Chapter 5 The Accident

Chapter 5 - The Accident

Laura's POV

I felt my heart freeze the moment Francis made mention of calling off I and Kendrick's wedding. It was too much of a sudden decision and I felt like I had been punched in the guts. Tears pricked from the corner of my eyes and I clenched my fist tight as I could feel everyone's eyes on me.

"No." I suddenly heard Kendrick say. I turned to my right to gaze at him and gasped in shock at his bold way of rejecting his father's offer.

"Listen to me Kendrick! You should not be quick to give me a response. I know exactly why I have asked you to call off the wedding, it is just for the meantime. What I mean is that the wedding should be placed on a hold while we make preparations towards your mother's burial." Francis explained.

Now, he just had a valid point. It would be such a hassle to plan both a wedding and a burial.

"My wedding with Laura will be held regardless. The burial will also be planned well. I do not see why the burial should be a barrier to stopping my wedding. Not even mum would want that." Kendrick said in a serious tone. His face was expressionless and I had a big feeling he was trying so hard to hold himself from breaking down into tears. Kendrick loved to act weak but deep down inside of him, he was just a weak baby when it came to anything that had to do with his mother.

"Stop acting selfish Kendrick. This has nothing to do with just you. Can you not be considerate for once and sacrifice something for the whole family?" Bruno, Kendrick's brother snapped at him. He rose to his feet and walked out of the room with an angry look onChapter his face. I had a feeling his anger was more than just about calling off the wedding.

"Look, I do not care about whatever it is that you guys have planned. I and Laura will get married no matter what." With that, Kendrick rose to his feet and dashed out of the house as well.

I nodded my head in agreement. "I am sorry father but the wedding has to be held." I apologized. I rose to my feet and began to walk out of the house. I got into the large compound where Kendrick's car was parked, he was sitting comfortably with his head bent low. I felt pity for him as I slowly approached him.

Suddenly, I felt someone grab me by the wrist and pulled me backward. I turned around to gaze at the culprit, it was Bruno. He sighed heavily and arched a brow at me. "Can I talk to you for a brief moment?" He asked.

I nodded my head in agreement and followed Bruno to the small garden at the back of the house.

"Look Bruno..." I started because I had a hint he wanted to talk about calling the wedding and that was the last thing I wanted. Calling off the wedding felt like I was losing, I just could not explain why I felt that way.

"I know you want us to call off the wedding for the sake of your mother." I continued but Bruno interrupted me immediately. "No Laura, this has nothing to do with the wedding or anything of such. I have something much more important to discuss with you." Bruno said with a serious look on his face.

If it was not about the wedding then what could it possibly be about?

"Sure, go ahead and tell me about it. What is going on?" I asked, my brows furrowed at Bruno in curiosity. I noticed how his entire body fidgeted, his eyes kept darting towards different directions as if he was afraid.

"Bruno, are you okay?" I had to ask.

"I can not talk about it here Laura. Let's meet at the coffee shop a few walks away from our house. Meet me there by five and we can discuss everything." Bruno ranted.

I knew Kendrick would be mad if he heard that Bruno was inviting me out without his knowledge. "Bruno, I-I..." I tried to explain to him but he cut me off in a haste.."It is something important Laura, see you there by five." Without waiting for my response, Bruno scurried back into the house.

My curiosity got the best of me. Once it was five, I headed straight to the coffee shop to hear what Bruno had to say but surprisingly for me, two hours had passed and Bruno had not yet arrived. I was getting impatient and I had called his number several times but it kept going to voicemail.

Just as I was about to leave angrily, I got a call from Kendrick.

"Uhm hey Laura, where are you right now? I am currently freaking out! I am at the hospital! I got a call that Bruno got involved in a serious car accident." Kendrick blurted out.

My phone slipped out of my palms for a brief moment as I slowly began to process everything. Bruno? Accident? It was almost like someone was trying to stop him from telling me something important.

Without wasting any more time, I asked Kendrick to text me the address of the hospital and I boarded a taxi there right away..

I arrived at the hospital and met Bruno lying helplessly on one of the hospital stretchers while the doctors around tried to search for a free room. I stood beside Kendrick and squeezed his hands tight as we both stared at Bruno, his entire body was covered in wounds and it looked like he was bleeding everywhere.

I felt my heart shatter in pieces as Bruno slowly began to mumble faint words.

"Do not worry Bruno, you will be fine." Kendrick said in a reassuring tone.

"S-he...sh-e..." Bruno stuttered.

"Who?" I raised a brow at Bruno.

I watched him gasp for breath.

"I-I sa-w a-a bri-de an-d I-I tri-ed no-t to hi-t he-r.."

Those were Bruno's last words before I watched him shut his eyes close and accept defeat.

"He saw the mysterious Bride?!"