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Ch24: Tick. Tock
Day 94
I wake up to the bright lights of the hospital room and the sound of light snoring. Turning towards the chair next to my bed I see a freckled red head sleeping.
"Elizabeth Louise," I hear my mother's familiar voice and I prepare myself for her irritating presence.
"Thank you," the door is thrown open and she walks in with a dark haired dull girl behind her known as my sister Alisson.
"What are you two doing here?" I groan.
"We came to check up on you," my mother smiles.
"I see your pathetic lapdog hasn't left your side all night," my sister comments looking towards Nathan.
"He stayed all night?" I ask a bit suprised.
"Of course he did," my mother says kindly "he's your younger brother and he loves you."
Something is up.
"What do you need?" I ask harshly.
"What are you talking about?" She asks placing her hand softly on my leg "I was worried about you that's all."
"Quit the bullshit Elizabeth," I comment "What do you want?"
"Abrelle," Nathan yawns standing up "I'd love to stay for the wonderful family reunion, but I'm going to go get some coffee."
"You're awake," I smile.
"Yeah, I won't take long," he kisses the top of my head.
"Nat," Alisson grabs his arm.
"Don't touch me," he pulls his arm from her grasp.
"Nathan," Elizabeth exclaims "treat Alisson with respect."
"I have no respect for her," he glares at Alisson before looking at my mother "or you Elizabeth."
"How dare you?" My mother yells, but Nathan's already outside the room.
"He's out of control," Alisson whispers.
"Don't worry about it sweetie," my mother smiles "you're brother is only stressed out, but he'll come around."
Why is Nathan so mad?
Did they do something to him?
"What happened to Nathan?" I ask. "Why is he so mad?"
"Its a family problem," Alisson snarls "you have no business in it."
"I'm am a part of this fam-"
"You are not," she yells "you always act like you're ashamed of us."
"Maybe its because my sister slept with my fiancee," I growl "with the approval of my mother."
"Hello," someone knocks and I recognize him immediately.
"Come in," I yell out and Elliot walks in a plate of food in his hand.
"They let me bring you breakfast," he walks towards me his eyes carefully watching my mother and sister.
"Thanks," I smile as he takes a seat in the chair next to me.
"You're welcome," he smiles back.
"I believe that's your cue to leave," I tell them bitterly.
"I'm not leaving until mother does what she came to do," Alisson glares at me.
"What is she talking about?" I ask.
"I want you to sign a contract that allows for Alisson or Nathan to take your heritage," my mother says expressionless.
My heritage. The only thing I have that's my father's. His company.
She wants me to give up the company.
Suddenly Alisson words replay in my head.
"See I have reasons as to why I need you gone for now and if you get caught because you were having sex with the famous Elliot Stone or roaming the streets with your besties, well it would ruin my plans. I can't let that happen."
This is what she was referring to. She's always wanted the company.
"No," I say, my voice cold and stern "I'm not giving up my company."
"Abrelle," my mother frowns.
"No," I shake my head "it's not happening."
"You're going to rot in jail for murder," Alisson exclaims "and the company needs someone to be in charge."
"I don't care," I yell "its my heritage and I refuse to give it up."
"Dad wouldn't want his killer leading the company," Alisson cries.
I feel as though I have been punched in the stomach and every inch of air inside of me was forced out.
I look around for anything to take my attention away from sister's words and I see a clock.
Tick..............Tock
"You're the reason he's dead," she continues. "I know for a fact that if you don't give up the company it will be same as if you were spitting on his grave."
"Shut up," I whisper angrily.
Tick............Tock.
"I mean look at you Abrelle," she smirks "sitting in a hospital waiting to be transfered to a cell where you're going to spend the rest of your life...Father would have disowned you if he were here, but you decided that marrying some poor bastard was more important than his health."
"Shut up," I whisper again, anger growing inside of me.
Tick..........Tock.
"How ironic is that to you," she laughs "the guy you killed my dad for ended up dead anyway. I mean you should know after all you are the one that stabbed him multiple times in the chest."
"Alisson," My mother frowns "that's enough."
Tick........Tock.
"No," she exclaims "that's not enough...This pathetic worthless girl killed my father for some guy that didn't even like her enough to be loyal. Not only that, but she kills him too and runs away like the coward she is."
Tick......Tock
"Its not enough," Alisson says, her voice turning bitter "because I want Abrelle to pay for everything she's done to me. I want her to rot in a cell not only for killing Luis, but my dad. The man who unknowingly left his entire company to his killer and his biggest disappointment."
Tick.....Tock.
"I want you to rot in a lonely, cold cell," Alisson walks towards me, hatred in her eyes "because you desrve it. I know that wherever dad is he's going to finally rest when you've payed for what you did to him."
"Stop it," Elliot exclaims standing up.
Tick....Tock.
"So," Alisson ignores him "either you sign the papers or I'll testify against you and trust me you don't want that because I'll do anything I can to get you locked away for the rest of your life."
I hear both my mother and Elliot gasp clearly shocked by my sisters statement, but I remain static.
Tick...Tock.
"So what's it going to be?" She asks, a smug look on her face.
Tick..Tock.
"Get out," I manage say keeping my cool.
"No," Alisson shakes her head.
Tick.Tock.
"I'm not leaving until you sign the papers."
TickTock
Tick.Tock.
"Abrelle," she exclaims "are you even listening to me?"
TickTock
TickTock
Tick.Tock
"Just leave her alone," Elliot speaks "and just stop talking."
TickTock
TickTock
TickTock
Tick.Tock
"Ellie," my mother talks "please sign the papers. It's the least you can do for your father after everything that's happened."
TickTockTickTock
TickTock
TickTock
TickTock
"He hates you," Alisson says "dad always hated you. I've always hated you. Nathan hated you. Our mother hates you. That's all you bring with you...hate and death."
TickTockTickTockTickTockTickTockTickTockTickTock
"Get out," I scream at the tops of my lungs "Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out."
"Abrelle," Elliot holds me "calm down."
"I hate you," I continue screaming. "I hate you more than I've hated anyone in my life."
"What is happening in here?" A nurse runs in.
"I want them out of here," I yell "I want those two out of my sight and I don't want to ever have to see them again."
"You two out," the nurse grabs Alisson and my mother pulling them with her before speaking to Elliot "calm her down or I'll have to sedate her."
"Right away," Elliot nods.
"Its mine," I yell after them "and
I won't ever give it up. You hear me I won't give it up."
"Its okay," Elliot hugs me "their gone. You can calm down their gone."
"I won't ever give it up," I whisper pulling him closer to me. "I won't ever give it to them."
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I lay in my bed with my eyes closed carefully listening to Elliot and Noah talk.
"Is she okay?" Noah ask.
"Asleep, but fine," Elliot answers. "She freaked out when they started talking about her dad and Luis."
"Her family is a mess," Noah says. "I saw two them arguing outside."
"Two?" Elliot asks.
"Sister and brother."
"Right, Nathan and Alisson Louise," Elliot says, his hand probably covering is mouth.
"They were fighting because apparently Nathan wants to testify something that wouldn't help her," Noah explains "he was yelling at her that he was going to do what was right and she said she was going to crush him."
"I can see why she hates them," Elliot comments "they don't care about anyone, but themselves."
"You really do love her," Noah takes a deep breath "I can tell."
"Yes I do," Elliot sits on the edge of the bed by my feet "that's why I can't let her go to jail for something she didn't do."
"What are we going to do?" Noah asks.
"I don't know," he replies "whatever we have to do to keep her safe."
"It's dangerous Elliot," Noah warns. "We have to be careful. She has a really dangerous enemy who went as far as killing someone to get try and get rid of her."
"What's your point?"
"If killing didn't stop them before," Noah says "why would it stop them now?"
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"How are you feeling?" The dark haired nurse, who kicked my sister and mother out of the room, asks.
"Fine," I lie, truth is I can't stop thinking about what Noah said.
Would the person who killed Luis kill someone again to make sure I go to jail?
"You look worried," she comments.
"I am," I say "about my friend and boyfriend."
"You mean the two hot guys," she smiles.
"Yeah the two hot guys," I laugh. "They want to help me, but its dangerous and I don't want anything to happen to them."
"Sometimes you can't stop the people who love you from helping," she says "even if its dangerous."
"I know," I nod "but they can't stop me from trying to stop them."
"Its a vicious cycle, isn't it?" She looks at me. "You doing what you think will help them and them doing what they think will help you. All because you care."
"All because we care," I repeat.
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