Chapter 36

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Langston lay in her hospital bed, and thought about how different her life had been. Her life had truly changed so much in the past year. A year ago, she was a strange girl who never really had experienced life. She lived her life vicariously through her best friend's love life. She now had her own, and what a life it was. She thought about who she is now. She thought about the various things that made up who she was. She was sixteen, in love, engaged, a foster-child, a student, bedridden. She really hated that last one. She was beginning to worry about Markko. She hoped that he did not do something that he would regret. She could not wait to leave the hospital. Ever since she woke up, she noticed that something inside of Markko had definitely changed. She did not know if it was his exhaustion, or what. She just knew that he was walking around like a zombie. There was a knock at her door. "Come in. Hi, Dorian."

"Hi, Sweetheart. How are you feeling?"

"I hurt all over. They keep me pretty drugged up, but I can still feel it."

"Where did Markko run off to?"

"I had a dream, and I think I remember who did this to me. He went off to deal with her."

"Langston, I do not really think that is a really good idea. Maybe we should alert the police."

"Dorian, I promised Markko that I would let him deal with her first. He promised that he would not hurt her or break the law."

"Langston, I will give in on this for now. If he is not back in a couple of hours, we are calling the police and telling them what you know."

"Okay. Dorian, I am curious why haven't you come to see me?"

"I just knew that you and Markko were going through a hard time, with losing the baby and all." Langston began to cry, and Dorian went over and put her arms around her. "Sweetheart, I am so sorry that are going through this. You are so young."

"I would have thought that you would be happy, since you think we are too young to be sleeping together, anyway."

"Langston, hold on a minute. I would never wish for you to be going through losing a child, especially as young as you are. I think that you and Markko are young, but I have learned a lot through this whole ordeal. I learned that he loves you more than anything. He was not about to listen to me or anyone else. He has not left your side. At my age, I have not even found lasting love so deep as you seem to have found with him."

"Are you telling me that you approve of me and Markko?"

"Langston, I have always liked Markko. I will never be find with you two making love in my kitchen, though."

Langston tried to laugh. "Ouch, that hurts so bad. Don't make me laugh. I know. I can not promise that me and Markko are not going to ever sleep together again, but we are trying to be a little more discreet. At this point, I am not in a hurry to sleep with him again. I am scared of getting pregnant, and then feeling this again. Dorian, it hurts so bad."

"Sweetheart, it is just going to take you time. It is a hard thing to go through. Langston, are you going to be okay? I do not want to wear you out."

"I am kind of tired. I think that I will take a nap, and hope Markko gets back soon."

Dorian kissed Langston's forehead. "I will be calling later to make sure that Markko gets back."

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Starr and Cole drove over to the hospital. "Starr, you are quiet. What's wrong?"

"I am just worried about Langston. She seems so sad about the baby."

"Well, Starr. That has to be hard for her. She gets run over by a car, and wakes up and realizes that she has lost a baby that she did not even know was there in the first place."

"I know. I can not even imagine how she is feeling. She has to be feeling so lost and lonely. Cole, I hate to say it but maybe it is for the best that she lost the baby. I mean, Langston is only sixteen."

"I know what you mean. I can not even imagine what I would do if you got pregnant. That is why I try to make sure that we are always careful. Starr, you do not mind that I am dropping you off, do you? I have to go back to school and make up a test."

"No, I completely am cool with it. I want to spend some real time with Langston, anyway. That is if I can pull Markko away."

"Yeah, I know. I do not think he has really even slept since this whole thing started. Starr, I feel kind of bad for him."

They pulled up at the hospital. Starr kissed Cole and went in.

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Markko searched the halls. He knew that she had to be here. She always stayed after school. He searched, and eventually found her in the gym. He walked up to her, his face devoid of any real emotion. She saw him and smiled. "Hi, Markko. How are you?"

"Fine."

Jocelyn inched towards Markko, and ran her hand up his arm. "What is wrong? Do you need someone to make you feel better?"

He played it up. "Tell me why I would need to feel better."

"Well, I heard the rumor that your girlfriend got hit by a car."

He interrupted, "Fiancée. She is my fiancée, not my girlfriend."

Jocelyn let some of her true colors show. "You mean she is still alive?"

"Yeah, but I can not say the same for our unborn child, that got killed before we even had the chance to know of his or her existence. That is the really screwed up part. You know, the police know that it was not an accident. They are just trying to figure out what kind of sick, pathetic person could have done this."

"What makes you think that the person is sick and pathetic?"

"Jocelyn, I was there. The car ran over her on purpose. Do you realize the charges are vehicular manslaughter, attempted murder, and thanks to the Lacey Peterson law murder because of my unborn child."

She leaned up against the wall. "Are you trying to get at something, Markko?"

He moved toward her. "I know it was you that did it. If you were not a girl, you would be dead right now. You do not go after my future."

"Are you saying that she gives you more than I did?"

"Jocelyn, get the hell over it. I do not love you. I never loved you."

"You could. You know you could."

He raised his voice. "No, I could not. I hate you. I wish you would die. I don't care if that makes me screwed up. You will pay for what you did to Langston, too. I will make sure of it."

"What can you do?" Markko knew that he needed to get out of there. He did not believe in assaulting a woman, and was ready to kill this one for what she had done. "See, Markko, I have Jerome in my corner. Don't you get that we planned this. We planned everything, and next time she won't survive."

Jerome walked in and Markko walked toward him. He had his pocket knife on him, and was about to make what could be a serious mistake. It was then that Cole walked in, and ran up since he saw the seriousness of the situation. "Markko, let's go take a walk."

"Cole, I have to take care of this."

"Markko, Langston needs you. Do not do something stupid." Markko saw Langston's face in his mind.

"You know what; you two are not worth it. But, this is not over by any means."

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Starr walked in Langston's room, and saw that Langston was sound asleep. She decided just to wait for Langston to wake up. Shortly after, Langston snapped awake. "Markko?"

"No, Lang it is just me."

"Hey Starr. How long have you been here?"

"Just a few minutes. How are you doing?"

"It hurts. Can you go tell a nurse that I am in pain?"

"Sure." Langston glanced at the clock. It was almost 5:00. She really was starting to worry about Markko. She hoped that he got back soon. Starr walked back in. "Someone will bring you something right away. Where did Markko go?"

"Have you ever met his ex-girlfriend, Jocelyn?"

"No."

"Well, I finally did at the party. I remembered this morning that she is the one who hit me. Markko is off dealing with that."

"I hope he is okay, Langston."

"Me too. I am starting to get worried."

Cole came in with Markko. Starr went over and kissed Cole. "Hi, how did your test go?"

"It went good."

Starr noticed that Markko looked really upset and angry. "Markko, are you okay?"

He said without looking at her. "Yeah, I am just great"

Cole motioned to Starr, who understood. "Lang, I need to get home. I will come by in the morning."

"Yeah. Thanks for coming, guys... She looked over to Markko, who was staring out the window. "Are you going to tell me what happened?"

He looked at her and smiled He walked over and hugged her. "How are you doing, babe?"

"I am okay, but I really would like to know what happened."

"It was her and Jerome. They planned the whole thing. They said that next time you will not survive."

"Ok, Markko, we call the police now. We tell them what we know, right?"

"I almost stabbed Jerome, today. I do not know what is happening to me, Langston. I used to be so sweet and level-headed, and now I almost stabbed a guy."

"Markko, nothing is happening to you. You are just worried about me. Do me a favor. Go home and sleep in your bed tonight."

"I do not want to leave you tonight. I want to stay, at least until they are in jail."

"Okay, but soon?"

"Yeah, I promise." He went over to the phone and dialed the Llanview Police Department. "Yes, could you sent Detective Vega over to the hospital? It is about the Langston Wilde case. Thank you."

"Markko, I think that we should move in together."

What do you think that Markko will think about that? Will he want to move in with Langston? Is there even a way for them to move in together? What will happen with Jerome and Jocelyn? Stay tuned for Chapter 37.