Chapter 7
I am sorry if Serena is a bit OOC and a jerk, but I promise, she will change. Bear her this troublesome attitude for some more chapters, afterall there must be someone to cause trouble! She will change for good! I like Serena, she is kind and gentle and by no means do I intend to harm any person's feeling who like her by making her such a pain in this story, I am really Sorry if I did that.
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It had been two days since Serena visited Ash's home. She knew Delia had taken an instant liking to her when they were talking. She was ecstatic to find that her crush's mother liked her.
On the other hand, Dawn's health kept worsening. Her dark circles became prominent and she looked weaker than before. Daniel wanted to help her out but she had closed all doors to her heart. Johanna tried to bring her little daughter back to normal but nothing was working.
"And Ash's Mom loves me!" Serena was happily telling her mother, who was trying to smile but Dawn's sad face kept flashing in her mind. Serena was too happy to notice.
Dawn slowly came and took a seat at the table, and poured her some water in a glass. Noticing Dawn, Serena loudly said, "And Mom! You won't believe what Gary told! He said Ash likes me!"
The glass slipped from Dawn's hand but fell on the table with a thud sound. Not wanting to hear anything more, she got up, with tears in her eyes. She had hardly got up when she felt everything feel dizzy and her eyesight blackened out. All she remembered was darkness before drifting to unconsciousness.
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Ash rushed to his hospital when he got a call from Daniel. He forgot his ego, his stubbornness. For a while only Dawn and her health mattered.
He saw Serena and Johanna sitting on the chair outside Dawn's cabin, weeping slowly. Daniel was staring at his pale daughter through the glass on the door of the cabin.
"Uncle,"Ash slowly said to gain his attention.
"Ash, please see what's wrong with her," Daniel said holding his hands, almost at the verge of tears. Johanna rose up quickly and took Ash's hands in hers. She said between her sobs,"Save my kid, please."
Serena was watching the scene with guilty face. She rose up and made her way to the temple outside the hospital. Once outside, she opened her shoes and made her way inside. Looking at the stoney statue, she joined her hands and bowed her head.
"God, I really like Ash, I really do. I want to spend my whole life with him, but, I love my little sister too. I know she is here because of my selfishness. Save her please."
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Ash was checking Dawn's pulse. It was normal. He wrote some tests and ordered the nurse attending Dawn to carry them out and bring the results. Daniel and Johanna were standing behind Ash, waiting for him to say a thing.
"Case of malnutrition," he said, his gaze never leaving her sleeping body," Any idea how?"
"She was avoiding food for some days, I don't know why," Johanna said, wiping her tears with Daniel's shirt. Daniel nodded at her answer.
"She will be fine in a few days. She will be weak now, but her health should improve gradually. I hope you all take good care of her,"he said, trying hard to stop himself from running his hand through her forehead.
Serena entered and saw Ash sitting beside Dawn. She made her way to her sister and sat on the edge of the bed, holding her hand.
Daniel and Johanna left to fulfill all the formalities of the hospital, leaving Ash and Serena alone.
"Any idea why she was not eating," he asked looking directly at Serena.
She gulped. She quickly got up and went to the other side of the room. She had two choices, first to accept the truth and lose Ash forever and second to continue her lies to get Ash. She quickly made her decision.
"She had a fight with Lucas," She said, biting her lips and not looking at him.
"Oh," he said, then again,"Oh."
"Lucas was mad when she was talking about you over the phone," she said, closing her eyes. Though regret and remorse was filling her up, she felt she had no alternative way to save whatever she had with Ash.
Ash, however was quiet when he heard that. He bit his lip and looked at the sleeping figure of Dawn. They were fighting because of me? She is in this condition because of me?
He slowly got up and was about to leave when Serena told him to stop.
"Ash, Dawn really likes Lucas, so I would like it if you," she stopped, hoping he would catch on.
"Yeah, I will," he said, his voice becoming heavier with every word. For a moment, he questioned the myth of the lake.
Serena decided it was now or never. She took a deep breath and then swallowed the lump in her throat. She took Ash's hand in hers and gave him a small smile.
Ash was too grieved to return it. But what happened next caught him off guard.
"Ash, I really like you and want to spend every second of my life by staying yours." She took a deep breath, she was looking at the ground thus was unable to see the horrified expression on Ash's face. She slowly added,"I want you to marry me."
He would have directly said no but stopped. He was not in a condition to fight or break someone's heart after his heart was broken just a few minutes ago. He slowly removed his hand from he grisp and slowly said,"I .. I will answer later on." And he left, leaving the shocked and weeping blonde next to the sleeping bluentte.
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And done! I guess Serena is a little less jerk here :p
This is darkestlightofhope signing off..