Chapter 20 His Past
Teddy stared at the note with an amused smirk, and laughed. This little boy surely knows how to rage bait someone and he was gonna give him what his asking for.
He tossed the letter aside, before deciding to get of the bed, and go to the bathroom. When he returned to his ward a while later he layed back on the bed, and grabbed his phone. The screen lite up, and smile spread on his face the moment he realized that he had a text for Miley.
"Hey dad, how's your stay at the hospital?Enjoying yourself, I hope?" She texted with a smiling emoji.
He chuckled, and texted her back "Better then any five star hotels I've been two. Did you know that they serve caviar for dinner here?" He joked with a winking emoji.
He only had to wait for about a minute before another text from her came through "Wow, sounds nice. Then that means I didn't have to text you cause I thought I'd keep you company until you fell asleep. But since you're getting VIP experience then there was no reason for me to get worried. Good night dad" She sent him a kissing, and a moon emoji.
Miley dropped her phone back on the study table, and focused back on her Psychiatric studies. She was starting her six rotations from next week until she graduates so she had to be ready, and despite her knowing everything there is to know about her course she still wishes to keep learning.
Suddenly, her phone started ringing, and averted her gaze from her textbook when she saw who it was. She placed it up her pink phone holder, and answered the video call.
Her father's face came into view he looked dejected like what she had texted him had hurt his feels.
"What happened dad? Are you done eating your caviar?" She with her eyes looking down at her textbook.
Teddy huffed "No, I just realized that my daughter's attention is better then any old dumb caviar" He said, which made Miley giggle
She looked up at the scree, and smiled "So, how really are you?" She asked with a raised brow.
Teddy sighed dramatically "Bored out of my mind" He replied honestly "I was even thinking of going to have a chat with the nice nurse at the front desk" He added.
Miley chuckled"Yeah well, don't let mom find out, or she's gonna make you regret it "She warned while closing her textbook.
Teddy chuckled "Yeah, reminds me of that time I forgot about our anniversary, and I slept in the guest bedroom for three straight" He said.
Miley grinned"And, you weren't allowed to eat her cooking, or sit on the same table with the rest of us for dinner "She laughed" I can still remember caught you crying inside you car in the garage on the fifth day "She started laughing which made Teddy's cheeks turn a dark shade of red.
" You saw that? You never told me about it" He pouted which made Mily giggle.
"Didn't want you embarrass you" She whispered which made Teddy huff.
Miley laughed again, and she continued to tease him about his most embarrassing day in his entire life.
"Mommy?" A little boy of at least seven years looked at his mom with sleepy eyes she carried him towards a small gape in the wall.
The woman drop the little boy on the ground, and brushed his messy blonde hair, and smiled at him. Her blue eyes were red, and puffy with dark circles.
"I'm sorry that we couldn't celebrate you birthday together, sweetie" She whispered " But, I bought you this" She said, and pulled out a necklace with a heart pendent and clipped around his neck.
She ran her hands over his face, and his shoulders then waist as if it was to memorize him, so she could never forget.
She grabbed his shirt, and sniffed as more tears fell down her cheeks"I want you to know that I love you, and I want you to find happiness one day. To be someone mommy will be proud off, and someone you will be proud yourself, okay? " The little boy noddef confusion.
Suddenly, a tall men with blonde hair and green sharp eyes came down the stairs. He was holding a rifle on his left hand, and a stash of cash in another.
" They're here "He spoke in a deep Russian accent, and squatted in front the little boy next to the woman. He placed the cash in his little hand, before pulling him into a tight hug.
" I'm sorry son. Sorry that I can't be able to make it to your university graduation, or your wedding, or able to hold my grandchildren" He whispered, before pushing him inside the small gap.
Then he placed a finger on his lips, before shushing him. The little boy knew what that meant, they had practiced it a million times. The couple moved back, and placed the large painting in front of the opening. The faces of his parents with held regret, and sorrow were the last thing he saw before the small space turned dark.
Aleksei's eyes snapped his eyes opened, and he sat up. He panted loudly as if he had been running, and a vulnerable look in his eyes as he looked around. He trembled violently, sweat dripping down neck, and forehead with his shirt completely drenched.
He took a deep shaky breath, and closed his eyes. His usual dark armor was gone replaced by something softer, which was gone as fast as it appeared.
Miley yawned for the umpteenth time that morning and took another sip of her coffee. The bitter taste wasn't anything she preferred but it was at least able to keep her awake.
It was eight in the morning, and she was currently sitting in the campus Cafe with her every so energetic best friend who had been yapping non stop for two hours about her new boyfriend.
She barely got any sleep, and that was all because she had been chatting with her dad until three am, and just when she finally got some sleep. Catherine comes banging at her door at five in the morning just so she could tell her about the rich boyfriend she had.
"Miley!!" Miley who was dozing off in her chair flinched when Catherine called her name.
She had this frown on her face as if Miley had offended her or something.
"Are you even listening?" She asked which made Miley groan.
"I wanna sleep" She started whining, and stood up with her coffee without listening to what Catherine was saying behind her.
"Seriously, then did you stay up all night?" She snapped, but got no reply.
Miley just kept walking with a chatty Catherine following closely from behind. She felt like snapping put kept walking straight ahead. Then suddenly she bumped into a very hard wall, and she groaned.
Her coffee slipped from her hand, and spilled on the ground. She watched her precious coffee sip into the cracks on the pavement of the campus garden.
She looked up at the coffee murder, and her frown grew deeper at who the person was.
She scoffed "Oh, it's just you" She spat at Aleksei who couldn't fight the urge to lift a brow.