Chapter 2

I walked  out  of the garage  and when I saw his face on the moonlight there was blood everywhere.. His forehead, cheek.. They were bleeding.. His white shirt turned red.. And when I looked Down at him. My heart literally stopped beating for a second and I felt like fainting,  he have a gunshot wound and blood is coming out of it.. So much blood..

"lucas..!!!"

I cried as I was about to touch the spot where it's bleed but he grabbed my hands and walked few steps forward and I saw a car fasting towards us..

" that's cabel .. You can go home now .."

He said in a relieved tone and I was crying rivers..

" what about you...?"

I asked weeping and he chuckled..the corners of his eyes crinkled.. His voice so sweet..

It's my first time seeing him smile.. Even though his face was  covered in blood he looked ethereal in moonlight..

"is the rat worried about the cat..?"

he asked as he pulled my cardigan which is hanging off from my shoulder and smiled at me.. He was  smiling when he was  bleeding like crazy..? May be he wasn't in his right mind..

" I am sorry..about everything.."

he said in a gentle  low voice with a small smile.. His eyes were sincere.. I was staring at him wide eyed worried about why he was  being like this  at that  time... Austin slowly changed positions to  leaning his face  from burying his face on my chest  as he was sleeping in my arms. Lucas stared at him unfazed with a smile for a long one minute..

" I am sorry to you too.."

He said as he raised his hand towards austin's  head but he stopped as his hand was  covered in blood..he stared at him again as his smile widened.. I don't know  what to do as I stared at him worried..he tied his neck tie on his hip but still blood is leaking out..

"We should hurry to the hospital"

I said staring at him and he smiled at me again and cabel honked..

"go now.. From now on no one will Chase you and you can live happy and safe again.."

Goodbye.. Athanasia"

he said with a small smile  and I felt a pang in my heart.. I felt something in my heart  when he called me by my name, I  never felt like that when others  called my name..

I was staring at him with so many thoughts running inside my mind as he pushed me inside the car and closed the door.. Cabel started the car as soon as I Sat.. I don't know What to do   and I was in panic..

"cabel.. He is hurt.. We should take him to the hospital.."

I said but cabel was driving fast with a sad face.

"sorry athanasia we don't have time for that.. Lucas strictly told me to drop you safely.. I should do that first .. And I promise you I will go back to lucas once you get inside .. Please believe me."

he said and I nodded a yes.. I don't know what's going on so I can't disturb them anymore. Austin started crying and I  patted his back with tears dribbing down from my eyes ... That day I can't stop my tears.. He dropped me  in helena's house instead of mine and she was waiting for me outside..

When we got inside he immediately went back like he said... That night I can't get  a wink of sleep  thinking about him... Wondering if he reached hospital..? Is he okay.? That's so strange even to me... I hated him so much but that day I badly wanted him to be OK may be it's guilt that he got injured because of us.. Yeah I saw lucas also had a gun.. If  he wasn't with us he may not have got  injured trying to protect us..

I tried to contact cabel so many times but I can't reach  him for the next two days I was so worried about him but I don't know what's going on.. I felt so frustrated so I started playing my violin but the  string snapped .. It felt so omnious .. String cut off often but it's time like this I get that omnious feeling while it does.. The first time I felt like that , Mom died in an accident leaving me alone.. My dad was dead even before I was born.. My heart ached and I felt suffocated.. Then the third day cabel came to my house dressed all black with a lifeless face and my breathe hitched.. Something felt so wrong for the past few days and that feeling  escalated.

"  athanasia.. I am really sorry.. I don't even deserve to be forgiven"

he said kneeling  down and started crying.. My heart beated like crazy and my whole body trembled..

"wh.. What happen..?"  I asked my voice barely audible..

" that day.. I admitted him in the hospital but..but... Lucas died  due to heavy blood loss.."

he said in a low voice and my legs gave out and I fell down tears pouring  down from my eyes nonstop and my whole body got numb.. My ears were  blocked and my vision was blurry..

"No..!! It can't be..! Lucas....!! God no...!! "

I started crying and cabel accompanied me... Helena came running towards me carrying austin as she heared  me sobbing and stared at me worried.. Then she also cried hugging me..

That day.. Was one of the unforgettable  worst day in my life..

As I was drowned in my own thoughts.. The sky turned deep blue from black I turned and saw the time and it's 5.00 am I got up from the bed and took a shower.. I started my day early in the morning as I folded the  dried  clothes ..

I opened the closet and neatly stacked Austin's pajamas.. Then his jacket which I kept there neatly folded caught my eyes.. I took that out and stared  at  it  I can still feel the faint scent of his cologne in it even after two months..

I don't know anything about him and I purely hated him because of his words.. He was a guy I got attracted to and spent a night with.. That's what he was for me until that day.. Why did he asked sorry with that sad smile.? Why did he stared at Austin with that look on his face..? Why did he even entered in my life again...? If he is going to die he should have stayed in my mind as jerk... Why did he came running to protect us..? 

Tears dribbled down from my eyes as I folded the jacket and placed it back inside Austin's closet.. Yeah because I really don't have any relationship with him but he is Austin's father and the only thing he gave Austin with his own hands was this jacket.. Other than this, he left austin with all his fortune..

Last month, cabel came to my house and handed me a document in which lucas transferred all his fortune to the son he doesn't even wanted to have.. But  why..? I can't even ask that to him now.. His words and action were  totally opposite ..i asked cabel but he didn't told me anything further.. He just told  me this one thing..

" I can't tell you Athy , but know this one thing.. Lucas made sure no one will bother you and Austin anymore so please forget everything happened until now and live like you always do.."

he said and left..  I didn't see cabel after that..

Forget everything..? As if it was so easy to do.. How can I forget  that  eyes in  which he hold an indescribable emotion while staring at austin.. That sad and relieved at the same time smile he gave me ..

Even though cabel wasn't telling me everything i think I know that lucas died because he tried to save us.. That's why it hurts me so much.. It hurts whenever I think about him.. And the thing I thought as a gift feel like punishment to me now ..

Whenever I look at austin's smile, it  remind me of lucas's... I never saw lucas smile before that.. And austin got the exact same smile of his dad..

I sighed as I leaned on  the rail of the balcony staring at beautiful scenery in front of me.. I moved to Japan last week and everything here is new to me still I Needed that change.. I didn't want to go back to texas  since that will also Remind me of him.

so I decided to move to a completely new place.. And I really like this  city.. Tokyo is so safe and I roamed around the town with austin yesterday and it's really so beautiful..