CHAPTER 9: VILLE: "I know, Sandra. I know." I said. "I just don't think it's fair to you if we're together. I love Kat." I felt the sting as Sandra slapped me across the face. "I moved all the way to Finland for you!" She yelled yet again. "I thought we were going to be together, if not forever, for a long time at least." I sighed and said, "I know. I'm sorry." "Whatever. You'll pay for this Ville." And with that, Sandra grabbed up her things and left me alone in my tower. I pursed my lips. That hadn't gone as well as I'd hoped. Oh, well. I was going to be late meeting up with Bam. Last time Bam had been in town, things hadn't been going prettily. Kat and Nat were fighting, I'd slept with the wrong twin. There was crying and screaming. It was ridiculously dramatic. Now, hopefully, things would be okay while Bam was here. God knows, I needed to just hang out. I was meeting Bam at Kaisaniemi, the place where Kat and I were supposed to have our first date almost seven months ago. Now, Kat and I were together and it was amazing. I rounded the corner and saw Sandra standing there. She was just staring at me. "Ville, can you come here for a second?" She asked. I sighed. "Sure, I guess." Sandra took me down a little alley. "What is it Sandra? I have somewhere to be." Sandra didn't reply, but four big guys came out from the shadows, surrounding me. This wasn't good. KAT: It was nearly nine o' clock and I still hadn't heard back from Ville. I'd called, texted. Nothing. I decided to call Bam. "Hello?" "Bam? Have you seen Ville?" "No. He was supposed to me hours ago, but he never showed. I don't know where he is." This was odd. Something was wrong. "I'm calling Sandra." "Do you think she knows where he is?" "I'm not sure. But maybe she's talked to him." After I'd hung up with Bam, I dialed Sandra's number. I was beginning to think she wasn't going to answer, but she finally picked up. "Hello?" Sandra wasn't very fond of me, I knew, but the venom in her voice just reinforced that. "Um..Have you talked to Ville? Bam and I can't find him." "Maybe he just doesn't want to talk to you." "Yeah, maybe. Or perhaps something happened." Just then, I heard the signal telling me I had a call waiting. I didn't recognize the number, but anything would be better than talking to Sandra. "I gotta go." I flashed over to the other line. "Hello?" "Yes, is this Katerina Owens?" The voice replied. "This is she." "I'm calling from the Helsinki Hospital on behalf of Ville Valo." "Ville's there? What's wrong with him?" "Ma'am, he's asking for you. We can talk when you get here." "Okay." After I got off the phone with the doctor, I called Bam and told him to meet me there. This was bad. And I had a feeling I knew who was behind it. At the hospital, Bam and I ran up to the receptionist. She told us to wait for the doctor in the waiting room. We sat side by side on the floor; all the seats were taken. I tried to control my emotion, but I was close to my breaking point. What if I lost Ville? He was my everything now. And I could only imagine how Bam was feeling. Ville was his best friend. I looked up at the other people waiting. I wondered why they were here. Families and friends in some way, all in pain. I felt for them. One couple was in the corner crying on one another. Another family were holding each other, praying to God. I had always hated hospitals. There was so much pain, and death here. It made me even more sad just to think about it. Bam and I waited for what felt like an eternity. Eventually, Bam fell asleep, his head on my shoulder. There was no possible way I could sleep. Not now. I was so nervous and restless that I picked all my nail polish off and I was pretty sure I didn't even have nails left to put more polish on. After what felt like hours, the doctor came out and asked who was here for Ville. I stood up, forgetting about Bam. He fell to the floor, but stood when he saw the doctor. The doctor's face looked grim. Not a good sign. I couldn't catch my breath. I was afraid of what was coming. "Are you Ville's only family?" I nearly fainted.
