She was finally free? What did this mean? Does that mean someone has been holding her hostage this whole time? What could have happened to those girls? Lorraine sighed as she closed her eyes, she could not begin to imagine the horror they went through. And she would only know once she sees them. Time never felt so slow than in that moment.
She snapped her eyes open and turned to Xavier. She opened her mouth to tell him to drive faster but remembered they still had to drop off Oliver. To her relief, he stopped the car at the school entrance.
"I'll take him", he said when he saw her reach for her seatbelt.
"See you later Lorrie", Oliver said as he got down from the car.
"Stay safe, alright?" She said worriedly and a little anxious.
"Mm. Bye! Say hie to Savannah", he said before shutting the door.
She watched as Xavier accompanied the young man. Whatever they were talking about seemed to make Oliver laugh. She had forgotten in that moment that this could draw unwanted attention on Xavier. Her mind was too preoccupied with thoughts on Savannah.
"Ready?" Xavier asked when he came back.
She nodded, barely holding herself together. Granting her wish, he floored it. She felt nauseous, not sure if it was from his driving or from the fact that they were getting closer to where Savannah was.
Finally, they arrived. She jumped out of the car and rushed into the tall building that was the city hospital. Xavier was following right behind her and stopped at the reception where they found a nurse looking through some files.
"Yes, may I help you?" He asked.
"I'm looking for Savannah White. She's my friend. She has been admitted into this hospital." She willed herself to be calm but silent tears still rolled down her cheeks.
"Savannah white....", He said while looking down from her pitiful state to the computer where he searched for the said girl's records. His lips slightly lifted when he found the name and looked back up at her. "Fifth floor, third room to your right."
"Thank you!"
Xavier had the job of keeping up with the sprinting Lorraine into the elevator. Once they got in, she tapped her foot from anxiousness and impatience. It felt like the longest elevator ride she had ever been on. Her eyes were glued to the numbers that were ascending.
'Can't it go any faster?' she mused.
She let out a soft gasp when she felt a large warm hand take her small one. She looked right beside her and Xavier gave her a warm smile. He had been watching her and grew worried about her. She recovered from her little shock when a ding sound went off followed by the sliding open of the doors.
"Uh.... It's....", She looked at the opened doors then back at their joining hands, completely flustered by the intimate gesture.
"Oh.... Yeah", he let go of her hand then gestured with his own at the door. "After you."
There was a little frown on her face but she suppressed it and walked on. The warmth of his hand still burned on hers. She missed it already. She wished he could keep holding it. She wanted to say it but her courage had grown smaller than the size of an ant. And she felt embarrassed for wanting such.
'What's wrong with you?' she scolded herself when she felt her face grow hot.
"Lorraine", he called out as he held her wrist and pulled her back.
She faced with him wide and surprised eyes. Did he change his mind? What is it? Seeing the confusion in her eyes, he pointed at the door next to them.
"Oh gosh!" She gasped. She was so lost in thought she had passed by Savannah's room.
Xavier smiled at this as he let go of her hand. "Go in, I'll be out here waiting for you."
"I might be a while, why don't you come in with me?"
"I'll meet her later on, for now just go in. I won't go anywhere, I promise", he assured her.
Reluctantly, she agreed and walked in. Xavier sat down on one of the chairs in the corridor. He deliberately wanted them to have their moment during their emotional reunion and besides, he had questions that needed to be answered. There was only one person who could. With that, he dialed their number. It rung for a while, he was about to terminate the call worried that it was a bad time when the call was answered.
"Xavier", Amy's soft voice resounded from the other end.
"Hey sis, sorry. Is this a bad time? I didn't wake you and Roserie, did I?" He asked worriedly.
"No, she's awake and with her Dad. I was away from my phone that's why I didn't pick up sooner."
"Okay, good. But you guys are alright?"
"Yes, we're alright. And you?"
"I'm fine." He sucked in a breath and shifted the weight between his two feet. Amy could sense the hesitation but she patiently waited for him to speak. "Sis, Lorraine got a call from Savannah White. We're actually here at the hospital...."
"Ah..... They finally met", there was a smile in her tone.
"So it was you guys?" His brows went up. He was more relieved than surprised. He would have been worried if it was any other person.
"Mmm.... More of Dad. How is she?"
"I haven't seen her. Lorraine has gone in, I'm outside."
"Mm.... Right", her tone was quiet. She let out a soft sigh. "It's sad that the others didn't make it."
"Who?" He was momentarily buffled until realization dawned on him. He turned his gaze to the door with a worried expression thinking of the pain Lorraine is about to be put through. "Oh no."
And sure enough, he heard the sound of cries. From the voices, he could tell it wasn't just Lorraine, but also some other people in the room. Probably, Savannah's family. Xavier felt his heart ache just from hearing those cries, especially Lorraine's. What on Earth happened?
This 𝓬ontent is taken from f(r)eeweb(n)ovel.𝒄𝒐𝙢