[STORY] THE X-FAMILY (Episode 29)

Episode 29.

Octavia felt her heart drop out of her chest as she stared at the sight in front of her

There was no mistake; it had happened right in her presence.

Khalid….the master was shot! He was shot!

Hah! How did it happen??

He was being attacked!

“Khalid!!” Becca screamed again, gripping him tight as he groaned with the arrow stuck in his chest.

The entire place was already in chaos; people running hectar sectar.

Guards from the Khalid clan ran up immediately and lifted Khalid up – carefully.

He was still consious, but it was obvious the arrow was having effect on him as he grunted painfully from time to time.

“Help him! Take him out of here!!” Becca screamed at the top of her voice as the guards leaned Khalid on themselves and led him out of the party.

That was when Octavia actually realized she was still on her knees.

She stiffened and stood up immediately, confused of where to go or what to do.

Her eyes were pinned on Khalid the whole time and the disturbing image seemed to muddle her so much. She couldn’t think straight; she doesn’t know why.

She had almost forgotten she was being punished by Master Klaus some minutes ago.

“Octavia!” She felt someone slap her arm and turned to see it was Mica.
It jerked her out of thoughts.

“Come on! Let’s go!” She half yelled admist the noise and Octavia, just like a robot who was being controlled, followed her out.

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Mica was able to get some space in the van and with Octavia, they drive out of the building.

“What the f**k just happened in there?!?” A lady in the bus cursed.

“I felt it coming! I felt something bad was going to happen at the party. I should’ve said it out” someone said, almost whisperingly.

“But who’d have the nerves to raise an attempt on Khalid? Who’d have the guts to shoot him right in the heart of the party?? Who??” Another yelled.

“I swear on my mother’s grave, I’m definitely going to find that scumbag and make sure he pays with his life! I’ll make sure of that!”

So many voices went on in the fast moving van and Octavia felt her hands sweating.

She covered them on her legs and they ended up shaking. What’s wrong with her?

Could it possibly be a result of what Master Klaus had almost done to her? Well, of course. It was the trauma.

“Are you okay?” Mica touched her shoulder and asked and to her surprise, Octavia had shaken out of fear.

“Ye… Yeah, I’m fine” she replied and gulped nervously.

Oh! What is wrong with her! She couldn’t understand why she was acting this way, feeling this way and shaken.

She clenched her hands tight on her legs and breathed heavily.

So many voices and thoughts ran through her mind. And admist the cacophonic sounds, she found herself asking:
“How could the Master be?”

It was jsut an arrow, right? Of course, it was just an arrow.

They probably wanted to do more to him, but couldn’t succeed. So, definitely, he’ll be fine.

An arrow can’t just kill someone like Khalid. Never.
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The van drove through the black gates and they opened the door and started stepping out even before it stopped moving.

Octavia took in a deep breath as soon as she was out as well and she took her eyes, staring at the direction of the Master’s block. They were obviously in already.

Mica came out and stood beside her, looking up at the block as well.

“Will the Master be fine?” Octavia found herself asking, her eyes not leaving the block.

And breathlessly, Mica answered:
“I don’t know”.

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Becca panted heavily as they rushed Khalid into the room and laid him on the bed.

He was no longer awake and it was scaring the life out of her.

“Khalid…..Lay him carefully” her breath wavered.

Meticulously, they laid his almost stiff body on the bed and she ran to sit close to his head, patting it.

“Where’s he? Where’s Leo?! I thought you sent for him already!” She was almost yelling and the door opened, revealing the young man.

He was the only one in the clan with healing abilities – powerful healing abilities and with him, Becca was sure her Khalid would be fine.

He ran upto the bed in haste and touched the arrow.

“Oh! Leo, please do something. Heal him already” she was hyperventilating.

Leo touched the arrow and tried pulling it out, but paused.

Everyone was alarmed.

He shook his head in confusion and pulled it out – slowly, and when he looked at the tip which was covered with Khalid’s blood, he let his fears and disappointment reflect on his face.

There was silence, as everyone could detect there was something wrong.

“What is it, Leo? Can’t you do it?” One of the guards asked.

“Nobody can” he shook his head sullenly, his cold eyes on the arrow.

Becca scoffed. “What’re you talking about?”

“The arrow is poisoned – a rare poison that has no cure” he turned to Becca and said in a tone racked with fear of the unknown.

“He’ll die in less than 24 hours”.
To Be Continued… . . .