Bloody Secrets - 14 The Birthmark

AVIANA SKYE DE LAVE

We are waiting outside the emergency room. I refused to cure all of my wounds. Doctors insisted to remove all the bullets from my body but I wanted to see first what will happen to Ace. I want to see if he will make it. My body feels cold, my gown is already torn and wet.

I looked at Sean and he is just staring at me but I didn’t bother to compete with him at a staring game. I feel nervous right now. My hands are shaking. I want him alive but he is at a critical state. I can tell that just by looking at him. When I held his hand while we were heading to the hospital, I checked his pulse. I know that there is a little chance for him to live. So right now, I’m afraid that he won’t make it.

“Miss please let us treat your wound.” The doctor again talked to me but now I glared at him.

“Talk to me again and I will kill you,” I said walking towards him but Sean stopped me by blocking my way.

“Just let him treat you.” He said but I didn’t let him finish talking by moving away from him.

“You’ll die if you keep those bullets in your body.” He said to me.

“As if I care,” I replied and looked at him blankly. This is my fault. It’s okay for me to suffer. I looked at the door and there’s still no doctor coming out. Just who the hell tried to kill me?

“Just let her be.” The girl said who’s with Sean. Then she came to me and introduced herself.

“I’m Beatrice.” She said.

“Beatrice Gustavo.” She continued. I stared at her for a second. That’s why she looks familiar when I saw her a while ago in the car.

She looks like Frank, his brother that turned against their family and chose to become our assassin. I’m sure that she won’t like it if she will know my name. However, I should know better that no one can stop her from venting her anger because his brother left her. After all, I am the reason why he left them. I threatened him and, in the end, he didn’t have any choice but to be one of us.

I don’t have to blame myself though. Their family in the Mafia world continues to decrease in the stage of being weak and poor among all families when it comes to rating their powers and wealth all over the world. They are helpless so everyone aims at them.

They are last in the ranking. The 5th. They should have become our ally but they didn’t want to. Then the Fiera’s made a deal with them. We can’t do anything. So, in return, we managed to threaten a member of the family so that they can change their minds. But the Gustavo family is very hard-headed. Until now, their son is with us, continues to suffer.

So now, what should I do?

Should I tell her my name or not?

“Aviana,” I said and saw her took a step back when she heard my name. I noticed that her face changed but a few seconds later she smiled at me. Now, this looks interesting.

“Nice to meet you.” She said in return and went towards Sean. They walked away from me. I think they want to talk in private. I don’t have the urge to eavesdrop at their conversation.

I again looked at the door of the emergency room. My heart’s still beating fast. I breathed heavily and closed my eyes. Ace please don’t die. I still want you by my side. I still want you to be mine. I promise that I will protect you from now on. I promise that I will try harder to kill all the people who are willing to take you away from me. I will let them pay if they hurt you again.

So please come back to me.

Come back to me Ace.

“Miss.” Somebody called. I opened my eyes and looked, it’s the doctor. I didn’t even notice that he is out already.

“Yes?” I answered.

“He’s already relieved from his critical state but right now. He’s in a coma.” He said. I stood up and came near the door. It opened when I was finally standing near the door, letting me see Ace coming out from the emergency room lying at the hospital bed.

Sleeping.

I followed them, so did Sean and Beatrice. When we got to finally arrive in a private room where they took him. The nurses and the doctor finally left us. I looked at Ace and came near him. I held his hand tightly. Seeing him in this state breaks my heart. Again, my tears had flowed.

“How many times do I have to see you in so much pain?” I whispered to him and kissed his hand. Sean lightly patted my shoulder so I looked at him.

“You have to treat those wounds.” He stated. I just nodded at him. Ace is treated and alive. I have to treat my wounds too or I’ll die in this state. I didn’t even bother to care for my health. As long as he is fine, I am fine.

I finally went out of the room and searched for that doctor who continues to pester me a while ago. I asked a nurse and then she leads me towards a room. I’m still not in the right mind to think right now. I hope that this will get over soon so I can come back to him.

When we got inside a room, they made me lie at the bed but then I noticed something strange. They weren’t the doctor and the nurses a while ago who keeps on pestering me. And other than that, why are they locking the door? Just by analyzing the situation right now. They are an assassin and wants to kill me.

I immediately stood up and was about to come near them when someone stabbed me at my back. I touched where the part of my body stings, that hurts. I badly want to kill her. Blood continued to flow from the wound. I was about to punch her but I felt something weird in my body. Heat is controlling it and it feels like I’m suffocating. It is like someone was strangling me to death. Did they cover that knife with poison?

I fell towards the floor but I tried to crawl towards the door. However, someone stabbed me again at my back. Then another and followed by another. I didn’t cry in pain, instead, I cried of feeling anxious. I just think that they are here to kill him also. They will surely kill him.

Hence, the door suddenly opened letting me see a man standing at the door with a girl. Staring at them for a minute there I saw Sean and Beatrice grinning at me. Sean kneels to me and pulled my chin.

“Why don’t you die so easily?” He stated. He stood up and reached for his gun. Afterward, he pointed it at me.

“Now this time… You will truly die.” He said and was about to pull the trigger but Beatrice stopped him. She snatched the gun from him and came near me.

“I will do that.” She stated.

“This bitch owes me.” She added and pointed the gun at my heart. I keep on gasping for air. It’s as if my lungs were running out of oxygen.

“Oww. Do you need air?” She asked and laughed at me. I noticed her commanding someone. Just before I know it, someone stripped me. Showing them my naked body. I can’t move to cover them. I can’t feel my body.

“M-Mam.” The nurse said as she trembled.

“What?” Beatrice asked.

“Her birthmark…” She stated and Beatrice pushed my back to the grounds.

“S-Sean… The rose.” I heard her said to him. I tried to look at them and they’re now trembling in fear. I guess that they saw my birthmark.

It is like a tattoo, though it isn’t. It is a birthmark. A red rose birthmark. Funny because it’s the emblem of the Fiera Family… My enemy. I again looked at them but now I can’t see anything. My surroundings started to blur. I can’t even hear a thing. What is happening?

I feel… Dying.