THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
74. Change of Plan
"I promise!" rory is full of seriousness.
"Hehh, if you want to make out, at least look around you!" chirp Ethan.
"Do you think of us as statues?" continue Nathan.
"Your love will make anyone who sees it envious" Thomas said.
Rory chuckled softly in response to the words of her friends. Turning away her forehead, Rory looked into Nayla's eyes, then smiled gently.
"Are you ready?" ask Rory.
"Uhm," answered Nayla nodding her head.
Rory smiled and held Nayla. Put Nayla's hand in her arms.
Nayla exhaled quickly and nodded back, stepping hand in hand with Rory and the others out of the treatment room.
Kevin was in Nayla's right, while Rory was on the left holding her hand.
Thomas, Nathan and Ethan are on the other side of Rory, while Martin is in front of them.
Along the way to the exit, several people who were in the hospital followed their steps with widened eyes. They were accompanied by whispers from their mouths.
"Hey look, it's Ace right?" said one of the hospital visitors half-whispering.
"really. It turned out that the news was not just a rumor, that Ace's lover was out of the hospital today," replied his friend.
"Ace is very handsome when seen up close like this," he said.
"Hust, he's with his girlfriend, you want to get in trouble?" his friend reminded.
"What the hell, I'm just praising him. After all, he was indeed handsome. And the woman next to him was also pretty," she said
Nayla who caught their chatter smiled slightly, then put her lips closer to Rory's ears.
"Even here you have a lot of fans" whispered Nayla.
"What can I say?" rory replied in a whisper
"They like me because I'm handsome" he added.
"Curtain, trust yourself very high" said Nayla as she stuck out her tongue.
'Nayla can really lift him up in no time, really, ' Kevin's mind is shaking his head.
'Even at a time like this, it was Nayla who looked the calmest here, ' Thomas said.
Kevin slowed his pace and walked one step behind Nayla. One of the things that was done according to Nayla's plan.
When they arrived at the exit, Martin turned around and turned to them before opening the door.
"Nay, are you ready?" ask Martin worriedly.
'I hope this day will pass quickly, ' Martin said.
"Maybe it's normal for us, but I don't know how you feel. We can put it off for a while if you want" Martin continued.
'He really became a different figure, ' Nayla's inner self.
Nayla took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. With a sure nod, he smiled.
"no need. I'm ready" replied Nayla.
"Are you sure?" added Thomas.
"Very sure. Moreover, I have you around me. What should I be afraid of?" answer Nayla.
Martin nodded and turned back to open the door.
Nayla was stunned as she saw the crowd in front of her as she stepped out of the hospital.
The horde of people who had originally been silent waited, simultaneously approached Rory. Many of them also photographed Rory and the team.
Stopping the steps of those who are going to the car. With that, the guards behind them immediately tightened their guard by stretching their hands.
'So far everything has gone according to plan. Kevin's friends have been in his position to keep an eye on who looks suspicious, and will arrest them, ' Martin said in his heart.
'Here Rory has to buy time to make sure they find the culprit, ' Kevin's inner self.
For a moment, the flash of the camera blitz made Nayla feel uncomfortable. However, he kept trying not to let go of his focus.
Nayla squeezes Rory's hand, hoping it can help calm her heart.
It was immediately caught by Rory who retaliated by gently squeezing Nayla's hand.
Some people started asking questions addressed to Rory.
"What do you think about the community that actually fully supports you in your relationship with your lover?"
"I'm very grateful for the support from everyone to us. Really, if I can get back at it, I really want to do it" Rory replied.
"Has the culprit behind this incident really been caught?"
"Right, however, we are still investigating further for that matter. And I really hope that the perpetrators of the incident are only those we managed to catch" Rory replied.
"...."
"...."
They flank Rory and Nayla with questions. Rory takes over all the questions asked to Nayla and answers them.
As everyone was preoccupied with the questions and listened to Rory's answer, from the corner of Nayla's eyes, a man in a hat began to move closer to them.
Nayla moved her hand as if she was tucking her hair, then muttered softly.
The man continued to approach, no one noticed his strange movements other than Nayla who kept watching with the corner of her eyes.
The man pulled something out of his jacket. A metallic lustre came out from behind the jacket he was wearing. In the next instant, Nayla realized the man was looking at a dagger, making Nayla's face paled.
The distance of the man was getting closer, his eyes kept on Rory. Pretending to pull out the cell phone, the man continued to approach. Until Rory is within reach of the man.
Just as the man pointed his dagger at Rory, the next split second Nayla hugged Rory and twisted her body, trying to protect her from the man who pulled the dagger at Rory and hit Nayla's back abdomen.
"Ukhh,,,," he said.
Nayla wrangled Rory's arm as the dagger pierced through her stomach. With a quick movement while enduring the pain, Nayla turned her hand and caught the man's wrist.
"Kevin,,," Nayla sighed in pain as the man stuck a dagger deeper into her.
"Nay,, what's terj_,,," Rory's sentence is interrupted when she realizes what's going on.
"Nay,," cried Kevin.
Kevin immediately catches the man's hand before the man manages to break away from Nayla.
Kevin raised his fist to make the man fall down and was greeted by several guards around them.
Things turn boisterous. Everyone screamed in panic when they saw someone stabbing Nayla using a dagger.
",,,,,,," Nayla muttered again.
"Nay,, hey, Nay,,," cried Rory in panic.
Nayla's body began to degenerate due to the loss of energy in her legs. Blood flowed profusely from where the dagger pierced through his stomach and was plucked out by the man.
Rory sustains Nayla from falling and continues to call Nayla.
"Ugh,, this, this, it hurts, it's, but, I, I, it's, no, it's, what, what," Nayla said.
Nayla droops after finishing her sentence, which Rory immediately picks up and takes her back to the hospital.
Several nurses have set up pushcars to take Nayla to the emergency room.
Rory pushed the gurney with a panicked and worried face. The blood that kept flowing caused Rory's panic to increase and could not think of anything.
None of them could digest what had just happened. They thought of the same question.
'WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? ISN'T THIS THE PLAN? HOW COULD THIS PLAN FAIL?'
Chris welcomes them without speaking and immediately takes care of Nayla. As soon as Nayla was inside, Rory turned around and looked at Kevin. Clutching his shirt collar.
"What does this mean, Kevin???" sentak Rory's.
"You must know something. Not even your friends are in sight now" he growled.
"I swear I don't know anything, Rory," Kevin replied.
"Are you sure you're telling the truth?" grunts Rory didn't take off Kevin's collar.
"Rory, stop!" exclaim Thomas.
"This is not the time for a fight" Martin said.
"Tck,," Rory clicked his tongue and let Kevin go.
Kevin did not fight. He was stunned with great worry considering Nayla who was in the emergency room.
Moments later, Kevin's friends show up. Just as Rory was about to greet them, Thomas and Martin prevented him. Not with Kevin.
Unexpectedly, Kevin just threw his fist at Jeffry. And immediately pulled out his collar before Jeffry put up a fight.
"Where have you been?" jolt Kevin.
"I'm asking you to help protect her, but why aren't you in your position?" snapped it.
Jeffry looked into Kevin's eyes.
"This is the plan, not us" Jeffry said calmly.
"What do you mean?" ask Kevin. "You obviously did not carry out the plan that we have compiled," he continued.
"It's not the plan he's talking about with you guys, it's the plan he's talking about with us" Jeffry replied.
"To be precise, he changed his plans with us" Reymond said.
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