Chapter 84 The news

Chapter 84 The news
The moment my door shut behind us, I didn't waste any time to connect our lips.

He kissed me back pulling me so tight like he was scared to let go.

I gently pulled back.

"What happened?" I asked.

He sighed sitting on my bed. I decided to stand and take whatever information that is about to be dumped on me like a strong woman I was.

Please don't break up with me. I cried in my chest.

"We didn't want to tell you till after your audition" he started avoiding my eyes.

"We?"

He nodded.

Oh my God he was breaking up with me. No freaking way I was going to agree with this madness.

"And I didn't want you to find out through text message or a call"

"Find out what?!" I was losing my patience.

His eyes finally met mine, "you might want ti sit down for this one" he said

I slowly sat down on my bed, arms completely folded and my face hardened.

"Maya got into an accident and she's not responding" he dropped the bomb.

Words failed me. I didn't know if I should scream or cry or ask further.

I was in shock.

Klaus explained that she got into a car accident on her way to the airport but she didn't make it because of a stupid wrong turn.

The car crashed into a truck and she hasn't been conscious since.

My breathing tensed.

I didn't want maya taken from me again. The entire scenario sounded like stella all over again.

I can't handle it.I just can't

Klays reach for my shaky hands.

"The doctors said she'll survive," he said quietly as tears rolled down my eyes.

"I want to see her" i cried "I thought she was just avoiding me all these days because she didn't respond to me but I wasn't even thinking from her perspective"

It never for once occurred to me that something might have gone wrong with her. I only thought she was busy with Yale and that was it.

"That's exactly why I'm here, I didn't want to coming back on your own after hearing this"

I hugged him tightly.

So tight I could practically crack his bones. His hands rubbed circles around my back slowly.

It was comforting. The kind I needed.

"Maya will be okay, she's one of the strongest person I know"

Stella was the strongest person I knew.

“I should’ve known,” I whispered.

Klaus pulled back slightly. “You couldn’t have.”

“I should’ve.” My voice cracked. “She wasn’t replying. Maya always replies eventually.”

"Tessa" Klaus’s voice cut through my spiraling thoughts "you couldn't have known, it was sudden"

I had that aching feeling again. The same when it was stella.

That awful crushing feeling that someone important could disappear while you were busy living your life?

Yeah that prickling feeling.

Our flight was in three hours. I didn't care about the results anymore. I didn't care about msa anymore. I just wanted to see Maya and I wanted her to annoy me again.

I wanted her to jump through my window and scream eww whenever Klaus and I kissed.

Klaus helped me pack my stuff in a really heavy silence.

The kind that felt like it carried the weight of the world on its shoulders.

When we finished packing, we both sat on the edge of the bed.

I opened my phone to read our old chats. Maya always made me smile no matter what mood I was in.

Her memes were the funniest and her voice notes sounded like death threats.

My phone buzzed in my hands and I almost threw it away.

I got an email from MSA.

I am normally excited when I see messages like this but now I just feel numb without Maya urging me to open it.

I turned off my phone and lay flat on the bed.

"Tessa if you want to make it for the flight we have to go now" Klaus said gently stroking my hair.

I nodded and stood up.

Klaus waited for in the cab while I checked out of the hotel

I thought it would be something as easy as to sign out but I had to fill a questionnaire.

Urghhh

So frustrating.

I was about to leave when I saw Jay standing behind me with a small bag.

"Oh hi" I almost forgot about his existence.

He smiled.

"So this is goodbye?"

"Yeah"

He stretched the bag in front of me "here I got you a farewell gift"

I took the bag and saw a pink stress relief ball inside.

He rubbed a hand at the back of his head "I figured something terrible happened and that's probably why you're leaving early"

I remained quiet.

He got out of the way.

"Good bye Jay" I said and left.

At that moment I wasn't sure I wanted to come back here and after all the hardwork I'd put in,I was just scared of losing my best friend.

The flight looked longer than the one that brought me here. I sat by the window seat mostly squeezing the stress relief ball Jay had gifted me rather than talking at all.

When we finally landed, I was already halfway out of my seat before the plane fully stopped.

I didn't want to go home, so we went straight to the hospital.

I hated hospitals- the colour, the uniform. The smell, even the interior, always sent a disgusting feeling down my spine.

I remembered the last time I had to come to an hospital.

It was terrible.

I was in serious pain but I kept crying for stella. The doctors promised me they'll bring my sisters back.

They promised that nothing bad would happen to maya's dad but it was all a blunt lie.

This place took stella from me and was now coming for maya.

Klaus was trying to do the required protocol before we would be able to see maya.

I stood behind him but my heart skipped ten beats when I saw doctors and nurses rushing towards a ward.

"Code blue" I heard one say.

"Patient is a female probably in her teens"

My heart jumped out of my chest.

"Needs surgery now"

I walked slowly towards the direction they all ran in.

My heart kept on beating faster with every step i took.

I was about to step into the chaotic room when a hand stopped me.