Masked Innocence

22. Late Night encounter.

"Fine."

Again there was complete silence in the room.

Savannah didn't know why she was still sitting here. And Aiden who wanted her to go. He didn't want to talk with her.

Anna rolled her eyes.

"In which school does your sister study."

"She..she isn't studying."

Aiden said sadly. His eyes filled with unshed tears.

"She is ill. Leukemia."

Savannah's eyes widened in shock.

She didn't dare ask any further questions.

.............................

Savannah just walked to her room in the middle of the night. Her mind was on the conversation she had with Aiden.

The boy has been through a lot. His sister had leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. He was the one giving her the bone marrow. But the operation required a lot of money. And he was trying his best to make enough money for the operation.

That's where the basketball championship came in.

There would be a basketball championship and all elite and well-known High Schools will take part in it.

The very first match will be between Aspirelite High with Vancouver High and the award money for every player was dollar twenty thousand. Perks of being in a richie rich school.

Aiden was good at basketball and so was selected by the head coach as vice-captain.

This thing irked the boy named Charles and some other boys who were also on the team.

They ganged up to beat him. Hence, nearly broking his

It was 3 in the morning when Anna was returning to her room. Her heart ached for the boy. He has a huge burden on his shoulders.

Anna's stomach hurt a little because she has been sitting for nearly 2 hours in his room. Anna's eyes were closing on their own.

She was really tired. Just by sitting and listening to Aiden.

After all, it took so much patience to listen to someone who takes a long break of nearly 10 minutes after speaking less than ten words.

He used his words as if they were gold so he didn't want to waste it on someone like her.

Am I that bad that he didn't even open his mouth to properly talk with me.

It felt as if he was wasting his breath on someone insignificant like me.

Am I insignificant?

She questioned.

No No you're significant. very prominent.

Her subconscious mocked.

You are my biggest enemy. If I had the chance or any way to strangle you, you wouldn't be blabbering nonsense against your own self.

yeah, you are right. This prominent self of yours deserves all the praises in the world.

If it was in my hands. I would have killed you already.

I know you even asked your father if there was a way to kill that thing in your head. Do you remember.

"Oh my God! that was sooooo embarrassing."

Anna grimaced remembering her stupid self.

.............

An eight-year-old Savannah came running down the stairs very seriously. There was this thing that kept bugging her for every stupid thing she did and was thinking about doing.

Mr. Hudson was reading the newspaper in the lounge.

Anna humphed and made her way towards her father.

She slumped next to him and folded her hands in front.

Mr. Hudson looked at her once and again turned his attention towards the newspaper. Knowing very well that the impatient brat will start telling her problem soon.

"There is someone I want to kill."

Little Anna said very seriously.

Mr. Hudson wasn't shocked. And calmly asked.

"Is it a lizard or a cockroach."

"Dad I can't see it. But I want to kill it. I think this thing lives inside of me." Anna said with her big round eyes in amazement and shock.

Mr.Hudson put the newspaper down and stood up.

"Where are you going dad?"

Anna asked looking at her father getting up and wearing his jacket.

"Dear we are going to a doctor."

She just tilted her head.

Why are we going to a doctor now? She thought.

To get your i***t self checked.

Little Anna could feel this thing mocking her.

After getting a full body checkup and also after giving a visit to a psychiatrist. The father and daughter returned home.

Anna was so angry at her father.

Smoke could be seen coming out of her ears.

"DAD I AM NOT ILL NOT MENTAL. THERE ISN'T ANY COCKROACH in my head" Anna breathed heavily.

"This thing always has some type of stupid answers to all my questions. This thing tells me to stop any plans I make. and make me feel a little guilty of things I did and the things I'm thinking I should do." Anna said hurriedly without stopping.

Mr.Hudson listened to his little cute and adorable daughter. And put a hand on his mouth.

To stop himself from laughing.

But his shoulders and whole body shaking with laughter gave him away.

Anna stared at her father.

He couldn't control himself from laughing any longer. Mr. Hudson laughed for a whole hour and a half, nearly two hours.

Just as he looked at his daughter's puffed cheeks he bursts into a fit of laughter.

...................

Her father laughed whenever he saw her for a whole week.

He even taunted. Asking if you were able to kill this thing in your head.

"Haha hahaha" Anna laughed loudly.

hahaha

Savannah crossed the elevator and was near her room. When suddenly her stomach started hurting as if someone twisted her insides.

"Aaghh.." She bent over and put her hand on the wall for support. She couldn't stand properly.

Cold sweat beads came on her forehead.

Anna breathed heavily and her stomach hurted even more.

She spotted a mouthfull of blood and breathed heavily which inturn hurted her even more.

She put her entire weight on the wall and black dots came in front of her eyes.

She was losing consciousness.

Her face twisted with immense pain.

Just before she was going to greet the tiled floor a strong pair of arms caught her from behind and a light musky scent entered her nostrils.

She couldn't hold herself any longer and fell limp in the strong arms of the musky scented man.