The Other Side

Part 2

Dedicated to Melkookiiee

Nate

Two weeks now.

Two very long weeks and she hasn't woken up yet.

I dreaded the part when she'd wake up but it was also important that she did.

We had all been taking shifts looking after her. Her mother  made the effort to see her everyday and her dad was practically glued to her bedside. Donna and Caleb made sure to visit at least once per day and I haven't left the hospital since the incident.

My mother would bring me food and a change of clothes while the chair in her hospital room was practically my bed, for the past two weeks. Her father got her transfered to a more comfortable and private room where she could get all the care that she needed.

The services were of high quality but the Media was a different topic all together. The news of Ryn's accident were all over the internet.

It was either, The Clarence heiress hospitalized for what seemed to be an attempted murder.

The doctors hadn't ruled that out when they gave a statement to the police since they said that from the nature of her injuries, the driver seemed to know what he was doing. It didn't help that immediately the accident happened, the driver fled. He hasn't been seen since.

Every article portrayed a different version of the story. I hadn't believed she was that famous at first until I decided to Google her name.

When I typed Lauryn Elle Clarence, a couple tabloids appeared to different links of different stories.

I clicked on one link and read what the media had written about her.

Lauryn Elle Clarence, daughter of the multimillionaire Richard and Dina of the Clarence Modelling Company is alleged to have been involved in a hit and run. The police say it might be an attempted murder to target the family fortune since Richard is suspected to have made her daughter Ryn heir of all his fortune should anything happen to him. According to a source we cannot reveal, the daughter is indeed a Pearl in the family considering she never spent any penny that belonged to his family fortune. She is also said to be in some sort of conflict with her mother whom, according to our source, favored their firstborn daughter, Donna Madison Clarence. This mystery is yet to be solved as the young maiden is still in a coma. According to the doctors report, her heart stopped during an ongoing surgery for almost ten minutes, a point where the doctors declared her dead until her 'boyfriend' by the name Nathaniel Adams, the son to the great upcoming Lawyer Maria Adams begged the doctors to redo the process. That saved her life and the Clarence Modelling Company fans are forever grateful for it.

According to a statement her sister gave to the media a few days after the accident, she claimed that she had been receiving threats from an unknown number to offer means of getting to her sister otherwise her life would be in danger too. She also revealed that she had an argument with her sister the day of her accident but didn't want to tell her anything about the threats since they had some personal issues to take care of. The police have in custody a man named Brody Cooper who is alleged to be involved in the sabotage of the Clarence Modelling company. Supporters and donors of the Clarence Modelling company seem to be giving her case a lot of attention and they claimed they would not leave any stone unturned until they find out who did that to the heiress of the Company.

I couldn't go on reading.

Heiress. Modelling? Ryn, modelling, heiress.

I knew that they were filthy rich but I never thought it was that much since she never showed any extravagance. She was always simply dressed. Mostly in leather jackets and simple denim shorts and jean trousers. I never noticed any designer outfits on her and this was totally news to me.

But then again, I had never been to her house. She was always keen to avoid going there. We usually hang out at my place.

And now someone was attempting to kill her? The girl has already suffered so much for anyone her age.

The sound of the beeping machines brought me back to reality and I noticed Mr Clarence had fallen asleep on the side of the bed. He was always here for her, day in day out and just like me he slept, ate and did everything at the hospital. Donna brought him a change of clothes everyday. His hair had grown longer and his beard was out of control.

I fixed my gaze upon Ryn who was lying peacefully on the bed with her lips slightly parted. She looked so troubled, even in her sleep.

' I can't believe Donna had been having threats and she never told anyone .'

Could it be that she was jealous that Ryn was an heiress and she wasn't?

Question upon question piled in my head and I couldn't stop thinking that we were all suspects in this case.

Her Mother

Her Sister

Caleb

Caleb's dad

Me.

I just hoped justice would be served for her. She deserved it.

As I sat there contemplating on what I would have done if I were in her shoes, the door to the room opened and in came my mom and Caleb accompanied by two other people that I didn't recognize.

"How is she?" My mom inquired.

"Same as always. She hasn't woken up, nothing has changed. Will she be alright mom?"

"She's going to be okay. Keep that in mind. Always. We're all praying for her." She ruffled my hair and I didn't have the energy to do anything about it.

"Who are you?" I asked the two strange looking people who had accompanied mom.

" Am FBI Special Agent Felicity Donovan and this is my partner Ryan Daniels. We've been assigned miss Elle's case and we'd like to ask you guys a few questions that we think might be relevant to the case. Now it should be noted that you're not forced to answer any question you don't want to but it would really be beneficial if all of you cooperate so we can catch the bastard who did that to her." She explained and seemed to be eager to catch the culprit as well.

"We'd like to start with you if that's OK?" Ryan asked me and I was ready to help. Anyway I could. Mr Clarence had woken up by now and he watched the entire seen with sadness in his eyes.

"How would you describe your relationship with the victim?" Ryan didn't waste any time in interrogating me. Something about him just seemed off, I didn't like him one bit.

"Don't call her that! She has a name okay? She has a name." I snapped irritated.

I hated when people disregarded others. Mostly her

"Okay sorry." He raised his hands up in surrender.

"Ryn and I ...I don't know what we are. We weren't exclusively seeing each but we were very close. We go to school together? Does that count?"

Felicity chuckled.

"Did she show any signs of being threatened or anything to show she wasn't herself." Felicity asked.

"She was always happy. She was going through some family issues and just found out her boyfriend cheated on her."

" So let me get something clear ..you were seeing each other while she was still with her boyfriend?" Ryan just had to annoy me.

"What's with you? Can't you ask questions like any other normal cop. You're starting to annoy me."

"Calm down Nate, he's just doing his job." My mom said.

"Its okay Ryan, I'll take it from here." Felicity came to the rescue.

I didn't like the way this Ryan was asking the questions. Like he was trying to make me feel guilty about something.

I was glad my turn was finally over.

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