Chapter 11
Accident
Peyton felt someone push her aside and she fell onto the hard ground. 'Oh my gosh! I'm still alive!' Tears streamed slowly down her face. She opened her eyes and saw a man beside her. He saved her life.
"Are you all right, Miss." A pedestrian asked with concern.
"I'm fine. How about him? He saved me." Peyton leaned forward the man.
"Don't worry. I called the police already. I think the ambulance will be here soon." Another pedestrian said.
The ambulance came and the man was carried on a stretcher.
"You save my life. Are you all right!" Peyton asked the man. She was surprised when recognizing that he was her uncle, Dan Scott.
He opened his eyes, and answered, "Yes, dear. How about you?"
Rachel ran into the hospital. She was relieved once she saw Peyton sat on the bench outside the ER. "Honey, you scared me to death. Are you all right? I have to ask them to check your health condition again to make sure." She hugged Peyton and then touched the bandages on Peyton's head and arms.
"Don't worry, Rach. I'm fine. Just got bruises. Uncle Dan saved me." Peyton's tears fell down.
"Uncle Dan? What was he doing there?" Rachel was surprised. Then she frowned and kept quiet when she saw Dan Scott and a doctor walking towards them from the ER.
"How about your arm, Uncle Dan?" Peyton worriedly asked.
"His arm was broken. I plastered it already. Go to any pharmacy and purchase these prescription medicines to reduce his pain." The doctor said. "Mr. Scott, please come here immediately if you feel dizzy, nausea, or vomit. Your arm needs to be checked every week."
"I'm sorry." Peyton said as the doctor walked away.
"Don't be silly. Your life is important to all of us, Peyton." He wiped her tears with his right hand. "Don't cry! Finally, I have a chance to take a break. Go home and get some sleep, dear."
"Let's go. I'll drive you home." Rachel monotonously said.
"Stay at our house for the night, Uncle Dan. I want to make sure you are all right." Peyton begged.
"OK! Your house it is." He gently smiled and held Peyton's left hand.
She woke up early the next morning because she wanted to check on Dan. Nobody answered her when she knocked the door. 'Where is he? Oh maybe I know where he is.' She went to the garden. Dan Scott quietly stood there. Danwas deep in his thought so that he didn't hear the sound of Peyton footsteps.
"How are you, Uncle Dan?" Peyton concerned.
He was startled and slowly turned his face to Peyton.
"Good morning, Peyton. What are you doing up so early?" He smiled.
"I want to check on you. Is your arm still sore?" She gently touched his arm.
"Not any more, thanks." He replied as his eyes still fixed on the jade cupid.
"This statue is so wonderful. Did you carve it?" Peyton looked at the jade cupid.
"Yes, I did."
"For my mom? And all of the Lilies you have grown are for her too?"
"Yes, I did all of these for her. As a gift for her engagement." He murmured.
"Why are you still single, Uncle Dan?"
He was silent. Peyton could see his sad eyes.
"Did you love her? My mom."
"No, I didn't and even if I did I couldn't since she was my sister-in-law and I didn't want to hurt Keith. I just wanted to make a specific gift for their engagement." He looked at Peyton and asked, "Which kind of flowers do you like?"
"Lilies."
"You look like your mother, a lot. You also like Lilies - pure and innocent, just like an angel." He held her hand and led her to the bench next to the statue. He wiped the dew on the bench, "Sit here, Peyton."
Suddenly, many jets of water shot up around the cupid and gently fell down on blossoming Lilies. These water jets crossed the beams of dawn-sun light, which made many thousands of little rainbows. The jade cupid seemed to gently move through the transparent film of water.
"It's amazing!" Peyton gazed at the beautiful view.
"She used to sit here and wait for these rainbows." He murmured.
'He must love her deeply. My poor uncle.' Peyton thought.
"Peyton!"
Her head turned to the sound. Lucas was running towards her. "Are you all right, Peyton?" He asked worriedly.
She hugged him tightly as her tears incessantly fell down. "I thought I wouldn't see you again. I missed you."
Lucas wiped her tears away and caressed the wound on her front head. "Does it hurt?"
"No, not any more." She held his hand and smiled through her tears.
"I got Rachel's call this early morning that you had an accident. I was afraid that I would lose you forever. Next time, call me if you want to go some where, ok?"
"I promise. Uncle Dan saved me in time." She looked at Dan Scott through her tears. She seemed to see a transient hatred in his eyes.
Dan intimately smiled at Lucas, "How are you doing, Lucas."
She heard his warm voice and saw his warm look to Lucas again. 'Maybe I'm wrong. How could I see everything clearly through my tears?'
Peyton got bored. Rachel made her stay at home for 2 days. Lucas promised he would drive her around after work, but what would she do in the mean time? Although Dan Scott still stayed at their house, he was so quiet and sad. After Lucas left, Dan closed himself in his room. Peyton didn't want to bother him. And her mind wandered back to the Milanos' daughter. 'Maybe she was sent to one of orphanages.' Peyton thought.
Riiiiiinnnnnggggggggggggggg. Her home phone rang.
"Julian! Is that you?" Peyton shouted happily.
"Yes, it's me. Could you please open the door for your friend?"
Peyton immediately rushed to the door. Julian tightly embraced her. He was frightened when he heard Peyton was involved in an accident. 'She's still alive!' He was really happy. He wanted to hold her in his arms forever.
"Julian, I can't breathe." Peyton complained.
"Sorry." He loosened his arms around her, "Are you all right? Here are your favorite flowers!" He gave her a bouquet of Lilies.
"I'm fine now, Julian." Peyton held his hand, "Follow me."
"Where are we going?" He asked.
"The garden, I have something quite interesting to show you. Let's go!"
Dan Scott locked himself in his room. His heart was very painful whenever he thought about Karen. He loved her deeply. No one could be replaced her in his heart. He loved her at the first time he saw her but he couldn't bring himself to tell her. He used all of his money to buy a white jade and carved a little cupid for her birthday. He decided to tell her his love once he gave her the white jade cupid. But his dream was turned down. Her birthday was also her engagement day with his oldest brother. His heart was broken but he still carved the statue. He wanted her to keep his gift just like his heart. He wanted to be her guardian angel, but he couldn't. Breast cancer cut her life short and took her far away from him forever. He missed her sweet smiles and her beautiful green eyes. 'Where are you now, Karen? In heaven? Do you still remember me?' Peyton reminded him a lot about Karen. It seemed Karen was reincarnated in to Peyton, his niece. At that night, seeing her life in danger, he sacrificed his life to save her. He couldn't save Karen, so he had to save Peyton. Peyton's smiles and her eyes soothed the wound in his heart.
He went out of the room to look for Peyton. He heard the noise at the main door and saw an attractive guy embraced her in his arms. He sighed and then returned to his room. The bouquet of lilies in the young man's hand impressed him. 'He must be close to her!' Dan thought.
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