Chapter 6 The Phone Ii

He knew what his brother was up to. If Zach found out anything about the girl, he would try to meddle and might spoil his chance, knowing his brother's personality. 'No, I can't let that happen,' he thought angrily and strode out of his house, heading to his brother's bungalow. _____ After trying several times to switch on the phone, Zach finally gave up. "I'm in big trouble this time," he said uneasily, thinking about his brother's punishment Zach scurried off the bed and paced around his bedroom anxiously. He needed to fix this phone and satisfy his curiosity, then he would wholeheartedly receive his brother's punishment. "Big bro might have found out already," he said anxiously and quickly picked up his car keys after stuffing the phone in his pants pocket. As Zach was rushing out, he glanced over the fence at his brother's apartment and saw the front door opening. "Shit." he cursed worriedly with a panic expression and ran to the garage, then he jumped inside his car and sped out. _____ When Carl stepped out of his front door, he headed to his brother's bungalow with large strides. Then a car zoomed past him all of a sudden. He was startled and looked helplessly at the direction the car went. His brother would stop at nothing till he knew the contents of that phone. He hurriedly turned back inside his house to pick up his car keys and quickly drove off, chasing after his brother's car. _____ Zach was driving happily while looking at the GPS to locate the nearest phone repair shop when he subconsciously glanced at the rearview mirror and saw his brother's car driving behind him. He cursed under his breath and knew that he was doomed. He looked back and saw the car closing up on him and instantly increased his driving speed. He finally knew that his brother valued this phone or honestly speaking, the phone's owner very much that he was going to this extent to stop him from seeing its content. Suddenly, his phone screen lit up and he saw his brother's message [ STOP THE CAR!!! ] Zach knew that he had gone too far. He looked at his brother's message and knew instantly that he was very mad. He sighed worriedly and knew not to cross his brother's limit for he had already landed in a big soup. He instantly stopped the car at the side of the road and came out. He looked around and noticed that they were in a lower-class neighborhood and some people were still roaming the street even at this late hour. When Carl saw his brother's car parked ahead, he also stopped his car and came out with a frosty look. ***** Clara was tossing on her bed, seemingly not able to fall asleep. Her stomach started aching all of a sudden and she realized that her period had come. She had been very busy with work lately and didn't keep track of her period. She climbed off the bed and entered the bathroom. When she found out that her sanitary pad had finished she was perplexed ' oh no what do I do?' she thought worriedly. She remembered a grocery store nearby that opened twenty-four hours and checked the time. It was thirty minutes past twelve. She used some tissues to hold it up for a while and quickly put on a jacket atop her cartoon pajamas while changing her slippers for more comfortable shoes and left her apartment. _____ After coming out of the grocery store with a big nylon bag in her hand, her stomach ache intensified. She crouched down at the side of the road and wrapped both hands around her abdomen with a twisted expression. "No, this can't be happening to me?" she grimaced painfully. The stomach ache intensified and she felt like being pricked with needles. She had never felt this kind of pain before. Thinking about her parents and her little sister, a tear streaked down her beautiful face. No, she couldn't die like this. She had promised her family that one day, she would bring them out of poverty and fulfill her sister's dream of becoming a medical doctor. Her parents had done so much for her, even though they were poor they worked hard day and night and made sure she had a good education. She remembered her little sister's smiling face. "Lily," she whispered, her strength draining out and her vision gradually blurring. Just when she was about to lose her consciousness, a tall blurry figure suddenly towered over her. She lifted her head and found the face in her blurry vision looking familiar. She was surprised and happy at the same time. 'I get to see you again, I don't know who you are but I wish I could see your face every day,' she thought inside and another fresh tear streamed down her face. 'But I'm contented that I get to see you in my last moment,' she thought again and smiled painfully with tears streaming down her face before losing consciousness. _____ As Carl was walking towards his brother's car with anger evident on his face, his eyes darted to the street side and he saw a slim figure crouched down. Although her head was bent down, he felt a sense of familiarity with her and he thought back to the girl he met earlier. 'I must be hallucinating.' He shook his head abruptly. He was about to look away when he saw the girl shiver slightly as if she was in pain. He frowned and observed her once more. She wasn't getting up, he looked worriedly feeling an unexplainable uneasiness creeping up his heart. Instinctively, He strode towards her, half running, and immediately stopped in front of her. His heart was now burning with apprehension, looking at her closely even though her head was still down, he knew that it was her. As if sensing his presence, she looked up slowly and he saw her pale face which looked as white as a sheet, and fresh tears streaming down her beautiful face. She looked vulnerable and when smiled at him sadly as if finally finding a savior, he felt a squeeze in his heart as if also experiencing the pain that she was going through. And he instantly felt a need to protect her forever. He had never had this kind of feeling for anyone before and he knew that it wasn't only sympathy, there was something else. He saw her close her eyes slowly and her body went limp, losing consciousness and panic instantly overtook him. He picked her up quickly with a fear-stricken face and ran towards his car. He placed her on the back seat gently like a delicate Jewel and covered her with his jacket before rushing to the driver's seat and zoomed off to the hospital, totally forgetting about his brother.