A Mysterious Man novel Chapter 97

He goes with a big smile, "It has been a long time since I saw your mother, I hope her taste did not change."

Macie says, "Uncle, I know nothing of mom’s taste, just buy her something, that’s fine."

Kevin, while pondering, glances at the shop outside, "Your mother is not feeling well. I’ll buy her some porridge."

Macie nods. "Your choice uncle."

She is so smart for her age.

They arrive at the hospital, but Sunny is gone and the phleboclysis is dripping on the floor.

"Where's mommy?" Macie asks little worried.

Kevin is terrified. Sunny disappears like that, she seems ...

Kevin, with the stuffs still in his hands, runs to the nurses, "Where is Dr. Ellen, the patient?"

“ Dr. Ellen went home." Replies the nurse feeling weird.

Kevin asks for confirmation, "Are you completely sure she went home?"

A nurse who is walking by, eardrops the conversation and gets in, "Doctor Ellen went home indeed. She got a phone call and then she had to rush there."

Anytime there is something going on with Sunny the first thought is Macie, but she is with Kevin. What could be more important than the little girl?

Macie seems unexpectedly calm, Kevin takes leave of the nurses and walks out the hospital holding Macie’s small hand.

"Do you know what is going on?"

Macie nods, then quickly shakes her head.

"Mom made me promise not to say anything to anyone."

Kevin gets down to look firmly at her, "I am no stranger, I am your uncle, you can tell me anything. Where is mom now, I am so worried about her?"

"Do you promise not to tell anyone too? Pinky shake with me."

Kevin stretches out his little finger and hooks it with Macie.

Macie begins to talk right after the sacred ceremony completion.

"Mom went home to talk to my other uncle."

"Uncle? You mean Troy?"

How can Troy can be more important than Macie and than her health? She left without saying a word.

"Uncle Kevin. Let’s go home, once you will be there you will understand."

Kevin agrees and they get back home together with the car.

As soon as they walk out of the elevator, they hear the noises of shattered objects, "Crash!"

Shouts and cries come from inside the apartment, "Go away, all of you, leave me alone!"

Kevin snorts raising his eyebrows. He had never seen Troy lose his temper.

Kevin looks at Macie with great wonder, so she takes his hands and takes him inside.

The door is wide open and a flying object comes through it almost hitting Kevin. The remote control is gone forever.

Kevin cautiously peeps inside the apartment to see Maud packing things indifferently. Troy is next to him on full rampage and Sunny is dragging him away trying to calm him down.

"Mommy."

Kevin does not know what to say and before he could ask, Macie goes, "Is uncle Troy unhappy today?"

Kevin chokes with his own saliva, Troy seems so strange to him after seeing his temper!

They all realizes just now that Kevin and Macie are standing at the door and Maud looks up at him frowning and asking, "What are you doing?"

Kevin coughs and walks in slowly, followed by Macie clinging to his clothes.

"I… I just brought Macie home."

Maud looks at the little girl behind Kevin and says nothing.

"What's going on with Troy?"

Kevin moves himself in front of Troy but seems he does not even notice his presence.

"Oh, just ask your ex-girlfriend."

Maud glances at Kevin casually. "Why someone would act in such abnormal way?"

Kevin frowns, "How many things have you kept hidden from me?"

He naively believes to know all the facts, obviously, that is not true.

"Nothing, it's just the consequences of the airplane fragments when it exploded. It happens once in a while, even Macie is used to it."

Kevin glances at Macie, and finds out that she holed up in the back of the room to feel safe.

"Kevin, we survived the plane’s explosion and we are standing in front of you now, don’t you think it is a great fortune and that now we are safe? "

Kevin looks for Sunny’s eyes but sadly, she does not give him much credit, she is only looking at Troy.

"Troy, please calm down, let’s talk…"

Sunny hugs Troy, and with her pleasure, he gradually relaxes and sits.

Maud on the other side looks at Troy hissing lightly, and then sits on the floor too.

"So, anyone cares to explain?"

Sunny speaks softly, "it did not happened for a long time, what caused it this time?"

Maud looks at the floor stupidly. "No clues at all. He was already in this conditions when I got back. All I could do was to call you."

Kevin tries to say something but the words do not come out.

"Where's his phone?"

Sunny searches in Troy’s coat, "Here."

"This is the first thing he threw when I walked in."

Sunny unblocks the phone fast as an hacker and scrolls down his calls history.

"Who is this?"

They both lean over and look at the number carefully, they both gulp and fall into a grave silence.

"What is wrong with you two?"

Sunny looks at them wondering the reason of such reaction.

"That number," Kevin swallows, "Andrei Hawkins."

"Who?"

"Bella's father, that is Andrei’s number."

Sunny trembles of fear, "Are you sure it is him?"

"Yeah." They nod altogether.

"Shall we call him back?"

Sunny ponders if the call has been the trigger of Troy’s crisis.

What does Andrei want?

"Never mind, I will investigate tomorrow. Let’s take care of Troy now."

Kevin gets up and takes a deep look at Sunny, "You must rest too."

Sunny tries to get up too but she feels too dizzy and the room is spinning being weakened by all the action before and the fever.

She mumbles something to Kevin but the words get lost in the wind, she cannot even speak.

Kevin notices that immediately and rushes in her rescue, "Are you okay?"

"Hold me, hold my hand." That weakness, she has never shown anything like that before.

Kevin quickly stretches his hands to hold her as she requested, "Come on, I'll take you to bed."

Maud asks Macie softly, "Little girl, do you want to sleep with me today?"

Macie eating her nails says back, "Where does uncle Troy is going to sleep today?"

"Let your uncle rest alone, he needs to get back in shape."

Macie nods sensibly, "Okay, uncle Maud, I'll put on my nightgowns."

"Sure."

Macie follows Kevin’s shadow.

"Macie, give me your house key."

Macie doesn't speak, Sunny opens her eyes, "Put me down, I open the door."

"No." Kevin's hands tightened. "You are in no condition to walk."

"I'm fine I said, you put me down and go back to check on Troy."

"Shut up! Macie, please , get the key from your mom’s pocket."

Macie obediently, reaches into Sunny’s pocket and gets the key while she thinks “Sorry mommy, I am not betraying you”.

Macie opens the door and says to her mother, "Mommy, today I will sleep with uncle Maud, you take a good rest."

Macie runs to her room, takes out her nightgown and runs back to the uncles’ house without even giving Sunny time to react.

"The little girl is set for the night, is there anything else I could do for you?"

Kevin kicks Sunny's bedroom’s door open, puts her on the bed, and kisses her on the forehead, "Still the same stubborn girl, aren’t you? Couldn't you have waited for me?"

Sunny says weakly, "I didn't want you to see me like this. I am a mess."

Kevin feels the rage rising within him, "You are still alive, why are you always say such things, I will be here for you, always. Tomorrow when you will feel better, you will tell me everything, and I mean it this time.

Sunny crosses eyes with Kevin, and that leaves her speechless.

After a long stare she finally says, "You better keep your words."

Kevin is stunned, he cannot believe what she just said, "Do you want me too…"

"Couch. Now. You sleep there."

...

Kevin smiles knowing that things are getting better, at least now he can stay for the night. Caressing her pretty face he goes, "I will take care of you until the fever is gone."

Sunny wants to say “No need”, as she is not that weak.

But the familiar smell of Kevin’s skin, makes her feel at home. Even if she does not need to be protected like that, she finds joy in it and allows him to take care of her with pleasure.