B.L.O.O.D (BlackRose)

Thirty Eight

Angel's hands trembled uncontrollably and she could no longer ignore the muscle spasms in her legs. Almost unable to think because of the panic that had taken hold of him, his vision began to blur at that time and he could feel the thump of his heart stopping, and it started with a fast rhythm and slowed down again. His body stopped functioning, system after system needed. Fear brought out a metallic taste in his throat. Then, oddly enough, the desire to laugh almost controlled it. Then crying uncontrollably, Angel knew she was on the verge of collapse. Tears disappear as quickly as they appear, memories after bitter memories play wildly in his mind. Feelings of anger, disappointment, sadness and regret come to haunt. Those feelings strangled his neck and he felt short of breath. A moment later, the sensation disappeared.

Not replaced by anything.

“Arnold.” Whisper Angel.

Arnold's shadow appeared in the middle of his dark vision but was immediately swallowed by the emotional worry that struck his mind in the blink of an eye, the piercing cold air shattered his ability to think. The pain stopped his nerve function.

For a moment Angel could no longer feel his legs, his teeth kept grinding, and his hands were constantly hugging just to comfort himself. His lips kept calling out Arnold's name, as if it was the last human he wanted to meet. A crackling sound could no longer be heard from Angel's teeth, slowly his embrace loosened and his eyes were tightly closed.

Clik.., uh...,

“Ah..., What is this..., Who dumped the corpse here?.”

A man about forty years old was aghast, seeing a half-naked woman lying weakly at the back door of his house. Another man emerged from the house stunned, he approached and raised Angel's head slowly.

“Ah.., this is it. Turns out the GPS is not a problem, quickly help me.”

“Ricard, do you know this girl?.”

“Yes, he's my best friend. Come Jeremy, quickly help me.”

“Should I call an ambulance?.”

“No need, open the front door and car. Also bring me a jacket as well as some blankets.”

Jeremy followed Ricard's orders without thinking, he was just shocked to see the helpless girl in front of him. Ricard carried Angel quickly to the car, and he felt Angel's icy body make him panic. After laying Angel in the back seat, he put on a jacket and wrapped Angel's body with a blanket in layers.

“You stay here, lock your house don't let anyone in. And promise me, don't tell anyone this.” Ricard said it resolutely without hesitation, making Jeremy just nod silently.

Ricard turned on the car's engine, and stepped on the gas as deep as possible to make the car speed uncontrollably. Jeremy who stood at the door immediately entered the house and followed Ricard's orders.

“What happened Rose?, What made you like this.”

Ricard continued to nag while pressing the gas deeper than before, the roar of the engine sound increasingly deafening. But Ricard ignored him, thinking only of Angel's safety. Suddenly the traffic lights turned red, Ricard was startled. But the time is not much so he just broke through, lucky no accident.

Arriving at the hospital Ricard directly down from the car without turning off the engine, as soon as possible he opened the back door and carried Angel to the emergency room. A nun approached him, advising Angel to be laid in a basket.

“Please save this girl.”

“Alright, you better wait outside let us help him.” Nurse's voice sounded so calm, but could not dampen Ricard's emotions.

Ricard came out of the room, he walked around the hospital corridor until he arrived at a corner. His current emotions were completely unstable, he kicked the litter box so hard that it gave off a powerful thumping sound. He reached into his pocket and grabbed his phone, as quickly as possible he typed in some messages that were immediately answered with a phone.

“How is Angel doing?.” Lois's voice from behind the phone sounded like a strong shout.

“Do not shout, he is still unconscious.., I found him frozen behind the house of one of my friends......., what about my father what he is....., Thank goodness.”.

When receiving a call Ricard saw a woman watching him from a distance, Ricard initially pretended to ignore him but the woman did not stop staring to make Ricard feel stifled.

“Before Lou...someone wants me to take care of.”

Ricard turned off the phone and ran after the woman, passed through the hospital hallway and hit several nurses, some drugs scattered on the floor. But Ricard ignored him, he continued to run until he arrived at the front door. He saw a car lit, and then he realized that he had forgotten to park his vehicle properly. Ricard didn't know where to go after the woman, so he got in the car and immediately found a parking space.

“Sialan.., Where it went.”

Ricard got out of the car, slammed the door hard, then he walked into the hospital to the emergency room. He saw a doctor coming out from behind the door of the room, talking to a nurse.

“Excuse me, how is it?.” Ricard approached them.

“Are you his family?.” The doctor looked at Ricard in surprise.

“Yes, I'm her future husband.” Ricard told her lie without hesitation.

“What do you do, I understand the problems of young people before marriage, many problems that make you quarrel, But never let him go wandering when the weather is cold, lucky he can still breathe at the moment.”

“Did he have hypothermia?.”

“Worse than that, did he ever tell you his condition?.”

“No.”

“This is what caused the divorce rate in London to increase, you young couples lack understanding of each other. Look, your boyfriend turns out to have anaphylaxis, he's allergic to cold temperatures. His blood pressure dropped dramatically even his heart had stopped working, lucky he could be handled immediately late one minute may be enough to make him lose his life.” The doctor dictated clearly and straightforwardly, leaving Ricard speechless for a while.

“Yeah god, I even just found out. And now is she okay?.”

“Not yet, he is still in the process of recovery. It might take about a week, next time take good care of him. I'm sorry.”

Ricard stood up like a fool, he did not pay much attention to Angel. His anger rages, his disappointment with himself makes him lose his mind. Ricard loved Angel's fast and neat workings, her distinctive scent, her cold eyes, and her soft voice, not like but love. And now Ricard just realized his true feelings, he loved Angel. For years he covered his feelings, but this time the pain of seeing the woman he loved almost lost his life made Ricard shed tears.

“Whoever did it, he deserved to die. Dad, Angel. I'll catch the traitor who made you guys wretched, even though my life is at stake.”

After making sure everything was safe Ricard got out of the hospital, he hurriedly walked to his car. And again he saw a woman who was sneaking out of the parking lot, it seemed that the woman was not aware of the existence of Ricard made Ricard walk along slowly following the woman from behind. The woman stopped her steps when she arrived at a quiet hallway the woman breathed a sigh of relief, but how surprised she was to see a burly man behind her. The woman almost shouted, but Ricard swiftly closed his mouth.

“What are you doing nights like this?, Why are you sneaking around?.”

The woman continued to wrangle, Ricard tried to hug her with all his might so that the woman did not run away. Ricard began to worry, he heard the footsteps of some people walking towards them. Panicking, Ricard removed his hand that was smothering the woman's mouth and replaced it with his own to silence, pressing the tongue between the lips to muffle the screams and the woman melted. His originally tensed hips slowly began to relax, the woman's entire body softened in Ricard's embrace, the resistance was gone.

“I'm sorry.” The woman mumbled softly.

“Ah no, I'm sorry. Better come with me in the car, I have a lot to talk about.” Ricard tried to calm down and forget what just happened.

“Talk here, I don't have much time. I'm afraid they found me.”

“They. Who?.”

There was a loud noise from a distance, like some people who were in a fight.

“Ah, that's them. Please hide me.”

“What?.” Ricard glanced at the large trash can not far from where they were standing. “Ah that's it, come here.”

Ricard lifted the woman's body and put it in the trash.

“You crazy?.”

“There is no time to think, let's quickly move aside.” And Ricard jumped in the trash.

Ricard only relied on his auditory senses, he did not dare to peek at the surroundings.

“Piercing, Hoek..”

“Hold your breath first if you want to survive.”

“But.”

as quickly as Ricard's lightning smothered the woman's mouth and nose, the voices of some people began to sound closer and even felt very close. Ricard tried to remember their voices well, perhaps one of them he knew. The voice drifted away, accompanied by a tone of annoyance and disappointment. The woman hit Ricard's hand several times for Ricard to release his hand, Ricard began to realize that the woman had difficulty breathing and immediately let go of his hand.

“We'll wait a minute, maybe they're still around here.”

The woman ignored Ricard's words, she was just busy breathing deeply even the smell of rotten garbage like a musk flower to her.

Twenty minutes passed, and Ricard finally opened the lid of the trash can and jumped out of it. He also helped the woman to get out, several times the woman wagged her clothes and hair and made sure that none of the garbage was still attached.

“Sial...., can't you find another place to hide.” The woman muttered in annoyance.

“Stop grumbling, come with me.”

“Where?”

“Car, you can go to my house to shower and change clothes. After that you have to explain everything to me.”

“I have the right to refuse.”

“I just helped you escape Death, which means I have a right to your life. Fast.”

Ricard pulled the woman's hand and rushed her towards the car, she opened the door for the woman and made sure the door was tightly locked so the woman would not run away. The whole journey was filled with silence, bored. The woman started a conversation.

“What's your name?.”

“You want me to be honest or not?.”

“Of course be honest, say.”

“Means you also have to answer honestly.”

“Good.”

“My name is Ricard, what is your name?, Where are you from?. Whatdidyou?. And why are they after you?.”

“A lot, but fine. I'm Candy. For other questions can I answer it after a shower, I really can not stand this foul smell.”

They arrive at an apartment near the Thames, where Candy quickly runs to the bathroom without permission. There was even a disgusting sound several times, a sign that he was vomiting. Ricard also began to be uncomfortable with his scent, he took off his coat and threw it on the floor, taking off his shoes, tie and a few shirt buttons.

“Candy, quick little. I also want to clean myself.”

After shouting loudly enough, Ricard dropped himself onto the sofa. He squeaked his forehead which began to feel dizzy, while occasionally fussing.

“Hey Ricard, do you have any clothes for me. My clothes are all dirty and smelly.”

“Just...., A minute.” Ricard walks into the closet, looking for a sweatshirt and small pants for Candy.

“This, put on my shirt first. Tomorrow I will accompany you to buy new clothes.”

“Good.”

Ricard delivers clean clothes through the door with his eyes closed. Candy has finished the bath, and now it's Ricard's turn. It only took five minutes for Ricard to take a shower and change clothes, leaving Candy a little amazed.

“Alright, now explain everything.” Ricard started without further ado.

“I'm not important, but my goal is the same as yours. I'm looking for the girl, the girl you brought to the hospital. Rose, I searched for him a long time ago.”