light became shadows, the pain coming and going like waves on arctic sand. Every breath becomes hollow in my chest. What I once treasured is now a memory, a shadow lingering in the depths of my mind. It's like a limb torn from my body without the chance to save it.

The scene replayed in my head like waves of a river and i let them without much of an effort to block them. For as we love we accept the pain to come, after all, in our world we are mortals born to live, age and die. What is this life without the pain and experience? Every memory played like a song in my head, repeating itself for what seemed like forever. I could feel the sudden numbness in my heart, the emptiness in my soul and a nightmare awaiting me.

Even when I felt the warmth of my mother's shaking body against mine, I never said anything. Nor did I move. I just sat there, my body slumped against the chair. The only thing that I seem to notice was my bloody shirt and hands. I can still feel the fragile body of the love of my life as she battled to save herself and our baby. All I wanted was to wrap my arms around her body, shower her with kisses and tell her everything is going to be okay. I want to console her, to tell her our baby is perfectly okay. But, fate made me realise that not everything is permanent.

Cole was pacing the narrow hallway of the hospital, his fingers raking through his hair. He has being like that since we arrived and I could sense the fear omitting from him. But I don't blame him.

It felt like eternity sitting there and waiting for the doctors to come out. A strong feeling of déjà vu struck me but in this case, I already know what the outcome is. When the doctors finally came out with a pitiful look, I wasn't so surprised. I just remained still, my heart racing and my stomach in a tight knot.

"We are so sorry to inform you that she had a miscarriage and lost the baby. We tried our best to see if we could save it but she had already lost it even before she was brought here. The sideeffect of the drug was already in full swing, the blunt force to her abdomen during the fall only made it worse."

I'm so sorry this has to happen but it is what it is :( Nothing is perfect in this world. Some things are not permanent. One more chapter before the epilogue, guys. I'm literally crying😭😭 I can't believe I will finally be able to complete a book!

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