"She would be as better as dead for me! if she had not for once thought about what would she be doing by making Cecily her freaking toy! That too when she is about to give birth!" Kalix said and pushed me back making me stumble on my steps.
"Sir, I request you, please take Cecily and her baby immediately under your care, I'm afraid someone might have even tried something to harm them both for their own gain." Kalix's word came out like venom, and I was shocked listening to the words that were coming out of his mouth.
The paramedics firstly walked away with Cecily and her baby followedy Kalix, as Cassian turned to me.
"I had never expected this of you Laurel, the way Kalix had talked of you, I really thought you were a good girl, but no, maybe I was mistaken and so was kalix...I swear if anything happens to my sister or her baby, I will make sure that you don't end up well either." His eyes were filled with hatred towards me, and so he walked away without sparing me another glance, leaving me all alone in that whole apartment, with some female staff who were whispering things between themselves, maybe bad mouthing about me.
I was heartbroken, my chest was feeling so tight, never in my life, I had ever felt this much hurt, not even when I was bullied for being an Orphan, not even when I was bullied because no men ever came to like me, and even if they did, it was only for their own benefits , I didn't even felt this bad when all that happened, then why do I feel so..
Bad? As if they have, killed something within me?
Tears were filled in my eyes, but not a single one dripped out of them, I quietly took steps out of the bedroom, took my phone and left the apartment and went back to my own.
As soon as I had entered, I wonder what broke inside of me that I began crying hysterically, like a small child with hiccups.
"I j-just helped her, I... Didn't even do anything b-bad to her, I helped her give...give b-birth to her...her baby...I swear...I- I swear I didn't do anything bad to her then, th-then why?" I kept crying, sniffing, sobbing and talking to myself, all while cleaning up the mess I had Left of Laurel's documents there.
I was feeling devastated, how could he blame me so easily? Was I really that bad? Did I really? Harm her? I... thought I was a doctor so I...knew how to – help her.
My pants grew stronger, as my mind kept filling itself with one after another negative thoughts, my whole figure was trembling with such an intensity that I kept on dropping the things I tried hard to grab in my hand.
My heart kept pounding loudly against my ribs, the shivering in my body kept worsening, as by now my hands and were going all numb.
My hiccups never for once stopped, my heart tightening abnormally against my chest, letting go of everything I took a seat on the couch, looking at my surroundings as all the walls felt like they were growing closer to me, the suffocation turned into a mess as I gasped for air.
My eyesight was blurry, but I could still feel as if the walls were moving, all the sounds echoing in my ears, along with Kalix and Cassian's threat..
Tears streamed down my face, while I could see them right Infront of me.
"WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HER! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HER! I DIDN'T HARM HER!" I screamed on the top of my lungs, my body gradually turned into a limp.
I was so into my thoughts that I didn't even notice the loud banging on the main door as it slammed open, but I didn't even feel it, I was too busy trying to calm my own self down.
But as soon as he saw me breaking apart on the couch he rushed to me, hiding me tight in his embrace.
"Shh...calm down, deep breaths Laurie, just deep breaths, come on, good girl...follow the rise and drop of my chest, copy my breathing...breathe in and breathe out." His deep voice had another type of softness inside it, even though it was all coming onto me muffled, it still gave me ease.
It was Luca,
"You are doing excellent job, just like that, nice and slow. Follow my voice, follow my breathe Laurel, I'm here with you, I will be here with you, just keep breathing for me." The panic in his voice kept lowering, but the concern and softness it stayed, not even for a second it slashed away, and I kept hiding more into him, greedy for the peace his voice alone gave me.
The warmth of his hand continuously caressing my hair, while I sobbed on his chest, crying away for everything, for every time I had gotten hurt, and he let me, he just sat there, keeping me with himself, caressing my head, no complains, no questions, he was just calming me down.
"It's fine Laurel, it's all okay, I'm here, I'm here for you now, all here for you." His raspy voice, worked like a magic on all the scars I had on my heart and mind.
I didn't even know when his voice had began calming me, and I started following his words, the tightness in the chest, the trembling of hands, the echo in my ears, the blur in my eyes, in an instant it all started vanishing away and I was coming back to normal.
But I still kept crying, maybe I was getting extra greedy, whatever it was, maybe he felt it? I don't know, but he didn't push me away, he didn't pull back from me.
After a while when I felt better, I backed away from his chest.
I don't know why, but I was feeling awfully ashamed, not once did I ever reacted like that to anything in my past life, I was always cool and calm in every type of situation, yet I did not know why I reacted like this to a mere, misunderstanding.
"Are you okay now?" Luca's soft voice entered my ear, as I instantly felt the heat of our proximity and I quickly scooted back.
"I- I'm sorry, I mean, thank you." I felt the growing urge to strangle myself for creating such a scene.
"It's fine, but that wasn't my question Laurel, I asked, are you okay now?" His voice still had softness and gentleness, like he had before, and that easily wiped away the awkwardness that had formed inside my heart.
And that's when I had noticed, His hair, his face– He was a mess, disheveled; unkempt hair, shirt covered with creases, and forehead sweating like a madman.
"I am good –all good now– thanks to you?" I replied, to which he simply nodded with a smile of relief and stood up from the couch. I thought he was about to leave but then he began removing his coat.
"Wh- what are you doing?" I asked, shocked.