On the other hand , in the Daisy hospital .
Inside the hospital , some serious problem was going on . At the front lobby there were a crowd , heated voices were heard from there .
The problem was that about twenty minutes ago a patient was brought to the hospital . When the patient arrived her condition was already very critical . Her treatment started almost immediately . Still her condition didn't improve , rather it deteriorated and her breathing became extremely faint . The doctors had to operate on her immediately and for that the patient party's consent was needed.
But when the patient party was informed about her condition they , specially the husband , started blaming the doctors saying that they did not provide proper treatment to his wife otherwise her condition couldn't have worsened . They even stated that the doctors and the hospital were trying to take large amount of money in the name of operation .
The doctor who was handling the patient was insulted by the family members in extremely rough language . The more she tried to explain that the patient needed operation immediately and they should not waste time the more the patient party continued to blame them .
They were not ready to accept the fact that they were late to bring the patient and her condition was already critical .
The situation escalated so much that the other hospital staffs had to interfere to ease the problem . Since it was late , not many people were present .
Melvine's shift was over but she was called back again . Actually the condition of one of patients of Dr. Clark suddenly got critical , Dr. Clark was in an operation at that time . Since no other doctor was available at that time , the nurses hurriedly called her .
At present , Melvine was trying to explain the situation to the patient party along with the doctor in charge .
But the patient's husband was behaving more violently and it was getting difficult for them deal with them .
At one point of their argument , the man held the doctor by the collar and said , " You call yourself a doctor ?? You couldn't even treat a patient . I will sue you all for your negligence . Just you wait . "
The hospital staffs were taken aback by the behaviour . Melvine and a nurse tried to free the doctor from his grip but he pushed them to the side .
It was then , a nonchalant voice interrupted the scene .
" What the f*ck is going on here ? "
All eyes turned to the source of the voice .
There , at the door , was standing a tall man , dressed in completely black clothes .
Looking at the man , the people felt a sense of chill while an unreadable emotion glimmered in Melvine's eyes .
The man walked in , in nonchalant steps . But his nonchalant behaviour couldn't manage to mask the evil and dangerous aura that was radiating from him .
The patient's husband was still holding the doctor by her coller .
The man's sharp brown eyes trailed through the scene as a smirk formed on his lips .
His eyes fall on the two guards who were on the floor , their face bleeding , as if someone had punched them badly .
The man retracted his gaze from the guards and fixed them straight onto the man before him .
" Leave her . " , he said in his usual lazy voice.
The patient's husband like everyone else could feel dangerous vibe from the man .
Still he refused to leave the doctor and spoke gathering his courage , " Who the hell are you ? "
The man raised his brows as the other man went on .
" Who are you to order me ? These doctors didn't do their job properly . They must be taught a good lesson ..... "
As he spoke he made his grip tighter on the doctor .
The man's patience seemed to run thin as he swiftly grabbed his hand that was holding the doctor and twisted it making the man scream in pain . It all happened within a blink that people forgot to react at the change of events .
The other family members of the patient felt so intimidated by the man that they didn't come forward to help the husband .
The husband went on screaming , " Who the hell do you think you are ! How dare you interfere in our business ? My wife is dying because of them . I won't let them off . Stay out of it bastard .... " ,
He cursed as he tried to release his hand from the man's grip .
" She is dying because of you . You are delaying her treatment .... " ,
The doctor in charge gathered her courage and said .
The husband gritted his teeth and was about to say something to her again but he couldn't do so .
The black clothed man twisted one of his fingers backward . The man screamed as he felt that his finger is about to break .
" You know , what annoys me the most ! " , the black dressed man said ," People like you who don't learn their lessons . But don't worry , I don't mind teaching you ....."
He twisted his finger more making everyone , present there , gulp in terror .
" .... Until you finally learn . "
The man let out a chuckle as he said , " You seem to have a bad habit of pointing your fingers to others , shall I change your habit by breaking this finger of yours so you can never raise your finger against anyone . "
At this point , the husband surely understood that messing with this man would never end in good note for him . And if he didn't back down now he would definitely lose a finger .
He couldn't help but beg him to release him .
The black clothed man smirked as he said , " It seems you're a quick learner ; I like that . Alright , now , apologize to them . "
The man was too proud to do that . And his hesitation showed on his face .
The other man raised his brows as he said , " You haven't learnt your lesson yet , I see ! "
He twisted his finger more as he continued " Are you apologising ? Or should I just send you to the hospital bed so you can have a taste of their treatment . Then you can decide whether they are negligent to their work or not ."
" Please ! " , he spoke in utter pain as she apologized , " ..... I'm sorry ..... I was wrong . Forgive me ." , he apologized to the doctor .
Then the black dressed man turned to the doctor and said , " Go . Save the patient . "
The doctor felt chill all over her body , hearing his sharp voice .
She hurriedly nodded and left , followed by other staffs .
Melvine glanced over the man in black clothes one last time before she too walked away .
Only then , he released the man who didn't waste a single moment to get out of his sight.
The man turned to the other people who gathered there and said .
" And if you all are done watching the drama , leave now . "
The other people flinched and ran to different directions .
The interesting part was , nobody dared to disobey his word .
His aura held so much authority that the people couldn't even question who he was to order around .
When everything was back to normal the man turned to leave .... in lazy nonchalant steps ... just the way he came .
Looking at his retreating back , whispers surged among the people who couldn't help but gather again to gossip about the identity of the mysterious man .
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Next morning , Melvine woke up with a bad headache , she also felt a bit tired .
She rubbed her eyes and recalled the events from last night .
It was an eventful day , yesterday .
She argued with Ryan , then rushed to the hospital again , there they had to face even more unpleasant situation , then Ryan intervened in the matter and settled the problem , then a critical operation ... everything took a toll on her .
But at the end , things finally took positive turn .
They managed to save the critical patient . The patient's husband also didn't cause any more probelem .
When she came out of the hospital , it was already 11.30 at night .
She sighed thinking about the hectic events from few hours back and started walking .
To her surprise , her eyes caught a solitary figure leaning against a tree .
Seeing the familiar person , her mind filled with complex emotions .
The man seemed to notice her too as he approached her in lazy yet swift steps .
Melvine stood still , staring at him when his deep voice broke the silence of the night .
" Are you done ? "
She nodded .
" Let's go then . "
He said and without any more word walked on .
Melvine too didn't feel like saying anything anymore and silently followed after him .
Upon reaching her quarter , she took a relaxing shower and then went straight to the bed .
The man was sitting on the small couch , across the bed . He was doing something in his phone .
He heard her coming to the bedroom as he shot a short glance to her direction before concentrating in his phone again .
Melvine leaned against the headrest of the bed and stared at him .
She racked her brain to find something to talk about but nothing came to her mind . In the end , she fell asleep .
She snapped out of her recollections of yesterday's events as she got up .
She looked around and let out a small sigh . The man seemed to have left already .
A self-deprecating smile formed on her lips as she headed to the washroom .
After washing up , she marched to the living room .
A surprised expression flashed in her eyes as she saw the man standing by the window . He was on the phone , seemingly giving some instructions to someone .
After ending the call , he turned and saw her standing with an unreadable expression.
" Have your breakfast . "
He said as he led her to the dining table .
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On other side , in the Dark Soul base .
" Lily , everyone will be out today . Won't you be bored all alone ? " , Ammie asked .
" It's fine , Ammie . "
" You always say that . "
Lily didn't deny .
" Anyway , would you like to come with me ?"
" No , it's okay . By the way where are you going ? "
" To the library . "
As Ammie replied she noticed the lack of interest in Lilly so she said again , " But you don't necessarily have to go to the library , you can have a walk around the area . The community is very calm and peaceful , you won't see much people around so don't worry about feeling uncomfortable . There is a park , it's so beautiful . You can visit that too . So , what do you say ? Would you go with me ? "
" I really appreciate your offer but I am really fine here . "
Ammie spoke again , " You are always like this . You never go out . Don't you feel suffocated , without any fresh air . I often ask you to go out with me but you always refuse . "
" Ammie , you know that I feel uncomfortable to go out , right ? "
" I know but how long are you going to live like this ? You have to forget the past and move on . "
Lilly decided not to reply .
It was then someone spoke from the door .
" She's right . ", Shawn's deep voice trailed in.
The two women turned to the door and found him standing there with his usual straight face .
He said , " You do have to move on . "
Lilly was quite .
Ammie immediately said , " Shawn , now you try to make her understand . My words never worked anyway . "
Shawn looked at Lilly who was looking down and started , " Accidents happen Lilly , I know , they leave behind tormenting memories which are impossible to forget ; But that doesn't mean that you would spend the rest of your life being haunted by those memories . It's been years . Try to get over the past and start a new . "
Lilly didn't speak and continued to look down , her eyes glistened with tears as she nodded slightly .
" I know , it's not easy ; You feel uncomfortable because of others' unnecessary attention towards you , you feel nervous thinking , how they are going look at you or what they would think about you and all . But you know what , nobody actually cares . "
Lily raised her eyes as he continued , " No one is that empathetic that they would try to understand what a person is suffering from or what that person might've gone through . So stop being stressed about it and start going out . You'll feel better ."
After some moments of silence she took a deep breath and finally uttered in a low voice , " I will try ... Thank you . "
Ammie's widened her eyes . She said .
" Really !? " The other two looked at her as she spoke , " I've been saying the same thing for God knows how long . But you never listened . And now that he said it just once you are ready to listen to his words . " , she twitched her face and said , " Another proof that nobody takes my words seriously . "
The other two didn't say anything . So she shrugged her shoulders and said , " Anyway Lilly , so now you are coming with me , right ? "
Before Lilly could answer , Shawn questioned, " And where are you going ?"
" Umm..... library . " , she stuttered .
" Why ? "
" Of course , to read books . " Shawn raised his eyes as she said again , " I love to read , unlike you guys . "
She said the last part in low voice but Shawn heard it but didn't point it out .
He said , " I see . But , aren't you going to the library too often , these days ? What's so special about that library ? "
" Of course the library is special . It has a great collection of classic and exclusive books . "
Shawn was going to ask something again but before he could Ammie said to Lilly , " Lilly , I'll go get ready . You get ready too . We're leaving in one hour . And please don't start hesitating again . I can't believe , you have finally decided to go out . I am really happy for you . "
Ammie didn't stay any longer as she went away .
Shawn too was about to leave but he saw Lilly was still standing .
" Don't worry too much . Everything will be fine . "
She nodded .
" Have fun . " , said Shawn finally before walking away .
In the empty room , Lilly approached the mirror in slow steps .
She stared at the reflection on the mirror ..... her own reflection which she doesn't like to look at . Everytime she looks at the mirror she senses a feeling of loss ..... the loss of the perfect life , she once had . She can't help but feel bitter whenever she sees her image in the mirror .
She removed the scarf with which she covered her face and stared in the mirror intently .
After some moments , she touched her face , her eyes became teary as she continued to feel her face , or it was more like , she continued to trace the terrifying scars , on her face , that completely covered the left side of her face and also spread upto her neck .
The scars are like stinging wounds of her life . She closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she muttered in a self mocking tone .
" Will everything really be fine ever again !? "
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With Melvine and Ryan .
There was silence in the room . Melvine was staring at the food or more like thinking about something while Ryan was taking small sips from his coffee , giving occasional glances to the woman .
(After a while )
" You've dated many girls before . "
Melvine said all of a sudden .
Ryan turned and couldn't help but raise his eyes at the sudden question .
Melvine looked up to meet his eyes . Then she spoke again .
" I must be the least favourite ! "
A slight pause fell between them as he spoke .
" Do you want to start this again , in this early morning ?"
" I am not starting anything , I'm just curious ... Just answer .... Had we met under normal circumstances would you have ever considered dating me ? "
He stared at her for a moment . Beating around the bush was never in his nature .
So he didn't take long and said , " No ."
Melvine wasn't surprised .
In fact , it seemed , she had expected such answer .
She was about to speak but before she could Ryan continued , " And honestly speaking , even after we met , I had no plan to date you .... But things took a different turn . "
" May I know the reason for which you wouldn't like to choose me ? "
Ryan stayed silent for some time . Melvine spoke again .
" Don't worry , I won't mind . I just want to know why I am so unlikeable to you ! "
Ryan stared at her with a small frown and said .
" You are very innocent , in fact too innocent , I would say . And innocent women like you are extremely sentimental .... vulnerable ..... and dumb . "
She raised her eyes and muttered softly , " Dumb ? "
" Are you not ? " , he chuckled as he continued , " Are you sure !? " , his smile faded as he continued menacingly , " How about this ! You know how I am , you know my nature , You know everything . It's pretty obvious that I am not the right guy to fall for . Still , here you are , developing feelings for someone like me . And when it'd be over , you would end up as a pathetic , heartbroken woman who has lost her every reason to be happy , to live ..... and God knows what more ... Just because of a wrong man . "
A moment of silence before Melvine tried to speak .
" I am not ..... " , she said as Ryan looked at her , " .... developing feelings . I know ... "
" You are not ? Then why this unnecessary insecure behaviour because of other women ? Why fussing over those trivial matters which are absolutely normal for me ? "
Melvine gulped and lowered her eyes . She didn't say anything anymore and started eating .
Ryan noticed her actions and said , " What ? Got nothing to say ? "
Melvine didn't look up , she continued eating as she said , " I am hungry . "
Her mouth was puffed with food , yet she was taking more bites , with a small pout on her face . She was looking extremely cute .
On the other hand , Ryan was completely speechless by her words that he couldn't say anything immediately .
He just stared at the woman in front of him , thinking , god knows what was going on in her head .
....
Later , Ryan was about to leave when Melvine spoke .
" Are you leaving ? "
" Yes , I've something to take care of ."
She nodded . It was when her phone rang . She turned towards the table where she had left the phone .
She was about to go and get her phone but before she could , Ryan grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her close to him .
Melvine was startled by his sudden action . Her eyes met with his lazy brown orbs as she stared straight into his eyes .
" W... what are y..you .... " , she tried to speak but she couldn't as Ryan's cold fingers caressed her neck .
He leaned in towards her as she looked down, his hot breath softly brushed her face . She got flustered as a faint redness tinted her cheeks .
The next moment , came Ryan's words , " I am just checking something . What are you blushing for ? "
She looked up at him and saw that he was staring at her with his famous teasing smile .
The redness of her cheeks darkened as she pushed him away . She gulped down her embarassment and turned to leave .
But Ryan's deep voice stopped her again as he spoke , " Wait . "
She turned to him again as he continued , " Has anyone ever touched you differently ? "
" What does that mean ? What are you implying ? " , she couldn't help but ask .
" I am not implying anything . I am asking a simple question . Has anyone touched you in a different way ? " , he repeated the question .
" Different way ! I don't understand .... "
She couldn't finish her words as Ryan pressed his hand on the side of her neck , his fingers brushed against her neck sending chills down her body .
He said, " Like this ? "
" Never . " , she retorted .
" That can't be . Think properly . "
" There is nothing to think , nothing like this had happened . And what are you even trying to say ? "
Ryan pursed his lips and dragged her in front of the dressing table .
He held her chin and turned her face towards the mirror .
" Can you see something ? " , he said .
She couldn't see anything as she was about to say no but right then she noticed that there was a faint blackish mark on the side of her neck .
She frowned and touched the mark . She muttered , " What is this mark ! She looked at him and said ,"how ... "
"Now, see this." , Ryan spoke as he held out his two fingers in a certain way and pressed them on the mark, on her neck.
And almost immediately she winced in pain, as if a strong flow of current ran through her. She tried to push his hand but he made her face the mirror , without freeing her .
Looking at the mirror , Melvine eyes went wide in shock . Unknowingly , a loud gasp came out her lips .