Strong smell of antiseptics hit her nostrils, she opened her eyes , her head throbbing with pain. The beige walls of the room . Her mother ws a crying mess , she hugged the girl .
Her dad had bags under his eyes , a clear proof of his sleepless nights.....Her mother hugged her like holding onto her dear life....The girl " Mother , Alicent .....wheres Alicent?" . Her mother cried more painfully at the mention of the other girl...
Her dad " Eveline, Eve ... Alicent , she's no more, honey." his own words straining on his dear life.....his eyes.....heavy....Eveline felt like she amost saw a tear creep out of her dads eye , he however wiped it hastily before hugging his daughter...
The doctor who was Alicents sister , Nerissa . Nerissa look at her estranged...those eyes , like blaming her for all that had happened yet also holding a bit of relief.....She looked at Eveline.
Eveline felt her world crumble....Her friend was no more.....it must be a nightmare , she pinched herself , if she did she will wake up...Alicent will smile at her and they'll again joke around play clat like eveyday.
Nerissa finally spoke " Evelyn, Alicent went missing , you were retrieved by a lumberjack , who found you outside the crack on the lake..." she sighed " don't strain yourself too much. Eat and rest well, don't think too much" her eyes softening , gentle yet firm.
Alicent body was never recovered from the lake. The only family Alicent had in name was her foster sister , Nerissa , who adopted Alicent , loving and caring for her as her own. Nerissa never said it, but she loved Alicent more than anything , she was an apple of her eye.
After a month , Eve was discharged from the hospital. After the incident , Eve had not said a word about it and also never shed a tear. Her parents worried their daughter was keeping all her burden to herself ....and they were correct.
Evelyn was burdened with her deskmates death, her good friend had died while saving her....she lived but at the cost of what?????
Eves parents would do anything not to keep Eve dwelling on that incident , her father ,Damien Mountbatten, a prestigious lawyer , would now try to spend most of his time with his dear daughter....trying to crack jokes, make her feel welcomed...her mom , Isabella Darcy Mountbatten , a business entrepreneur who owned several estates to her name would make her favourite foods .....anything that could make her feel welcomed...her mother would go to extra lengths by reaching her daughter to school despite her busy schedule .....all for Eveline,her dearest daughter.