Bring me to life

Chapter 6 : There is something more to it

Hope Pov:

It felt like I'd been asleep for years as I tried to open my eyes. I couldn't remember the life of mine.

I continued to work to open my eyes. As I started hearing familiar voices, I asked myself, was that Melon or Eric? What were they talking about?

I had no idea where I was until I heard the beep...beep...beep of the machines, I looked around and tried hard to remember what had happened to me at the last moments before I collapsed on the floor of the storeroom.

"Why am I in the hospital?" quietly I asked.

Hearing me speak, both Melon and Ian rushed to me and leaned forward.

"How do you feel, Hope? Do you need anything? Are you able to breathe properly?" Ian asked me. He looked worried while saying this. 

I smiled at him and answered,"I am feeling better, could you help me to sit up a bit."

"Yeah, sure...anything for you," he replied.

He gently lifted my body before placing me back on the bed in the seating position, Melon’s eyes were wet. I sensed she carried a fear of losing me.

I felt helpless looking at them, to keep the tough environment cool I asked, "So, which one of you would tell me what's happening?"

They looked at each other. Melon sighed and took the responsibility.

"Ian found you unconscious in the storeroom. What happened over there? How did you go there?"

"I just remember, an old lady told me to get some stuff from the storeroom, and when I wanted to come out of the room, it was locked," I answered like an innocent child scratching my head.

"I tried to look for the window and tried to break the door with a metal rod, but nothing helped. After some time I felt I was not able to breathe, I was scared like hell." I whispered quietly.

“My body was shivering with the thought of getting locked in that dark room, it reminds me of something more horrible I had faced in my previous life.”

"It's my fault, I got scared in that room." I purred looking at Ian and Melon's face.

"None of these was your fault...did you hear me?" Ian looked stressed as his eyes got dark.

Suddenly, we heard the annoying noise of Eric,"Hey girl, you're awake? What happened down there? Did you go with someone to makeout in the storeroom...the handsome Mr. Lucas Black? And you passed out." Eric trying to ease the stressful environment.

"Shut-up, Eric. She is not well, at least stop irritating her now," Melon gave him an angry look to keep his mouth close.

I sensed his intention to ease the moment, as he was waiting for my epic response.

"f**k you, I didn't go with your handsome Mr. Lucas Black in that storeroom, I went to help an old lady."

"And I am happy, you also didn't get a chance after your parking..." showing my bunny teeth I grinned at him.

Eric looked at me with big eyes, as he signaled me not to complete my sentence in front of everybody, he again lost.

"We were worried about you girl, never do this again." Eric came and hugged me.

I knew these guys love me, "Ewww... Eric, you stink very bad, Melon how can you have s*x with this man."  without thinking I spilled everything in front of Ian.

Melon also joined Eric and hugged me from the other side.

"Guys, you are squeezing me, get away..." I screamed as they continued to hug me like a teddy.

"Shut up," both of them scolded me.

Ian was standing there and, watching our drama, he was smiling but I saw he was looking towards his phone, something was bothering him.

Both Melon and Eric went out to get some fresh air, I looked at Ian.

It seemed he was waiting for me to talk to him, I patted the spot beside me on the bed.

He smiled before he walked over, sat down beside me.

I grabbed his hand with my hands and thanked him for saving my life, I didn't know why I did this but I felt I was scared at that moment too.

"Thank you for saving my life, I was alone and scared in that room calling for help, but nobody came." I felt goosebumps of fears on my body.

"While I was calling for help, I felt this would be my last day, life was coming out of me, I was not able to breathe." 

I didn't realize a tear rolled down from my face and fell on his hand, he was looking at me with intense eyes.

He cupped my face in his hand and said,"Shhh...I am here for you. I will always find you."

He wrapped his arms around me. I felt a sudden peace in my heart and soul, I didn't understand it was his words or his presence that made me calm.

I backed myself a little as he grabbed my hands and planted a kiss on them, his eyes were blue again the oceanic blue in which I can see myself again. 

We were looking at each other as he tucked a strand of my chin-length hair behind my ear. We smiled at each other and heard a thud.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith entered the room, She hugged me.

"Poor baby, are you ok my pretty eyes."  She purred with her warm hug.

"I am fine now, how are you?" I answered with a squeezed face on her chest.

"You come home, I will make a banana cake for you, I know it's your favorite too." She was trying her best to make me feel her motherly love.

Ian's eyes wide opened as he excitedly asked," Did she like the banana cake too."

"Hmm..yes she did," Ian's grandma answered with a strange smile on her face.

Mr. Smith also hugged me and told me to be careful, and they went out.

Finally, my doctor came with the good news that I am fit to go home.

Ian informed me that Melon and Eric will meet us at home, and he was going to take me home.

We reached home and I realized my stomach started roaring like a lion with hunger, all I could think of was food now.

We went inside and I felt a good aroma of my favorite Thai food, excitedly I said,"Thank you guys, I am so hungry."

I looked at Melon and requested her to feed me, but she ignored and passed my soup bowl towards Ian, they smiled at each other and I was not able to understand what was going on.

I pulled Melon's hand hardly towards me and whispered in her ear, "What are you doing? He already helped us."

I looked towards Ian with a forceful smile trying not to make this moment awkward.

"He is happy to help you let him do it, what's the problem." she grinned.

I gave an angry look to Melon while Ian dragged his chair near me.

I looked at him and all I think of is he was looking like a banana cake with a hint of cinnamon and his blue eyes felt like blueberries on top of the cake.

I shook my head, wasI hallucinating or it might be a medicine effect but whatever it was I was enjoying it.

"Is everything ok?" blowing hot soup for me he asked.

"No, actually you look like a banana cake to me and your eyes are like blueberries,"  I screamed without breaking the link between my thoughts and words.

"f**k, I didn't mean that. All I was saying is that we both like the banana cake." I tried best to cover my talks looking towards Melon to help me out of this situation.

There was silence for a few seconds and all laughed at me.

Melon purred,"Yes, whenever she is hungry she starts seeing food everywhere." With this stupid reason my bestie tried to cover my stupid words.

We all finished our dinner and said goodnight to each other, Melon went outside to say her goodbyes to his one true love, while Ian was helping me to settle down in my bed, He pulled a blanket over me and planted a kiss on my head and said goodbye and left for his house.

Mekon thanked him as he was heading towards home. 

Now it was me and Melon alone, we looked at each other before I said anything.

She said,"Are you sure, you have accidentally locked yourself or someone intentionally did it?"

She was nervous since the morning after this incident.

"I am not sure, but if that lady wanted my help why would she lock me in there.," I was confused too.

"We have to be a careful lemon if this was an attack then there are high chances it will happen again." She signed with fear in her eyes.

"Do you feel so, If this is true then I don't want them to harm you, I will leave this place right away," I conclude with confusion in my mind.

"I will not allow you to leave this place and go alone, Did you get that?"

Melon leaned towards me and tried to convince me that I am not alone, she will be with me whatever happens.

Somehow I am still scared, after these many years my dark past once again tried to control my life...

IAN POV

As we reached the hospital doctors took Hope inside the room for an emergency checkup, she was not able to breathe.

It had already been 2 hours, we were waiting outside for updates of her health from the doctors.

After a  long wait, the doctor came and informed us that the room she was stuck in was filled with poisonous gas, she would be dead if left there for a few more minutes.

I tried to make myself calm, I was worried about what had happened there with hope, this was not an accident if it was then why the door latch was locked from outside.

Thousands of questions came through my mind, I thought to call my friend's brother Hector Matthews.

Hector Matthews is like a big brother to me, his little brother and I were classmates since kindergarten. He is a cop from Fleetwood Sheriff Department, without giving a second thought I called him.

"Hello, Hector How are you?"  I asked as I cleared my throat.

"Hey Ian, how are you boy?" he answered.

"I am good, can you come to the city hospital? I need your help urgently."  I rushed to the point directly.

"Is everything good, boy? Are you ok?" He asked with a concerned voice.

"I am good, but I need your help with something else. Please come fast, don't come in your uniform. I don't want anybody to know here about a cop's involvement." I tried to be careful, 

"It seems urgent to you, I will be there in 10 minutes," he answered.

I went outside in the hospital parking lot as I saw him coming.

I told him everything about the incident that happened with Hope, and how I found her in the basement, and the door was locked from outside.

He assured me that he will go and check there, and if he found something he will let me know.

After an hour he called me again, we met in the parking lot.

"Boy, I went there and saw the basement, but I didn't find anything suspicious over there. The room was filled with old props and frames, curtains and, there was no sign of any poisonous gas cylinder.

He gave all the information he got.

"Are you sure about what happened, It might be possible she got scared and..." he tried to convince me that there was nothing to be suspicious about.

"Hector, the door latch was closed from outside, and when I opened the door I also felt a pungent smell," I answered.

"I would like you to go and check details on hope, her family, and I know you are not authorized to do so, but I am asking you as a big brother. I am still not convinced that it was just an accident," I wanted to know more as I was not convinced with his explanation.

I went inside, Hope was out of danger, but still unconscious.

Finally, she woke up and tried to act normally and asked us how she ended up in the hospital.

I saw the bonding between these 3 friends, and I felt happy how these guys loved her so much.

I looked at my phone and saw Hector's message, "We need to talk, you were right." 

This message was troublesome for me, but I had to keep myself calm in front of others and especially in front of Hope.

After her friends left she looked at me and, extended her hand towards me to sit beside her,

I immediately sat next to her, while she was talking to me I was thinking something else, my inner turmoil wanted to know who did this?

Suddenly, I felt her voice become heavy, and a tear rolled on my hand. 

All things vanished from my mind, I looked at her and said, "I am here for you, I will always find you." My desperate soul wanted to show all my love but, this was not the right time.

We headed towards home, where her friends were waiting for her.

After a hectic day, we decided to have dinner together.

I was surprised how her protector Melon gave me a chance to spend time with her, she asked me to feed her.

Surprisingly, she called me a banana cake with my eyes like blueberries, this was a kinda relief moment for me as I got to know she also observes my eyes.

I said my goodbyes to everybody, and headed towards Hector's house to gather more information.

Hector came out and purred," Brother, you were right. It was not an accident, it was an attack somebody tried to kill her."

The words coming out of Hector's mouth were hard but it was the truth that I wanted to hear since morning.

He added,"as you gave me her details, I did a bit of research about her. She is the granddaughter of The Master. He sighed with stress.

"The Master?" I asked with a concerned look.

"John Connor aka The Master aka Drug Mafia, he is the king of The drug world, I am not surprised if anybody wants to kill her, I would suggest you stay away from her," Hector warned me.

Now, that was surprising. I fell in love with a girl who is the granddaughter of the Drug Mafia. 

"Where is her grandpa? Do you think his enemies tried to kill her?" I asked. 

"He is from Kerrville. It might be possible his enemies tried to kill his granddaughter, but I am curious to know why she is living here in this small town away from her grandparent's house?" Hector helped me a lot to know things unofficially.

I came back home, and all I felt is she is the granddaughter of Don. 

But her friend told me she was tormented in her previous life.

Now, somebody tried to kill her. It might be his grandpa's enemies or is there someone else,

There is something more to it.