Chapter 7: "The mysterious woman"
Kara couldn't believe how stupid she was, she sent "that" message to Lena, when she thought she couldn't be more foolish the universe proved her wrong.
A week before as she was following a lead about her investigation she came across with a new victim. Kara was in the right place at the right time when she heard the girl scream, she rushed into the alley and there she found a woman around her own age, curled up in a corner, her face paled as if she had seen a ghost.
"Are you ok?" - The blonde asked while extending her hand to the woman curled up on the floor.
"Y…Yes, thanks to you" – the woman answered taking Kara's hand and getting up with a wobble.
The reporter noted how the woman stumbled and offered her body and arms as support to stabilize her. When the woman raised her head, Kara was met with a pair of piercing green eyes, suddenly Lena's face came to her mind, shaking her head from her thoughts she continued helping the girl.
"Are you sure you're ok? What's your name?" - Kara's face was full of concern when she saw a swastika marked in this woman forearm.
"I'm feeling better, thanks, my name is Kayla and you are?" – the girl questioned while trying to stay upright.
"Nice to meet you Kayla, my name is Kara, let me take you to an emergency room so they can evaluate the damage to your arm…" – the blonde requested as she intertwined their arms.
"I appreciate that Kara but I'm fine, it's not neces…" - the woman tried replying but the blond was already dragging her to the medical center.
"Thanks for everything… really Kara, you came at the right time, thanks for taking care of me, I think you are the first person who got me to step on a hospital, for what a saw you can be as stubborn as me, is hard to say no to you" – Kayla said with a big smile in her face.
"According to my sister I'm the most stubborn person in this world, so you lost against the best" - the reporter said with a playful attitude.
Kara was getting ready to go get her lunch when she received a new message in her cellphone, it was from Kayla, she was near CatCo for a job interview and wanted to have lunch together, without hesitation the blonde accepted the invitation, the girl was nice, she enjoyed her company and she really needed to have some social life.
As Kara was near the restaurant, she noticed that Kayla was already there, standing by the door. While she was crossing the street, a familiar sound echoed in her ears, a heartbeat, one which she had memorized years ago… Lena. Her best friend was inside the restaurant, sharpening her senses she could tell that James was with her… James…she felt an intense pain in her chest but she set the feeling aside to finally meet Kayla.
"Kayla! It´s good to see you! How have you been?" – Kara asked as she gave the woman a warm hug, the other woman returning the gesture.
"Hey Kara! It's good to see you too, I was looking forward to meet you again and catch up, I'm dying to know if you have new leads about my attacker"- the brunette answered as she took Kara's arm in her own and pulled her inside the restaurant.
As they were entering the place, Kara lost the trail of the conversation for a few seconds as she stole glances to where Lena was sitting, she could feel Lena staring at her and James presence, she immediately adjusted her grip on Kayla's arm and started laughing out loud, she knew the woman had said something funny but she definitely overreacted. As she wondered why she had exaggerated before, Kara could hear how Lena's heart skipped a bit, she then barely glance at her and she could see how annoyed her friend was. And suddenly there it was… that feeling of satisfaction she didn't know she needed… Lena being affected by Kayla's presence was just what Kara was searching for without knowing…this wasn't a normal behavior between friends was it?
While the blonde and Kayla where having a heated conversation about alien rights, the sound of heels approaching could be heard in the room, a sound so familiar to Kara, one that carried a sense of authority like no other.
"Kara Darling! What a coincidence to find you here!" – the CEO said with a well-practiced smile plastered in her face.
"Hi Lena! I didn't know you were here…if I knew I would have say hello" – Kara answered as she watched how Lena and Kayla glanced each other, the CEO staring into the girl's eyes. Kara immediately adjusted her glasses and quickly introduced them.
"Oh! I'm sorry! Lena this is Kayla… a friend. Kayla this is Lena, she's my boss and best friend" - Kara finished whit a bright smile on her face which got even brighter when she saw Lena's raised eyebrow, a gesture her friend used when she was intrigued o annoyed with something.
"It´s nice to meet you Lena" – Kayla replied with a sweet smile while extending her hand for a handshake.
"Likewise, I'm glad Kara is making new friends" – Lena replied with a tone close to being considered sarcastic. As they were shaking hands, the brunette saw how one of Kayla's hand rested in Kara's leg. She always prided herself about her skill to be composed when her feelings seemed to surface, but something failed this time, she wasn't able to hide her features, she was definitely jealous… unable to control herself she quickly turned around and left the restaurant completely forgetting that James was still inside using the toilet. "What the hell is wrong with me…" the brunette whispered.
Although it was only a whisper, thanks to her enhance hearing, the reporter heard the brunette's words, her friend's behavior shocked her. When she came to her senses just a few seconds after Lena's departure, she felt the necessity to chase and ask her why she suddenly left without a word.
Kara apologized to Kayla and a few seconds after she was out of the restaurant searching for her friend. When she saw Lena crossing the street, she fastened her pace to reach her while yelling her name, when Kara noticed that Lena had heard her and made eye contact, she jogged towards her, she was so focused in her best friend that she never realized that she was in the middle of the street and a car was approaching at full speed.
"Kara watch out!" – came Lena's scream full with panic; her face distorted with fear.
Suddenly everything was in slow motion, the car slowly coming her way, the rest of the world had stopped almost completely, she could see how Lena's body was tilted towards the street, tears running down her cheeks. She needed to find a way out of this situation without exposing her true identity, she decided to jump far enough for the car not to hit her but not as much as to raise suspicions. Time seemed suddenly to return to its normal pace, when the car was close enough and while the driver tried to dodge her, the reporter jumped, rolling to a stop just a few meters from where Lena was standing.
"Oh my God Kara!" – Lena yelled as she quickly approached her friend.
Just a second later the CEO was knelt beside her, placing one of her arms in her back to provide support. Kara slowly raised her head, pretending to be dizzy she found a pair of green eyes watching her with worry, tears still running down her cheeks. Kara run her thumb through her pale skin drying her tears with her touch but more kept rolling down, Kara felt sick, full of guilt for putting Lena in this situation, lying about her identity was getting harder and harder. After a minute she took a deep breath and with a slight smile in her face she decided to bring calm to her friend.
"Lee… I'm ok, everything is ok, not even a scratch… see?" – Kara said while standing up, moving her arms to show her that she was perfectly fine but Lena didn't react, she kept looking at her without saying a word. A few minutes passed without neither of them emitting a sound or moving, but all of a sudden Kara was wrapped in a warm and tight hug, returning the gesture Kara wrapped her arms around Lena's body. As the blonde rubbed her back, Lena started sobbing and trembling in her arms, the reporter continued rubbing her back with the hope to bring calm. Once the brunette had composed herself, she took a step back watching Kara from head to toes to confirm that everything was fine, she suddenly stopped her gaze in one of Kara's legs.
"Kara… y… your leg…"- the CEO whispered while she pointed the blonde's knee.
Kara immediately looked down to her knee finding a trail of blood and a cut so deep that her bone was exposed. So… something wasn't right, she couldn't be hurt this bad just from a car accident; now fully aware of her injury and the adrenaline suddenly going down Kara could feel the pain seeping in, causing her legs to buckle, she grabbed Lena's shoulders for support, Lena quickly taking her by her waist holding part of her weight.
"We need to take you to hospital, you are bleeding really bad, I'm sure you'll need stitches…" – Lena said while pulling out her cellphone to call an ambulance but Kara abruptly stopped her preventing her from calling.
"That won't be necessary, I… I can't go to the emergency's room…" – her mind was looking for some excuse to scape this situation and she needed one now. "My sister… yeah… call Alex please, she's a doctor, she knows what to do… I can't stand hospitals" – Perfect… that should work for now.
"Ok, I'll call Alex…" – she wasn't completely convinced but she took Kara's cellphone and rapidly dialed Alex number. "Hello? Alex I'm Lena…"
Before she could say something else, she was interrupted by Alex's frantic voice.
"Lena? What's going on? Why are you calling from Kara's cellphone? Is something wrong? What hap…".
Alex! Take a deep breath, Kara is mostly fine but there was an accident…" – Lena said trying to remain calm so Alex wouldn't freaked out. "A car was coming towards her as she crossed the street, she was able to dodge it but she has a pretty deep wound in her knee, I tried to call an ambulance but she insisted that I called you instead".
"Wait… what? That's not possible… Kara can't be hurt… it's not possible"- the redhead repeated the words as if it were a mantra, although of course she soon came to her senses to deal with the situation. "Listen Luthor… I need you to take Kara to her apartment, can you do that? I'm heading there right now".
"Yes of course I can… we'll see you there…" - the brunette replied still holding Kara's weight.
Well that's it for now, sorry for the spelling mistakes… 😊
