At first, when I entered this story I was terrified of what I've created, of him for what he could do if he find out what I've made him into.
But at this moment all those worries melted, the guilty conscience that I carry however hasn't lifted a bit, I'm still baffled by my creation, utterly disgusted by why I ever thought ink could be simply splashed and erased, but the ink however was now bleeding. Bleeding because of me, he wasn't supposed to bleed or get hurt unless I commanded it but right now he's injured that too it's a deadly stab.
As soon as I read the chapter I ran towards him, you may call it motherly instinct - of how I created him and so I feel obligated to save him, that I can't see him die. No- I can no longer see him suffer.
Upon reaching the said building, I entered hastily, the scene I saw was Jiang xi on his knees looking like he finally gave up, blood splashed across the walls and Adam with a knife in his hands standing above him as to strike him and finish him with a final blow.
I felt the warmth draining from my body by watching them, my mind going numb, before I could process anything, I cried out loud, shouting" No.no.no.no, what are you doing..." My voice faltered "stay away from him". I sobbed, my voice shaky.
Adam listened a smile curving on his already maniacal face. Jiang xi, he lifted his head, just barely to look at me, our eyes met-and it felt like time stopped.
His hand slackened, the blade dropped from his hands. His eyes looked at me as he was watching a ghost, like I was a puzzle he couldn't solve. Even now with bruises and cuts all over his body, he still looked like unshaken, his sharp eyes-slightly moist, his lips- bluish red, his hairs- a disheveled mess, blood leaving his body like a flowing river.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" He demanded, anger biting in his voice, it was rough, brittle and somewhat trembling.
Adam faced him again, ignoring me like I was a fly who couldn't touch a hair on him, he was ready to strike again, in desperation I grabbed a rusted pipe nearby, swinging blindly, I brought it down hard and struck him.
Adam backed away like something left his body, I too recoiled back in terror because I've never harmed a fly, but now I've hit someone.
"You shouldn't be here, GET LOST! " Jiang xi sneered again, he looked furious, probably on me, I guessed.
"I.... I couldn't let you die..... No," I said panting "you can't die. "
Adam however didn't fall and was still standing looks like my strike was not effective.
He looked amused and said:" Not bad detective, so you managed to make a bit*h take your side"
"I don't know her," Jiang xi said, flat and calm and cold.
"You don't know her???" Adam barked ,"you're saying some random girl came here looking like she'll die if you die, and you're saying you don't know her!, or is the detective trying to save her cause you can't see your plaything getting hurt"
"I told you I don't know her" He snapped and turned to me, bitter: "and you- who told you to come here?!, what nonsense are you planning right now?, get lost! ".
I backed away, stunned, it looked like I hadn't helped him a bit but further added to his problems.
" I.... I heard noises! " I stammered "I came here and saw that he was about to kill you so I interrupted"
Adam looked like he was enjoying this and said: "it doesn't matter if you two know each other or not, what matters is that this detective here protects common people so it's totally gonna be fun when I kill you and watch him break. "
"I don't care if you kill her, cause I don't know HER" He said, his voice low.
"Yes...., even if you kill me.... He won't bat an eye" I said quietly. Of course he doesn't care, I'm nobody in his eyes or probably a spy, so it's better if I die.
Adam moved, this time towards me, with bloodshot eyes, with snarl meant to end me. But before he could reach me, Jiang xi took out a gun from his coat and shot him dead. Thud and Adam's body fell heavily on ground. Jiang xi also lost his energy, could no longer sit and fell in pool of blood of his own, blood still flowing like water.
I ran to him and presses his wounds hard, trying to keep his blood from spilling, I was crying and pressing on his wounds.
:"you shouldn't be here.. "He said.
" Jiang xi, please stop talking or more blood will spill, you've already lost too much" I cried "don't close your eyes, stay with me"
:"leave me alone." He whispered.
I cried and shouted "HELP! HELP! HELP! .... Is there anyone, please help! Someone's dying"
Not long after I could hear sirens, looked like police came, they came running some panicked, and called for medics. They carried Jiang xi away. He whispered something to an officer, who gave me a strange look. He came to me.
"Miss we appreciate your effort to save him, but it could've been really dangerous if it were someone else, you shouldn't get involved like this again. "
"How could I let someone die, wouldn't I become a murderer too if I just stand back and see? " I countered.
"What's your name miss? We need your statement about this incident and what you saw and you're not going to utter a word of whatever happened today."-he said.
:"my name's Anya Bevesta, and of course I won't say a word to anyone, but he'll be all okay, right?"
:"he has lost too much blood so we can just wait and see, I have more matters to oversee so you're free to go now, our officer will go and collect your statement, you can leave your address with us. "
"Oh, ok I understand, I'll take my leave too, but can you atleast tell me which hospital is he taken too. "I asked
"Listen here lady, he's a detective and this is confidential, I can't disclose something like this to just anyone, unless you are his family."
I denied, cause in real I didn't know him personally so I can't use any excuse to see him, so I had no choice but to go to my temporary home.
It's been three days, I haven't heard any news of him. Checking my phone every now and then expecting it would start on its own by some miracle. As my phone's dead I can only rely on local newspapers and people. I've read every newspaper I could find but there's nothing mentioned about an escaped prisoner or a detective dying. I'm getting anxious by every minute passing, while there's no news of him, it might not necessarily means that he's alright.
I sat on the floor of a deserted room, knees pulled to my chest, staring at my phone screen for the hundredth time. But nothing. Sometimes, I catch myself talking to him, as if he's still here, as if he's listening to me. People nearby think I'm mad or my mental situation isn't right. There's an old lady who visits me now and then, checking upon me, to make sure I'm fine, she sometimes bring some snacks and tea, seeing that I'm not trying to eat anything these past days. It's not that I don't want to eat, it's just that I can't swallow anything right now.
Today too she brought me a meal with some tea which she personally poured for me saying the weather's getting chilly so i should keep myself warm. The tea however has long gone cold. I've made up my mind that if I can't get any news of him then I should personally go and find him.
With that in mind, I left my shabby house. I visited five hospitals near the building I found jiang xi in just a few hours, but I couldn't find any trace of him, no patient with the same name and face was any of these hospitals. I stood outside every hospital thinking he might come out if he saw me standing outside, but with this too I wasn't any lucky. I traveled on foot not taking any transports as if punishing myself.
I really shouldn't have intervened that night: I thought. I didn't want to go back yet so I wandered around at night, not because i believed he'd show up, but because the nights felt less cruel than the daylight..
As I wandered, I saw someone, talk frame, long coat, walking into an alley. .
I ran. Thinking he might hide again, so I ran after that silhouette....