WRITER'S POV.
It was destined to be a sleepless night in the Huggins' Hill Crescent Castle. Just when Mrs. Huggins and her daughter, Isabella Huggins, sat in the dining and watch the servants serving them food on the table and step aside, waiting respectfully and the two picked up their cutlery and start eating.As soon as they started eating, The butler rushed in with Mrs. Huggins' phone, but Mrs. Huggins cut him impatiently, and said; "Mr. Jakes, if it's not so important call, no need to bring it here, I'm at the table now."
But Mr. Jakes, calmly and respectfully bow his head and said, Madam, this call is from the military headquarter, that I have to put you through the call. Mrs. Huggins was momentarily taken aback and sigh as she nod, oh let me, and she take the phone from Mr. Jakes and place it beside her ear, and said hello it's Mrs. Huggins on the phone.
And Isabella Huggins and Mr. Jakes curiously watch Mrs. Huggins' eyes suddenly look shocked, as her face gradually turn ugly, and she desperately shaking her head and saying, no no no, this can't be. As she start sobbing and muttering, no Gerald you can't do this to me! No, no Nathan...n!!! As she scream and the phone slipped out of her hand and fall as she fainted at the same time.
Isabella and those around couldn't hear the person from the other end of the call, but sure realize that it wasn't a good call, and it's about General Huggins and his only son, Nathan Huggins who left home on Friday morning, heading back to the military base.
So they rushed the already fainted Mrs. Huggins to the Altona Modern Hospital, one of the best hospital in the city, and the Huggins family having the diamond membership card and being the most prestigious family in the country, have the best and many medical team attending to the matriarch of the Huggins family.
After the medical team attended and rescue Mrs. Huggins and left. Her elder twin sister, Tracey Simpson rushed into the ward panicking with her youngest son, Owen Simpson, who is a year older than Isabella Huggins. She look at her younger twin sister who is laying quietly with IV drop hanging over her head in distressed.
Tracey Simpson, received a call from Isabella Huggins who was talking through sobbing, so the only words she grasp out of what Isabella was saying were; 'mom fainted and we are now in the Altona Modern hospital. So Tracey tried to call General Gerald Huggins to know what exactly is going on, but her husband, Martin Brown suddenly and anxiously walked into the room and let out the most shocking news, one could ever expect.
So Tracey Simpson waste no time and called her driver, which her youngest child, Owen happened to hear the news and rushed into the car, while her husband also heading to the scene. But on their way to the Huggins Hill Crescent Castle, she called and was told that her twins sister was rushed to the hospital, so she asked the driver to turn and head to the hospital.
As soon as Tricia sighted her elder twin sister, she burst out and cry as she complained to her sister bitterly and said; "Tracey how could Gerald do this to me, and how am I supposed to live without him'?! Aaahh ah ah ah. Tracey couldn't hold it in anymore after seeing her only sister, being embittered, and burst sobbing bitterly too as she rushed to the hospital bed and hug her twin sister and cry painfully in each other's arms.
Tracey comforting her sister through sobbing and said, please don't say that Tricia, you will surely live, beside don't you still have me, Nathan and Isa?.
Tricia stupefied as she quickly scan the entire ward with her sharp eagle like eyes, as if looking for something, but to her dismayed, she see everyone else, except, the very one person she was eager to see. Then she mutter a name, but loud enough for everyone to hear; "Nathan."
She quickly turn and look at the person sitting beside her and the ones standing, and is about to say something, but was suddenly interrupted, as they all look at the intruder simultaneously and watch the doctor, pushed the door and walk in and bow his head respectfully, as he look at Mrs Huggins and said; Mrs. Huggins the body of late General Huggins had been embalmed and will be taking to the morgue, would you like to.... but before he could complete his statement, Mrs. Huggins has already spring out of the bed and rush out.
On seeing her husband's body laying straight in a stretcher and covered completely from head down to his toes and being pushed by the hospital workers and escorted by some soldiers, they stop just right in front of her, and bow respectfully. Mrs. Huggins slowly approach her husband's body, and slowly lift up the lining and become stiffed for few seconds, before she weakly and slowly slum on her knees in front of her husband and hug him tide as she cry bitterly.
Isabella and the rest were also crying and no one have the heart to comfort the other. Just then, Drake and Zane walk into the hospital and happened to see this scene. Zane hug his mom, Fedora and Mrs Jakes too hug Mrs. Huggins to calm her down, through sobbing. Drake also, gently but tightly hug Isabella, as if trying to absorb all her pains away, and let her rest her head on his broad chest and sob, as he gently rub her back to soothe her down, and she also hug him tight and sob hard.
Zane Brown and Drake Jakes who took the earliest flight from England back to the country. They were still fast asleep as early as 4:47 Am in the morning, when they received a call from Fedora Jakes who told them about Gerald and Nathan's accident. And here they are in the hospital.
After Mrs Huggins was coaxed and calm down, they stand and watch the hospital workers pushed the corpse away, and the soldiers escorted them. Then she look up and caught the sight of the two body guards who were supposed to protect her husband and son standing and watching guiltily not far from them. She angrily walk to the two and slaps, kicks them several times, being a retired colonel in the army, those weren't simple slaps and kicks. As they fall heavily on their knees.
Although been heavily trained, the impacts of those slaps and kicks, shown on their tightly squeezed faces, but did not dare to groan in pains. Tricia looking at them ferociously and said through gritting teeth, and what are you been paying for? You cannot even protect your master and his son. And you've got the nerves to show up before me, without any of your two masters.
Jude bow his head frighteningly as he ignoring the tinging pains that is emanating from his swollen cheeks and said, we deserve to be punish Madam, punish us for our negligence. Lance nod severally and said, yes, yes Madam punish us, as you seems please.Mrs. Huggins angrily look at them and ordered, gather all the Huggins and the Simpson families' men, to go and look for my son. And you must bring him back home safe and sound! Search everywhere, in every nook and cranny, and leave no stone unturn! Until you find him.
All the bodyguards respectfully bow at about angle 90° and said in unison, yes Madam. And walk out of the hospital. Then Drake move close to Mrs. Huggins and look at her expectantly as he said, auntie Tricia, I want to join them for the search. Zane nods and stand beside Drake and said I will go too. Isabella also said, I'm going wi..... no Bella you can't go! Drake anxiously cut her words half way, and look at her disappointed look, as he calmly explain to her and said, your mom needs you more now.
Zane look at her sterntly and said, yes Drake is right Isa, you can't leave aunt Tricia's present now. Isabella looks dejected, which hurt Drake's heart, and he look at his younger sister Fedora Jakes who is a year and half older than Isabella Huggins, expectantly and said, Dora, stay with Bella and keep her company. Fedora who long knows her elder brother's excessive care and concerns towards this Isabella, twist her lips sideways and nod.
Mrs. Huggins and Mrs. Brown look at these two teenagers with appreciation and nods. Tracey nod and said, okay you two go and keeps us update. And they watch these two teenagers who acts and behaves like Nathan's older brothers, and so protective of him, walk out of the hospital. And the discharge formalities were quickly done by Mrs. Huggins assistant, Mr. Darwin Hudson, and left the hospital that afternoon.
Back to the Huggins Hill Crescent Castle, as everyone is sitting in disarrayed, no appetite, no sleep and all are sitting anticipation to receive news about Nathan Huggins. Suddenly a servant rushed to Mrs. Huggins with a ringing phone and respectfully bow as she hand over the phone to her and reported, 'madam your phone had been ringing for the eleventh times now. Yes during the dinner, Mrs Huggins received the phone call that caused her being hospitalized and the phone was forgotten on the dining table.
Mrs. Huggins with a shaking outstretched hand take the phone from the servant and place it close to her ear, as the rest curiously watch the subtle changes on her face and look pale as she keep shaking her head saying, no! That can't be my son, that person must not be my Nathan Huggins! As she become so impatient and yell, officer don't you understand?! I said that person is not my son, because my Nathan must be well! As the phone slowly slip out of her hand and is about to fall down.
Tracey quickly take the phone from Tricia and calmly reply, okay officer we understand, our family members will be there to identify the body. And end the call, then turn to her younger sister about to say something, but stop on seeing Tricia murmuring things as her tears keep flowing down her cheeks inaudibly to no one in particular, but seems to be encouraging herself, saying; "no Nathan dear, you must be well and come to us okay, you must live to avenge your dad. Nathan you must remember that you still have me and Isabella to take care of us, and give me and your dad grandchildren. Nathan you have to promise mom that nothing bad will happen to.... As she slum down and fainted. And the whole castle turn into turmoil, and she was rushed to the hospital.