A LOVE UNTOLD - CHAPTER 52&53
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Jamila hurry out of the swimming pool Lounge, and when she was about entering the inn, she bumped into Lucian, and her heart skips in fear.
“Lucian” Jamila muttered trying to hide her fear.
“Mila, have you seen Sera” he asked.
“No I haven’t Lucian, why”. Jamila asked.
“I can’t find her Milia, I went to the room she was checked in, but she’s not there”. Lucian said looking worried.
“I haven’t seen her Lucian, am feeling sleep Lucian, so….. goodnight”. Jamila said and hurriedly Leaves.
“Where could she be”. Lucian muttered looking so worried.
He search around the Beach and even the shore, yet he couldn’t find Seraphina.
“Lucian”. Vance said walking up to him.
And Lucian looks at him with a worried face.
“What’s wrong Lucian, why is your face like that”.
“I can’t find Sera Vance”.
“What do you mean by you can’t find Seraphina, you both were together earlier right”.
“Yes we were, but she said she was going to bed, but when I went to check up her ealier, she wasn’t there”.
“Have you checked the beach, she might be there”.
“I have, but she’s not there, I can’t find her anywhere around”. Lucian said looking so worried.
“Just calm down a little bit okay, am such she’s somewhere”.
“But where could that be”. Lucian muttered with sad voice.
A lady who works at the Manly beach, Walk pass them, and Vance quickly stop her.
“Please did you by chance see Seraphina”. He asked her, while Lucian’s face was filled with worriness.
“Oh you mean Seraphina Rodrigo”. She asked.
And Vance nods.
“Yes I did”. She answers, and Lucian quickly ask.
“You saw her…. where did you see her”.
“I saw her ealier, and she was walking towards the swimming pool Lounge”. The lady answers.
“What’s is she doing there, she doesn’t even know how to swim”. Lucian said and quickly headed for the swimming pool Lounge, while Vance followed behind.
“Sera”. Lucian calls out for her.
The swimming pool Lounge was dark, so he search for the switch and turns it on.
His eyes wide opened in shock, when he sees Seraphina floating in the pool.
“Sera!!!”. He yells.
He quickly jumped inside the pool, and with the help of Vance, he was able to pull Seraphina out from the pool.
“Sera”. Lucian calls out, almost crying as he pressed her chest.
He gives a her a mouth to mouth restrictions, but yet Seraphina wasn’t waking up.
“Sera, please wake up, Sera please”. Lucian said already crying, as he continues giving Seraphina a CPR, but still Seraphina wasn’t waking up.
“Lucian, this won’t do, we have to take her to the clinic here in Manly beach”. Vance said.
But Lucian was just crying, as he watched the eyes that always lights up his day, closed.
“Pull yourself together Lucian, if you want Seraphina to be alive again, you have to do the needful”. Vance said.
With lot of tears in his eyes, Lucian carried the unconscious Seraphina in his arms, and leaves the swimming pool Lounge.
He takes her to the Manly beach clinic, and she was attended to immediately.
She had an oxygen in her nosery, to enable her breath properly.
“How’s she doctor”. Lucian asked sniffing back his tears.
“Thankfully she’ll be fine, is a good thing the water didn’t take charge over her body system before you were able to save her”.
And Lucian let out a sigh of relief.
“But what really happened to her”.
“I don’t know doctor, I went to the swimming pool Lounge, only to find her floating in the water”.
“Does she know how to swim”. The doctor asked.
“No she doesn’t, and I know Sera so well, she’ll never do something she’s not good at, and when I got to the swimming pool Lounge, the lights were turned off”.
“The lights were turned off”. The doctor asked, and Lucian nods.
“Then it means someone must have pushed her inside the pool”. The doctor said.
“But who could have done that”. Lucian muttered.
Vance looks at Lucian, and he remembered how he has seen Jamila leaving her room saying she just wants to take a walk.
And he folds his fist.
*How could Jam do such a thing*. He muttered inwardly.
“I’ll be right back Lucian”.
“Where are you going Vance”. Lucian asked.
“I’ll be back”. Vance answers and Leaves.
“When will she wake up doctor”. Lucian asked looking at Seraphina.
“Let’s say tomorrow morning, before you guys leave”.
And Lucian nods sadly.
“Don’t worry, she’s going to be fine, okay”. The doctor said.
“Thanks doctor”. Lucian muttered.
The doctor Smiles and leaves the ward.
Lucian sits beside Seraphina and held her hand.
“Am sorry Sera, sorry I came late to save you, please wake up, am already going insane, please Sera, open your eyes, is so heartbreaking to see you like this”. Lucian said with tears in his eyes.
***
Jamila paced around the room, thinking about what she did earlier, when Vance knocks on the door.
“Who’s there”. She asked shaking.
“Is me Vance”.
Jamila sighs and opens the door.
Without warnings, Vance takes her hand and drags her out of the inn.
“Where’re you taking me to Van, lemme go”. Jamila said as she struggles to break free from him.
Vance finally let go of her, where they were at the beach.
“Why Jam”.
“Why what”.
“Don’t act Asif you don’t know what am talking about”.
“I don’t know what your saying Vance”. Jamila said, calling his full name for the first time.
“I get it Jam, I understand you love Lucian alot, but did you have to do that to Seraphina, how could you push her inside the pool, where has your conscience gone jam!!” He yells at her.
“And what makes you think I pushed her inside the pool!!”. She yells back.
“You left your room earlier right”.
“So that made you believe I pushed her Inside the pool, I didn’t know your so dumb Van”.
“Then can you explain this”. Vance asked showing her the CCTV footage in his hand.
“And what that”.
“Is a camera footage of how you entered the swimming pool Lounge, few seconds after Seraphina entered the swimming pool Lounge, and how you have turned off the lights”.
“How….how did you get that”. She starmmed.
“I told you my Aunt works here, she works as the CCTV room’s manager, I knew it was you, but I just needed some prove, are you still going to denied it”.
“It wasn’t my fault Van, I had to make sure Seraphina doesn’t interface in the Life of I and Lucian, I can’t confessed my feelings to Lucian, because she keeps blocking ways for me to do that”.
“You claim you love Lucian, but shouldn’t his happiness matters to you, am sure once Lucian sees this, he’ll no longer consider you as a friend”. Vance said and turns to leave, and Jamila quickly held him.
“Don’t Van, please, don’t show Lucian the CCTV footage”. Jamila said already crying.
“And why shouldn’t I Jam, since your capable of trying to take a life, he needs to know what kind of friend he has”.
“Please don’t Van, am also your friend too, Lucian is going to h@?? me if he finds out about what I did”.
“That’s even more better, your no longer the Jam I used to know, he must know about this”. Vance said.
He forcefully removes his hand from Jamilia’s hand, and she Staggered.
Vance haven’t walked half way, when Jamila runs to him, and hugs him from behind, hiccuping in tears.
“Please Van, don’t do this to me I begged of you, if you tell Lucian what I did, his going to h@?? me, I don’t want him to stops talking to me, I won’t be able to bear it Van, I love him so much, so please don’t do it Van please”. Jamila said crying.
And seeing her crying weaks Van, what he doesn’t like is seeing her sad and crying, and that’s why he was ready to give up his love for her, just for her happiness.
Vance looks at Jamila, and he could see multiple tears in her eyes.
He sighs and said.
“Fine I won’t tell him”.
“Thank you so much Van”. She said sniffing back her tears.
“But if you ever try to hurt Seraphina again, I won’t hesitate to tell Lucian, promise me you won’t let what happened today repeat itself again”.
“It won’t, it won’t ever happen again, thank you so much Van, thank you”. Jamila said hugging him.
*Am sorry Lucian*. Vance muttered.
******
SAME DAY~ RODRIGO’S MANSION***
Yulia enters the house looking so angry, this is the fifth time she’ll be auditioning for a drama role, and yet she failed again.
“What’s wrong Lia”. Yasmeen asked.
“Can you please don’t talk to me right now Yas”. Yulia said sitting in the coach looking so angry.
“Lemme guess, you failed again in the Audition for the drama right”. Yasmeen asked crossing her leg against the other.
“Is none of your business Yas”. Yulia said.
“This is all your fault you Know, if you have allowed I and mom to help you, you will have become an actress a long time ago”. Yasmeen said.
“So I can end being a looser like you”. Yulia fired back.
“And what’s that supposed to mean Lia”.
“Take a look at you Yas, you bribed your way into the music industry, and you even used your body too, but yet your still the Least cerebrities in Australia, am sure is only the prostitutes that listens to your sickle songs”.
“Take back what you said just now Lia!!”. Yasmeen yells at her.
“I won’t, because is the truth, is a pity that after selling out your body to men, your still a loser”.
“Just up Lia!!” Yasmeen yells again.
“Just take a look at Seraphina, she didn’t even bribe anyone, non sell her body out, but yet she made it big, and even became the face of Australia, but what about you, your nothing to write home about Yas, your nothing but a big time wh-_-re”. Yulia said.
And Yasmeen landed a slap on her face.
And Yulia, in return slaps her back.
And both began to fight, pulling each other hair.
“You little brat, have you forgotten am your elder sister!!”.
“I rather have an animal as an elder sister, than to have you as one Yasmeen!!” Yulia yells back.
And the fight continues.
Madelyn and Matteo came downstairs, and when they saw both Yulia and Yasmeen fighting, they quickly seperated them.
“What’s with the both of you, why are you two fighting!!”. Matteo yells at them.
“Is all Yas’s fault, no one ask her to butt into my personal life, when hers is scattered already”. Yulia said.
“Have you lost your manners, Yasmeen is eight years older than you”. Madelyn said.
“I don’t care if she is 365 years older than me, she shouldn’t pry into my life, I h@??s the fact that she’s my sister, so tell her to fix her rotten life, before trying to help others”. Yulia said and leaves the house.
Yasmeen tries to go after her, but Madelyn held her.
“Just let her be Yasmeen”.
And Yasmeen screams in anger.
******
NEXT DAY~MANLY BEACH***
“What!!, Seraphina was pushed inside the pool”. Aaliyah asked over the phone.
“Yes she was”. Lucian said looking at Seraphina who was still in unconscious.
“But how did that happen”.
“I don’t know Aaliyah, i asked the manger in charge of the CCTV room, but she said she doesn’t have the footage of the swimming pool Lounge, that was my only hope of knowing the monster who did that to her”.
“Seraphina sure has a lot of enemies, is not her fault she’s the face of Australia right, so why can’t they just leave her alone”. Aaliyah said.
“The doctor said she’s going to wake up soon, we’ll leave after she wakes up, anyways how are you Aaliyah, have you eaten”.
“Yes I have, and am fine Lucian”. She answers.
“What about Tin and Alvin, are they okay”. He asked.
“Mmmm, about that He…..”. She paused.
“He what, did Alvin do something to Tin, what he did he do to Tin, tell me Aaliyah”.
“He did nothing, nothing at all”. Aaliyah lied, since she promised Tinsley, not to say a word to Lucian.
“Are you sure”. Lucian asked.
“Yes, I’m….bye Lucian”. She said and ended the call.
Lucian looks at Seraphina and sighs, he hasn’t left her side since yesterday.
Few minutes later, Seraphina woke up, and Lucian’s Joy knew no bounce.
The Doctor removes the oxygen from her nosery, but also gave her another drip to enable get better faster.
“How are you feeling now Sera”. Lucian asked.
“Thanks for saving my life Lucian, this is the second time you’ll be doing that, thanks alot”. Seraphina said with tears in her eyes.
“Why are you crying Sera”. Lucian asked holding her hands.
“Because it hurts so much Lucian, everywhere I go, someone is Vowed on ki||ing me, I haven’t done anything to anyone, so why are they after my life Lucian, why can’t they leave me alone”. Seraphina said crying.
Somehow, she doesn’t mind Lucian seeing her tears, his the only one who has seen her soft side.
“That’s enough Sera, stop crying”. He muttered cleaning her tears”.
“I can’t be at peace, because no matter where I go, there’s someone out there planning on endangering my life, am so tired Lucian, am so tired of fighting for my life every single time, should I just die, so they can leave me alone”.
And Lucian shakes his head.
“Don’t think about that Sera”.
“But is so tiring Lucian”.
“Am going to protect you Sera, and no matter how dangerous it is, am going to save you, am never going to leave you behind……Your so special to me Sera, so don’t ever think of dieing okay”. Lucian said.
And Seraphina looks at him with Misty eyes.
Lucian sits closer to her, and caress her cheeks.
“Am never going to let anything bad happened to you Sera”. He muttered, and with that, he pressed his lips on hers.
Seraphina closed her eyes, and her tears falls down her cheeks as she kissed him back.
Their lips moist and Supple, testing and tasting each other’s lips, enjoying every bit of the flavor, as it entangles in a non stop kiss.
Seraphina broke the kiss to caught her breath, from the deep kiss they Just had.
Lucian Cleans the visible tears in her cheek, and wanting more of her lips, he pulls her closer and kissed her again.
TBC