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"So, how did you get the bruises?"Odd was still in shock. Heidi didn't reply.
"ANSWER ME!"Odd yelled, fiercely. Heidi jumped back in response.
"I used washable paint!"
For a few moments, Odd looked away, hiding the fact he was upset, and bit his knuckle.
"Odd, I'm sorry..."
I wanted to comfort Odd, but I figured, Odd was like those guys that didn't need comfort. He needed time. Heidi was being a hoe for doing that to Odd. Odd was absolutely great. (but, not my type)
You are really something, you know?"Odd huffed and turned to me."Sorry, Yumi. I shouldn't have been so quick to judge."
I smiled, sadly,"It's okay It's not your fault."
Odd returned the smile and shoved his hands into his pockets, walking out of the house. Everyone stared, awkwardly, at Heidi, curious of how she would react. Her head was down as her body shook violently.
"You bastard!"Heidi reached into the pocket of her jacket. A KNIFE?!
Everyone screamed in fear and ran away from the scene. I, immediately, turned to my defensive stance. She may be ready to kill me, but I wasn't that type to kill any type of person. Unless, that person just happened to be Nicole. I had to get rid of the knife.
"Someone call 9-1-1!"A guy's voice yelled over the chaos.
"She's freaking crazed!"Another guy yelled.
She charged towards me with the knife ready to be pierced through my heart. I was prepared to protect myself, but someone shoved themselves in front of me. I watched in horror as my heroic, but idiotic savior was attacked. The sound of a knife cutting through skin and being pulled out disgusted my ears. It was unbearable. My savior stumbled backwards and fell on top of me. His head rested in my lap as his breathing became irregular.
Heidi realized she hadn't killed me and tried to escape. But, two police officers grabbed both her arms and trapped her in cuffs. Her friends were in too much shock to register what had occurred. Even I had a hard to understand what was going on. It was sort of a blur. I did notice a man and a woman in a white uniform remove the guy in my lap out of my reach.
I stood up, trying to follow where he was taken. But, they had already put him on the stretcher and sped to a hospital. Someone had wrapped a blanket around my shoulders. I didn't even realize I was freezing. Then, I felt myself being carried away. I strained to keep my eyes wide and open. Slumber took over and I was engulfed into unconsciousness. The last thing that entered my mind was Ulrich...
I was so tempted to leave it here, but the last chapter was already way too short for you guys. So...enjoy the rest of this chapter! Peace!
I woke up in an unfamiliar room, until I recognized it as my own. My body felt stiff from sleeping in the clothes I wore yesterday. I sat up with little difficulty and glanced around my own room, curious of how I got here. Too tired to dwell on the topic, I got up, limped to the bathroom, and brushed my teeth and splashed cool water over my sleepy eyes.
A light knock came on door while I wiped my face with a soft towel.
"Come in,"I said with a lazy voice. Frankie and Eric appeared into my room. They studied me with the seriousness I never thought they would have.
"What's wrong? You guys are creeping me out."
"Don't you remember what happened last night?"Frankie cringed.
Blurred visions of last night rushed back into my head. Heidi trying to turn people against me...Odd being hurt...Heidi trying to stab me...someone jumping in front of me...that someone being Ulrich...
It really stunned me that Ulrich was the one who blocked me from getting injured. But, I was also touched he would do that. And I rarely ever felt that way so that's saying something. Then, something shot me down again. Ulrich got hurt! He got hurt trying to protect me. I became panicky and alert.
Feeling this way towards Ulrich, is sort of awkward. But, he did do something really brave and I couldn't help feel different this time.
"What happened to Ulrich?! Is okay?! He isn't dead, right? Oh, please let him be okay!"I threw at my brothers, worriedly.
"Calm down!"Eric instructed."Ulrich is fine. But..."
I was loosing patience and fast. I needed to know and I needed to know NOW!
"Tell me already! I'm getting old!"I snapped.
"Ulrich lost a lot of blood and they're doing the best they can. The knife almost killed him. It was an inch off the heart."
"You call that FINE?!"I screamed.
"Yumi, you need to relax. Screaming is not helping anybody,"Frankie reasoned. I sighed and took a deep breathe.
"We can take you to the Kaiser hospital, if you want to visit him,"Eric suggested.
I shook my head in protest,"I think his parent's would like to have some privacy."
The room grew silent as our eyes roamed around, looking for something else to say.
"Dad's here. We called him about what happened,"my head snapped back to face Frankie.
"Why? Why would you do that?!"I shrieked.
"Yumi!"Frankie looked at me like I was dumb."We were worried sick about you! So, we panicked and called Dad."
I groaned and fell back onto my pillow,"You know how he is, Frankie! I'm not even hurt! I didn't even get a scratch on me."
My dad may be very busy, but when his 'little girl' gets hurt, he goes into panic mode and tries to make everything better. The last time I got hurt, he assaulted 2 police officers to get to me. It didn't make him look good in front of his boss to be thrown in jail for a whole day.
"Don't worry. He didn't get thrown in jail. But, he is twitching, nervously,"Eric said like he had read my mind.
"Why didn't he come up here then?"I asked, confused.
"We though he would have hugged you so tight, you might have died,"Eric joked.
"So we went to get you instead,"Frankie added."Now, let's go. Come on. Chop chop!"
Eric lifted me over his shoulders as I kicked and squealed for him to let me down. It was unsuccessful. I laid, almost lifeless, waiting to be put back on my feet. He waked down the stairs, Frankie right behind him. Frankie grinned, evilly as I tried to smack him. I missed and almost made myself fall. Frankie laughed at me.
"Eric put her down!"Frankie said between laughs.
Eric obeyed and dropped me on the living room couch. I was about to attack Eric, but someone pulled me down.
"I'm so glad you're okay, Yumi!"Theo's voice rang from behind me.
"What's going on? I thought you said dad was here?"I said with a raised eye-brow.
"He is. He's taking a nap. Theo just came back to check up on you,"Frankie informed. I mouthed 'oh'.
"Are you okay?"I turned to Theo. I nodded.
Eric and Frankie slipped away, giving us privacy.
"Aren't you suppose to be with your brother,"I murmured, softly. Theo hugged me, tightly.
"My parent's are all mushy and lovey-dovey to him, right now. It was uncomfortable for me,"I nodded in response."Your sister was there, too. She got kicked out of the hospital for disturbing the patients."
I smiled at the picture."So, what happened to Heidi?"
"Well, I'm not exactly sure, but she sure won't be around here anymore. That's for sure."
I can't believe this happened. I've only been in California for less than a week and I was almost murdered by some crazy whore. People are sure to be talking about this at school. Wait a minute. Isn't today a school day? But shouldn't the school cancel classes because of the attack? Nobody would have gone to school with news like this. No way.
"Do you know why Ulrich jumped in front of me?"It dumbfounded me.
Theo shook his head,"Not a clue. Maybe he is brave enough to throw his life on the line. I'm nothing like that. I fled when you were being attacked. And I'm sorry for that."
I could tell, in his eyes that he was sincere. But, I didn't expect him to protect me. I expected myself to do that. What Ulrich did, sort of confused me. I never really liked him. Until now, of course. But, I have to say, it wasn't necessary for him to risk his life for me. I could defend myself fairly well.
"It's okay. I'm tough, for a girl,"I grinned. Theo nudged me playfully.
But his face became serious,"Are you going to visit my brother?"
I shrugged."Maybe. I just want to give your parents space before I do."
"Okay-,"Theo started.
"Yumi!"I turned and face my dad.
"Dad!"I walked up to him as he wrapped his arms, tightly around me.
My dad had certainly looked different. Well, not very much. His usual neat and tidy hair was disheveled while his eyes were tired and red. His work suit was completely wrinkled and undone. Guilt rushed through me, knowing I caused him to worry.
"Are you all right?! You're not hurt? Do you need to go to the hospital?"Dad rushed, worriedly.
I chuckled,"I'm perfectly O-Kay."
He sighed in relief,"You don't know how scared I was."
"I can only imagine,"I joked. Dad smiled and glanced at Theo behind me.
"You must be the boy who defended my girl. You certainly have my gratitude."Theo stood, uncomfortably.
"Actually, Dad, that's Theo. His brother was the one who saved me."
"Oh. Well, were is your brother?"My father pushed.
"He's not doing so well. He's in the hospital,"Theo said, steadily.
"You should not worry. Your brother will be up and running in no time,"My dad said with full confidence that I had none of.
Theo nodded with a sad smile but, when he thought my dad wasn't looking, I heard him mutter 'I sure hope not.'
Why are the Sterns so confusing? I can't figure Ulrich out and I can't figure Theo out. It's like their personalities change with their moods. Theo was praising Ulrich only minutes ago. Now, he is hoping he dies? What's going on here?
"I better go,"Theo mumbled clear enough for us to hear.
"I'll walk you out,"I suggested.
We walked to the door in awkward silence. Something I never thought I would experience with Theo.
"Are you all right, Theo?"I asked all of a sudden.
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me,"He smiled, but it did not reach near his eyes."I'll see you tomorrow."
I nodded and closed the door behind him. My dad, who looked more organized, looked ready to leave. He was on the phone, holding his cell to his ear.
"Yes, I will be there. Yes. Yes. Good. Okay, bye,"Dad stuffed his phone into his pocket and smiled, apologetically."Sorry, hon. I have another meeting in Germany. If you're positive you're okay, then I'll go. But, you know I can stay..."
"No, it's okay. I told you I'm a hundred percent healthy and uninjured. You can go,"I hugged him with all my might."I love you, Dad."
He released himself from my grip and kissed my forehead,"I love you , too, sweetheart."Then he whispered,"And call me if your brothers get out of hand. I know about what happened with the window next door."
I smiled, sheepishly.
"Don't worry. I also know how they used your car money. I can pay for it."
"'How do you manage to know this things?"I wondered aloud.
"A little birdy told me," he joked, kissing my forehead again, and left.
I watched him close the door and back out of the driveway. That wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I wandered into the kitchen until I remembered I didn't know what I was doing.
"You, hungry? I can make you food,"Frankie came into the kitchen, reaching into the fridge for eggs and bacon. I smiled, half distracted, and nodded.
"You're still worried about Ulrich,"Frankie stated, matter-of-factly.
I stared up at him, strangely,"How did you know?"
"You're not acting like my strong, confident Yumi."
"Sorry. I just feel like it's my fault, Ulrich got hurt,"I sat down on a high chair.
"It's not. Now stop hurting yourself and relax,"he ordered.
I sighed,"Fine." I really wouldn't but if I said no, then we would start arguing. I really wasn't in the mood.
"Well, here are your bacon and eggs and please do not bother to wash the dishes. Let me handle them,"he placed the plate of delicious looking food in front of me and two more for him and Eric.
"Do I smell FOOD?!"Eric screeched. I laughed.
He always was the hungry type. Just wave a piece of jerky in front of him and he'll go wild. Kind of like Odd.
I immediately felt guilty again. Frankie noticed and glared. I ignored him and at my food while watching Eric practically eat the plate. Half an hour later, Frankie had washed the dishes and we all sat on the couch.
"You want to visit Ulrich now?"Eric blurted out.
"Sure. I really want to see him,"I agreed.
We all ran up to our rooms and changed into our regular attire. I wore a white panda shirt and grey skinny jeans with white vans. My hair was brushed completely and put into a high pony tail.
"Let's go,"I ordered, hopping into the passenger's seat of Frankie's Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster(Picture on my page). Frankie took the driver's seat beside me.
"No! No no! I want shotgun,"Eric whined, loudly.
I wasn't in the mood to argue back so I didn't respond.
"Eric! Now isn't the best time to complain,"Frankie scolded. I gave him a thankful smile which he gratefully returned.
We drove all the way to the Kaiser Hospital in silence. Once we arrived, I slammed the car door and rushed to the front desk.
"Excuse me, Miss?"I asked, politely."Could you give me the room number Ulrich Stern is in?
The nurse smiled at me and turned to a clipboard.'He is in room C23."
I thanked her and ran to the elevator with my two brothers behind me. We went up three levels and ran until we came upon Ulrich's room. Nicole was wrestling a policeman, trying to get into the room. It was quite the sight. We only stared in amusement.
"Let me in, Goddamn it! I want to see my Ulrich!"She screeched.
I walked up to the room and entered.
"What do you think you're doing?! Get away! Get AWAY!"She yelled louder.
I ignored her as Frankie shoved me in and closed the door lightly. Murmurs and screams could be heard from outside.
I walked towards Ulrich as he slept, soundly. A bandage covered the left side of his well-chiseled chest. I never really took the time to notice but Ulrich was really handsome. His brown, chocolate hair. His full pink lips. His rosy cheeks. Somehow, he made me feel dazed. Whoa what?! I'm talking about a boy who dated my sister. No way should I like him! But, he did after all save my life. Argh! I hate myself.
He shifted in his sleep. I panicked, unsure if I wanted him to see me here. But, it was too late to decipher. His eyes fluttered open and squinted at me.
"Yumi?"oh crap.
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