Chapter Eighty Two - Leaving Hailey Behind

Hailey's POV

I smile when I see the blue in Adian's eyes start peering though fluttering eye lids.

"Hey you" I greet him as he tries to sit up.

I looked around but no one was there so I used all of my strength to get him in a more upright position to keep him from sliding into the cold water again.

Feeling his eyes on me, I glanced at him with a small nervous smile.

Adian kept his eyes glued on me, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"What happened?" he asked in a soft hoarse husky tone, clearing his throat.

"You want something to drink?' I offered,

Nodding, "hold on" I told him as I got up to retrieve the water he was drinking earlier.

Basil saw me first, "how is he?" he comes to follow me as I picked up the water. Out of the corner of my eyes I saw Adana, rush into the bathroom. Basil and I exchanged a quick glance before going back to the bathroom.

Adana was already crouched on the floor at the bathtub, so I moved around to give him the water.

Putting out a hand for the water, "here let me" Adana says and for a brief moment I hesitated, before relinquishing the bottle water into her hand.

A quick glance at Adian confirms that he did not miss the coolness in Adana and mine exchange.

As Adana fed Adian the water, I kept my eyes glued on his face as he took slow sips. Staring at him, I start wondering if Adian remembers anything and if he does how would he handle it?

Adian starts to cough and I quickly reached out to rub his back, until the coughing subsided.

"Your want more?" I asked, indicating the water Adana held.

He shook his head and laid back his head and closed his eyes. Raising his head, "you should wake a little and let me help you take a bath" I told him, because I have heard stories about people with drug related stories talk about a bath or shower always helping.

"Let him rest" Adana was quick to admonish me.

Adana has been trying my patience for the past hour or more and I'm tired of biting my tongue because it isn't her fault for the way she is behaving.

I raised my eyes to Basil, requesting help?

"Chubbs, let her bathe him. He was sleeping all the time and she's the one who revived him." Basil tells Adana softly moving to help her up from the floor.

Adana pulled her arm away from his hand, "he's my brother and I don't trust her alone with him!!" she screams at Basil before turning her anger out on me, but I refused to let her mother cause a rift between us.

Feeling eyes on me, I turned back to Adian, but the look I saw earlier was gone now.

Turning to Basil, "take, take them.. take them out" he stammers weakly to Basil, closing his eyes, taking deep breaths.

Slowly I removed my hands from his chest, with my eyes on his face. His bland expression confirms that he doesn't remember anything right now and I won't say anything to force him to remember. I won't even defend myself to his sister, but one thing I'm prepared for is to fight his mother head on.

Before straightening up, I leaned down and kissed his cheek, "be good" I whispered.

Standing up I didn't look a t Adana, I just nod at Basil before walking out fighting the tears once again.

Amelia, turned to face me with a smug look on her face, which disappears when she no doubt see Adana behind me.

Walking to the closet, I pulled out a few pieces of clothing to put on when I remove this beautiful white gown.

I don't know what today will bring but if Adian and his family leave today, I will remain here just as I planned and strategize on my plans to find my father and expose Amelia Knights for who she is.

"You can come out now" I heard Mel say softly and I turned to see her sad smiling face, peeking at the closet door. "Let me help you with the zipper" she offers and I turned my back to her pulling my hair over my shoulder.

"I'll shower when Adian's done" I tell her.

Mel pauses, for a moment before pulling the zipper down but I sense she wants to say something.

"Adian's mom took him away" she started to say and I quickly pushed her away to rush out into the room where Basil sat alone in the chair Amelia just vacated.

I look at him confused.

"His parents took him by chopper to a hospital in the city as he fell asleep again" basil informs me and I nod slowly with a soft smile.

"I'm going to shower, are you leaving too?" I asked him and this time he's the confused one.

'I'm taking you back with me" Basil explains and I shook head in refusal.

Leaving Basil and Mel, I walked into the bathroom, dropping my dress to the floor and going into the showers, allowing the water to soak from the crown my head to the soles of my feet.

The constant knocking on the bathroom door, brought me out of another daze, but this time my thoughts were blank.

I finished showering, donning on my perfect fake smile after I'm done dressing, before joining them outside.

"Okay, so I'm sleeping here and well you guys have lots to chose from" I chuckle jumping on my bed under the confused watchful eyes of Basil and his girlfriend Mel.

Basil looks at me as if I've lost it. "Hailey, we can start driving now if you want" Basil offers.

Shaking my head, "I can't not tonight" I told him. "I'm exhausted" I said lying back on the bed for emphasis, already planning for Amelia.