Hugs & Kisses – Episode 73 & 74

HUGS & KISSES 
(Alex And Abbie…)

CHAPTER 73✰74

By, Ariel Mirabel

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<9PM, HOSPITAL>

“They took my sister? What do you mean by they took my sister!!” Rudy yelled at the cops who were in the hospital.

“Rest assured.. The cops are doing their best to find her” Soraya said.

When the bomb exploded, it propelled everyone out of the area. Bryce and Marshall were nowhere to be found, Lucas sustained some mild injuries and he was arrested. Alex was rushed to the hospital.

Unfortunately, Lilian didn’t survive.. The bomb exploded, along with her.

Her remnants together with Tyler’s body was taken to the morgue.

One good thing in it is that the cops who were fighting against Marshall’s men won and they forced the truth out of them.

All the ladies who were abducted were finally released and they went back to their loved ones.

Veronica’s knees gave up and she sat on the ground crying her eyes out. Kate squatted by her side to console her though her too was crying.

Nurses and other people paved way as the president with the first Lady arrived, their fleets of bodyguards around them.

“Soraya! Where’s my son!!” Lucia said in tears.

“My lady,,…” Soraya paused, looking down.

“He’s… Missing” Soraya said and Lucia cried even more.

“I told him!? I told him to just abandon that decision!!” Lucia cried and Roland pulled her to a hug.

“It’s not just that…” Soraya said and they faced her.

“He fulfilled his promise, he found your missing son” Soraya said.

Lucia’s red eyes widened..

“Where is he?”

“Please follow me” She said and led the way to the VIP ward.

“There he is…” Soraya opened the door for them.

Lucia and Roland walked in to see Alex laying on the hospital bed with tubes connected all round his body, beeping slowly.

Lucia slowly walked to Alex and with shaky hands, she took his hand and truly the birth mark was there.

When Roland couldn’t bear seeing it, he turned away in tears.

Lucia slowly touched Alex’s hair as tears streamed down her cheek. It’s him, it’s really him…

“Kingston” She muttered.

She smiled, a smile that expressed so much emotion… Happiness, sadness, pain..

Words couldn’t express how happy she felt to finally touch her son but what she wouldn’t have wished was to touch him on a hospital bed, on a thin line between death and life and all that to the expense of her other son.

She bent her head and rested it on Alex’s forehead as her shoulder shook in tears..

Roland walked to her and rubbed her shoulder. Him too was in tears.

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<POLICE STATION>

“So you admit committing all the crimes levied upon you” A cop said to Lucas who was handcuffed and was sitting in front of the cop.

“Yes, I admit” He said those three words calmly.. A complete opposite of how he was feeling

He had no emotion on his face but his eyes was red.. So red out of anger, pain and tears. Words can’t express the pain he felt seeing his mother explode in front of him.

“Do you know the location of your father aka Don” Another cop asked and he nodded.

“He has a secret hideout, a place were only I knows and only I can enter.” Lucas said and looked at them.

“Grant me a conditional freedom and I promise I’ll get rid of him for you” Lucas said and the cop chuckle sarcastically

“Do you think you’re in any position to negotiate?” He scoffed

“You have no choice but to… If you leave that man to continue living, nothing will stop him,,, not even jail coz he has connection even here in jail. He’s injured and for that I’m sure he’ll spend the night here and surely fly out of the country tomorrow morning. Grant me my freedom and I’ll get rid of him for you…for good” Lucas said with that same look on his face

The cops looked at each other as they pondered on his suggestion

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Abbie’s eyes slowly opened and she groaned, closing them back. Earlier, the man sedated her when she was struggling a lot

Her eyes widened and she quickly sat up. Her eyes widened more when she saw herself in a very classy and luxurious room and she wasn’t longer wearing what she was wore earlier but was wearing a yellow flare gown.

“Where I’m I?” She thought, standing up from the bed and then walked to the window.

It was night time and from the nature of the surrounding, she was sure she wasn’t longer in New York.

“You’re awake” A male voice sounded behind her and she quickly turned.

Her eyes widened when she saw who it was. The man was wearing a white expensive suit and he looked matured but not that old.

“Do you still remember me?” He asked, coming closer with that usual smile on his face.

“Park Seo Jun?” She said in surprise and the man smiled more.

“Glad you can remember me” He said

Abbie’s heart began beating fast and she shifted back as he approached her. This man, she can remember his face anywhere.

Well when she was 19 back in Korea, he asked her father for her hand in marriage but her and her father turned him down.

Him being someone no one dares opposed, one day when she was coming back from school he attempted to ràpe her but she escaped and when she told her father about him, his father got him arrest.

The last words he said to them was “Abbie, you’re mine” with a smile on his face.

Years past and no one heard from him so he was easily forgotten.

“Stay… Stay away from me, don’t come any closer” Abbie shifted till her back hit the wall.

“So this is where you’ve been hiding all this while huh?” He grabbed her wrist and pushed her to the bed.

“Let me go!? No!! Let me go!!!” She shouted in tears, hitting him but he over powered her

Seo Jun slammed his lips on hers, kissing her fiercely. Abbie struggled to push him away till he bit her lips.

He hissed and broke the kiss as blood escaped his lips.

“Sh*t!!” He landed a deafening slap on her face and her hair scattered all over her face.

He grabbed her jaw harshly..

“Why won’t you submit huh?!! Why!! Is it because of that useless guy? Don’t worry. It’s just a matter of minutes before he díes coz I never miss my target!? I’ll make sure I f*ck you just as much as he did, even more coz you’re mine!!” He growled menacingly.

Tears couldn’t stop escaping Abbie’s eyes as she struggled with him. He released her and stood up, fixing his coat

He suddenly smirked

“I can see you’ve grown” He smirked, starring lustfully at her body.

“Rest well for the night and think well because you’re stuck with me forever… Till death do us part” He smirked and left her room.

Abbie curled herself up on the bed as she cried her eyes out..

“Sunshine…”

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<ZOEY’S APARTMENT>

Zoey walked in her apartment in tears. Just like the others, she’s just coming back from the hospital and tears couldn’t stop streaming from her eyes when she heard Bryce was nowhere to be found.

She sat on the couch and cleaned her tears, her heart couldn’t stop beating fast out of worry.

The other shock that hit them was that Alex was his brother.. It was so shocking to them but the worst of all is that Alex is in a critical condition.

Her messed up thoughts were interrupted when she heard the door bell.

Zoey cleaned her tears and left to see who it was. The door bell was rang again

“I’m coming!”

She opened the door and eyes widened when she saw Bryce leaning on the wall, looking so weak while holding his right arm which was bleeding.

“S*xy pie” He smiled through the pain

“Bryce!” Zoey hugged him, not caring if his blood stained her clothes.

“Where did you go!? I was so worried,, I thought… I thought you left me too just like the others” Zoey cried loudly.

“I’m sorry if I got you worried love” He said and Zoey broke the hug. She gasped when she saw all the wounds he sustained.

“You’re loosing so much blood!!” Zoey exclaimed as she helped him in.

“I’m fine.. Like I always say,, I’ve been through worse” Bryce said.

Zoey helped him up to her room and made him lay on the bed. She removed his shirt for him and her eyes widened when she saw the state of his arm.

Looks like the explosion mostly took his arm..

“Don’t worry, I can still move it though with great difficulties” Bryce said.

“I’m calling the ambulance” Zoey said but Bryce stopped her.

“No please… If I’m taken to the hospital then there’ll be no way for me to save Abbie and only I can do it,,, I don’t trust the police to be honest.” Bryce said.

“But…”

“Tell me how’s my brother’s state” Bryce said and Zoey looked down.

“He.. He got shot and it’s critical” She muttered and Bryce’s face immediately turned to a worried and guilty one.

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<AIRPORT>

“Are you ready Blaire?” Mr Cooper asked and she nodded.

Ever since her mom’s déad, she became introverted and always had this plain look on her face. She was the one that suggested they leave the country for good.

Maybe with that, she’ll be able to forget everything that happened… Though the guilt will always be there.

Blaire looked back at New York City

“Goodbye New York” She muttered and climbed the stairs of the plane with her dad.

Soon, the plane took off to their new life’s destination.

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<HOSPITAL>

A nurse could be seen checking on the vitals of Alex. It was almost midnight.

Suddenly, the machine began beeping really fast and he began convulsing. The doctor’s eyes widened, that meant nothing good.

“Doctor!! Doctor!! We’re loosing him!!” She rushed out of the ward

Soon, the doctor ran in with three other nurses. He placed the stethoscope to his chest and then soon, took the defibrillator and began using it on Alex yet nothing, the machine was still beating crazily.

He continued, trying to revive him back till suddenly Alex stopped moving and the machine stopped beeping as all it showed was a flat line.

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<MARSHALL’S SECRET HIDEOUT>

“Arghh!!!” Marshall let out a painful cry as he extracted the bullet out of his body himself.

He threw the bullet down and with shaky hands he began dressing his wound.

“That failure of a son.. I’m sure he already ratted me out to the cops, all my years of hard work is down to the drain” He cursed as he walked out weakly out of the bathroom.

He was hungry but he knew going out to look for food will be the stupidest decision he’ll make so he endured.

The plane that’ll take him out of the country will arrive early in the morning and his fake passport and ID are all ready.

He laid on the bed and covered himself with the duvet..

“I’ll just sleep a bit” He muttered and closed his eyes, drifting off to sleep immediately.

Almost 20 minutes later…

“Ahhh!!!” He yelped out when a syringe got stabbed on his neck.

His eyes flew open only to come face to face with Lucas. He held a very dangerous smile on his face

“Lu..cas” He called, feeling weaker. Just what did he inject him with??

“Shh,, just sleep well coz this will be the last good sleep you’ll ever have” Lucas placed his finger on his lips to demonstrate

And slowly…slowly… Marshall’s eyes closed as he fell into a deep slumber.

T.B.C♡