And then we met again

Chapter 18

There on the king size canopy bed, Eva was laying with a bunch of tubes going through her.  A monitor was next to her which was beeping and I gaze at her once porcelain skin which is now marred with bruises and marks. Her fiery hair scattered around her pillow like a halo. And her face had turned a light shade of blue with lips which barely had any color left in them. 

I run towards her side and drop to my knees while barely being able to hold back a sob before the tears run free. It hurts like crazy to see how one of the most powerful women I had ever known in my life now lay defenseless and so vulnerable next to me. 

And I wasn't by her side to help her. Guilt starts eating away my insides while I think of how I have yet again failed another best friend. 

It doesn't even come to my attention that there are alarms going off around me till I hear multiple clicks going off behind me. Not caring enough about what is going on behind me I place my palm over Eva's wired up hand and feel how cold it is. I get up and lean forward to fix her blanket and while doing so my fingers come away with blood. 

Her whole mid-section of the blanket it soaking up in blood. In blood. In blood. In blood. 

 Nononono. This can't be happening again. Not after what happened last time.. 

I start looking around for something that can stop the bleeding. My hands shake the entire time and I then bump into something hard. Natalie?? Looking up I come face to face with something who no where close to resembles her. 

Aiden's eyes hold confusion as he looks down upon to me. His brown hair is swept back and he's still in his business attire.

"Now what do I owe this surprise for?" he says with such calmness that a husband who's dying wife is beside him wouldn't have. 

He inspects my outfit from head to toe and I hope he doesn't realize who I am. 

"That's quite a costume you got there, Avantika. I don't recall you mentioning that you would be dropping by today? 

Rage courses through me and before I do something mean, I yank off my wig and throw it at him. He doesn't even flinch and continues to stare at me with a now bored expression. I take off one of my heels and then throw that at him, which he just catches and then places on the table next to me. 

He walks towards me with his hands shoved into his pockets. I back up all the way towards the headboard of the bed. 

"Are you done yet? As much as I would love to continue this little throwing game you have going on here, I do have better things to accomplish."

"You sick moth-"

 I try saying.

 Before he brings up two of his fingers and two guards stand in front of him and I. 

"Call Aryaan and let him decide what he wants to do with her." and before I can say something he swiftly leaves the room with others who I didn't even know that were there, following after him.

I look at both of the men.

 "Your not actually going to do that are you? I was just visiting my friend. Now what's the harm in that? I'll get going now." I move towards the door but the go to block it. 

"Madam, you are to remain here till Sir arrives. Please don't make this difficult for either of us."

No way was I going to see Aryaan in this state and having him know how close I was to Eva even if he already didn't know. A certain idea pops into my mind when I see a scalpel on a try next to Eva. I pick it up and hold it to my wrist. 

"I'm suicidal!!" I shout, which wasn't necessarily wrong but they don't know that. 

Both men open and close their mouth as their trying to understand my situation. 

"I-If you donn-t let me leave this second, I will cut my self." 

Fear replaces their previous expressions and knowing the position of Aryaan and Aiden they quickly open the door and let me go. 

I remember my other heel and wig and pick it up before running all the way to my car. 

It hadn't even come to my mind when Nat had left me in that room by myself...