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Chapter 13 - Hospital

Agh, what time is it?

I lazily rubbed my eyes as I slowly tried getting up from the bed.

But a sudden jolt of pain from over all of my body forced me to lie on the bed again.

"Aahh" I cried out in pain as I clutched my still swelling side.

F*cking hell, pain won't just go away even after the pills I've taken.

Glancing at the clock, I can see it's already 6pm.

Feeling my stomach growling again, I took a deep breath before trying to force myself to stand up.

Ah shit, I'm starving.

After a few more tries, I finally managed to get up and stand from the bed.

Ugh, need to eat something.

Limping towards the mirror, I observed my battered self.

The swelling and bruises are still visible.

F*ck it, how am I going to explain this to my sister?

Perhaps she already knew?

There's now the possible chance of the school already knowing the culprit who started the riot which is me, perhaps did they call my sister... or my mom of what happened earlier?

Shaking the negative thoughts away, I moved away from the mirror and towards the door.

Arriving, I twisted the knob and slowly opened the door.

Slowly stepping outside, I glanced around the empty living room.

But suddenly, a memory from earlier suddenly flashed inside my mind.

Oh, my backpack!

Slowly walking towards the couch, I finally arrived only to find it empty and vacant.

What the... f*ck?

"I swear I dropped it here!" I said as I frantically looked around the room.

"You mean this?" My face suddenly paled at the sudden familiar voice that came directly from the kitchen.

Oh...shit.

Closing my eyes, I turned towards where the voice is, before opening it again.

The sight of my sister sitting on one of the chairs in the kitchen, holding my backpack immediately greets me.

"So, anything to say for yourself?" Anna glared at me.

Albert, I don't know why such an idiot like yourself deserve to live in this world.

Gulping, I stayed silent, glancing around the room like nothing happened.

"Starting a riot and bringing cracks in school, tell me, was it Kevin who influenced you like this?" Sarah asked, still maintaining her glare towards me.

My heart seemed to leap out of my mouth at her words, immediately turning my head towards her, I gave her an empty stare before finally speaking.

"Nope, I did it out of my own free will." I bluntly said.

"Bullshit!" she yelled as she threw the bag down to the ground.

F*ck, I haven't made her this angry since we were born, the last time I did that was when I accidentally hit a mother and his child on the sidewalk with my bicycle, but the only thing she did was scold me, not even daring to say harsh words at my face.

"Hey, I can explain-" Anna cuts me off.

"Try telling that to mom!"

I immediately went quiet at this.

Ah, what am I supposed to say again?

I don't know.

"You wasted mother's efforts on getting you on this school." Sarah said before standing up from her chair and started walking towards me.

No, I didn't...

It's not like I have any choices.

"You spit on her hard work.... y-you are so f*cking worthless!" she yells again, still walking towards me.

I see, she's just venting all of her anger and frustrations towards me.

She wasn't like this... she never was.

Look how you changed her, Jamie.

"I tried" I muttered as I turn to look at her now tear-stained face.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks, her face full of anger and at the same time confusion.

"What?"

"I F*CKING TRIED, but-, *cough*." I suddenly felt an intense pain in my stomach and upper half of my body as I spoke up.

Aghh, it hurts...

Clutching my chest, I fell to the ground in pain.

I shouldn't have yelled like that, now I just killed myself.

"Albert!" Anna's eyes went wide as she rushed towards me.

"I tried... but I can't... t-those bastards stopped me from doing what you and mother expected me to do, I... d-dont have any choice... but to-" she cuts me off

"Shhh, don't talk alright, I understand, we just need to call an ambulance, where's my phone?" she frantically began inspecting my whole body.

"No sister, you don't understand."

"Where is it?" she asked, ignoring my words.

Keeping my mouth shut, I pointed towards the direction of my room.

"Got it, just stay put until then." She said as she moved away from me.

I watched her back as she made her way towards my room.

Sister, Mother.... am I heading into the right path?

At that, I can feel my vision slowly drifts into darkness.

And in just a minute, I'm already unconscious.

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"Ughh" I groggily said as I opened my eyes.

And immediately, bright light quickly illuminated my vision, blinding me for a moment.

After a few seconds or so, the light finally dissipated.

Where.... the hell am I?

Glancing around, I can see that I'm inside of some kind of a hospital room.

Feeling numbness and a slight bit of pain on my left hand, I turned my head towards my hand, only to find it was connected on a IV line.

"You're awake." Turning at the familiar and sudden voice at my side, I saw my sister sitting on the chair besides me.

How did I ended up here?

"W-What... happened?" I asked.

"I panicked when you became unconscious, that's why I called the nearest hospital, turns out you were suffering internal bleeding the whole time."

So the pain and the swellings.... I see, it was not the yell that triggered my unconsciousness.

I mean, Jamie really went all out on me, that bastard.

"Thanks" I muttered as I shuffled to the side slightly, facing my back towards her.

She stayed silent at my word, not even an ounce of voice could be heard from her.

"Luckily, a lot of doctors were available, so they were able to perform a quick minor surgery on your body to stop the bleeding." She suddenly said, breaking the sea of silence in the room.

Turning towards her, I can see her pointing towards my abdomen.

Tracing the direction where she's pointing at, I can see few small bumps over my sweater.

I then pulled the cloth up, revealing my bandages-filled abdomen.

"Oh" I merely said as I placed the cloth back down.

That was when a sudden thought flashed through my mind again.

Mother.... did she know?

"Hey, did mothe-" she suddenly cuts me off.

"She doesn't know, the medical bills have already been paid in advance, and also about the trouble you've caused, it's been taken care of."

How the... f*ck?

"WHA-, ughh" I clutched my side in pain as I tried standing up on my bed.

"Albert!" Anna rushed to my side, "You're going to hurt yourself again!"

"I'm okay, just a slight jolt. I waved her off.

She looked at me with doubt for a moment, before reluctantly returning back to her seat.

"So... how?" I asked.

"My boyfriend... he was-" I cut her off.

"A boyfriend?"

"Yeah, a boyfriend"

I scoffed at her.

"Continue" I said.

She gave me an irritated look before continuing.

"He had some friends... and had them pull some strings from behind, I don't know what they did, but I'm grateful for them." she said.

Oh... hohoho... I'm f*cking saved, I don't know what kind of guy Anna's boyfriend is, but I already like him.... but that doesn't mean I can still trust him.

"Really? I'm not going to juvie?" I said with hope in my eyes.

"Yeah" Anna suddenly smacked me in the head, "But this would teach you a lesson not to get yourself in trouble again."

I'm sorry Anna.... but I can't just go back.

I stared at her for a few seconds before finally speaking.

"Sure" I nod my head at her.

"No" my ears perked up at this, "You have to promise me, to never ever do this kind of sh*t again."

Ahh... I tried my best to avoid walking the wrong path... but it seems fate won't just let me.

If I stop what I'm currently doing now, I might just go back to the weak and shameless Albert.

I'll just have to lie, like she did.

"Yeah, I promise." she smiled at my words.

But that was until a few knocks were heard on the door.

I wonder who is it.

Turning towards Anna, she then stood up from her seat and started making her way towards the door.

I watched as she arrived at the door and opened it.

"Oh, Mark!" Anna exclaimed as she hugged the man behind the door.

Mark?... is that his boyfriend?

Observing the man, I can clearly see he's quite the average one, a cute face complete with a stubble beard, short brown hair, and a moderate physique, and based on his wear, I think Anna just hit the jackpot, I can obviously see he's a rich guy because of the black and luxurious suit he's currently wearing.

"Albert" Anna called out to me, "Meet Mark my boyfriend, and Mark, meet Albert my brother."

I watched as Mark turned his head and started walking towards me.

Upon arriving, he extended one of his hands towards me,

"Pleasure to meet you, Albert."

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CHAPTER DONE!