Chapter 124: It was an accident
My eyes widened in shock and I jumped from the sudden loud sound that reached my ears and reverberated in the office lobby. A loud gasp erupted from the crowd as they turned around to look while I froze in my spot for a moment, not daring to turn my head around.
It felt like an eternity before I finally whipped my head around to see a huge crowd already forming right outside the office building doors as whispers and murmurs filled the air. I had this bad feeling that was looming above me and curiosity burned in my dark brown eyes. I found myself letting go of Xavier’s hand as I slowly walked over, my eyes were darting around, searching for some sense of clarity.
As I got closer, I could recognise that familiar back view. It was Stella who was standing by the side of the street looking down onto the ground with a horrified look plastered across her face as she was frozen in shock.
I let my gaze flicker down and my eyes landed on a horrifying scene, one that I never thought I would have seen in this lifetime.
This time I couldn’t stop the gasp that escaped from my parted lips as my hands naturally flew up to cover my mouth when I realised I was staring at Blake who was laying on the ground in his own pool of bright red blood, oozing out from the side of his head. I thought I did not care about him at all but for some reason, I couldn’t move an inch and I felt my heart sink to the pit of my stomach for a second.
I watched as Stella collapsed to her knees within the next second. Panic washed over her, a fearful and worried look was plastered across her face as she tugged at his seemingly lifeless body, begging for him to wake up while his eyes remained shut the entire time. She was screaming and shouting, tears were streaming down her face as she cried and wailed.
"Blake! Wake up! Wake up!" She pleaded, desperation evident in her high-pitched voice as she continued to shake him vigorously. She lifted her head and looked up at the crowd that had surrounded them. "Somebody call the ambulance! You need to help him! Call the ambulance now!" She demanded with wide red eyes.
As someone picked up the phone to call the ambulance, Stella noticed me standing among the crowd as we locked eyes. Almost immediately, a frown crept onto her face and her dark eyes were narrowed into thin slits as she glared at me with a fiery blaze burning in the depths of her eyes.
"You!" She snarled with a disdainful scorn as she stood up and left his side, marching over towards me. "This is all your fault!" She screamed, the words that left her lips were dripping with accusation.