Regrettable Vengeance

Chapter 2: Loss

Liah’s POV

I can’t believe what I am seeing right now and I don’t want to believe it.

I tried rubbing my eyes repeatedly, hoping that I was just inside a hideous nightmare but no, It wasn't.

The sting that I felt in my eyes hit me hard that I'm looking at my best friend who is unconscious not because she is sleeping but because she is in her own pool of blood and her wrist has a visible trace of cut by the blade lying beside her.

My knees softened from what I'm looking at so, I let my self fall down on the floor with tears making their way out of my eyes to fall.

Xian rushed to the room after noticing the odd behavior I was showing.

Seconds later, I could also hear his gasp filled with fear.

He was also shocked by what he saw.

“Liah, call for help!” I was brought back to reality when Xian told me to call for help and at this point, my tears were uncontrollable like an endless fall.

I ran to my bags, rummaging every corner of it and brought out my phone to call the ambulance for help while my hands are trembling and my mind filled with mixed emotions.

A few minutes of the terrifying wait, the ambulance arrived and the medical people put Maiandra into the stretcher.

They ran as fast and carefully as they could towards the ambulance while Xian and I are catching up with them.

When we arrived at the hospital, they immediately put her inside the operating room stopping us to enter and telling us to wait outside the on the chairs like the ones they have on airports.

I can’t calm myself and I can’t put myself in one place while Xian is sitting in a chair with his head down while his hands were formed in a tight fist, so compacted that you can see his veins seize to stay put in their places.

He may not show his face to me but I know that he is crying and he is hurting so bad inside.

What can I say? He loves the person inside that room fighting for her life.

Many hours have passed that seemed like forever and finally, a doctor came out.

As soon as I saw the doctor, I ran to him to ask for Maiandra’s condition.

“How is she? Please, Doc. Tell me she’s fine.” I repeatedly asked him that question while holding the cuff of his surgical gown's sleeve as I cry and beg him to tell me she is okay just like what she said in our call just a few hours ago.

“I’m sorry but I have to disappoint you.” He said with a sympathetic look on his face.

I can’t stop my tears to fall nonstop after hearing the news and just let myself sit back down on the bench.

The doctor called Xian, as he's the one who's more composed between the both of us, to settle the things that needs to be settled.

When he came back, he patted my back to comfort me even though he, himself isn’t fine from what happened.

“What happened!? What happened when I was gone?!” I shouted as I punch Xian’s chest while he tries to stop me.

I can’t help but let out my frustration and sadness that I am feeling right now.

Whenever we call each other, she tells me she’s fine and if I ask her if she has any problem, she tells me nothing.

“I don’t know, Liah. I really don’t know!” He shouted as he finally broke down in tears.

“When she’s with me, she always smiles and I can’t help but admire it. When I ask her if she’s fine or if she has any problem, she’d tell me she’s fine and everything is going well.” He added while choking in between his words.

I thought I am her best friend but why didn’t she tell me anything? Isn’t it unfair to me?

I honestly tell her what I feel but she didn’t tell me hers. Why?

Does she still think of me as her BEST FRIEND?

And the worst part is that I was away and I wasn’t there for her when she needed me.

Why did I even have to leave? Why?!

Maybe if I haven’t left her alone in here, I would have helped her go through her tough times.

Four months. I wasn’t here for just FOUR freaking months and this is what I go home to?

No! I just can’t let this slide like this. I won’t stay quiet until I know the reason behind all of this and get back at whoever did this to her.

I’m going to make them pay before I die.

But how can I do it when I, myself, have no single clue about what happened?

Just HOW?!

It may not be now but I know that fate will give me the chance to do what I should do and know what I should know.

It might not be now but I know it will be soon…

I must do what has to be done!