A new face after the race
Chapter 36
Lucky made his way to Emily's room as he had done for the last week or so.
Emily had gotten gradually better and was gaining strength by the day. She looked like a hopeful case, though Emily was known to be a bad patient. She wasn't exactly the most agreeable patient in the hospital. With her quick wit and stubbornness, she could turn out to be pain in the neck. He could imagine the nurses running out of the room, wanting to see the doctor because they were at the end of their patience and wanted a new patient.
Emily was quite a handful, especially when she was feeling vulnerable. She hated feeling so, she thought it put her at a disadvantage and could be considered a weakness. Still, Emily has let him take care of her and help her, which was an improvement. He knew it wouldn't last long though, so he took all he could get.
Lucky was surprised to hear yelling coming from the hall down. Surely that couldn't have been Emily, could it? IF it was, why was Emily yelling angrily? Lucky considered it could be Emily just being moody, but he sincerely doubted it. Emily never raised her voice like that unless there was a real reason.
As he got to the door, he came to the conclusion. Yeah, that was Emily for sure. As for why, that was an answer he didn't not yet know. It couldn't have been at him, or else he would have gotten it by now. Or was she just waiting to let him have it until she was at full strength? Anything was a possibility now.
He stood near the door, trying to hear what was going on and to see what to prepare himself for. He could hear nothing through the thick hospital door, so he would have to enter the war zone and found out for himself. He took a deep breath and prepared for the worst, though Lucky didn't know or want to know what that was.
He opened the door and was met with really bad news. Emily wasn't just mad, she was royally ticked off. At who was the next question? He searched around and saw the main suspect, Sonny. Yeah, no wonder why Emily is really unhappy.
However this means nothing good for him. He was busted in a major way. And here he thought he was going to get away with all the crap he pulled, he should have known better.
Emily next move just proved him right more. He was barely in the room, (he was trying to sneak in, hoping Emily wouldn't notice, unsuccessfully may I add) when something came flying toward Sonny and him.
They both broke apart with fascinating reflexes and got out of the way of fire just in time. The thrown object broke upon its meeting of the wall. IT crumbled into a million pieces on the floor them.
It was the vase that decorated the room a bit. It was cheap and probably made with little care, but now it didn't really matter anymore. The supposedly brilliantly, colorful decoration was now in shreds, pieces that would never be put together again. That was no jigsaw puzzle someone would put back together.
Sonny and Lucky gave each other a look of shock and fear. Emily angry was never a good thing, and if she was being violent, things were even worse. They were screwed, who knew which one would leave alive.
Sonny was the more courageous one and spoke up, shaming her for throwing and destroying that vase. "Emily, that wasn't very nice." He commented openly.
If possible, Emily got even angrier. "Nice! Nice doesn't even describe what you did to me! And you come walking in and expect a welcome return? Expect me to be nice? Me, your bastard that you refused to claim, made out of wedlock, while you were still married?" Emily screamed.
Sonny knew she was right and thought of what to say again.
Lucky tried to get Emily to calm down, for her sake and his. As far as he was concerned, Sonny had already paid his dues and was no longer needed. This couldn't be good for Emily, not now when she was still weak. And finally because he was kind of scared out of his wits himself and feared what Emily would do to him.
"Emily……" Lucky didn't even get one word farther before Emily started screaming at him too.
"Don't you dare say one word in his defense. I'm not happy with you either, and believe me, I'll be breaking you off piece by piece when it's your turn, so until then say nothing if you wish to keep your tongue to use for your defense! Trust me; you'll need it when I'm finished with you." Emily threatened him and Lucky gulped nervously.
Saying he was in trouble with Emily is not even cutting it. He was about to be dumped from the looks of it. He really needed a good defense this time around; too bad he was no lawyer. It could have come in handy about now.
Emily continued blasting Sonny while he figured it out. "I wish I could say thanks for saving my life, but I'll be lying. I'd rather be dead than ever see your face again. You destroyed my whole childhood! It was suppose to be happy with a house, some pets, and two loving parents! I got one loving parent, Casper for a companion, and a crappy apartment that was outrageously pricey!"
Sonny tried getting a piece in this conversation. "Emily, I'm sorry." That was all he could come up with, and boy, he realized, did it sound weak.
"I don't want your apologies! They mean absolutely nothing to me. I'd say they were twenty years too late. I don't want to ever see your face again! Leave me alone!" Emily just about finished, but Sonny couldn't leave it be, not now when he just found her.
"Emily, let me explain……." Emily interrupted him again, so he couldn't finish his sentence.
"No! All explanations, apologies, any speech you could give are irrelevant. Unless you plan on building a time machine and fixing the past, they mean nothing to me. You mean nothing to me!" Emily yelled, obviously collecting some attention, but they let Emily be. She needed to get all this out, they realized.
"No one can change the past, just live for the future. The future presents a new chance." Sonny insisted, almost desperately.
"Any chance you could have died years ago. The only thing we will ever share is biology and this conversation." Emily finally finished from the looks of it.
Sonny considered trying to reason with her, but knew it was a losing cause. Emily's right thumb was already threateningly near the security button. It was best to retreat for now and try again later, when Emily was calmer.
He shared a long sympathetic look with Lucky who was caught in a trap as much as him. He left without another sound. This left Lucky alone open for Emily's threats and such. It was time to face his actions.
It was silent for a while and Lucky didn't know what to say to break it. Any apologies would be forced back at him and he didn't know what to say to make Emily think better of his actions.
Emily spoke up, eerily calm. "Do you have anything to say in your defense? Anything at all?" She asked, and Lucky felt like a real jerk now. Emily was tongue-tied, she loved him but couldn't get over the betrayal he caused by reading Emily's diary.
Lucky struggled with a smile. "On what action?" Lucky tried to see if humor could help or even get him out of this mess.
Emily glared at him, annoyed. "This is no time to be funny Lucas. Pick one." Emily said, not convinced at all.
"I'm sorry Emily, for all of my actions. I wrecked your room, invaded your privacy by reading your diary, and hunted down your father, which I knew you wouldn't be happy to see, but I was desperate. I couldn't lose you. I love you so much, the thought of my life without you…" Lucky stopped, trying to get a hold of himself and his emotions before he continued.
"I just can't see it. Without you in my life, I'm nothing. You are my life and you have no idea what I was thinking. I mean at first you were supposed to be fine, but then the doctor just happened to 'miss' you're internal bleeding. There was no one with your blood type. No one to help save you and I couldn't handle that, couldn't.
"I wish there would have been another way, but there wasn't. So I had some hope that your past could help. I know it was wrong, and you have no idea how much I didn't want to do that, but I had to. I tore up your room in the process and I was going to clean it all up when this was over, I just haven't got to it yet. You were more important than a messy room."
Lucky paused, and he saw he had got somewhere with his explanation with Emily by looking at her face. She was trying to understand, but still felt so betrayed. He continued.
"So I found it and opened it. I didn't read it all, just the necessary parts, where Sonny came in. Then I took the little information I had and used your computer to search him up. I had to take the chance Emily. I couldn't lose you without putting up a fight.
"So I hunted down Sonny and explained what was happening. He came, gave blood, and here you are alive. I feel bad and am very sorry for what I had to do to give you life again, but I will not apologize for saving your life.
"Your probably thinking it was a waste of time. By now, after everything that's happened, you're probably wishing you were dead, and I understand. I don't blame you. You've had a hard life, harder than anyone I know. You have been through so much. You've just had it, you wanted to leave the misery of the world behind, but I couldn't let you.
"If you die, so do I. I need you Emily, I need you so much. I know that might be selfish, and it is, but……." Lucky stopped, not sure what more to say. He already made his point. So for his last and final plea, he subjected the real betrayal.
"I know the biggest thing is the diary. You kept it knowing it would never be looked at, never viewed, and I broke that privacy. Your past is your business, but it was needed and I couldn't exactly ask you." Lucky allowed himself to make a fool out of himself, and to laugh nervously.
"I only read the parts where Sonny came in and where Scott did as well. I was very careful when reading, not to read something you'd rather not tell me nor know. I know that is just as bad, but it is not all that bad as you think. I swear. I'm only nosy when its life and death situations." Lucky finished and knew he could say no more to help his case. Emily was the judge of his life and the result was all up to her.
He searched his pocket and brought out the book, Emily's diary. He handed it to her, and with a small smile that expressed hope, turned and left, waiting to find out his future. He knew the decision wouldn't be easy so he planned to stay away for a few days and give Emily some space to think, even though it would kill him to do so. It was necessary however, unfortunately. Only Emily knew what his future would hold.
Author's note: Hey everyone, hope you liked chapter! And while were talking about it, lets give a big handshake for the vase! It did a great job for only a few seconds of glory if I say so myself. Please review!