Ruin The Billionaire

Lilly.

“Kyle is here,” Leah whispered.

“What?” I said, immediately starting to feel scared.

“He’s two rows behind us,” she said.

I waited for a minute before turning. My eyes met his. Instead of looking at the stand-up comedian on stage, he was staring at me. The familiar woman behind him was laughing hard at something the comedian had said.

Leah’s held and squeezed my hand, giving me some reassurance. Kyle smiled at me and I turned back to face the front. My evening was already ruined. Even the funny lines the comedian kept dropping were no longer funny to me. I couldn’t wait for the show to be over so I could go far away from that jerk. Had he planned it? Did he find out that we were coming?

I remembered telling him that I liked that comedian. He probably knew that if Justin Hayes was performing nearby, I wouldn’t miss. When the show finally got done, Leah and I were out within seconds.

Most of the taxis had been taken by people who had come out first, those that had been seated at the back near the exit. Since I couldn’t bear to be there, I suggested that we walk until we found a taxi. It was 4pm on a Saturday so there was no need to rush. We walked down the street talking about our experience at the event. For me it had been great at first but Kyle had ruined.

Suddenly, a car screeching down the street. When I looked back, I saw that it was heading to the side walk. I screamed as I felt the impact before I could run. The car hit me and I fell down, hitting my head pretty hard. The car went off immediately. A jolt of pain spread itself all over my head. Leah had been knocked to the grass and she was yelling for help. A group of people quickly surrounded us.

“I have called 911,” a woman said and she crouched in front of me. “Are you okay, darling?”

“I feel a lot of pain,” I said, holding my head.

“Don’t worry there’ll be here soon.”

“Lilly, are you okay?” I heard Kyle’s voice. He was standing behind me.

By that time, I did not have the strength to say anything. When I heard the sirens, I relaxed. The ambulance stopped and the paramedics instructed everyone to move away while I was quickly lifted and placed on a stretcher.

“I’m alright,” I heard Leah saying. I thought I would lose conscious but I didn’t. I was very weak but I could hear and feel everything. The paramedic asked me questions but I couldn’t answer.

Eventually, they decided to inject something in me and I drifted off to sleep. When I came to, I was in a hospital room with white walls. It was already night time and the lights were on. I looked around and saw Leah on the bed next to mine.

“Hey, don’t raise your head.” She said softly. I placed my head back on the pillow. It was not aching anymore, but it felt really heavy. My sight was hazy.

“How are you?”

“I’m okay, I hit the grass so wasn’t affected much.”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“Did they arrest Kyle?” I asked.

“I told the police about your history. They took him to the station but you don’t need to worry about that now. Focus on getting enough rest so you can get well soon.”

“He tried to kill us,” I said.

“For all we know, it may not have been him. He wasn’t in that car.”

“We don’t know that.”

“How could he get back that fast to the scene? Stop this. Don’t even think about it.”

“Is my injury serious?”

“They don’t think so,” Leah said. “A concussion, but not a mild one. I called your mother and Hailey.”

“You didn’t have to call Hailey.”

“I had to. Your injuries are nothing to be joked around with. She’s the nearest.”

The door flew open immediately and Amy ran in, followed by Hailey who looked like she was dressed for a runway show.

“Auntie, are you okay?” Amy asked, bringing a smile to my face.

“No, baby but I think I’ll be alright soon.”

“Here are some flowers, I hope you’ll feel better soon.”

“Thank you so much, baby.”

“Hello Leah,” Hailey said before turning to me. “What did you do now?”

“Nothing.”

She narrowed her eyes. “I heard that it was a hit and run. Someone clearly has a grudge on you.”

“You’re right. That was what I was trying to figure out right before you barged in.”

“Barged? Are we not welcome here? You know I have a party to go to. This is really inconveniencing.”

“You can go to your party,” I said. “No one’s stopping you. I was telling Leah that she shouldn’t have called you.”

“She did what was right. What, you didn’t want me to see you? Have you forgotten that I’m the one who is supposed to hate you for getting my child kidnapped?”

I sighed.

“It’s alright. I’ve seen you now. I know you’re okay. I’m going to call mama and let her know. She’s already on the way so you’ll have enough company. I can leave Amy if you want. Wil pick her up at 9.”

“It’s okay, leave her here.”

“I’m basically aright so don’t worry about a thing,” Leah chipped in.

“Okay, wish you both a quick recovery. Make sure you tell the police everything so they can catch this person. Maybe it was the same person who kidnaped Amy. You refused to give details to the police so face the music. If my mother wasn’t about to arrive, I wouldn’t leave my daughter with you.”

“Thank you for your kind words, sis. Amy will be fine.”

I felt relieved when Hailey left. Amy started telling me everything she had been up to since the last time we met. Kids let go of grudges easily unlike adults who find it so hardtop forgive. Hell, I was one of those adults.

When someone knocked on the door ten minutes later, I thought it was my mother.

“Come in,” Leah said.

The door opened and a figure stepped in. he had not even bothered with a disguise this time. Jake Rylland strode in a mannerly fashion like the gentleman he was.

Leah gasped.