Chapter-290


Blood


Keifer's POV


"I have to finish some business ." I said over to the telephone.
["Keigan is rambling! I don't know what to make of it
!"]
"Just say it's for Keiren."
I ended the call and put down the telephone. I washed my face
before adjusting the baseball cap I was wearing.
Holding the notebook where I wrote what Jay-jay and I discussed
on the video call, I stood at the nurse's station waiting for the doctor
I needed.
It's a good thing that Jay-jay and Keigan's doctor were confined to the same hospital
. I brought my brother to her before when he returned to us
after my monster father kidnapped him.
I looked at the woman in a sky blue Sunday dress walking
towards the Nurse station. She adjusted her glasses before speaking.
"Is someone looking for me?" She asked the nurse and she points her
finger at me.
I approached her while looking at me deeply and acknowledging her.
I adjusted my baseball cap so she could see my face.
"Keifer? What brings you here?"
"I have a case to ask."
"About your brother? He didn't come back here
after I told him he needed a test. How is he? It's been a few
months since he last came here."
I stopped and thought about what she said. It was two years ago when I
brought Keigan to her. How come it was a few months since he last
went?
"S-so far so good." I said and forced a smile.
"Let's go to the clinic." She said and starts to walk.
I followed her. Her clinic was not far from the nurse station.
Her clinic looked like a business woman's office. It was full of books and
had a wide carpet on the floor. There was also a long sofa and of course
the executive table.
"Sit down." She said as she motioned her hand at the sofa.
I sat down and did the same thing on the sofa opposite me.
"Do you want some coffee? How about juice or cola?"
"I'll get straight to the point. It was about someone else."
She was slightly surprised but I let her speak. She listened
attentively about the case. I made sure that I didn't miss any details.
From the start that she saw blood, taste it and changing of her attitude or
personality. The things that she said and the things that she did. The after
effects and what she feels after. I told her those things and only
Jay-jay's name was all I told her.
"From the way you explain, she's more like suffering with Multiple
Personality Disorder. But this is the first time I heard someone
attracted to blood before changing into someone else. And you
mentioned that she responded when you called her name." She said and
rested her elbow on the arm rest of the sofa. "Maybe something happened
rom her past. Did you know what happened to her?"
"From what I gathered, he was being hurt by his mother's husbands
."
"That's it. It could be Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. But it's hard to
confirm unless you bring her here."
"Not sure if I can do it. He is also afraid to face the
Psychiatrist."
She shook her head. "As soon as possible Keifer. We're not sure
what's on her mind. Right now I can only give
you a theory. Without proper test and observation it could be something
bigger." She sighs. "Just like your brother."
My forehead crease. "What do you mean?"
"Based on his explanation, he could be suffering with Dissociative
Identity Disorder same with what I mentioned before-."
I cut her. "Multiple Personality Disorder."
Keigan came here without me knowing. And now she's telling me that
Keigan could be suffering with DID.
"How did you say that?"
She looks at me confused. "Didn't your brother tell you anything?"
I choose not to answer. I don't want her to think that
Keigan was keeping a secret from me and I don't wanna lie about it. But I don't think I need to
speak anymore because I already got the answer.
"What do you observe with your brother?" She asked and leaned a bit
closer to me.
I look away and didn't say a thing. Whether I admit it to myself or not,
I can see his problem. From the day he came back I know
there's something wrong. So I took him to the psychiatrist but
that's what made him distance himself from me.
From that point on I chose not to force him to do something that I knew
would alienate him from me. I can't afford to loose him again.
But it also seemed wrong to be blind and because of that
I couldn't even pin point what exactly he was going through.
"I need you and your brother's cooperation. You can't
help me if you're the one who's distancing yourself from me."
What if she's right.
"K-keigan does things that I can't explain."
He took a pen and a paper. I start to tell her everything that I notice to my
brother. Including what Keiren told me before.
While speaking. I couldn't help but feel hurt for
my brother. I doubted him. I almost said that I didn't
trust him. And that's all Keigan is asking from me.
To trust him.
"This could be worse than what I expected. We need to get
Keigan tested. I have a friend that handles special cases like this. I
recommendâ€"."
"No. I'm sorry but I don't want to bring my brother to another
doctor and see him suffer with the same process." I stood up and
she did the same. "I want him to tell me. I
don't want to force him."
She stood up and forced a smile. "I understand, but you still have to
try."
I nodded shortly. "Thank you Doc."
She walked with me to the door of her clinic.
We both stopped when I was outside and
she was at the door.
"If you can't bring your brother here at least bring that girl that
you're helping."
"I will try."
We bid our goodbyes and I start to walk back to Ci-N's hospital room.
While walking I noticed Eren and Blaster walking in the
hallway. I adjusted my baseball cap before quickening my pace.
They're probably checking out the Female nurses.
I arrived at Ci's room and as I expected, he was playing
PS4. I slumped down on the long sofa just across from
her bed.
"How are you?" He asked without looking at me.
"So far so good." I lean forward and rest my elbow on top of my knee.
"Didn't Jay-jay suspect me in the video call?"
"No. He just asked if I knew what you were doing."
"And your answer is?"
"Namba-babae in Londonâ€"YES! I WON!" He suddenly
while waiving his hand.
My jaw drop. Did he just say 'namba-babae'? He told Jay-jay that I'm
having an affair abroad.
I can't believe him.
All this time I thought he was helping me with Jay-jay and now
he's going to say I'm having an affair.
I stood up and approached him. I grabbed the armrest of
his wheelchair before slowly bringing him in front of me.
"You told Jay-jay that I'm having an affair?" I ask in a serious tone.
"J-just a joke." He said and made a peace sign in his fingers.
I let go of his wheelchair and went back to the sofa. I lay down and
used the cap to cover my face.
I thought he really said that. It wasn't a good joke.
"I feel like Jay-jay missed you." Ci-N said.
I heard the sound from his game. He seemed to be returning to the game
while asking me.
"You're back." He added.
I didn't answer. I pretended to sleep so he won't bother me. It's good
that he noticed right away.
I'm exhausted and pissed at the same time. I turned the jet plane back
after Edrix called me. He called me bad news.
Jay-jay couldn't fight Mykel and he also got sick
. Ci-N's legs almost broke because of them. And all of that
happens because I'm not here to protect them.
And when I came inside the hospital, I saw them in fatality. My sanity
almost left me because of anger. I want to smash Mykel Mitchell's face
right in front of Jay-jay and Ci. He's lucky that I can't find
him.
My Jay-jay was hurt.
I badly want to visit her but how will I do that when most of our
classmates are around her. I can only approach Ci-N because she's alone
in her room.
We talked and I found out what happened. The time
I saw her walking like a turtle, that was the time
Mykel's group met her.
If I had waited a little longer.
I also found out from her that Jay had lost himself again. I want to
know what exactly happened. There's something with Jay-jay that I can't
point out. This has never been normal.
Seeing blood and turning into someone that is not her. That's why
I ordered Ci-N to go see Jay-jay but she was just at the door of
her room and she came back to me. She said she forgot what
she was going to ask.
We almost argued before we agreed to do something that both Jay and I
could talk to each other.
Video call.
We even borrowed a laptop from a doctor and nurse we knew.
I took her back to Jay's room but she still annoyed me. The
ending? Jay-jay shouts as loud as she can because she thought that Ci-N
was a ghost. She could see us at the door.
The video call was good. I had a chance to see her. Few scars are visible
in her face and her hands are covered with bandages. I feel so bad thinking
that I'm not there to protect her.
I made sure that what we were talking about was just for the sake of it. I didn't want
our conversation to end in tears. But it's not enough. Yes, I saw her
but never had a chance to hold her.
I got up from my bed as Ci-N turned
to me.
"Bakeet?" He asked innocently.
"I think I need fresh air."
"My fart is fresh." He said and smiled.
I winced. "But it's suffocating." I said before wearing my baseball
cap.
I stood up and walked out. I only saw a nurse
walking in the hallway. It seemed like it was already late at night. I had been lying down for a long time
and thinking.
My steps were large but not in a hurry.
Jay's room wasn't far from Ci-N's room so it didn't take
me long to get there.
I was about to look at the door when it suddenly opened and
his Mom came out. I immediately adjusted my baseball cap so she wouldn't
recognize me.
I also tried to walk normally. Luckily, she didn't
suspect anything and just kept walking away. I
looked at her for a moment before going into Jay's room.
I slowly closed the door and locked it. I didn't want anyone to disturb
us.
And there's my queen.
I approached Jay-jay who was sleeping soundly. She looked so
peaceful but I know she's really not. I fixed his hair so
it didn't get in the way of his beautiful face.
"I'm so sorry for letting this happen." I said before kissing his
orehead.
I stared at her face for a while. A few minutes are not enough for me.
I want to watch him for the rest of my life.
I was going to hold his hand but I was stopped by the
bandage that was wrapped around it. It makes me pissed and my fist automatically
clenched.
Damn you Mykel.
I'll make you pay for what you did to Jay-jay. I took my secret phone
rom my pocket and dialed Edrix's number.
["Keifer..."]
"Any update?"
["I didn't get any but Rory has it."] He said and I heard a few
raffling sounds then I heard Rory's voice. ["The idiot didn't leave the city
! He's in an exclusive penthouse not far from
Yuri's building."]
"Text me the exact address." I said before ending the call.
I turned to Jay and kissed his cheek.
"I'll make him pay for you." I kissed her lips briefly.
The text I was waiting for arrived and quickly ran away. As
I closed the door, I immediately noticed Jay's Mom walking back.
Her eyebrows met as she looked at me.
I adjusted my baseball cap before increasing my steps.
We had already passed each other when she suddenly spoke.
"Watson." She said in a calm voice.
I stopped short, which I shouldn't have done. "What did you do in my son's room?" Her voice
was filled with threat . I turned slightly. "I just wanted to see her before I left." She crossed her arms over her
chest. "Really?" "I did nothing that would disrespect her." Except kissing her while asleep. "I know how your
stomach is. Just make sure." "I'm telling the truth." She raised a brow. I knew from the start that his Mom didn't
trust me anymore. I was the only one who could tell because she's been looking at me strangely since we
met. She didn't look at Yuri like that. She smiled when she noticed me checking on her but I knew there was a
second meaning to what she was doing. "Has Jay-jy woke up?" I shook my head. "She's peacefully sleeping."
"That's good." "Please don't tell Jay-jay that I came to see her." I said almost begging. "What's the reason?" I
gulp while trying to compose a good reason. I'm not sure if she knew about what happened to us. "Don't tell
me if you don't want to. I'm not forcing you." She said and continued walking back to Jay's room. I breathed a
sigh of relief. I really hope she didn't talk to Jay. I will thank her a lot for that. I went back to walking and
quickly headed straight for the exit. I didn't waste any time and quickly hailed a taxi. I told her the address
Edrix and Yuri had texted me. Not that long when I reached. It's true that it wasn't far from Yuri's building. And
he don't even saw him. I tried to block the guard from entering but when I had his I.D he almost froze. "S-sir?"
"It's okay. I'm just visiting a friend." I said and continued walking. When I entered the elevator, I still banged my
bones in my fist. I'll break every bone in his body. I'll make him cry and bleed. For my Jay-jay.