Chapter 22: Xiao TianShi

On a rainy day, Angel ran to her next class. She was running late as she had overslept. How could she be late to her favorite class? Even though she had an umbrella, the rain made her shiver. She picked up her pace, but the building kept getting further and further away. Perhaps it was just the rain playing tricks on her.

Angel finally made it inside the building. It was quiet and empty. It was to be expected since classes have already started. She contemplated on how she was going to apologize for her tardiness. As she jogged up the stairs, she noticed that the walls around her became cold. Angel once again caught a chill in the air. She couldn't understand why it was freezing.

Angel finally made it to her class. The door wasn't locked, so she slowly opened it so she wouldn't disturb anyone. Once she stepped inside, she noticed that there were no students there. In the middle of the class, a man stood writing on the black board. It was the Professor. He turns around and starts explaining the basic algorithm of a programming language. It was the first subject he talked about on her first day. As a matter of fact, this was exactly like it was her first.

Professor: Angel? Did you have a question?

Angel was confused, but shook her head no.

Professor: Please have a seat.

Angel was still confused, but she decided to play along. The Professor continued with his lesson plan. She remembered all of her notes from the first day, so she sat quietly until he was done. Once the Professor was done his statement, he turned to the empty classroom and asked if anyone had any questions.

Professor: Angel, did you have any questions?

Angel: No Professor, I fully understand the language.

Professor: Good, as for your final project, I've already graded it.

Angel: My final project?

Professor: Why yes, you built a security program. Don't you remember?

Angel: Yes, I know about my project.

Professor: You got the highest marks. The beta program you gave me was flawless.

Angel heard him say these things before. It was like she was re-living a past life.

Professor: It's unfortunate that I had to die for this project.

Angel: Excuse me?

Professor: I had to die for it. It's all your fault that I died.

Angel: No, it's not. You stole it.

Professor: It's your fault.

Angel: No.

Professor: It's all your fault.

Angel: NO!

In a sudden panic, Angel opened her eyes screaming "No" as loud as she could. Someone was holding her down and calling her name. She slowly realized that she recognized the voice. It was Yu Banshan. She thought this too was a dream. He was far away visiting his parents. The grip on her wrist and the raspy breaths on her neck told her otherwise. The sound of his voice calmed her nerves. Angel slowly relaxed and her vision started to unblur.

Angel: Yu?

Yu: I'm here. We're in the hospital.

Angel: The hospital?

Yu: A lot has happened. Let me get the doctor first.

Yu tried to get up, but Angel grabbed him.

Angel: Don't leave me.

Yu: Ok….ok. Just relax. Did you have a bad dream?

Angel: The Professor said it was my fault he died.

Yu: Xiao TianShi, it was just a bad dream. You have nothing to worry about.uaHH

Angel relaxed even more and a nurse walks in the door.

Nurse: You're awake. Good, let me check your vitals and I'll go get the doctor.

The nurse did her thing and Yu stayed by Angel's side. She was done pretty quickly and said everything looked fine. The nurse drew some blood for bloodwork and then she left to find the doctor.

Angel: I'm exhausted.

Yu: That's to be expected, you slept for 4 days.

Angel: Four days?!

Yu: A lot has happened; I don't even know where to start.

Angel: When did you come home?

Yu: As soon as Nai told me what was going on. Ai Li tried to hurt you. Do you remember anything?

Angel: Ai? She left me in a shower room.

Yu: She drugged you, and made you paralyzed. That's why you couldn't move. They wouldn't tell us what she used.

Angel: But the water wouldn't drain.

Yu: She also plugged every drain, and had a water hose running through. It's why it filled up so quickly.

Angel: She had a lot of time to think about this. Where is she?

Yu: When Ushi told the others that Ai was trying to escape through an open window, the Inspector and Nai were able to catch her when she was halfway through. He arrested her on the spot. She's not getting out anytime soon.

At that moment the doctor walks in before Yu could finish the update. The doctor looked at Angel and then his clipboard.

Doctor: You had a bump on your head, acute hyperthermia, and traces of a paralyzing drug in your system. Didn't seem to be a good day for you.

Angel: Clearly not.

Doctor: Your vitals are perfect. I want you to stay for a couple of more days for observation. I also want you to walk as much as you can to get your blood circulating as it should.

Angel: I will.

Doctor: Let us know if you have trouble eating.

Angel: I will. I'm just exhausted.

Doctor: It's common. Try not to sleep too much.

The Doctor took his leave and moments later Ushi and KO walk through the door. Ushi nearly knocked over Yu to hug her. Yu stepped back with his arms up to surrender. At first Ushi hid her face so Angel couldn't see her holding back tears. But there was no hiding it for much longer. Angel really didn't need any words from her friend, she already knew. Ushi was extremely happy to have her friend back.

Ushi: I don't think I've ever been so scared in my life.

Angel: Yu was just giving me the scoop.

Ushi: We just came back from the hearing.

Angel: Hearing?

Ushi: We wanted to make sure what Ai's fate will be. The Head Master was also there.

KO: Not just the Head Master, it was a media frenzy.

Ushi: Ai confessed of the Professors death.

Angel: What?!

Ushi: She refused to give any details. But with that and the other charges against her, she'll spend the rest of her life locked away.

Angel: How can someone throw their entire life away like that? It wasn't even worth it.

Ushi: The Li Family is set on their ways to be on top. It just so happens that Ai is no different from her Uncle.

Angel sat back and let all this new information sink in. It was hard to process all at once. There was still something that was on her mind.

Angel: Where are my parents?

Yu: I assured them that I would take care of you. They said they both will be in Brazil for a while.

Angel was relieved, but wanted to call them soon. Angel was very tired and her eyes suddenly got heavy. She didn't want to go to sleep. All of her friends were here with her. A small knock sounded at the door and the Inspector walked in.

Inspector: The doctor told me you were finally awake. How are you?

Angel: Very tired, and ready to go back to sleep.

Inspector: Then I won't be long, but I have some news.

Angel: More news?

Inspector: We found Zhou. He was located in Singapore.

Yu: That's great news!

Inspector: I will need some of you to testify, but other than that he'll be locked away for a long time.

Yu: Thank you for all your hard work Inspector, I think Angel will be able to sleep now.

Ushi: She already is.

The End

Thank you so much for supporting my fanfic of Love020! I've been working on this since January, but it's time for me to go back to my story I've been working on. Working on this was fun and who doesn't like happy endings! If anyone would like to pick up where I left off, please do! I look forward to reading the next chapter! Peace & Love