Chapter 7
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CHAPTER 7
*DEVON MCKNIGHT*
The jerk! This is the second time he kissed me. Damn him.
I was washing my face, in the comfort room when I heard a ‘bang!’
What was that? Something big fell. That thought made me run outside where I heard the noise.
“What happen?” I looked at the pile of debris on the ground, the roof from the other room fell. “Oh my gosh!” I saw something moved, then it moaned. Brandon!
“Brandon is that you? Oh my God what happen?” I asked while pulling out the debris the fell on his body.
“Ow.” He was in pain.
“What happen? Are you okay?” I asked.
“What do you think?” he answered sarcastically; I rolled my eyes, and drop the wood on his feet intentionally. “OW!! That hurts a lot!”
“I’m sorry.” I covered my mouth with my hand, and then I saw blood running from his forehead. “Brandon, you-your head.” I am so not friends with blood. Where is Mr. Brown when you need him?
“What’s on my head?” He asked and eventually felt the blood. “Oh crap!”
“What are we going to do?” I started panicking.
“Relax, monkey girl.” He tried to stand up, but. “Ow! Don’t tell me my leg too.” He said in disbelief.
“Why did you fall?”
“Duh? Your facilities are too old; the ladder broke as well as the roof.” He’s still groaning from pain, as I press his shirt to his wound. Good thing it’s still there.
“Wait, I can’t find Mr. Brown. We have to bring you to the hospital.” I started dialling on my phone. Mr. Brown’s phone is on answering machine. “Where is he?”
“Are we really going to wait for him? I might die here you know.” I looked at him, and his shirt is now soaking with his blood.
“Oh my gosh. I don’t know what to do.”
“Don’t panic!” He demands. “Help me stand up.” I helped him. He is heavy! “Then let’s go to my car, and let’s go to the nearest hospital.”
“What? You can’t drive on your condition?!” He looked me like, not believing what I just said.
“Did you just hit your head? Of course I’m not driving, you are!” He said.
“What?”
“Don’t tell me you just lost your hearing.” He said sarcastically.
“But I can’t drive, not like this, I mean your bleeding. I might collapse first before you do.” I said while opening the door of his car.
“And what do you expect me to do? Drive myself there? You have to do it, cause if I die in this situation, I will hunt you!” He threatened me.
“Fine..Oh my gosh.” I more scared of ghost than blood. “Wow you have a nice car.” He glared at me. “Just saying”.
“Drive!”
“I am, I am.” I relax myself thinking of other things. Then I manage to start the car, then drove.
“Can you please drive faster than this? The kid who’s riding a bicycle is even faster than you. Are you trying to kill me?!”
“Fine, I’m trying just move farther away from me. You’re freaking me out.” There was silence. I looked at him, He’s not moving, he’s eyes are closed.
“Oh my God Brandon Walter don’t you dare die in here.” I started to go faster, as in faster. “Hey Brandon Walter, please don’t do this to me.” I’m begging to an unconscious man.
Finally we arrived in the hospital.
“Please help, I think he’s dead!” I shouted.
The nurses quickly helped me get him out in the car and put him into the hospital bed. We went to the emergency room, they won’t let me in so I just stayed outside.
“Oh my God, please don’t let him die..” I prayed.
An hour and a half went by. My phone rang. It’s Mr. Brown.
“Where are you?” I asked hysterically.
“What happen, when I got here no one is around.”
“We are in the hospital right now, Brandon got into an accident.” I started to cry.
“ok don’t cry honey, I will be there in a sec.”
“Thanks Mr. Brown.” I hang up.
The doctor who did the surgery finally came out of the operating room.
“Is he okay?”
“Don’t worry, you just got here on time.” I released I sigh. “He just got a broken bone in his legs. We got it cemented. And he had ten stitches on his head.”
I’m speechless. I just cover my mouth with my hand.
“Are you his wife?” He asked.
“Huh?” is all I can say.
“He must love you dearly.” He smiled at me.
“What do you mean?” I’m confused.
“Before he passed out, he said that he should live because he’s wife is waiting outside.” My mouth just dropped. He has time to joke around after what happened to him. He is such a jerk.
“Really? Well thank you for keeping him alive.” I tried to smile.
“You can go in now if you want.”
“Ok thanks doc.” Then he left.
I slowly opened the door. I saw his injured head and leg. Poor thing. I tiptoed my way towards his bed.
“I am so glad you’re safe.” I told him, well his not really awake or something, so he can’t hear me.
“Really?” I looked at him, eyes wide open. He is smirking.
“You’re not supposed to be awake.” I tried to say it as calmly as I could.
“What? I thought you’re glad that I’m alive and now you don’t like seeing me awake?” He said while smiling.
“You are such a jerk, did you know how worried I was?” My tears started to fall.
“Oh don’t cry I’m sorry.” He tried to reach me with his hands, wipe away my tears. This is the second time he showed his soft side to me.
The door opened.
“Oh I’m sorry, Am I interrupting?” Mr. Brown gave a malicious smile.
“No come in.” I took his hands away from my face.
“How are you Mr. Walter?” He asked.
“Don’t know yet, the anaesthesia is still on effect.”
“I’m so sorry about what happened.” He apologized.
“No it’s fine it’s my fault I didn’t know that the ladder is not strong enough to handle me.”
“What can we do to make it up for you?” Mr. Brown just said something stupid.
I saw Brandon’s evil smile again, he’s back. “Well you can just tell the lady over there to shorten my days and take care of me while I’m on this condition.”
“Are you kidding me?” I said.
“What? I can’t work with my legs, my head hurts from who knows how many stitches I have.”
I suddenly felt guilty of what happen to him. I was the only person there.
“”Fine I will deduct five days on your community service.” I said.
“fifteen days.” What does he think this is, an auction? I glared at him, He is still smiling.
“Ten, take it or leave it.”
“Fine, ten days, plus you taking care of me.”
I shot him a do-you-want-to-die-now glare.
“I agree on his terms Dev,” Mr. Brown is now on his side.
“Mr. Brown?!” I whined.
“Devon look at him, don’t you feel sorry for him?” I looked at him, he made a puppy face. So cute. Argh!
“You can hire a maid or a care giver if you want, you have money!”
“Yeah but then I’m not comfortable with other people touching me.”
“You are such a pervert.”
“I didn’t say anything. You are thinking the other way around huh.” He smirked.
“Dev, it will just take you...well what did the doctor said?” Mr. Brown asked.
“It will take at least a month to be able for him to move his leg.”
“So that will like 2 to 3 months.” He said.
“Yeah basically.” I said.
“See, so you really have to take care of me, you will be my right leg. You do know how busy I am do you?”
I can’t defend myself anymore. I mean he’s right that he is a busy person. I feel guilty that this happened to him due to the old ceiling that I didn’t take notice to repair.
“Fine! Your …ahh” I can’t find the right words to say.
“Thank you.” Brandon said with his victory smile
I went home exhausted.
“What happen?” Pat said enthusiastically, knowing something happened with Brandon.
“Yeah Mr. Brown informed us.” Edhen said.
“Yeah well as you all know, Brandon got into an accident and I have to take care of him for a while.”
“What do you mean?” Mizzy asked.
“I will not give you any details for now, I am so tired.”
“aww, com’on Dev.” Pat begged. I just stared at her. I don’t have the strength to say a word. I just went to my room, hearing her whine.
I went to bathroom and took a quick shower. Dry my hair, I’m so sleepy. When my phone rang. It’s William.
“Hello?” My energy suddenly went back to my system.
“Oh I’m sorry for disturbing you this late. I would like to asked how have you been?..I mean How is Brandon over there?” I chuckled when he changed he’s sentence.
“Am you haven’t been informed?” I asked.
“No, why? Is there something wrong? What did he do this time?” He said with concern on his voice.
“Actually nothing happened, it’s just that…”
“That what?” He asked impatiently.
“He got into an accident.” I said biting my lower lip, afraid of what his reaction might be.
“Oh really?”
“That’s all?” I got confused.
“I thought of something worst like he made a move on you or something.” What did he just said? “I mean do something stupid to you.” He cleared it out.
“But he is in the hospital right now. He got a broken bone and ten stitches on his head.”
“Really? Why didn’t you say so.” Now I can feel his concern towards Brandon. “How is he?”
“Don’t worry, he’s still a jerk.” I said.
I heard him laughed on the other line. “Well that’s good to hear then. I will visit him tomorrow.”
“Ok that’s good.”
“Ok bye.”
“Bye..oh by the way thanks for checking on me.” It’s strange that William checked on how I was with Brandon, but I kind of like it.
“It’s fine. Bye.” He hang up.
After all the things that happen today, at least there is a good one. I hugged my phone and fell asleep.
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