A Love That Sees

Chapter 4: A Love Without A name ✨✨

ADELE-

He was heavy, heavier than her small frame, she didn’t know this man or who he was, but from the strong smell of iron and the feeling of wetness on her shoulder, she could tell one thing, this man was injured, and her driver was the sole cause of Everything. She knew she had to take responsibility for what had happened, so she called on her driver.

“James!!”. She yelled looking in no particular direction, she held on to the man who had fainted on her to prevent him from slipping or falling and possibly hurting himself more, it was hard, but she made sure to not let go, she heard two footsteps approach her, one she was familiar with –James, the other hastier, probably a person related to the man lying on her.

“Yes Ma’am?”. James sounded scared, His voice which was naturally cracked from age, was more cracked from fear, he knew he had done something terrible, and she wasn’t going to forgive him for it so easily either.

“Open the door!”. She instructed adjusting the man’s head on her shoulder again. She heard James open the door before scrambling away to the driver’s seat. She opted to enter the car for a minute and turned to where she felt the unusual presence .

“Are you his relative ?”. She asked calmly, adjustingcalmly adjusting the man on her shoulder again.

“His friend,”. A man clarified, His voice was deeper, almost similar to the Man’s. .

“Can I get your permission to take him to my private hospital”, She adjusted the man again, his weight finally taking a toll on her, “You can follow us for more clarity, I think you would also be injured too, I want you to get medical attention as well.”

“I hope this is not sketchy, maybe you—”

“I want to cover my tracks?”, Adele Asked confidently. She, She was almost sure he thought that, and honestly, it would be logical.

“I hope I am not wrong”. Manuel said to her as she adjusted the man on her again.

“If you care so much for your friend, why don’t you help him off my shoulder or better still join us to the hospital and stop asking questions!”. Adele told him, Manuel gulped but said nothing more

“I apologize, let us Go”. The man agreed. He helped her open the car door widerdoor more wider, as they carried him inside, She entered next, before placing his head on her lap. The man closed the door, turned around before entering the passenger'spassengers seat at the front. James starts the car immediately, taking a U-turn back to the mansion.

Though the ride was short back to the mansion, it felt longer for Adele who was uncomfortable, she couldn’t think past the hand that still wrapped itself around her left hand. The man even in his unconscious state held on to her hand like he was holding on for dear life and she couldn’t help being uncomfortable.

However, Adele remained quiet still, her head still raised up, she felt him tighten his grip on her hand again, making her yelp, it was painful, she tried again to remove her hands from his grip but it only made him tighten it more. Adele was exhausted already and couldn’t wait to reach the mansion .

They kept driving for a while and Adele couldn’t tell where they were or if they were close to the mansion yet, she could only sit silently and wait for the car to come to a stop. It felt like hours, but when it finally did she felt better and breathed a sigh of relief. Immediately the car came to a stop, The back door located at her right arm was opened first , Then in an instant both doors were opened. Adele started hearing the voices of so many people all speaking at once, and it irked her.

“Oh My God, My Lady! There’s blood on her”. A woman exclaimed very close to her. She frowned deeply at the woman’s high-pitched voice. She opened her mouth to say something but before she could another person spoke up, cuttingup cutting her short. The woman was lucky.

“Vincent, There’s an unconscious man here, call the ambulance, he needs to be attended to”. A man spoke this time, his voice felt distant, like it was coming from the other side of the car.

“My Lady, you need to follow me”. It was the only voice she recognized, Jenny’s. She, She nodded immediately, though she was still worried about the unconscious man whose head still rested on her lap.

“Can Doctor Mark attend to him immediately, he had lost a lot of blood.” She felt the man tug at her hands again making her look down though she could not see. She wondered what prompted him to tug her. Adele, Adele heard a soft sound, like he was trying to say something Though it wasn’t audible, before she could hear anything, he was taken away from her, She felt him hold onto her hands for a while before finally letting her go.

Adele was shocked at the gesture; she couldn’t understand why he had done that. She however maintained her composure, not wanting to cause a scene for everyone to see. As he was taken away, Adele bent down looking for her stick, when she touched it, she grabbed it before making her way out of the car.

She heard the door closing behind her, she then outstretched her hand forward reaching for Jenny’s, in that moment she felt Jenny take it leading the way , to which she followed suit, She was happy to finally be away from the commotion. They walked in a comfortable silence as they usually did.

Adele’s laps felt sticky, she also stank a bit, like iron , the blood had dried on her already. She couldn’t wait to take a bath, a warm bath before she made her decision on James.

Her mind however drifted to the man who had the accident, she for one hoped he would be okay. With the heavy thinking on her mind, she was unaware of her arrival to her room.

“You’re here”. Was the confirmation Jenny Gave to her when they both entered the room. Adele nodded her head dismissing her. When she heard the click of the door, she turned to find her bathroom, she tapped her stick towards the west wing of the bedroom, only a few times before reaching the door of the bathroom, she then opened the door and entered the bathroom.

She stripped herself off her sticky clothes and underwear, throwing them on the floor. She used her stick to locate the bathtub, when she did, she felt the ceramic body of the bathtub in search of the tap, when she came across the iron surface she tilted it to the right letting hot water rush into the bathtub. Using her fingers she measures the temperature of the water and stops it when it becomes too hot, she then turns the tap to the left letting cold water enter the bathtub. She lets it full till the Temperature became consistent.

Adele gets up from the ground, using her leg first she then lowers her body into the water, the water was warm , the best way she likes it to be, lowering her left hand into the water causes a surge of pain to fill her hand, She touches the source of the pain causing her to whimper slightly at how painful that spot felt. If she could tell one thing, it was that her hands were bruised. Nonetheless she grabs her soap and sponge, and begins scrubbing her body, though she avoids scrubbing her hand and only gently washes it with the soap. It still stings but it is manageable.

Feeling refreshed, Adele steps out of the bathtub, she stretches her hand forward, till she reaches for a towel, which she wraps around her body, securing it. Adele leaves the bathroom, she uses her stick to locate her dressing room, where she picks her silk nightie and an underwear to match. She applied her moisturizer, before putting on her outfit and heading back to the room. Locating her bed , she sits on it, placing her stick on the side.

“Jenny!”. She called out. She heard a shuffling before the door opened.

“Miss Adele”. Jenny Asked.

“Can you get a first aid kit for me?”. She requested tapping on her left hand that began feeling heavy and painful after the encounter. Jenny must have seen it because of how fast she scrambled out of the room and rushed back in the same manner. She expected the first aid to be handed to her, but all she felt was a dip in the bed next to her and her left hand being gently pulled by Jenny. She wanted to protest annoyed at how Jenny couldn’t allow her attend to herself, but even she knew she needed help so she allowed her.

‘’But Jenny’’, She tried to protest.

‘’Don’t’’, Jenny said cutting her short.

Jenny attended to her wound by rubbing a greasy thing on it that hurt a little, she didn’t react she just waited for her to finish. Jenny then wrapped a bandage over the wound to let it heal. After she was done, she gently placed her hands back on her lap, She heard her pack the things up before getting up from the bed. She heard shuffling around the room, before she heard her bathroom door open,

‘’You do know the washing machine is just a few centimetres away from where you drop your clothes?’’, Jenny scolded and Adele smiled, She knew, but it was always much better to hear Jenny scold her like a mother would.

‘’I know, I am sorry’’. She said just like she always did.

‘’As usual’’. Jenny remarked, Adele rubbed her hands again , as she tried to lessen the pain, for Jenny , she could not tell what exactly she was doing at the moment, but the familiar deepening of the bed told her Jenny was back .

‘’This is not gonna end well for you’’. Jenny said once the room became silent.

‘’I can already tell’’, Adele remarked, She pushed herself off from the floor completely and folded her legs in a budda position.

‘’I am always here okay?’’, Jenny said reassuringly and Adele smiled.

‘’Thanks, Too bad i wasn’t able to go to the eye clinic again’’. Adele said placing her hands on her knee.

‘’Do you believe that it would work?’’Jenny asked.

Not really, but she wasn’t going to say that, ‘’Maybe.... It’s worth trying, do you believe?’’.

‘’No’’, Jenny said honestly and Adele’s heart dropped, even though she knew it was the closest to the truth, she would rather hear some optimism sometimes, even though blunt Jenny was her best form. She let out a nervous laugh to block off the feeling of disappointment she felt but Jenny knew better.

‘’It doesn’t matter Adele, You are always going to be Adele, blind or not, i love you just as much’’. Jenny said trying to lighten up the mood.

‘’Sure’’. Adele said, She did not feel any much better, but she did not want to drag the topic any longer.

Jenny still saw the disappointment in her, but she knew not to press further , so she got up from the bed and walked to the door, ‘’I think i should leave now, Is there anything you want?’’. She heard the door open.

“Yes, please can you notify me when the man wakes up?”. Adele laid on the bed draping the blanket over her body.

“Okay Adele I will”. She heard Jenny say, before the door closed softly. Adele laid on her pillow, her eyes closing as her mind drifted back to the man whose imprint was now felt on her skin. All through her sleep she wandered what kind of man he was and even what his name would be.

Adele tried to close her eyes, her head felt heavy from everything and she wanted a chance to fall asleep finally, but before she could drift far, she heard her phone ring besides her alerting her instantly. She reached for the phone that was close to her head, she picked it up and answered it, It was important for her to sit up so she did, completely ignoring the Headache that she had earlier.

“Hello?”, Adele asked.

“Miss Adele”, A lady spoke through the phone, it was Mary, a nun at the orphanage.

“Nun Mary, my apologies, I did not forget about the visit, something came up though”. Adele explained, she facepalmed herself.

“Its not an emergency, it’s nothing, I hope everything is fine over there and that you are good?”. She asked , Adele couldn’t pin point it but she felt that Nun Mary was being hesitant like she was hiding something although she felt as though she was overthinking it.

“If you say so, then That’s okay, I will definitely be coming tomorrow and yes everything is fine here”. Adele said before hanging up.

Adele laid back down on the bed, She tried to sleep this again and she was successful.

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