Me first?
“It’s ok…you can go first. I’ll be slow so…” I said in a shaky voice.
“You go first. It’s safer that way. If you fall, I can catch you. If you get tired halfway, I can wait for you or push you up…” Hayden said, his tone as emotionless as always.
“Ok…” I agreed hesitantly.
“Ladder’s ready!” I heard a man’s voice shouting down from above us.
Hayden moved towards the ladder and began pulling on it to test its stability. Once he was satisfied that the ladder wouldn’t come falling down, he gestured for me to start climbing up.
Well, here I go…
It was a long climb but somehow, I managed to make it all the way to the top. Hayden followed after me without any trouble. I felt dead tired, and I was sure that my body would be aching the following morning. I made a silent promise to myself to exercise more.
“Take her to the nearest hospital,” Hayden instructed one of his men.
“What about you?” I asked in panic.
“I’m fine. You go along with them,” Hayden said as he brushed aside my concern.
This wasn’t making any sense at all. I was pretty much fine with some small scratches here and there because Hayden shielded me with his body. That means that Hayden is in much worse shape than I was no matter how I looked at it.
“You need to go to the hospital, Hayden,” I said, desperation clear in my voice as I pleaded with him.
He needs medical attention. Why can’t he see that?
Not only that, none of the other men spoke up about taking Hayden to the hospital either. What is wrong with the world that they live in…?
“Take her…” Hayden commanded his men once more.
I watched as the men approached me and I started taking a couple of steps back. Why wouldn’t Hayden come to the hospital with me? We should just go together.
“What about you, Hayden? Where are you going?” I asked. I couldn’t believe I was thinking this but for the life of me, I didn’t want to be separated from Hayden.
“Let’s go,” Hayden turned to say to the man called Luka.
“Take the missy to the hospital and then take her back to the penthouse. Got it?” Luka said to the other men in black. There was a serious look in his eyes as he made sure that the men understood his command.
“Wait! Hayden!” I cried out but neither Hayden nor Luka turned to look my way.
I watched the back of the two men walk away until the darkness of the forest swallowed them completely. Now I was alone with the group of men in black who were supposed to escort me to the hospital. I didn’t care about myself right now, I just wanted to know where Hayden was going and if he was going to get his wounds treated.
“Where is Hayden going?” I asked the men as they ushered me into a walk.
“We’re taking you to the hospital,” one of the men in black said in a bored voice.
“What about Hayden? He’s hurt…” I continued talking to them and asking them these questions all the way to the car.
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