Chapter 59: Chapter 59

"Are you alright? We heard what happened between you and Ares. I have called Ulysses so that he can file another case for him immediately." Sir Anton approached me when he arrived at the hospital from their house.

I'm not sure if that's where he came from because that was the only thing he said goodbye to me. But I doubt it. I can read everything in their minds and it's all about Hector—they are secretly planning something for Ares and everyone.

I kept my eyes blank and gave him a brief nod.

"That fucking asshole. The police are investigating his case. It's good that you got the gun he used, it was registered in his own name," he continued.

I still didn't move because the voices I heard in my brain were too loud.

"Anastasia." He called me again and even held my elbow so I looked at him.

"Huh?"

"You're not okay. Just go home so you can rest. Vera and I are here. Hans and the others will also come here later. You need to rest," he commanded me so I simply nodded at him.

“Where's Amari?” he asked more.

I look away from him. "She's still at home," I answered him sparingly.

"Who's coming home with you?" He asked again so I shook my head.

“Nothing—”

"I'm coming with her. I'll drop her off and I'll just come back here." Ulysses suddenly arrived so I looked at him.

He didn't look at me and just looked directly at Sir Anton. Suddenly the latter stood up and nodded at him. How long have they known each other?

"Any news about Ares and his father?" Sir Anton asked him again. I just watched them in front of me.

"The search for them became more difficult because of what happened tonight. Maybe later they'll both be in jail," Ulysses simply answered him, making my eyebrows raise.

"I'm not leaving Hector until he wakes up. Stop deciding for myself," I denied him and stood up completely.

I almost backed away when they both looked at me with frowns.

"You're going with him or I'll tell Apollo how you want to die because of him? I bet you don't like it," Sir Anton threatened me so I stared.

I couldn't answer so he turned to Ulysses again who just stared at me seriously so I avoided looking at him.

"Be careful, bro. There are many securities around their villa. There are many people who will watch over her, so she can't just leave." I heard him instruct Ulysses.

"That's for sure," Ulysses answered. I feel my whole face heating up because of the irritation I feel.

When we left the hospital we didn't wait for the others to come. We arrived at the villa quietly. The whole flight I was motionless because my body felt so tired—especially my mind.

I'm not even sure if I'll be able to rest properly because I'm sure Hector's current situation and condition will only disturb me. Even Amari, I'm sure, continues to be very worried about his daddy.

"I'm fine here, Ulysses. I'm too tired to even try to leave and go back to the hospital," I told him lazily when we entered the house.

The whole area was quiet because it was already late at night. I'm sure Amari is resting, which I'm thankful for because I'm not yet able to answer the possible questions he'll throw at me.

"Are you sure?"

“Just… leave. I really need to rest," I told him tiredly. He just nodded.

Thinking that he was going to leave for good, I turned around but I couldn't take another step when I heard him calling me. But he didn't say a thing. Suddenly he hugged me so tightly that I completely gave up.

"Know that everything will be alright. We're all here for you,” he whispered.

I've heard these words every single day ever since the day of reckoning and I have to tell them the words with the same monotonic resolve that I have. My well-being cannot stomach the idea of not holding it together.

I ricochet back the interrogative statements they throw in my direction just to divert all the attention that's on me, to distract them, and never give anyone the chance to realize how sick I am from being sick.

In the forefront of my mind I want to bawl that no, I am not. I want someone to see through the facade I've so carefully placed on my face just so no one worries. When no one does, I start becoming downhearted and everything becomes blurry.

"It's okay not to be okay, Anastacia. Stop thinking that Apollo would want to give up on his life and just leave you hanging, especially your Amari. He's not the person who easily gives up.”

I am well aware, yet I am so dull-witted that I don't like pleading guilty to being not okay. Because if I start capsizing in the depths of my rotting mind, who'll throw me afloat? If I shatter like a broken mirror on the wall, who'll pick me up? What if he disappears again? What if he leaves us again? What if he never comes back?

Two weeks later...

My expression was blank as I stared at him from outside the room where he was. I didn't even want to enter that familiar place because it was so cold there, but I wanted to see his face. It's been a week since I saw her whole body up close. I miss him so much. Amari misses him so much. I don't know how long I can take it. This is the second week that he hasn't woken up. I tried talking to the doctor again about his condition but he said the same thing—Hector fatally fractured his head and it's critical until now.

And there is no certainty whether he will wake up or not—something that I fear the most.

"Why don't you go inside?" Leon asked me. It refers to when I entered the ICU to approach him and talk to him.

I looked at him lazily and smiled bitterly at him.

"I can't, Leon. I feel like I'm being killed," I told him tiredly and sat down on the chair outside that room.

I can't look at him while I know he's fighting for his life. Those familiar pipes were also plugged into him, which I didn't think he would be equipped with that either. That I didn't think that even he would end up in that room.

"How is Amari? Who is she within your house?" He changed the subject.

I felt even heavier when I remembered our daughter. Ever since she didn't see her daddy, she was always crying and looking for

him. She had been lethargic for a few days and even got sick when she found out where her Daddy was. I couldn't bring her here because I didn't want her to see Hector's condition. My heart can't take it anymore.

"I passed her on to Elena earlier because Emerald was on a day off. She misses her Dad... big time," I told him bitterly.

He avoided looking at me.

“I'll do my best to find that fucker. He will pay for what he did to you even the man who caused it all. I don't fucking care anymore what's going to happen," he said emphatically so I focused on him.

I grabbed his shoulder and caressed it gently.

"Stop saying that, Leon. Don't put the law in your hands."

That was the last thing I said to him before he left me there. Vera suddenly came and immediately approached me.

“Keep a close eye on Apollo. Never leave him alone because I'm sure Ares' men will come back for him or maybe Ares himself will come here to kill him. Those demons are just around," she warned me.

Before I could even speak, she left me completely. My heart was pounding because of what she said.

I approached Sir Anton and Rusty.

"Still not awake?" Rusty asked me a question that I only asked.

Rusty's question made me wince. We had been staring at Hector for a long time from the outside when I saw the sudden movement of his hand so I was alarmed.

"Did you see it? He moved!” I almost shouted at them both.

"I saw! Maybe he'll wake up. I will call a doctor," Sir Anton suggested.

I didn't understand them anymore and quickly put on a hair net and a hospital gown. I closed my eyes tightly a few more times before finally going inside. I could feel and almost hear my heart beating especially when I saw the movement of his eyes.

"H-Hector..." I called him trembling and quickly grabbed his hand.

He did not answer. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes so I immediately met his gaze. We stared at each other for a few seconds until it was a minute before he frowned and looked away from us.

"W-where am I..." He mumbled and looked around him before looking at me again. "W-who are you?"

And there, I knew it in myself and proved it that my heart was completely damaged at that point.