Salvaged by you

Promise

Chapter 3

Promise

Oliver drove out of the house without looking back, he had set his mind into getting Cayden out of this miserable state he had given him enough time to mourn but in his mourning, he had forgotten about that little kid at home and today something in Oliver snapped and he could not see that kid fade away in the thin air. He could see some of his childhood reflection in that kid when he was alone and wandering around the streets hungry with no one to depend upon feeling scared and helpless, lonely, his mother leaving him on the street promising him that she will be back soon but never came back to get him abandoned him without looking back even once and he waited there like a good kid and did not leave the same place for a week, even when he was starving, scared shitless in a hope that his mother will be back and if she did not find him what she will do, at that time as well he only worried about his mother not about him and when he stayed there for so long people thought of him as a beggar and gave him food and some coins.

People even asked him on the first day if he was lost but he was so small and scared at that time that he did not say anything to them and in the end, they left him alone. All the hopes left him that time when his mother did not come for him, even after waiting for so long there, and if not for Cayden coming for his aid and rescue at that time he might have died on that spot waiting for his mother. He saw the same doubts in that child today and could not control his emotions, his heart was in a turmoil his mind a mess as well, he left the house in the search of Cayden when he saw his past reflect in that kid's eyes, he snapped and did not care about s**t other than having one on one with Cayden and if he still refused to budge he might go against him to save that kid at any cost, he won't let me become like him never would he see anyone suffer the way he did back then. He took out his phone and called Mick.

"Where?" He barked as soon as the call gets connected.

"The same bar," said the Mick as he was standing to guard their boss and knew no one can shake him other than the person on the other side.

Oliver disconnected the call and went to the Maroon one of there own club. for the past few months, Cayden went there regularly and got drunk he had his own VIP room there in which he would stay for long and then go back. Oliver knew everything he did even him going to the underground boxing ring and getting trashed by those assholes, even though he could not stop him or ease his pain and could only see him suffering from the self-guilt of not saving Ahana that day, it was not him who felt that way, no one had expected her to be there at that movement, how did she find them there, who was behind all of this was still a mystery to them as well, before they could take the action Michael fired the gun, it was Cayden's quick reflexes that he shot him at the same time but still he was too late, bullet already penetrated the shoulder of Ahana, at that movement he too thought that bulled went through her heart only when he saw from up close that he found out it was just an inch above her heart, it was aimed at Cayden, so if she did not push him, he shuddered just by the mere thought of thinking about the consequences, she came as a blessing to Cayden but at a cost of her own life, now she was lying there for him, it was still better if anyone asked him because she might survive or wake up one day but if Cayden got hit at that time he might have died on the spot, Cayden was solely focused on Ahana at that movement even he had forgotten about everything at that movement when he saw that small frail figure, hurt everywhere running toward Cayden without carrying about her own injuries. Also, all this time he had been hunting people down because of Cayden he did what he thought was right he would beat those people who laid their hands on Cayden in the ring because he could not stop Cayden but it did not mean that he would not hurt those people for laying their hands on him. Cayden was his savior and his only family member now and he could go to any extent for him as well. After his mother abandoned him he had followed Cayden, even though Cayden was not well off himself at that time but still, he took care of him and fed him, sometimes he would even feed him instead of himself, Cayden had saved him from his own demons, he made him what he was, he was the one who taught him how to read, how to become some people will envy and would bow down too. Oliver reminisced about his past Cayden asking him "Will you come with me, if I promise to make the world bow down to you the only thing I want from you is your loyalty toward me, I don't have anything right now but I can assure you that in future I will have a world and at that time I will make you stand by my side and let you help me rule the world alongside me"

Cayden was domineering at that time as well with that fierce look in his eyes and that coldness around that surrounded him, Oliver felt it was like a dream even though Cayden was a little kid back then but for some reason it made Oliver feel that he will rule the world one day and if he did not join him right now he might regret it. So when asked again he did not hesitate "Will you join me?" Cayden asked him and he who had been abandoned by his own mother has nothing was given such a tempting option how could he not have followed him. He stood up and looked at him to which Cayden smiled and walked away without looking back and in his daze, he followed behind him. Since then he had been following him around, no matter what he did he would keep him by his side, he had given him everything it was not wrong to say that he had tried to shield him from the cruel world as well, he let him study at the fanciest business schools where he did not go himself but for him, he made everything possible, Cayden was sharp since he was a child he did not to read anything twice and would learn things better than him, even though Oliver majored in Business first but later he wanted to study medicines as he had always been interested in learning those things, he always wanted to help Cayden, he had been taking lesson secretly without Cayden knowing about it. He had thought he had covered everything until one day he came to him when he was getting out of the class he had enrolled himself in and found Cayden smoking while leaning on his car, he knew he was burst that day as well because he hid it from Cayden, who had fed him loved him like his own brother and never stopped him from doing anything at all instead he had indulged him more than anyone, he looked cold and uncaring but in reality, once he took you under his wings he would not let you get hurt or any harm comes your way.

That day Cayden did not say anything to him either but only asked him if he liked learning about medicines and he had said yes and even blurted out some idiotic stuff.

"Cayden I like Medicines but if you tell me to stop I will never go in these classes again, I never wanted to hide it from you, I just wanted to be good enough so that I can help you out in the future and take some of your burdens away," Oliver said and now if he thought about those things it felt like he was in love with Cayden and had been confessing his undying love for him, he was a silly boy back then.

but still, those things put a smile on his face when remembering he did not get angry instead laughed at him when he said all those embarrassing things telling him to go abroad if he wanted to learn and for further studies or he would get him enrolled in oxford, but going forward he should not hide things from him because what he hated the most was being lied too. he ruffled his hair and took him home with him and the next day he was pestered by everyone in the college because of Cayden, every girl in his college went crazy because of that man they saw him with earlier that day going home with. 

Soon Oliver reached to the club he saw Simon and other people standing outside the club and when they saw him, they nodded to him and he went in and soon to the VIP section everyone knew him here and would show him the respect when he reached to the first floor he saw Mick stationed outside the room and when their eyes met Mick shook his head and Oliver knew what he would be walking up to right now.

Oliver shook his head when he saw his best friend drowning himself in the alcohol, who had once saved him from his own demons, now looked like a broken doll. It had been months but still, nothing is changed he would work like a donkey in the day and would drink himself into the oblivious every night. Since that day Cayden had changed even though he wanted to beat the s**t out of him for being like this but still, he could do nothing but watch from the sideline but seeing him once again like this Oliver felt an ache in his heart. Ahana was the only person who could hold them up and now that she was not here for both of them. they were dying slowly like they did not wish to wake up the next day and were trapped in this endless cycle of misery.

"Cayden," Oliver said but got no response from the other party.

"For f***s sake Cayden, wake up it's been 3 months and still you are behaving like f*****g asshole" Oliver was fuming because before if his friend was a cold island now he had become an Isolated one, who did not care or gave a s**t about anything other than drowning in his guilt of not dying that day in the place of Ahana and he had enough of this asshole behaving like a walking dead body.

Oliver Punched him and saw him spinning out of there and suddenly coming at him with his red eyes like a wounded animal. yeah good atleast you f*****g reacted. Cayden got so angry that his friend broke his wine bottle just now and punched him. he just f*****g wanted to be alone but this asshole was not letting him drink in peace, he can't even get a f*****g peace for some time, he hardly got any peace now only when his mind was numbed by alcohol that he felt a bit alright or else his head would hurt every single second of the day, his heart would feel the burning sensation, no matter what he did he could not soothe his broken heart or ease his mind without alcohol.

"You bastard," Said Cayden and lurched toward Oliver, as Oliver was sober and had been in the best shape was able to evade him with ease and pinned him down to the floor. Cayden tried to struggle but it was futile. "Let me go you mother fucker, I will f*****g kill you" Cayden roared from below Oliver.

Oliver laughed at his words" you sure asshole you can kill me, the way things are, it will take a minute for any killer to come and kill you and leave your dead body hanging in this bar" Oliver spat out with venom. " I have given you enough time Cayden to nurse your heart and get back but you are not even paying attention to anything other than your f*****g sorry self".

"you bastard that women saved your life but what have you done for her other than letting her down, her son on the verge of breaking down, and what have you done for him, What you will tell her when she wakes up one day and sees her son become a lifeless doll and not see a happy little guy which she left in your care" Oliver shouted at him, he had enough and now he did not care anymore if he was hurting his friend or not but he needed to wake him up or else when Ahana woke up from her coma she would find herself alone because both of them were ready to be killed at any time.

"Do you know what that kid is like now, have you paid attention to him?" Oliver asked him coldly.

"mother fucker you think I don't know that, I have to face him daily, I see hatred in his eyes for me, he blames me for making her mother like that, He even won't let me touch her when he is around, I see the pain and heartache every time in his eyes it tears me apart to see him like that, I want to save her too but how can I look him in the eyes when I know I was the one who got her hurt in the first place," Cayden said in a heart-wrenching voice and it made even Oliver feel the pain. He wanted to say something but felt tongue-tied all of sudden, he let go of Cayden and helped him up.

"Cayden lets go home, even if you break down don't let that kid drown in this darkness where he has no one to look at and no one who would come forward to save him, He is practically crying for help but we are too deaf to hear him out," Oliver said in a dead tone and left. He said whatever he wanted and he could not do more than this. So he left after he was done.

Cayden looked at the back of his friend and his words repeating in his head again and again.

"He might be crying for help but we are too deaf to hear him out" Oliver was right Cayden though, he had not paid much attention to Aiden because of his guilt and shame and avoided him like plague and it might be the biggest reason for that kid becoming so lifeless.

He still remembers meeting him for the first time when he was smiling and clinging onto him like he was his real father even fighting with his mother for his affection. How did things become like this? He knew why because the person who had to hold them together was now lying on the bed for the last 3 months like a doll. who did not speak or show any emotions or any sign of life other than that machine indicating that she was breathing?

Cayden stood still for some time and then went out of the bar and there he saw Oliver smoking in the dark of the night and leaning against his car and when he saw him coming he looked up.

"Ready to go home?" He asked and for the first time, Cayden was ready to face the skeletons in his closet head on for that little boy, and for Ahana's sake, he needed to man up and take the responsibility for that day.

"Yes," Said Cayden after all he had promised Ahana to always protect and take care of Aiden for her. He took the cigarette from Oliver and started smoking he had picked up this habit after Ahana fell sick before he did not like to smoke much because he thought it would hurt his psychic and now it was not a matter for him to even think about what he needed was Ahana and her alone.

Once he was done he said"let's go" he sat in the front seat and let Oliver drive him back home. He needed to full fill his promise to her now she gave him her life what has he done for her in return it was time to pay the debt of the blood.

Oliver was happy to see the change in him so he got to the driving seat and they both went back to the mansion. Oliver looked at Cayden whose eyes were closed at this movement but still, you could feel the cold aura that man was emitting right now, even though he was resting but it did not mean he was not aware of his surrounding and this was the trait Oliver admired about Cayden no matter what situation he was in he had always stayed calm and collected you could never tell by looking at him what he was thinking or if there was something going on in his head, it made hard for anyone to see through him.

"Cayden don't you want to know what Noah said about Aiden?" he asked him as he wanted to know how he planned to deal with his situation.

"I don't know how to make him talk to me, I can feel his pain rolling out of him, his heart bleeding for Ahana and her warmth, he wants to have her back and so do I," Said Cayden in a very tired tone, He had been working all this time and never stopped running in a fear of getting held back by those dark thoughts which always surrounded him when he was alone and did not have anything to work on.

"I heard him crying Cayden, he was crying while holding Ahana he is feeling like she abandoned him because he was not good enough," Said Oliver and his tone was one that held so much pain in it even Cayden opened his eyes when he heard what he had said, he knew what he was saying but he was not sure if he was talking about himself or Aiden.

"He won't lose himself, Oliver, he might look weak just like his mother but behind that weak exterior they have that hidden strength, which would leave you speechless when tested," Said Cayden and looked at his friend whose hand suddenly tightened on the steering wheel "Also Oliver you were not weak either, you were brave enough to face the truth and become what you are today," Said Cayden with a cold voice but still it held tenderness in it which he usually reserved for Ahana only.

"I know" Said Oliver and after that, they both fell silent and no one talked both lost in there own thoughts untill they reached home and heard the commotion coming out of the house.