Chapter 58

Jack's POV

Hiccup and I entered the hospital to get Venice's room number. And according to the nurse, her room number was 314.

"Are you sure about this?" Hiccup worriedly asked.

"Do I even have a choice?" I sighed

I softly knocked at least three times before slowly opening the door. The cold air brought by the airconditioner of the room swiftly brushed through my face sending tingles to my spine.

"Jack." My father slowly stood up to walk towards me. His hand rested on my shoulder. He looked over at Venice's parents then back at me.

"We'll give you a few minutes to talk." He said and left the room, Venice's parents followed shortly after.

"Should I go as well?" Hiccup asked.

"No need." I replied as I slowly headed towards Venice who was lying on the hospital bed, unconscious.

Hiccup carried two chairs and placed them beside the bed so that he and I could sit.

"What now?" Hiccup asked.

"I don't know..." I sighed. "Wait for her to wake up."

And as if on cue, Venice's right hand twitched and her eyes slowly opened.

"Venice?" I whispered.

She looked to her right side and saw me, she slowly opened her mouth to speak "J-jackson?"

"Yeah, it's me." I smiled.

Then she looked at Hiccup.

"I'm Hiccup." Hiccup introduced.

"H-hi" Venice slightly smiled, her voice a bit husky.

"Who did this to you?" I asked, my brows arched.

"I-I'm not sure who they are." She sighed. "They wore masks."

"What did they do to you?"

"There were more than 20 of us who were captured. They kept us in a dark place. They told us that they were gonna sell us to the black market." Tears were at the corners of her eyes. She took in one more deep breath before continuing.

"They'd feed us once, or if we're lucky, twice a day. I was able to escape when one guy beated our capturers so I took the chance and made a run for it, earning 4 stabs in the process." She winced as she tried to adjust herself in the bed.

Hiccup gave her a look of sadness, hearing what she had gone through made my heart ache.

"I-I'm not gonna stay here much long, Jackson. But it was good to see you guys before I die. Nice meeting you Hiccup." She coughed then forced herself to smile.

"Hey, hey, you're not dying." My brows arched. I felt my eyes watering up. Dang it, Venice, stop saying things like those.

"You have to promise me that you'll be alive and well..." I paused.

"I want to introduce you to someone." I smiled, thinking of Elsa. Come to think of it, I already miss her terribly.

Her eyes brightened up "I'm happy to see you happy, Jackson." She replied "But," she sighed

"All I can do is promise." Her eyes saddened as they slowly closed and she let out a deep breathe.

'All I can do is promise' her statement echoed through my head, was she really serious about her state?

"I heard she was kidnapped, but after I learned that she escaped, I didn't really think that she would be dying." Hiccup whispered then looked at me.

I couldn't find any words to respond to that but Hiccup was right, who knew she was almost at the end of the line?

A soft knock was on the door and my Father opened it, signaling Hiccup and I to exit the room while Venice's parents come in.

Hiccup and I went out of the room and saw my Father with the doctor.

I couldn't help it, I had to ask "why is she dying?"

The doctor looked at me "to be honest, her still being alive is considered a miracle already."

"What?" Now I'm even more confused.

"Mr. Frost, the patient was stabbed 4 times resulting her to lose a lot of blood, and one stab nearly hit her heart." The doctor explained.

"It would be almost impossible for her to recover." The doctor looked down at his papers then back at us "I'm sorry, but, there's nothing we can do." With that, he left.

So that's just that? They're just waiting for her to...

I can even continue what I thought of but I felt the words screaming thenselves to me

She's dying.

She's gonna die.

She will die.

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Elsa's POV

I stared at my mom's email, not even moving from my position earlier. I've reread it several times, checking if what I was read was real.

This was all our new client's fault! They wanted to work with the heir. That's why I'm freaking called a heir! That means I'm not the one in charge yet! And just because I'm of legal age to run the company doesn't mean that I will. I have my future ahead of me, and running the business doesn't come any soon.

I hate myself for slightly hating my mom, I know that none of this is her fault. But-- but she could've at least done something.

I sighed, thinking how stupid I was.

'If there was any other way, my mom would've already thought of it' I reminded myself.

A knock came on my door then Anna's voice could already be heard.

I quickly wiped the tears from my eyes, "Coming!" I yelled.

I closed my laptop and a look of fear was evident on my face,

How will I tell Anna?

I paused, another thought crossing my mind. 'Should I tell Anna?' I mean, they Only need me to be there to run the business. Anna could stay here and continue living her. And I wouldn't have to argue with her since she doesn't know.

I scowled. What am I thinking? Anna has the right to know.

I opened the door then forced myself to smile.

"Hey, snacks are ready." Anna smiled, motioning me to join her downstairs.

I nodded and went downstairs along with her.

Lucy and the others were preparing some of the snacks on the table while Olaf was busy munching his own treats.

I had myself seated alongside Anna on the dining room looked at the pancake in front of me. I unconsciously frowned as I poked it with my fork.

Anna seemed to notice my uneasy aura and patted my shoulder.

"What's the problem, Els?" Anna asked.

Worry tingled through my spine as I tried to find the words to say.

And I swore I could've jumped for joy when my phone rang.

"Uh, I'm just gonna answer this, I'll tell you later." I excused myself and Anna nodded.

My smile quickly faded when I saw you was the caller.

It was Jack.

First, I have to explain the whole situation to Anna and now Jack?

Crap, where do I even begin?

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