The Last Pain

Chapter 1

Elena hears the sound of a medical machine coming from her left side, which causes her to awaken from a deep sleep. Her eyes slowly opened, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion as she saw a white ceiling.

'We don't have a white ceiling at home,' she thought.

She roamed her eyes around to see that she was at the hospital, lying alone. From her right corner, there was a terrace while its door was widely opened, enough for her to feel the sun's heat lingering on her skin. She was about to move her body when a strong pang of pain spread in her stomach, causing her to groan and scream. Elena gained several bruises on various parts of her body, including her leg, neck, and stomach. God knows where the others are located.

The pain was too much to handle, and the only thing that she could do was cry silently. She wanted to scream for help, but her body prevented her from doing so. She scooped her body as if protecting her stomach while desperately reaching out for the emergency button to get some help from the doctor. While her tears streamed down her cheeks and her confidence slowly loosened to get some help, the room door suddenly opened. Elena halted her hand from reaching out and took her attention to the man entering the room instead.

"Help!" she cried. Her body scooped her stomach in so much pain while her tiny hands were trying to caress her abdomen. Elena took a while to realize that the man hadn't been helping to free her from her sufferings but stood still on his ground while staring at her, stupefied.

"For God's sake, help me!" she begged as the pain hardly kicked in her abdomen. The man was a bit surprised because of Elena's current condition but managed to move and reach out for the emergency button instead. She didn't wait for too long to see the doctors rushing inside the room to help her. Elena was not aware anymore of her surroundings but recognized the man earlier who was now outside the room staring through the glass window, looking guiltily at her. As long as she wanted to thank him for his help, the darkness fully enveloped her mind.

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Jv was stupefied seeing Elena suffer so much. Her fragile body and pale skin while begging him for help, odd emotions crashing into his chest. He knew that he should have ignored her earlier, asking for help to let her die, but her face haunted him, proving that he was a monster just like his father. He realized that all this time, he was turning into his useless father, who let his wife die at his own hands.

He confessed that he was a jerk for losing control of his anger, which caused him to hurt Elena. But that didn't stop him from beating her, as his drunkness caused him to think evilly at her. All his anger towards Elena ran into his mind that night, which encouraged him to f*****g hurt her. He knew he treated her like a b***h, a worthless wife, and beat her to death, but that was because of her selfishness that made him lose the woman he loved so much. He's a human being too, but whenever he looks at his unwanted wife, the pain he experienced from losing Trisha, the woman he loved, keeps hitting his mind, making him lose his self-control.

Jv wouldn't deny the fact that he loved Trisha all his life - she was his everything, every piece of his broken soul. And it definitely broke his heart when Trisha believed Elena's allegation of him having an affair with another woman. Their break-up turned his life upside down to the point of dropping out because of depression. Unfortunately, he managed to get back on his feet to seek revenge against Elena. He made sure that she had to pay for all the problems that cost him his life through pretending that he loved her until they got married and made her pay for her selfishness and sin for a lifetime. And hurting her physically, emotionally, and mentally are the significant factors that make her go mad and pay for her sin, no other way.

"Bro, let's talk privately."

His eyebrows furrowed suspiciously as his friend, a doctor wearing a white uniform coat, approached him. He nodded at him as Damien, his friend, led the way far enough from the other patients waiting in the lobby.

"What's the update?" he asks nonchalantly.

"Are you mad? Are you that f*****g crazy to the point of nearly killing her?" Damien mumbled angrily.

"I prefer you to stay away from my business, Damien." He coldly stated. However, his friend looks so determined to go against his will.

"I also wanted to remind you, I am a doctor, and it was my job to protect my patients from abusers like you. You should be thankful to me instead for not calling the police to put you in jail for what you did to your wife. He was your f*****g wife, for god's sake!" Damien's face turns rosy because of anger.

Jv looked at Damien in a business manner and chuckled sarcastically. He leans his back against the wall as he unconsciously caresses his forehead in frustration. "Then prepare your hospitals and your staff for bankruptcy. The police can't even protect that manipulative b***h from me just by putting me in jail. You know it doesn't work as easily as that, I'm reminding you. You should be afraid of yourself instead, once I have decided to use my reverse card against you. You know I can offer a lot that would drag you into hell together with your woman."

The corner of Damien's lips raised a bit to form a small smile. "Don't ever underestimate me, Mr. Black. You know I am more than the man you think I am. I may be your friend, but I could be your worst nightmare if you don't f*****g stop this madness. If you don't love her anymore, why not divorce her and let her go for good?"

"I can do whatever I want with her, and it's nothing to do with you. I am warning you, stay away from my business if you still want this friendship to last." Jv was about to pass Damien's side to see Elena himself when Damien prevented him from leaving by just stating a few words. His movement halted as his feet rotted right to where he was standing.

"What did you just say?" His anger started to build up inside of him as his hand sweated in disbelief.

Damien chuckled for a while as his body faced Jv with determination as if testing his morality.

"Elena is pregnant."

The words keep on repeating in Jv's mind. He couldn't move as his brain was processing the information, while his body shook in surprise. His mind was trying to reject the fact that Elena was pregnant, but he couldn't deny the odd feeling of contentment and happiness settled at the corner of his heart. His coldness softened just by thinking of his unborn child.

'He's going to be a father," he thought.

"Just by looking at your expression was enough to say that you were looking forward to the baby. Are you excited?" Damien's words brought a mixed emotion that he had never felt before. But, Damien's question felt there was something off with him.

His forehead creased as he was waiting for Damien to say something. "Stop playing games, Damien."

Damien suddenly changed his expression and looked at him in disgust, and said, "Unfortunately, you killed your child, asshole. You're just as a monster as your father, a f*****g murderer. Does hurting your wife was not enough? Does the life of an innocent child satisfy your ego, man? You're selfish and immature, motherfucker! Now take your own medicine, and please act like a human being for once!"

Jv greeted his teeth in anger and grabbed Damien's collar firmly.

"You don't have the right to judge me." he spit right in his face.

Damien looked at him directly in his eyes because of intense anger. "Stop playing victim, man, because you're not. You disgusted the hell out of me."

Jv was about to punch Damien right in the face but stopped himself as he saw everyone was now already watching them. Against his will, he lets go of Damien's collar to calm himself and not cause a scandal. On the other hand, Damien fixes his collar and uniform while shaking his head in disappointment. Damien finally left him alone without a word, leaving him in frustration.

"f**k!" He punched the wall to control his overflowing guilt and anger.