I was sitting on a park bench. It was incredibly cold. I felt a huge pain in my shoulder. I couldn't feel my arms and legs. I realized that I was basically responsible for what happened, but someone had to tell them.
"Daisy, what are you doing here?" whispered Liam, who was just passing by. He had both hands in his jacket and was looking at me.
"That's my business," I said and I didn't pay attention to him. He sat down on the bench next to me and looked at me.
"Then we'll sit here together. Your shoulder is bleeding. You could get an infection, Daisy," he said
"I don't need your help, Liam. Why can't you just leave me alone? Pretend I'm not here," I said. He looked at me and smiled. I think it was the first time he smiled.
"You left home.. And I think you have nowhere to go, that's why you're here. But at least you could have gone for tests. You'll get an infection there. It looks like a pretty bad wound,"
"Can't you just leave? When will you understand that I don't want to talk to you? I want to be alone. Why don't you go see your son or something? Leave me alone," I said disgustingly. I didn't understand what he was so interested in me for. He was James's father. A man who had everything and was interested in someone like me.
"I'll treat your wound.. For free, if you want,"
"I'm not interested. Shouldn't you be with James? Or at work? Leave me alone,"
"It's cold, Daisy. You'll freeze in here.. Besides, you have a wound on your shoulder, and that's a bad combination. I'm a doctor. I can treat it for you. I'll come to the hospital tomorrow morning and you'll be in the morgue. You died of bleeding and hypothermia. I wouldn't forgive myself if I knew I met you and didn't help you. So I have an idea. We can go to my house. I'll treat your wound and everyone will be happy. You because you won't be in the winter and I because I didn't let you freeze here,"
,,You're irresistible," I said. He smiled again and stood up from the bench. I knew he wouldn't leave.
,,So are you going? We both know that you would spend the night here anyway and considering that I don't want to have hypothermia and bleeding on the table tomorrow morning, I decided to help you. You know that you would die here sooner or later,"
,,I'll go.. But only for one night Liam. Not even a day more. We don't know each other. You are James' father and maybe the murderer," I said quietly, to which he smiled.
The journey to his apartment didn't take long. He was silent the whole time. I was silent too. I was actually quite scared to go into the apartment, someone I didn't know, but I had nothing to lose. He opened the door and I went inside.
It was a luxurious apartment. It was really beautiful here. I sat down on the couch and he started taking off his gloves and bandage.
"So.. Take off your shirt,"
"Definitely not. I'm not taking off my shirt," I said. I'm not showing myself in my bra to anyone.
"Daisy.. I have to treat you, so please stop. Take off your shirt," he said again and sat down next to me on the couch. I sighed and took off my shirt. I noticed how he looked at me. He touched my shoulder. His touch was strange. I felt a huge pain.
,,The wound is quite deep but I will bandage it for you,," he said and bandaged my shoulder. The pain was unbearable. I felt like I was going to die from the pain. He bandaged it for me and looked at me. His look was very strange. He looked into my eyes.
,,We didn't finish our conversation Daisy.. You left,,"
,,I don't want to talk to you about it. I don't want to talk to you. I really thank you for the way you treated me but that's all. I want to go away,," I said and stood up from the couch. I wanted to leave but he grabbed my hand. He looked into my eyes.
Liam is a very strange person. I talked to him a few times but in between he only smiled a few times. I got the feeling he was quite strict. I didn't understand why he would show up where I was..
,,I would like to understand the whole situation.. On the one hand I hear bad things about you. I haven't heard a single nice word about you.. But I would like to hear your version of it all. James is my son and if he hurt you, if he did something wrong then I should be the first to know," he said
,,You want to know what your son did? Something very wrong. Something that can't be forgiven for anything in the world,"
,,Then tell me. I need to know," he said and for the first time he looked at me with a desperate look. I took off my shirt. I was only in my bra and showed him the burn on my neck. It wasn't visible because I was wearing a jacket underneath. He looked away.
"That's an unpleasant look, isn't it? James did that to me and it hurt a lot and I really didn't deserve something like that. I don't understand why you care so much. I'm James' ex-girlfriend. You should forget I ever existed and get me out of your head. Focus on James and his new girlfriend Zoe,"
"Daisy. Wait. You really shouldn't have left like this,"
,,Leave me alone okay? I don't know what you're trying to do but you'll still be his father and nothing will change that. Thanks for the shoulder but leave me Liam. This won't ease the pain and I.. I really don't want your help. Help the one who needs it," I said and walked away. I felt the cold again.
,,Are you going to tell me what you were doing in my father's apartment?,," James shouted at me
"Leave me alone okay?" I said and wanted to leave. He roughly grabbed my arm and pushed me against the wall. I closed my eyes.
"Do you want to end up like last time? I have no problem hitting you, throwing acid on you or killing you outright. Keep your distance from my father and be careful what you say to him. He is an influential and rich man," he said
"I'm not afraid of you James," I said and looked at him. He laughed. I was afraid of him. He was no longer the man I loved. I felt like there was a devil in him. I wanted to leave as quickly as possible but he wouldn't let me go. At that very moment I felt a huge fear. Fear for my life.