Chapter Twenty
Damian rushed after Angela. It was the worst nightmare of his life. His mind was numb and he was undecided whether to go against everything and take the risk or just let it go. He saw Angela getting up into Freddie's car and he sighed heavily.
He didn't want to lose Angela. She was everything to him. She was his essence of life, his reason to live. He trudged back and sat on the porch with his head in his hands.
He hated Caitlyn Lockhart and her cousin Evelyn Lockhart with all his heart and soul. But he was powerless in front of them as they were the sole heirs to the Lockhart group of hospitals all over the world where his dad worked as a surgeon.
He had never expected them to be here although Steffi's dad too worked as an administrative head at the same hospital. Caitlyn and Evelyn were too vain and evil and never ever attended such small employee parties. Why they were here was beyond his understanding?
He remembered that dreadful night when his dad forced him to accompany him to one of his award ceremonies. That fateful night his dad had introduced him to Caitlyn Lockhart and she had started pursuing him like an obsession. She was spoilt rotten by her parents who gave in to all her whims and fancies. Evelyn was no better. In fact she was worse with a habit of lying and making up stories to prove herself better than her cousin. In one word they were bad news.
That night at the party, he had a huge fight with his dad and he had gone to the bar for a drink. But his drink was spiked and the party went on till late at night but he had lost his senses. When he woke up, he was lying naked on Caitlyn's bed, with her wrapped around him. He had been so disgusted, that he had left immediately. He fought with his dad when he went home. He wanted to report her to her dad but his dad had panicked at the thought.
"They'd destroy my career, Damian. They'll block my license and I will be doomed for life. Don't you ever think of doing such a thing, Damian. I'll end my life if my career is finished," yelled his dad with panic. He was furious with Damian. They had a huge fight that day and ever since then, they had stopped all interactions with each other.
Damian was very upset. True, he had drunk a lot and indulged in a few sexual encounters in his drunken state to forget his loneliness and get over Angela when she left him, but that was all. He had avoided Caitlyn and her cousin since that night. He had really panicked seeing them again here. He had completely forgotten about them because of his excitement to be with Angela.
He sighed as a few teardrops fell from his eyes. Why was he so doomed? Why couldn't he ever be happy? He couldn't say a word to Caitlyn and Evelyn for fear of his dad committing suicide. He wanted to slap them, he wanted to support Angela and introduce her as his girl but he knew the outcome of it all. She would report to her dad and his dad would lose his license to practice. They would frame him somehow and he wouldn't be able to practice anywhere else.
He remembered his dad's threat of a suicide and he just stood like a statue, too confused to react. He had to stop Angela from slapping them although he regretted it more than anything else.
He cried bitterly at his misfortune. Just when things where going well with Angela, this had to happen.
There was thunder and lightning and he hadn't noticed the pouring rain. Thoroughly drenched, he sat there, his heartbreaking tears wracking his body.
He didn't like Caitlyn's parting shot. What impression Angela might have had of him? He had never done a twosome or threesome in his life. The only times that he had indulged in sexual encounters was when he was drunk.
On the 10th of every month, he drank himself till he lost consciousness. It was the day Angela had left him and gone to California forever. For the last three years, he drank excessively on the 10th of every month and indulged in sex with random girls to forget his misfortune. That was all. Since he was underage, Xavion and Damian drank at his neighbour Kellan's house.
He knew what he did was not forgivable but that was the only way to drown his sorrow. He didn't have anyone to love him, to be his comfort after she left. Xavion was depressed and into drugs and he wasn't around much.
A hand on his shoulder, made him look up. Xavion stood there with concern etched on his face,"What are you doing here Damian? I was looking for you everywhere," he said.
"Angela left me Xav. She misunderstood me and left me forever. I couldn't do a thing about it," said Damian as more tears fell from his eyes.
"Come inside bro. You'll fall sick if you sit here and get drenched in the rain," said Xavion, worried about his friends.
"I don't want to go in. The Lockhart sisters are here. They insulted my Angela and I couldn't support her. She misunderstood me and left, Xav. I won't go inside," he said vehemently.
"Ok, ok. I've got it. Let's go to my house," suggested Xavion and he helped Damian to his car. He dove home quickly. All the way Damian mumbled to himself incoherently. It was evident that he was losing his consciousness. He might have got drenched for a longer time than he should have.
Xavion reached his house and parked his car. He pulled out a semi-conscious Damian but couldn't take him into the house. He yelled and called his neighbour Kellan. Kellan came out with his friend Noah and they picked Damian between themselves and took him into Xavion's house. They summoned their family doctor. Damian had deveoped a bad case of flu.
When the doctor left, Xavion thanked Kellan and Noah and they left. He brought the medicines from the nearby pharmacy and made Damian take them. With Damian fast asleep, he saw an incoming call from Harry.
"Hey man, why did you guys leave?" Asked Harry, with concern.
Xavion updated him about everything that had happened. Steffi came onto the phone. "Dad hadn't invited the Lockhart sisters. They never attended employee parties. But they surprisingly made an appearance and dad had to welcome them. I think they came to meet Damian. Caitlyn Lockhart is actually obsessed with him. Evelyn ofcourse is more obsessed with him since her cousin is. She always wants to be one step ahead of Caitlyn," said Steffi, rolling her eyes.
"I knew they would cause trouble the moment they came inside, " said Harry.
"I'll go to Angela's house and explain everything to her. Ok?" Said Steffi.
"Thanks a lot, Steff," said Xavion. Harry disconnected the call. Xavion was glad that Steffi would clear the misunderstanding between Damian and Angela.
He lay down and heaved a sigh of relief. The last three years had been so terrible for them. But now that Damian at last had found his peace, his home with Angela, he didn't want anything to go wrong. She was all he had ever wanted. Damian really deserved to be with her after what he went through for her.
He went downstairs to eat something having missed the lunch at Steffi's house.
The whole day, he looked after Damian and waited for Steffi's call. He didn't know whether she had cleared the everything with Angela or not. By evening, Steffi hadn't called so Xavion called her for an update. She informed that Angela was down with flu too and hadn't woken up the two times that she had visited her.
Xavion disconnected the call. Both of them had flu together? He sighed and sat beside Damian when he started opening his eyes.
"My Angel hates me Xav, " he said and fresh tears crept into his eyes. The medicines weren't working and his fever wasn't reducing at all. He was losing consciousness every now and then. He ran to call Kellan and Noah and they decided to take Damian to the hospital.
Kellan started his car and Xavion and Noah carried an unconscious Damian to the car. They drove him to the hospital. His temperature was excessively high and the doctor attending to him admitted him immediately. Damian had developed pneumonia. They conducted all tests to ensure that he had no other complications.
Xavion held his hands and kept talking to him. "Damian, Steffi has promised to clear everything with Angela. Just get well please," he pleaded with him.
Damian opened his eyes and stared back at him. Xavion repeated himself,"Have you heard me? Steffi will clear all misunderstandings with Angela," he said.
Damian face broke into a small smile and he again lost consciousness. Xavion sighed with relief. His words had gone through to Damian. He just needed to get well and get out of the hospital.