My eyeballs are rolling around while the light from the pen is going through my eyes. I followed the light as it moves.
"There are no signs of complications."
He closed his penlight and get the stethoscope around his neck.
"Breathe in"
I followed on what he instruct me to do.
"And breathe out"
I release my breath slowly.
"Everything is normal, but we need to do more test just to make sure you're okay."
He wrote something in the clip board and faced us.
"You can go home today, but you still need more time to rest. I will just set an appointment for follow up check-up"
At last! I can go home. It was a big relief to me because I miss going to school. It's been a week since I got here. I can't stay here any longer.
"Thank God! Thank you Doc Drake"
Aunt Zild shake his hand. He smiled at her
"Thanks Doc!"
Then he left the room.
Knock! Knock!
The door opens
"Hello everyone!"
He's very loud as always.
"I just met Drake outside and he told me that you're going to discharge today."
Doctor Drake is Donald's older brother. He's our family doctor since he got his license.
"Donald?"
"Yes, Aunt Z?"
"How was the case going? I believe that Gulliver and his friends have been suspended. Aren't they?"
"Actually yes Aunt Z, but their parents went to Mr. Lee this morning. I heard that they wanted to go on through the investigation."
"I will just talk to Mr. Lee about it."
Knock! Knock!
Donald opens the door.
"Oh, Hi there!"
I can't see who's outside the door because Donald is blocking it.
"Who is it, Donald?"
"Oh, Aunt Z this is Heidi"
She entered the room. She smiles and greeted her Aunt Zild. She's pretty as always. She looks gorgeous on her white dress with her hair tied up.
"Ah, Aunt Z she is the one that Colby is seeing this passed few weeks."
My eyes widened on what's he saying. Heidi is shocked too.
"It was ni-"
"No!"
They all looked at me.
"I mean... Heidi and I... are just friends. Yes, we are just friends"
Donald laugh
"Cole, Chill! I didn't say you have something with Heidi."
"What?"
"Colby, I already met Miss Gomez yesterday and Donald already told me everything. I know how you met."
"Just Heidi, Ma'am"
"Okay, I will only call you Heidi if you will call me Aunt Zilda."
She nodded and smile.
"Okay, Aunt Zilda"
I can feel all of my blood go up in my head. It seems my world just stop. I just want to disappear. This is awkward. No! No! Donald tap my shoulder.
"Aunt Z, they don't have a thing.."
He smiled at me
"Yet"
I elbowed him. I feel embarrassed.
"Anyway, what brings you here? Don't tell me-"
Why do you always make things awkward?
"The news spread out in the university. I just wanted to know if Colby is okay and besides Aunt Zilda invited me."
"Since Colby is going home today, I invited Heidi for a dinner."
Donald crossed his arms like a kid.
"Why didn't I got an invitation? Aunt Z you already change your heart. Before, I was your favorite but now, hmp!"
Aunt Zild chuckled
"Of course you are invited, even if I don't invite you, you'll come anyways."
We all laugh. Donald is not different to us. I grew up with this guy. He's my bestfriend ever since we were kids.
"Colby, arrange your things. I'll just go and fix our bill."
I nodded
"Ah Aunt Z, I will go with you"
He put his arms around on Aunt's shoulder and he winked at me.
"Jeez"
"What?"
"Huh?"
"Did you just say something?"
Her senses are so sharp.
"Nothing"
I fold my clothes.
"You never talk unless someone talks with you"
I turned around
"What?"
"I said you are not a type of person that really talks a lot or maybe you just don't want to talk to people like me."
"No-"
Her phone rings. She picks it up and went outside. I took a deep breath. I can still feel the pain in my forehead but its not that bad compared before.
* * *
It's really nice to go outside. Smell the air, polluted air of the city. Just kidding. I missed the buildings, cars, people, but not the traffic. Speaking of traffic, we are actually stucked here for an hour.
"I should've take the other lane earlier. Jeez!"
"Take it easy Donald, don't worry we'll be at home soon."
He's pissed off. You can reakly see him turning red and looking out the cars with his sharp looking like knives.
"I'm sorry Aunt Z, I just can't handle this traffic. You'll be cooking and then prepare the food. Because of this traffic I won't be able to eat those right away. Beep!"
I can see that Heidi from the rare mirror. She tries not to laugh because Donald pisses off like a child.
"Heidi, what's your favorite food? So I can cook it for later."
"Hah? Ah-"
"Heidi, Don't worry Aunt Z is a great cook. Actually, she's a chef not just a chef but a gorgeous chef. Right Aunt Z?"
She chuckled.
"Don't listen to him my dear. He likes messing around."
"Aunt Z? Cole, tell Aunt Z that I'm not messing around. Tell her."
I just shrugged my shoulders and they laugh.
An hour later, we are still stucked in the traffic. Our house is too far. It's getting late too.
"This traffic is taking us forever. BEEP!!!"
"You're right, I'm sorry Heidi if you get to stucked with us. I'm sure you guys are hungry."
Aunt Zild looked at her watch
"It's already dinner, Donald?"
"Yes Aunt Z?"
"Just pulled the car over. Anyway there's a restaurant near here."
Donald pulled the car at the side. I saw the signage and there is a restaurant here. It's called "Diner's Grill"
"Aunt Z, you go first and reserve for me. I'll look for a parking lot."
And we get out of the car.
"See you Donald."
We start to walk and the two ladies are behind me. They are still talking. Girls really loves to chat.
I got a weird feeling. It feels like someone is watching us. I looked around but all I can see was stucked up cars. Maybe it was just the people inside the cars.
I entered first the restaurant followed by them. We are approached by the lady in uniform.
"Yes madame? How may I help you?"
The restaurant is big but there are few customers here.
"Ah, table for four please."
"Right this way madame"
I looked around and see some people eating. Our table is in the middle of this restaurant.
"Donald will see us easily."
I sat down on the leaft facing Heidi and Aunt Zild on her right side.
"What's your order madame?"
She is scanning on the menu.
"Hmm... Let me see... Colby, Heidi what you want to eat? I'm sure Donald will just eat anything"
I scanned the menu.
"Everything you like Aunt Zilda."
She is not totally fine. She's looking around.
"This is our first time here. What's your best seller?"
She seems bothered.
"Are you okay?"
I asked her but seems she didn't heard it.
"Hei-"
"Ah, Aunt Zilda can I go check Donald? He seems taking forever."
Aunt Zild just nodded.
"I'll go with you"
I don't know. I just feel like I need to go with her.
I stood up and she walked fast and seems anxious. She's infront of me.
"Maybe I'll just call Donald"
She didn't answer me. We went out of the restaurant. I can feel something is wrong. I grabbed her arms but I held her hands.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"Long time no see my love."
Someone from behind just talk. A voice of a man. I can feel her shivering, her hand is cold and shaking. I turned around to look who's talking. I see the blonde man standing behind us. We are the same height but he's more buffed than me. He looks suffisticated with his white tuxedo. Heidi is not moving.
"Why don't you look at me my love? Aren't you happy?"
She's still not moving. When he's about to grabbed Heidi, I immediately put her behind me.
"What do you want? Who are you?"
He sarcastically laugh.
"Is this the reason left me? This filthy guy. You gotta be kidding me Maddy?"
I looked at her. Maddy?
"Look surprised? Don't tell me she didn't tell you that? Oh I see."
He laughed so hard. But she's silent all along.
"Okay, Maddy let me just introduce myself to your lover. I am Nicholas Walter. Her boyfriend and fiancè and her name is not Heidi Kidman, She's Hillary Maddison Gomez."
I don't know what to think and feel. I looked at her questioning things. Everything is mixing in my head. My head us started to hurt.
"Stop it Nicholas!"
"Oh, didn't Maddy, oh Heidi tell you this?"
"I said stop!"
"Okay, I'll stop if you'll go with me"
He grabbed her and pushed me down to the ground.
"Cole!"
Donald run through me. I don't know but I can't stand up. He turned around and saw this guy.
"Who is this Heidi?"
That man dragged Heidi away. Donald tried to stop him but two men wearing black tuxedo that looks like his body guards pointed their guns to Donald.
"Woah, take it easy"
"Freeze!"
The man pointed his gun towards the two men.
"Put your guns down and let go of the girl"
The guy named Nicholas just smirked.
"Do you think I'll do that?"
He grabbed his gun and shoot it to the man beside the car. Everyone duck down and covered. Heidi managed to run through us. The police mobiles are coming. His guards took him away.
"I'll find you Maddison!"
They went inside their car and drive off.
"Colby!"
Aunt Zild run through us.
"Colby are you okay?"
"Yes"
They helped me to get up. The man in the car approached us.
"Are you alright?"
The man is old but not so old. Maybe he's on his mid 40's.
"Zilda are you alright?"
We looked at Aunt Zild.
"You know each other?"
Donald asked to Aunt Zild.
"Ah-"
"Yes, she's the one who called me, us about this incident, so I immediately went here. And yes, we know each other since then. I know you too"
He pointed me.
"What?"
Donald reacted first. Seems he was the one who is affected.
"Colby, maybe you won't recognize him because you're still a baby when you met him. He's you father's friend."
"Best friends to be exact. I'm Chief Logan Frazer. I'm with your father ever since we entered the academy and I can say he looks like you. That's why when Zilda called us I went right away."
Donald is smiling. I know this smile. He is teasing Aunt Zild. But Aunt Zild cut him off.
"Let's go home"
"Not yet, we still need to get their statements so that-"
"I said we will go home. You can get their statements tomorrow."
"But-"
"Aunt Zilda, I'll go with them."
"Are you sure Heidi?"
"Yes, Aunt Zilda."
"How will you go home?"
"I will take her home safe and sound Zilda. Don't worry."
Aunt Zilda rolled her eyes.
"I can smell something fishy here"
"Let's go now!"