Dark Paradise

chapter twenty-six

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C H A P T E R T W E N T Y - S I X

CONNIE ROLLED THE WHEELCHAIR AS CLOSE TO THE CAR AS SHE COULD.

"I got you," Connie reassured her sister as she grabbed one of her arms.

Connie steadily helped Celia stand up out of the wheelchair to get into the car. The nurse stood on the other side and helped as well after she locked the wheels. With just a little pain, Celia managed to sit in the front passenger seat. Connie thanked the nurse before climbing into driver's seat. Celia watched the nurse that walked back into the hospital.

"I can't believe I was in that place for like a month," Celia said aloud as while she turned her attention to her sister. "We'll see soon enough how big this hospital bill is going to be."

"The nurse said it was taken cared of already," Connie replied as she drove out of the hospital parking lot and onto the road.

"What?" Celia asked in disbelief as her heart raced a little in her chest upon hearing the bill being taken cared of.

"Relax, the nurse said it was an anonymous donor. I told Steve about it and he said the Colombian government probably took care of considering what happened," Connie turned to look at her sister warily. "Why do you look so worried about it anyways? Saves us from spreading the money not that we wouldn't have helped you pay it. Besides I doubt Gustavo could be able to casually walk in and pay it for you."

Celia froze upon hearing her sister say his name. She then turned to look at Connie who's attention was back on the road.

"What did you just say?" Celia asked in hopes she heard wrong.

"Gustavo..." Connie said his name again and trailed off, biting back her lip in thought. "Nick told us...."

Celia slouched backs against her seat as she shook her head in disbelief. As much as she wanted to hate Nicholas for telling them something she had wanted to keep between them, it was probably best he did. Doing so probably saved her life.

Instead of steaming over Nicholas spilling her secret, Celia turned her head to the right to watch the scenery blur by as her sister drove her home. "How's Enzo?"

"He misses you," she answered with a small smile. "Just like we all did."

Celia smiled over at her sister before looking back out the window. Even though Connie assured her that there was no way Gustavo would be seen in public after what happened, Celia doubted her sister's words. Unlike the rest of them, she knew Gustavo and she knew he loved her despite her hating his guts. Much like Javier, Gustavo doesn't think much about others and focuses a lot on himself. To Gustavo, Celia is his key to happiness whether she liked it or not. A man like him with the resources he has wouldn't hesitate to take what he thinks is his and that scared Celia. As long as she stayed in Colombia, she wouldn't be safe.