CH 13

As the wooden plank landed on Damien's back, everyone was stunned.

Damien felt pain as the plank landed on his back, but he also felt adrenaline rush, it was as if something unlocked in him and with that he sprang into action and first dealt with the one with the plank. After he tackled him, he landed sweet blows on his face and it was as if he wasn't himself anymore.

Damien kept throwing him punches. The other masked guy, also with a plank on hand silently advanced towards Damien. Damien instinctively felt that someone was quietly approaching him from behind, so as soon as the masked guy raised the plank to use it to hit Damien again.

Rose finally untied her hands and ran towards Damien. But it was too late...

... Damien had already turned back, dogded the attack and collect the plank from the guy, and began his counterstrike.

Damien didn't know how but he felt like he knew all the most crucial part in the body that will bring the most pain to the guy.

"Ahhhhhhh" The masked guy screamed.

Damien beat him up until his mama couldn't recognize him again. The guy layed flat on the ground.

It was then that Damien now felt wiery and tried, he finally felt the pain on his back as he collapsed to the floor.

"Damien" Rose shouted as she held him close to her and slightly carrassed his face as she softly, "Damien wake up... please wake up" A few tears ran through her cheeks as she kept muttering something to Damien.

While she was doing that, she didn't notice the impending danger behind her,the second masked guy who made his presence negligible when Damien was on a rampage, was slowly advancing towards her... he raised the plank and was about to hit her when...

"Elder sister!"

Rose didn't even look towards his direction, all her attention was on Damien.

Robert finally showed up, of course with a bit of guards who followed behind him and apprehended the two masked men and carried them out.

Robert reached out and held his sister by her shoulder.

"Please save him" Rose whispered, as she felt Damien weak pulse.

"I will, Sister"

Robert motioned to a few guards to help carry Damien into the car. Robert was about to lead Rose to another car when Rose refused,

"I want to ride with him" She said softly.

"Ok ok, you can ride with him. I'll be right behind you." Robert said as he rubbed her hair.

Rose slapped it off and said, "Don't you dare act like the older one."

"Hahaha... Ok, I won't. You are still my cute elder sister, no matter how ugly you look when you cry... hehe" Robert said and laughed.

"Humph..." Rose humphed and went into the car where Damien was.

When Rose entered, another person was in the car. This person was their Medical personel, John. Robert brought him along just in case he was needed. John was the one who has been stabilizing Damien's condition.

"Young Miss"

Rose made an hush sign with her hands. She moved towards where Damien lied down and gently placed Damien's head and placed it on her laps. Damien frowned because of her actions.

She gazed at Damien's face, and lightly carrassed his forehead. Seeing his face, her calm facade was wiped off as her tears came rushing like a dam that had just been unlocked.

"I'm sorry"

"I'm so sorry."

"It was all my fault"

"You got hurt because of me"

Rose said as she kept sobbing quietly as a bit of her tears dropped on Damien's face.

Damien regained his conciousness, and as he opened his eyes, he was instantly met with Rose's red eyes.

"Are you hurt?" Damien asked her. Rose could see the concern in Damien's eyes as he looked at her.

This brought more tears to her eyes, as she said, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault"

John, watched all these and tried his very best to hide his presence, he thought to himself, 'It's very hard for we singles.'

Damien looked at her and wiped her tears with his hands, that action of his caused his back to hurt more, he immediately fell unconscious again.

Rose continued to cry silently till they got to the hospital.

Damien was taken to the VIP Ward, where the doctors assured Rose that he will be well taken care of.

As soon as Robert saw that his sister was alright, he excused himself.

"Elder Sister, I have to go now. I need to take care of something" Robert said but thought I'm his mind,'I need to get to the root of this matter and make some people regret their existence. I can't tell this to my sister. It's best she doesn't know'

"Ok. you can go"

"I'll leave these boys here to keep you company" Robert said as he pointed to a few hefty guards beside him. Rose looked at them,then she looked at Robert, 'Keep me company my foot... Just say you want them to protect me'. Those Rose thought that, she felt warm I'm her heart. It really feels great to have someone who cares for you. She looked at Damien who has been given line and is. currently on normal saline and wondered, 'He doesn't have anyone to take care of him. It must have been so lonely. I'll do my best to be here for him and to stay by his side'.

Rose herself, isn't sure if when she fell in love with him, 'Could it have been when we first met? Or could it be the time when I didn't see him for some days and my heart hurt like crazy?' Rose wasn't sure of when she fell in love with Damien, but she was sure of one thing, she'll always be by his side.

"Sister..."

"Elder Sister" Robert said as he tapped Rose's back.

"Huh?" Rose exited her thoughts and looked at her brother.

"Oh right the guards..." Rose said as she looked at them. The more she looked, the more she found them unpleasant to the eye. If Damien wakes up and suddenly sees this unpleasant looking set of people, won't he feel scared? But she doesn't wanna refuse her brother's good intentions so she said, "They can stay but, they are to stay outside".

"I wouldn't want it any other way. Call me if something comes up" Robert said.

"Ok ok... Enough with the nagging.. you sound just like dad. Go" Rise said.

"Haha... Bye Sis" Robert said as he walked out of the hospital with the rest of the guards following after him. Rose watched his back until she could see him no more and then she proceeded to enter Damien's ward. The guards took strategic place round the ward when she entered.

When she entered the ward, a doctor was seeing Damien... As she sat down by his side, the doctor asked her a question that left her in dilemma for a while,

"Who are you to the patient?"

Rose thought about what to say 'Should I say I'm his sister?' No no no,a lot of people in this hospital knows who I am. Where will he come in? As an illegitimate child?' Rose shaked her heading disgust as this thought passed through her mind. She really hate people who mess up a fine and lovely family just because of money. Rose looks down at people like that. So she just decided to go with what came to mimd at the moment,

"Girlfriend. I'm his girlfriend" Rose said.

The doctor acknowledged it and excused himself.

Rose sat down beside Damien. Her hear was still pounding because of what she said.

"Girlfriend huh?"

Rose looked for the source of the voice and her eyes and ears both looked at the direction of Damien.

Rose's heart almost jumped out of her chest when she found out that Damien's eyes were currently open, looking at her.

Rose head immediately went down, as if her eyes seemed to have found something interesting on the ground.

Rose did not want to apologize did what she just said, because she really wanted to be his girlfriend.

So the situation was like this, Damien was looking at Rose, who kept her head down.

Damien was currently thinking about if he really had feelings for Rose. He thought about all the things he has done differently all because of her. Damien finally finished organizing his thoughts, his conclusion, 'I like her'.

*Sighs*

Damien sighed and said,

"I really want my girlfriend to help me peel an apple."

Rose heard this and she was elated, she raised her head up and quickly went to the bedside table, picked up a knife and an apple and started to peel with a smile on her face. Rose thought,

'I really don't know whether I should bless or curse the person who orchestrated this whole kidnap. Without this, I doubt if my relationship with Damien will have advanced this quickly'