Bloody Hands

Last Hug

This morning I'm going to take Grandma to the airport.

"You really have to go?" I asked.

"I don't wanna go, but she's right" Grandma said.

"You can stay"

"I will comeback"

She hugged me so tight. I will miss her, miss her so much.

"I'm gonna miss you" I said.

"Fix all this, and I'll be back" Grandma said.

And she's gone. I hope it's not our last hug. I met Aunt Cate.

"Congratulations, now I have to call some of my friends from the police for you" Aunt Cate said.

"You want to help me" I said.

"Not in this way"

I rolled my eyes.

"What did you get from Maya's cell phone?" Aunt Cate asked.

"File, and her picture" I said.

"With James"

"You know that?"

"I know everything"

My phone rang. It's from Gwen.

"Who's that?" Aunt Cate asked.

"My friends"

I walked away from her room to my bedroom.

"Sharon, you said you would call me" Gwen said.

"I'm busy" I said.

"Oh my gosh, can we met?"

"Where?"

"My house"

"Only if she lets me go"

"I'm waiting"

Well, I knew Aunt Cate couldn't possibly just let me go. But in the end, she let me go by the rule. I only go with the driver and not go anywhere other than Gwen's house.

"So, tell me everything right now, I can't sleep cause you" Gwen said.

"Calm down" I said.

"b***h, just tell me everything"

"Okay, my grandfather, he started a family business which is now quite big, now run by my aunt and she wanted me to inherit everything"

"And?"

"And, what?"

"I said, tell me everything, there's more than that"

"That's all"

"Sharon, please"

"Gwendolyne Farrel, that's all"

"Sharon Marie Renaldi Johnson, I don't know why I remember your full name. Tell me more"

"Nothing more"

"You lie"

"Of course not"

"Liar"

"Gwen"

"Sharon"

"I gotta go"

"What?"

"Bye"

And finally, I left. I always tell everyone, but this time, it's hard. I'm confused. What should I do? I met Aunty Cate.

"What do you want?" Aunt Cate asked.

"Don't send me to Surabaya" I said.

"Your ticket is ready"

"Please"

"Stop"

"I'm sorry for everything that I've done. I'm sorry"

"You say sorry?"

"Yes"

"You gotta go"

Aunt Cate told me to get ready immediately. I didn't want to go, but I had no other choice. I went to the airport alone. Aunt Cate couldn't take me because she was too busy. The car was moving at a normal speed. I told Gwen I had to be away for a few days or maybe a few weeks. I had just texted Gwen and a car hit us. I could see a group of people pulling me out of the car before it all went dark.

I slowly saw the light. I opened my eyes. A group of men were standing in front of me and someone who seemed familiar, Harry Oswald, I think that was him. He walked over to me, my hands were tied. He stood right in front of me and looked at me. He looks up grinning like a devil.

"Wake up, Johnson" Harry Oswald said.

"Oswald" I said.

"This little girl has grown up. How old are you? 18. I remember when you cried beside your mother's grave, you looked so pathetic"

"Shout your mouth"

He slap me.

"You want to kill me"

He slap me again.

"You are trying to destroy my business" Harry Oswald said.

"You are scared" I said.

"Scared? Of you? Funny, a little b***h like you can't scare me, I will kill you"

"Not now"

I untied, and slammed the chair against Oswald. His men pulled out their guns and I immediately ran over to the pile of wooden boxes.

"Don't shout my goods" Harry Oswald said.

All right, I'll run from here, but the door's pretty close to them. What should I do? Just run, I guess. I ran and almost got hit by a bullet. My hand was bleeding. They chased me. I kept running and running, but I didn't notice that I started running to the middle of the road and something hit me. Everything went dark, I heard a voice calling my name, a man, before I heard nothing.

Light, white, that's what I see. Am I dead? I opened my eyes to a boy standing in the corner of the room. He was on the phone. He turned around, his face was familiar. He smiled at me and came over to me.

"Sharon, you wake up" he said.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"It's me, Kevin"

"Kevin? Why are you here?"

"I was there when you got hit"

"Hit?"

"By a car"

"Oh my gosh, what has happened"

"You don't remember?"

"The last thing I remember is I was in the car and heading to the airport"

"Anything else?"

"No. Wait, where's my phone?"

"You didn't bring anything and you were running when the car hit you"

"I, what? No, oh my gosh, what happened to me?"

"You need something?"

"No"

"Okay. So now, you don't remember what has happened"

"I don't know. The last thing I remember is I was in the car and heading to the airport. I texted my friend and something hit us. I saw a man. Oh, s**t. He tried to kill me in his warehouse"

"So someone kidn*pped you when you had an accident and tried to kill you"

"I guess"

"What? Who are you? Why did it all happen to you?"

"I don't know"

"What? You don't know?"

"I don't know what happened"

"Okay. Should I call someone and tell them you're here"

"I don't remember my aunt's number"

"It's okay, she will know"

Oh, my head. How did he get here? I think the voice I heard earlier was him.

"Just tell me if you need something" he said.

He was so nice, though I almost forgot about him. I think Aunt Cate will look for me, maybe. What will I do now? He looks at me.

"You looked terrible and scared at that time. The doctor said that you have a wound that looks like a bullet scratch" he said.

I won't tell him about Oswald.

"You can tell me what happened to you" he said.

"I can't, I mean I don't know" I said.

"Okay, I'm here whenever you need me"

"Thank you"

"You're welcome"

His smile, oh it never happened. Time passed, he seemed quite busy, but he was still there.

"Are you busy?"

"No, why?" he said.

"Looks like you're quite busy, your phone keeps ringing"

"Not really. I can't leave you alone"

What did he say? Sounds sweet. And the hours pass by, he is still here. His phone rang again and he looked quite annoyed.

"I gotta go, but I'll be back. It won't be long" he said.

"Okay" I said.

He goes. I took a deep breath, looked around the room. I hate hospitals. What will happen after this? I'm confused. Suddenly, someone opened the door and it was Aunt Cate. She looked panicked, very panicked. She got closer and hugged me.

"Oh, Sharon, are you okay? What happened? Did they hurt you?" Aunt Cate asked.

"No"

"It's okay, you are safe now"

She hugged me.

"We're going home, and you will stay with me" Aunt Cate said.

"Are you sure?" I asked.

" Yes, I can't let you go. Not until I fix this"

"Thank you"

And we came home. Aunt Cate said that I would be treated at home. She had called the doctor and prepared everything. At home, at Aunt Cate's, I could see she was quite panicked. I just lay down, my body felt sore. Everything has changed.

It was the third day after all that, Aunt Cate came up to me and told me someone was coming for me. Gwen stood in front of the door and immediately hugged me.

"Sharon, I miss you so much. I heard the news. I was very surprised, but I'm not surprised you survived. I'm so glad you survived. I was worried when you didn't answer my calls. For four days, I didn't know where to go, but then someone came and told me, they said they would take me to meet you, I was shocked and happy. I thought you would go far because that's what you said in the message. I thought I would never see you again" Gwen said.

"You're done?" I asked.

"Yes"

"Good, you talk like a train"

"Well, yeah, but, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine"

"Now I want to ask you something. Yesterday when I went shopping, a man came up to me and asked about you"

"Who?"

"Wait, I forgot his name. Kevin, yes, Kevin"

"Kevin? Oh my gosh, Kevin. I forgot to tell him"

"What happened? Tell what"

"He was the one who accompanied me to the hospital, and I left without telling him"

"Oh my gosh, Sharon, what you did? You didn't tell me about him"

"I forget"

"You forget everything"

"Well, that's my mistake"

"So, tell him"

"I don't have his number"

"I have"

"What?"

"He gave it to me"

"Why?"

"I said you didn't answer my calls. Maybe you have changed your number, so, he gave it to me"

"Should I call him?"

"Of course"

And I call him.

"He didn't answer" I said.

"Try again" Gwen said.

I try again.

"Who is this?" Kevin said.

"Kevin, it's me, Sharon"

"Sharon, is that you? Are you okay? Where are you?"

"I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you"

"What happened?"

"After you left, my aunt came and took me home"

"It's okay, I think something happened to you"

"No, I'm fine"

"That's good"

Looks like someone is talking to him.

"I'm sorry Sharon, I gotta go, I'll call you later" he said.

"Okay"

He hung up the phone.

"Done" I said.

"Good, you have to stop making other people worry about you" Gwen said.

"I'm sorry"

"You keep saying sorry to everyone"

"Should I say something?"

"I don't know, it's up to you"

"Okay. But, how did he find you?"

"Why didn't you ask him?"

"Maybe, later"

"Or maybe because you own a pic on i********: with a caption partner in crime"

"Oww, I forgot to delete it"

"You want to delete our pic?!"

"I was joking"

"So, this Kevin. Why does he care so much for you?"

"I don't know"

"Nothing happened between you and him?"

Of course not"

"Really, are you?"

"Hell no, nothing happened"

"Really?"

"Stop your bullshit, Gwen"

"Is this bullshit, or a fact?"

"Gwendollyne"

"Just asking"

I rolled my eyes.

"So, why didn't you tell me about your rich family?" Gwen asked.

"I don't even know them" I said.

"But you live here"

"I've only lived here for a few days"

"But now, this is your home"

"I know, maybe"

"Maybe?"

"Not for a long time"

"Why?"

"I can't explain it"

"Tell me everything, like you used to do"

"It's different"

"What's the different?"

"Everything, everything has changed, my life, my family, myself, and I can't explain it"

"What happned?"

"I wish I could tell you, but I don't know how"

"I know you, Sharon, I know you very well, I know you can. You just don't want it"

"I want. I mean, it's complicated"

"Why? You always have a word for everything"

"Not now, it's different"

We talked for a long time and Gwen had to go.

"See you again" She said.

I hug her. And the hours passed by. After dinner I went back to my room, slept. That was all I needed. My phone rings, it's Kevin. Why he call me?.

"Sharon" he said

"Hi Kevin" I said.

"Earlier, I wanted to chat but I had a lot of things to do. I'm sorry"

"It's okay"

"So, how are you?"

"I'm good, I get better"

"Good to know"

"I'm sorry, I didn't tell you"

"It's okay, I understand, I'm just worried about you"

So he's worried about me. What is this? Should I say something?

"I'm fine, don't worry" I said.

"That's good"

"So, what are you doing?"

"I, I want to sleep"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought, well, take a rest. I will hang up the phone"

"No, I'm fine"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm not sleepy. My aunt just told me to sleep"

"Okay, so she won't be angry, right?"

"Of course not. I'm not a child. I can sleep whenever I want"

"Yeah, that's right. So you live with your aunt?"

"Yes, my parents are gone"

"I'm sorry"

"It's okay, we can't change the past, right?"

"Yeah, that's right"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure"

"How do you know about Gwen?"

"I.... I see a pic of you and Gwen, and I met her"

"Yeah, she told me about that"

"So, how about your feet? They are getting better?"

"Yes, it is"

Suddenly Aunt Cate came.

"Sharon, you didn't sleep" Aunt Cate said.

"I'm not sleepy" I said.

"Who is that?"

"My friend"

And she left.

"What happened?" Kevin asked.

"My aunt" I said.

The next morning, Aunt Cate was seen waiting for me.

"Morning" I said.

"Morning" she said.

"Have you talked to your grandma?"

"I talk to her every day"

"Good, she looks worry"

"I know she didn't know anything"

"Good, she doesn't need to know what happened"

"Yeah, it's bad for her heart, so I keep everything like this"

"You know her better than anyone"

"Of course, I live with her"

"Yeah, I know, keep everything like this, and we'll be alright"

"I wish"

Can I go back in time? The time when I was just a timid little girl who always stood behind my mother and hoped that people would accept me, could it? I miss that time. I miss my childhood, just being a little girl. But that time had passed, the little girl had become someone she never imagined, a bad person. Regret? Of course, I regret my actions, but I have reasons for all this. What my mother would say, what my father would say, I can't imagine that.

I could see Aunt Cate was trying hard to protect me from my own mistakes, but this was the last step. After this, Oswald would be doomed. I can't stop now and I won't stop until I finish what I started. I miss my childhood, but I have to face my future which I don't know at all. I went back to my room to get everything ready. I was about to crash Oswald's company for a bit, but Aunt Cate came and closed my laptop.

"What is this?" I asked.

"I will stop you from killing yourself" Aunt Cate said.

"I'm not killing myself"

"I know what you will do"

"I didn't do anything wrong"

"You didn't? So, what is this? What you did?"

"I, I just, I only finished what I started"

"You will, but not now. I can't take another risk right now"

"The faster it is resolved, the less damage is inflicted"

"Not now, Sharon, not now"

"Why not?"

"You don't know him"

"I know him, I know. So, don't stop me"

"I will stop you"

"Why?"

"He can kidnap you even while you are under guard and it is possible he will kill you even if you are here"

"At least I'm trying, not like you. I can't stay here and watch everything. I will act no matter what and I will take every risk"

"Listen to me at least once, you can do that, but not now. It's dangerous"

"I don't care, he wants to kill me, so let him try"

"You drive me crazy"

"That's what I always do"

"I'll take your laptop"

"What!"

She leaves.

"You can't do that to me" I said

"I did it" she said.

What the f**k is that? She can't do that to me. I'll do everything I want, no one can stop me, not even her. I packed my bag and prepared to leave. I left without telling her and returned to my old house. There's nothing better than home. How long will it take him to find me? An hour, or maybe less. I don't care, I don't like being controlled, not by anyone. I took my father's old laptop and started publishing some of Oswald's dirty files. In just a few hours, the Oswald company lost millions of dollars and that was a great start. Aunt Cate came in. I could see the anger on her face.

"I told you to stop. Could you listen to me at least once? I warned you many times. Now Oswald is very angry and he is looking for you. You know that and act without thinking about the repercussions" Aunt Cate said.

"At least I did something instead of sitting around and watching" I said.

"Don't teach me how to take action. I did all this before you were even born. I understand all this better than you. You must learn to control your emotions"

Suddenly, Aunt Cate just kept quiet and looked at me.

"Aunt Cate?"

She fainted.

"Aunt Cate, Aunt Cate, oh no, help, Aunt Cate"

We took Aunt Cate to the hospital. I waited anxiously. What happened to her? Is she okay? I hope. After waiting for a long time, the doctor came out.

"What happened to her?" I asked.

"She was poisoned" the doctor said.

"How?"

"Her condition is critical, she is in a coma. We will wait for her development"

"Will she be okay?"

"For now, we can only hope"

Oh, no, what happens next? Aunt Cate is in a coma and Grandma is in California. What should I do? Oswald, Oswald must be behind all this. I'm sure he did all this, and he'll pay for it. I promise. My phone rings, it's Gwen.

"What's up, Sharon?" Gwen said.

"I'm bad" I said.

"What? What happened?"

"Aunt Cate, she was poisoned"

"What? How?"

"I don't know"

"Where are you?"

"I'm in the hospital"

"Okay, I'll be there"

She hung up the phone. Within minutes, Gwen arrived and hugged me.

"What happened?" Gwen asked.

"I don't know" I said.

"How could you not know, you live with her"

"We were not at home, she suddenly fainted and the doctor said that she was poisoned. She was in critical condition now"

"That's terrible"

"I know, and I know who to blame"

"Who?"

"I can't tell you"

"Why?"

"He's psycho"

"Who? Who is he?"

I'm just silent. I will make him pay for his every action. I will be a nightmare he will never forget and I will be his grim reaper. Until night came, there was no progress in Aunt Cate's condition. The only thing I wanted at this time was Aunt Cate back. I know she will be fine, she should be fine.

"She will be fine, she should be fine" I said.

"Of course she will, I pray for her" Gwen said.

"I will make him pay"

"Who is he? Tell me who is in your mind?"

I looked at her, and gave her a smile.

"No one" I said.

"Don't do anything you will regret" Gwen said.

"You don't know what I'm going to do"

"The only thing I know is you will do something bad"

"I won't regret anything, and yeah it's something bad"

"Sharon, please,I don't know what you're going to do, but please think about the impact"

"I have, I know the impact"

"Who is he?"

"I can't tell you now"

"Okay, if you want to talk, I'm here"

"Thank you"

It's getting late and Gwen is still here with me. The next morning, Aunt Cate's condition was still the same. I purposely didn't tell grandma, because she'll definitely be back soon and maybe she'll be affected too. I can't allow that. The poison spread quickly to Aunt Gwen's body, but there was something strange. It seemed that someone had deliberately given the poison to her, but who?.

By noon, Gwen had to go home, and after Gwen left I immediately came back. I went to Aunt Cate's room but found nothing but a used coffee cup. I rushed to the kitchen and, as I expected, there was a small bottle in the trash. I took it all to a lab to have it checked.

I went back to the hospital. The doctor told me the poison almost got to her heart and almost killed Aunt Cate, but they managed to prevent that and in just a few days Aunt Cate might get better. Hope she gets better soon. What can I do? I don't know what to do. My phone rang this time from Kevin.

"Sharon, how are you?" Kevin said.

"I'm good" I said.

"What's wrong with your voice?"

"What?"

"You sound tired"

"What? No, I'm fine"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm fine"

"You know, if you have a problem just tell me. Maybe I can help you"

"No, I'm fine, don't worry"

"Where are you?"

"I'm at home"

"Then why did I see you enter the hospital"

"What? Where are you?"

"In the parking lot"

I rushed out and, yeah, Kevin was there, he came over to me. Did he stalk me?

"How did you get here?" I asked.

"I was passing by and I saw you, so, what happened?" Kevin asked.

"My aunt is sick"

"Okay, so, why do you lie?"

"I just, you know, sometimes we don't want to tell other people our problems.And this is something personal"

"How is her condition?"

"Bad"

"What happened to her?"

"I don't know, she fainted. I brought her here and the doctor said she was poisoned"

"How?"

"I don't know, I don't know what happened"

"Can I see her?"

"Not for now, the doctor won't let you in"

"Why?"

"She's on the ICU"

"So, you're alone here"

"Yes"

"Have you eaten?"

"No, I don't want to eat anything right now"

"Your aunt is sick. If you are also sick, who will take care of her? come on"

He took my hand. There was a food stall not far from the hospital.

"You know, you can call me if you need something" he said.

"Thank you, but there is Gwen. She will accompany me" I said.

"Okay"

We returned to the hospital. There was no new development of Aunt Cate's condition and I was very sleepy. I tried to stay awake, but last night I only got less than three hours of sleep. I closed my eyes and fell asleep. I woke up, Gwen had come.

"Hi Sharon" Gwen said.

"Gwen" I said.

"And you are Kevin, right?" Gwen said.

"Gwen, right?" Kevin said.

"So, what are you doing here?" Gwen asked.

"I will accompany Sharon" Kevin said.

Why is Gwen looking at me like that? Like this is weird. Kevin's phone rings. He doesn't answer.

"I gotta go" Kevin said.

"Okay" I said.

"See you again"

Kevin immediately left and Gwen sat beside me.

"Since when is he here?" Gwen asked.

"I don't know, he suddenly appeared" I answered.

"You didn't call him?"

"Why do I call him?"

"Maybe you need a shoulder to lean on"

"Shut up"

"Am I wrong?"

"Yes, really wrong"

"But you enjoy it"

"Gwen"

"Okay, you can lean on my shoulder"

I smirk. Night fell, Gwen and I had dinner in the hospital cafeteria. Everything was quite normal until I realized someone was watching us. The man repeatedly looked at us. I started to feel uncomfortable and it seemed the man had malicious intentions.

"Hurry up and finish your meal. We have to go" I said.

"Why?" Gwen asked.

"Someone is watching us"

"Who?"

"A man, table number 8"

She looked at him.

"Don't look at him" I said.

"Who is he?" She asked.

"Just finish your meal"

"Okay"

After we finished, we immediately left.

"Who is he?" She asked.

"I don't know, he looks like a bad guy" I said.

"Yeah, I know, I see that too"

I think he's Oswald's man. What's he going to do next? Only God knows.