Salvaged by you

Drowned in the misery

Chapter 1

Drowned in the misery

Cayden sat in a room full of Director and Vice presidents presenting their accomplishments but what Cayden felt was not a joy after hearing all those accomplishments and high share value of the company but instead, he felt hollow from inside nothing mattered to him anymore he was drowning in his own misery. Every day he would wake up and busy himself working, he had achieved so much in these three months, which people would take years to accomplish. His company was now on the top there was no one who could compare to them be it hotels, properties, telecommunications, IT any business you name he would be on the top of it.

He raised both Armstrong and Parker Inc. to the hights which no one thought was possible before but it was not without the hard work. there were many people behind that success but most of it was Cayden's restless working without taking any break without stopping for a rest and because of countless sleepless nights. Everyone enjoyed the glory but they all knew that all of this was possible because of Cayden. Everyone knew deep down that it was all the hard work Cayden put through and it was the sole reason they were where they are now and reaping the benefits of his labor.

All the Managers were working like donkeys as well because if before Cayden was scary to them but now he had become grim reaper, he never smiled or talked much but when he did they would shake like leaves infront of him. he was more ruthless in his pursuit now, he would not let any mistake slip by and would put them through hell if they got caught. It was the reason most of the Manager was working overtime these last few months. Everyone was on the verge of breaking by the pressure Cayden was executing right now.

"Boss we are on the top now and the project which we bid for before is also won by us," Said the Telecommunication department head, they had been working on getting the government project in the east side and he had gone through hell to achieve it because if he made any mistake after Cayden doing the proposal himself he would be dead.

Cayden looked at the Lucas who looked at him stars in his eyes and he felt nothing even hearing that they got the biggest tender for east coast these achievements were nothing he was proud or nor he took any liberty in enjoying the fruit of his hard work, he could only get away with the nightmare which haunted him constantly by burying himself in the work and not think or care about anything. Whenever he closed his eyes he would see that bloody scene where Ahana was lying lifelessly in his arms that blood of hers all over himself. that woman lying on the bed like a lifeless doll now.

It was like Ahana took his soul away with her and now he was just a shell who would walk and talk but not feel a single thing no achievement could compare to her smiling at him with so much love and trust and running around him like a moth to the fire. He had failed her once again he had promised her that he would keep her and Aiden safe but here he was running away from both of them like a coward.

"Yes," Said Cayden when Lucas asked him what he thought about there achievements "meeting adjourned," 

He said and got up and left the meeting room. He was done with all the work now he had nothing anymore to keep him busy here So, he went somewhere else to let the steam off. He had no idea how to stop this pain inside of him anymore he was going crazy day by day, the longer Ahana stayed in a coma the more restless he would become, he always thought that he could protect her but he realized how wrong he was when hell broke down on him, that stupid woman gave up her life for him. He was useless, he was falling apart day by day, he had hired the best medical team for her but nothing changed, no matter whom he had called up or got to do the check up end results were same. Ahana was still in a vegetable state, now if her life support is taken out she would die only with that she could live on.

Cayden drove his Aston martin to the underground boxing ring, he had become a dead man and day by day he was losing his hope it was the only way he knew to survive now, work and fight and get drunk or else he would lose his mind, only the hope that she might wake up one day kept him running now nothing else mattered to him. He wanted her to wake up, he won't mind her shouting at him, fighting with him, he was the selfish son of b***h, after all, it was his greed that put her on that bed and this guilt was eating him up for not being man enough to protect the one women he claimed to love.

He parked his car in the parking and left to get changed and fight. he would feel better after he was induced by some pain because he could not kill himself but he would not spare himself for hurting Ahana, he would come here time to time for a fight and let the other fighters hit him put him through hell because no matter, how many times he spared with his mens they would not inflict the pain he craved now he knew that no matter what his man would never hit him even if asked them too. so he was only left with this place, it was his punishment for hurting that woman who even when dying only cared about him. He should be punished on behalf of that child who now only slept next to his mother and would wake up crying because of nightmares in the middle of the night, who had stopped talking in these past months he had not said a word to Cayden but his eyes always passed the message loud and clear to Cayden that he blamed him for his mother for taking away his only parent and leaving him alone in that house.

once he entered the ring many people would come to fight him now because they got the chance to beat him up for all the fights they had lost to him. They wanted to take revenge after all no one here was a saint they all were criminals and would do anything to extract there revenge. It was a golden opportunity because no matter what they did Cayden would not fight back to them and would let them hit him and they felt pleasure in that would bask in their glory of beating the underground boxing ring champion to plump.

Scott was the one who got the change to fight with Cayden today and he remembered how that man had broken his ribs and his arm that day when they fought together and today he would pay him back with the interest for all that humiliation. He broke into an evil smirk and once the match started he charged at Cayden and started hitting him, he used uppercut, and then jab he kept hitting Cayden. Cayden felt pain shoot through his jaw but he did nothing to defend himself the only image he had was of Aiden looking at him with so much hatred for taking away his mother, Ahana pushing him away that day and getting hit by the bullet meant for him. This pain he felt was nothing he was feeling in his heart that consumed him and would drown him in the pits of hell where he would suffer but could not get out no matter how hard he tried. This time her angel won't come to save him but would keep lying on that bed.

Stephen had no idea why his best horse was letting people beat him down like a dog, he got frustrated by his behavior even though he did not like it he could do nothing at all and watch from the sideline, after all, it was a business and he got lots of money because Strom was gotten beaten up by Scott. He knew something was wrong otherwise no one here was a match for that devil, it was him who let them beat him up, and here those fools thought he had become weak. He shook his head in exasperation and went back to count his money. Cayden liked the pain he was feeling it meant he was still alive he did not get tired of getting beaten up it was Lucas who got tired beating him up and gave up at last because he found no pleasure in winning the round against him like that.

"bastard do you look down on me" Lucas shouted at the top of his lungs when Cayden did not even lift his hands to shield himself from the attacks"Mother fucker" He punched Cayden once again and left the ring in frustration. Cayden got down as well, everything hurt when he walked but he liked that pain because his mind would not dwell on the other pain he felt in his chest for some time. He got changed and left the ring and went to the club to get drunk once again.

He could not sleep anymore not even with the sleeping medicines, his condition was worse than before now, he had insomnia before but now it was like nothing worked on him anymore and he had to get drunk to atleast sleep for 1 or 2 hours then he would wake up again without Ahana he was just drifting away. He sat in the bar and drank, it was his own club and he would come here and sit in his room and drink till he passed out only when he would wake up, he would return home to Ahana and Aiden till that time Aiden would be asleep in Ahana's bed and he did not have to face those accusing eyes of Aiden.

He knew that kid was hurting as much as him but he could not console him, after all, it was him who had put her there what right did he had to ask for forgiveness from him. He remembers that day when that kid kept crying outside the operating room. He had taken Ahana to the hospital with Oliver who had somehow stopped her bleeding and took her in the helicopter with him. He had held the operation himself that day, as Ahana had lost so much blood she was in a critical state at that time. she was already hurt before she reached him there, she had an accident and suffered many injuries and on top of that she got shot as well it was so close to her heart that her survival chances were next to none.

He was sitting there with his head held in his hands, he was like a person whose soul had left him, he felt empty and then he heard the wailing of a child and he looked up and saw Aiden running at the operating theater and Raymond following behind when he looked at Raymond he shook his head. It meant earlier when he called Aiden must have heard something.

"Mommy......Mommy" Aiden started shouting he was a mess he kept hitting the door and kept crying, he was not himself anymore he was just a kid as well, he only wanted his mommy back she promised him she will come back to him, she said she was only going to get uncle Cayden then why did she got hurt, where was she, he was very possessive of his mother, after all, she was the only parent he had and he knew nothing how she was and where was she why she was in the hospital.

Cayden tried to get a hold of him but he did not listen to anyone and kept hitting the door and kept crying for his mother. Even Cayden had a hard time subduing him that night, he kept hitting him, shouting and even bit him so hard that blood came out but still Cayden did not let go of him.

"let me go.....let me go, I waant my mommy"

"moooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyy"

"mommy....mommy, mommy where are you? Mommy" Aiden kept shouting like a kid he had no idea what had happened to his mother, he just knew she was in the hospital and he wanted to see her, she promised him to come back to him after getting uncle Cayden but then he heard Raymond saying that she got hurt and was in hospital now he felt scared what had happened to her, no one told him what had happened he wanted to see his mother but no one let him see her, the more they stopped him the more scared and wild he became, his insecurity, fear took over him and when Cayden tried to hold him he started hitting him and bit him with all the strength and brought the blood out but Cayden did not let him go instead held him even tighter.

"She is fine to stop it Aiden, don't fight me just stop don't you want to see your mommy" Cayden spoke to Aiden when he saw that kid was about to break down, he knew only his mother can calm him down now no one else.

Aiden stilled in his arms when he heard that he could see his mother now he just wanted his mother to hug him and stay with her only, he did not want a big car or any new toys but his mommy. Aiden nodded and Cayden let him go and pulled him up in his arms and showed him through the window in the operating room where his mother was right now.

"She is really sick Aiden if you shout you might distract the doctors who are helping your mother's don't you want mommy to get better," said Cayden once he could not lie or deceive that little boy it would be better to tell him the truth, he deserved that atleast.

"Why mommy is there, she went to get you but why did get sick, she promised me she would be back soon," Aiden said in his pitiful voice his face was stained with tears, he had red eyes and nose he looked lost at that movement. Even Mick, Raymond, and Simon felt their heartache for that little boy when he started crying for his mother because unlike him they knew she might not survive and felt even more guilty for not saving his mother on time and protecting their boss better.

"It is my fault Aiden your mother tried to protect me and got hurt but I promise you that I won't let anything happen to her" Cayden said with a voice thick with emotions. He could see himself in that boy, how he had craved the love of his parents when he was little how his childhood was destroyed by that man and how he had destroyed this little kids' childhood now.

Everyone looked at Cayden since they came in the hospital he had not said anything and just sat there no emotions could be seen on his face until now only when Aiden ran here did he reacted a little he had sat like a statue, he was so calm that everyone felt worried for him because the calm he looked the more pain he was in but no one knew how to help him either.

when Aiden heard that she was hurt because of Cayden he felt immense hatred toward him because if not for Cayden his mommy would never have left him alone here would not be hurt. He took his mommy away from him "You hurt her" Aiden asked in a daze and Cayden nodded.

"I hate you, I hate you, why did you hurt my mommy, why?" Aiden shouted once again and hit Cayden but Cayden did not react much only held him close to him and said "Sorry pal I am so Sorry" Cayden repeated but nothing mattered now even he himself regretted leaving them behind that day, not reacting on time to save her to protect her.

Aiden again started to act crazy and Cayden had no choice but to put him asleep by hitting on his acupuncture point which put him in deep sleep otherwise he feared that kid might break down and he might not be able to save him either, that night Aiden was put onto sedatives as well so that his brain could relax and he does not reach to the point of breaking down, his brain needed some time to cope up with the news, Cayden stayed with Aiden as he could not bear to lose him as well he was Ahana's other half and if something to befall upon him she would never forgive her when she wakes up. Also, he knew that once the operation was over he will be informed immediately so he stayed by Aiden's side with a heavy heart.

that day was the last day Aiden said anything to him after that he turned into a mute, no matter who he would not talk to anyone but Cayden saw him talking to Ahana many times in a night when he would tell her stories would tell her how much he missed her, how much he wanted to take her away from Cayden, If Cayden ever tried to come close to her when he was there he would hug her body and would look like a little cub and would look at him with so much hostility and hatred that even he who had felt those gaze many times felt from others but still that kids gaze made him feel less than a human a monster which everyone called him.

Yes, he was a monster who took away the life of a woman he loved the most and made her child suffer through hell, whom he claimed to protect and promised to love him like his own but in the end, he failed both of them. he would only go in Ahana's room when Aiden was in a school other times he would avoid both of them so that he could save Aiden from the pain of looking at him.