Always Yours

Chapter 6

The voice on Lana Del Ray singing "chemtrails over the countryclub" wakes me up from my sweet slumber. I groan as I try to use my hand to search for the phone without opening my eyes. Successfully finding it, I pick up the call

"Where the hell are you Dorothy?" The panicked voice of Dani clears the sleep out of my eyes. I open my eyes, adjusting it to the ray of sunlight in the room. I try to focus more on the fact that Dani is on the verge of crying and not that I'm in an unfamiliar room in unfamiliar clothes.

"What's wrong, Dani?"

"Dad...dad is..." a cry cuts off her sentence. The line beeps as the call ends.

The mention of my dad makes my heart panic. I hold onto the last bit of hope in me, reassuring myself that he's fine.

I stand up from the bed, looking around the room and making my way around it slowly. I sight my clothes spread out neatly on a chair. I rush over to it and hastily remove the one I have on, putting on my clothes. For some reason I feel very dirty and I don't even want to think about why I'm sore. I choke back the sob threatening to come out.

I reach for the door handle, taking a deep sigh as I open it. It gives way to a long corridor. I walk through it, trying to find the exit.

"Leaving without saying goodbye?" A deep voice echoes through the corridor. I turn my back, now facing the voice. I take a deep breath, trying to calm my racing heart

"Ryan?"

"You were pretty wild last night, Dorothy. Someone's been a bad girl"

He whispers the last part as he walks by me, walking down the stairs.

I take a deep breath before following him. He stops at the kitchen and starts making a meal

"What happened last night?" I whisper, as if they were a thousand people looking at us

"You don't remember? Tsk"

"Stop playing with me Ryan. I'm serious. Last I remember, I was in your car. Did you drug me?"

At this he scoffs and finally faces me

"Drug? You were drunk Dorothy...stupidly drunk. Maybe that's why you don't remember anything! How you forced yourself on me. Turned me on and left me hanging. I was going to leave it at that you know but you just had to continue your insane yet cute behaviour and made me aroused again. So we f****d Dorothy, understand me?! We f****d!"

I open my mouth, taking in big gasps of breath and holding the counter to keep me balanced. No, that couldn't have happened. I wasn't that drunk.

"I slept off in your car Ryan. I should have been sober by the time I woke up" I whisper, trying to prove myself right more than him

"Yeah...you would have been sober if you didn't drink more when you got here. I tried to stop you but it was like you were trying to flush something out of your system"

I sigh heavily, shame washing over me as I try to recollect everything that happened but failed to.

My phone rings again, displaying Dani name and it brings me back to reality that I have a more urgent matter to attend to.

I leave Ryan house without saying a word and thankfully he doesn't stop me.

*

I hastily get down from the cab and run into the hospital. I get to my dad's section and I could immediately feel the mood change. Several faces which I recognized as his business associates were in the room. I scowl at all of them wondering why they are here after they all ran away like a bird on fire.

"Dorothy"

My head raises up at the sound. My eyes locks with Dani's own.

"Dani. What's wrong?" I feel my heart break as a tear escapes her eyes. She doesn't say anything but pull me into the room.

My breathing intensifies when I see mum sitting beside dad's bed, sobbing her eyes out. It's a rare view for me as mum barely cries. Upon hearing movement in the room, she raises her head up. I stumble back, surprised at the amount of hate she looked at me with.

"Where were you,Dorothy?" Her calm voice scares me more

"I...I was trying to look for money for dad's treatment"

She walks slowly towards me and I stumble back with each step

"I called you several times, Dorothy. Why didn't you pick up?"

I open my mouth but couldn't find words to say. A tear escapes my eye as I look down in shame

"Just coming in this morning, we have new reports that Miss Dorothy Brilem, first child of former billionaire, Mr Henry Birlem was sighted coming out from famous business tycoon house, Mr Romano Johnson. This was a surprising news as reports still confirms Mr Birlem to be in the hospital. Questions are arising at what Miss Dorothy could have been doing at Mr Romano house. We...."

Everyone faces the TV in shock. My mouth gapes open as I try to form words. Mother looks back at me and my heart falls at the look of shock and disappointment on her face.

"Leave"

Just one word from her and my whole world shattered.