THE MAFIA'S PENANCE

I JUST NEED YOU

"It seems that what your men say is too much." Suddenly Vegard came to open the hospital door. "Even you can still have fun right now."

Vernon immediately took off his crib from my body when Vegard came. With a sharp look, Vernon turned towards the door on Vegard.

"Well if you want to go home now." I said, confused by what happened. The reason Vernon hugged me with his words sounded so relieved was because I was fine.

I followed Vernon walking into Alec's room to see his condition. Olivia was already in the room with Alec. Seeing her is my jealousy right now. Even though I knew Alec loved me, I still didn't like him when he was with Olivia, even though they were getting married.

"How are you doing, Alec?" Ask Vernon.

"I'm doing fine. You want to go home already? Was the wound not severe?" Alec looks surprised because Vernon wants to go home when he gets a gunshot wound.

"Viv, will take care of me he said." Answer Vernon.

Hearing her words made me look at Vernon. I never told him that, why did he say that? Alec also now turned to me, from his gaze he felt astonished. How not, Alec also knew that I was not good at taking care of anything, let alone treating gunshot wounds.

Vernon pulled my arm as it exited the room Alec was being treated for. He took me like he was dragging me because his hand was so strong that my arm was in a bit of pain.

"Viv, are you okay?" Suddenly Arthur came and approached me with Renata.

Vernon let go of the hand he held. "I'll be waiting for you in the lobby." Vernon said after that he walked away with some of his men and two of his men were told to wait for me.

"You're not hurt, are you?" Look at Arthur full of anxiety to hold my face with both hands.

Seeing her so anxious about me made me even become annoyed. How not, right now he's worried about me while he's already handed me a marriage with his enemy.

"It's Art, you're overreacting." I shook his hand to get out of my face. "I'm fine. All because of your fiancee."

Renata smiled at my words. He also immediately grabbed Arthur's left arm and kissed his lips. Seeing it I immediately stepped my feet because I was lazy to see the two of them kissing. They are indeed a compatible couple, I'm not surprised now.

Not long after we got home. Vernon went straight into the room and I followed him.

"Why did you say that I was going to take care of you, Vern?" I asked in annoyance at Vernon who was already sitting leaning on the bed. "You should have stayed in the hospital and didn't bother me."

"Get out, I want a break." Vernon said coldly.

At the moment Vernon's face looked pale, it made me become dampened my angry emotions at him.

"You okay?" I asked somewhat worriedly and immediately walked over to Vernon. "Do I say you should be treated in the hospital earlier."

"Shut up!! You better get out!! I don't need to listen to your babble." Vernon cried while lying down.

I quickly grabbed Vernon's forehead and felt that he was currently having a fever. Is it because of the gunshot wound?

"You're feverish. What's going on?" I was worried and confused. "Vern, you're not dead, are you? Open your eyes?" I was a little worried when I saw Vernon close his eyes. "Vern you heard me, right?"

"Be quiet, you're so noisy." Vernon still closed his eyes.

Hearing him I felt a little relieved because for a moment I thought that Vernon was dead because he could not bear the pain in his body.

"Give him this aspirin later will also improve." Said Renata giving me a medicine bottle, which contained several grains of medicine. "Let him rest later will be healed."

Hearing him I became breathing relieved. Even if I hate him, there's no way I want Vernon dead. But I don't know why I'm like that. Come to think of it, wouldn't it be nice if Vernon died? When he died, it was a sign of my freedom.

"Viv, do I have to tell Art about what I saw?" Renata asked as I drove her out of the house.

I know what he means. Must have been when he caught me and Alec making love in my room this morning. But hearing his words made me wonder a little, why he asked like that, he should also know if it was something that he was obliged to keep secret.

"Ren, you should understand, why did you tell Art? Don't interfere in my business!!" I cried with anger. "And I wonder, what do you mean by Art who thinks Vernon is his best friend? You don't fool me!!"

Renata just smiled at my words, it made me become annoyed to see her who was like hiding something.

"Tell me, Ren!!"

"Viv, can you tell me what happened the next day after your 14th birthday?" Ask Renata.

I was silent for a moment. I try to remember what happened one day after my 14th birthday. But why did Renata suddenly ask that? And now I'm the one who's asking him about his words about Arthur who thinks Vernon is his best friend.

"What's wrong?" I'm confused.

"Remain..." Suddenly Vegard came and immediately stopped me who was still trying to remember the incident more than ten years ago.

"Veg, how are you?" Renata asked as she hugged Vegard. "A long time ago we didn't meet."

"You're still as beautiful as ever, Ren." Vegard. "I heard you're not married yet, what happened? Is Art still not marrying you?"

"Your words are so evil. We're just still waiting for a good day to get married." Renata answered with a smile.

Hearing the two of them talking intimately, made me choose to leave them to return to the room. I remembered Renata's question again but I couldn't remember anything until I entered the room, there was still no answer I got. I can't remember what happened after my 14th birthday.

I gave up, probably because I was tired after going through this one tough day that I had a hard time thinking right now. I took a breath and turned my eyes towards the bed. I looked at Vernon who seemed to be asleep.

Renata said if he should take aspirin first after that just rest so that the fever goes away immediately. I took the bottle of medicine that Renata had given me at the small table beside the bed, then sat down at the side of the bed. Intended to wake Vernon up so he could take his medicine.

"Vern, get up first." I held onto Vernon's still-asleep arm and shook it slowly but Vernon didn't budge either. "You hear me, don't you, Vern?"

Suddenly Vernon opened his eyes in a slight surprise while holding my hand which was holding his arm. His gaze at me was very fixed, I became aware that he had just woken up in shock because of a dream. When all his consciousness was gathered Vernon released my hand immediately.

"Put this medicine first after that you can continue to sleep." I gave one medicine to his hand.

As I was about to get up to get her a glass of drink for her to take medicine, Vernon suddenly pulled me and dropped me into her lap.

"I don't need to take medicine, I just need you" Vernon said with a cold gaze and kissed me afterwards.

...–NATZSIMO–...