2023-12-07 06:29:13The table scraped against the floor as Winnie stood, her eyes widening in alarm at Elijah's ominous caution about Dr. David's herb mixture for her grandfather.
"Death? How could these herbs possibly lead to that?" she questioned, her voice echoing her concern.
Dr. David, visibly upset, shot Elijah a disapproving glance. "Mind your words, young man. My medicine won't cause anyone's death. Are you out of your mind?"
Elijah, maintaining his composure, calmly responded, "I'm not crazy. While your medical knowledge is vast, there are aspects to healing beyond textbook sciences."
Elijah wasn't just good at helping people get better. He was skilled in both healing and poison, and also knew the cure for most poisons.
"Enough!" Dr. David bellowed, thumping his foot on the ground, prompting a groan from Winne's grandfather.
"Now, look what you've caused," Elijah pointed at Winne's grandfather.
"Could you both just take a step back?" Winnie asked, stepping between both of them. "Elijah, why would Dr. David's mixture harm my grandfather?"
"Emberroot and Kola nuts react dangerously, forming a toxin that accelerates the moonroot poisoning already affecting your grandfather," Elijah explained.
Winnie turned to Dr. David. "Is this true?"
Dr. David dismissed it with frustration, "Why entertain this nonsense? He's just trying to tarnish my reputation. Stop slandering me, Elijah! I can see through your folly. You're only after the reward for treating the old man. I've been a doctor for seven years! Do you think I won't know what's toxic and what's not?"
Old man Carter's groans echoed again, accompanied by glistening beads of sweat on his face, and his trembling hands betrayed the toll of his worsening condition.
Winne approached her grandfather and took a seat beside him. Gently, she placed his head on her lap, cradling him with tender care, and offered reassurance, saying, "Grandpa, relax. I'm here for you. Your Winnie is by your side."
"Miss Winnie, we are wasting time," Dr. David insisted, holding out the mixed herbs in front of her.
Winnie hesitated as she observed the herbal medicine concoction. The decision weighed on her; Dr. David had received glowing recommendations, yet so had Elijah. Her gaze flickered between the bowl of herbs in Dr. David's hand and the bottle of Ginger Ale held by Elijah. In the end, the herbs appeared to be the more suitable remedy, at least in her inexperienced judgment.
"Sorry, Mr. Elijah. " Winnie said, still torn between making a decision.
"The choice is yours, Miss Winnie," Elijah replied, his expression stoic.
Stepping into the sunlight streaming through the curtain, Dr. David's face illuminated, mirroring an angel with a radiant glow.
"Miss Winnie, I assure you of the potency of my herbs and accept full responsibility for any consequences. If they are indeed harmful, I'll consume them myself. Alternatively, should my herbs prove effective, we need to break Mr. Elijah's hands to prevent further harm from his impersonation as a doctor."
Elijah sneered as he shook his head at the profound wicked and callous nature that Dr. David unabashedly exhibited. Despite the undeniable repulsion, a spark of curiosity flickered within Elijah's mind. He wanted to know if indeed Dr. David would be willing to consume the poisonous herbs.
"Sure thing," Elijah said, placing the Ginger Ale bottle on the table. "I'm on board with Dr. David's terms."
Winnie hesitated briefly, glancing between Elijah and Dr. David. "Very well," she finally said, her voice wavering. "Let's see if your herbs can live up to the confidence you have in them, Dr. David."
Dr. David's eyes gleamed with a mix of excitement and arrogance. "Excellent choice, Miss Winnie. You won't be disappointed."
Elijah watched intently, his skepticism lingering, as Dr. David stirred the mixture of herbs in the bowl. The room became saturated with the herbs aroma.
With the herbs ready, Dr. David drew closer to the bed. "This will be a turning point, Miss Winnie. Brace yourself for the remarkable changes ahead."
Taking a deep breath, Winnie nodded in approval.
"Grandfather, the doctor has a remedy to ease your discomfort. Would you mind opening your mouth for a moment?" Winnie inquired with concern.
Old man Carter, in his weakened state, couldn't open his mouth by himself. Winnie attempted to gently coax his mouth open, eventually succeeding. Using the spoon, Dr. David meticulously measured out the herbs and carefully pushed them into the slight opening of the man's mouth. Elijah, foreseeing the inevitable outcome, took a step back, regretting that Winnie hadn't heeded his advice.
Immediately old man Carter ingested the herbs, his face began to turn red. Dr. David's excitement grew, interpreting the reddening as a positive sign. "Excellent! The herbs are already taking effect. His body is responding well."
However, the excitement soon turned to horror as Winnie's grandfather's face shifted from red to a deep crimson. Within moments, violent convulsions seized the old man, rattling the room. Dr. David's eyes widened in shock as blood began to trickle from the man's nose and ear, staining the crisp white sheets. Winnie's eyes widened in horror, seeing her grandfather's reaction.
"What's happening to my grandfather?" Winnie asked with a trembling voice.
"Oh- that, that's just the natural reaction. It looks like the poison is bleeding out. Let's give him some time and see what will happen," Dr. David replied, still trying to look convincing.
Realizing every passing moment brought the old man closer to the brink, Elijah swiftly retrieved a medley of herbs from his bag. With meticulous precision, he blended them, added a splash of Ginger Ale to complete the concoction, hurried towards Winnie and her grandfather,pushing Dr. David aside,then administered the potion to the convulsing man, and suddenly, the spasms came to an abrupt halt. Old man Carter now lay completely still.
"You've ended his life!" Dr. David exclaimed, anger in his voice. "You piece of shit. What on earth have you done?"
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A crowd gathered at the streets of Quantum City to watch the elites light up the place.They were all grateful to have been invited to the fundraising of Colin Trust. It was rare to be invited to these events, or that the events were even held in public.Amongst the people in that crowd weird Cleo and Tobias.Tobias was waiting for the signal he needed before he did what he prepared to do. As he turned his head around, he came face to face with Laura Anderson.She drew closer, and stopped in front of him. “The least you could do was answer my calls, you know? My mother was dying in the hospital, and I needed your help. I know about everything done to Elijah, so you can't even use that as an excuse. I just needed to talk to someone,” she said, tears in her eyes.Cleo was ready to go off when she turned and saw Laura Anderson. “You're the one that has a crush on my boyfriend,” she said before Tobias could respond.Laura painfully tore her gaze from Tobias, and turned to Cleo. “So you're
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Lexington knocked at Elijah's door at seven in the evening, and the door was immediately opened by Cleo.“Hey, you came,” she said, stepping aside so he could go through.He found Tobias, and the god in the living room, but Winnie was nowhere to be found.“Where's Winnie?” He asked.“What do you mean, where's Winnie? Isn't she supposed to be with you?” Tobias asked.“No. She texted that she would be spending the night here, and I told her I'd pick her up for the fundraiser this evening,” he replied.“Are you sure? Because I'm pretty certain she received a call from you shortly after you left, and zapotec out to receive it.”“Wait a second,” Lexington took a step forward. “You're trying to tell me you haven't heard from her since she stepped out to receive a call?”“She said you wanted to speak to her. When we heard her car drive away, we assumed she was going to meet up with you,” but as Cleo said it, she began to realise the situation was not as straightforward as it seemed.Lexingto
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“Leave me alone. Just go away,” Elijah muttered over and over again, as he scraped the walls of his cell with his fingers.It had gotten dark, and everytime it was dark, the voices got louder and more menacing.“Elijah?!” The most off-putting of all the voices sounded.He knew who he belonged to, but he couldn't quite place it. His mind was too disorganised.“Leave me alone,” he begged.“Why? You don't want to be reminded of your sins? I thought you were a self righteous prick!”“I didn't do it,” he shook his head continuously. “I didn't. An accident. She did it. She caused it.”Darius laughed. “But no one that matters knows. In the papers, you're a murderer. You need to see the paper stands, and the news on the city's projector screens. They're all carrying your face and your crime. Maybe you should have publicised your healing abilities. If you had, the, would have been more inclined to support you.” he laughed maniacally.“I'm innocent. I'm innocent,” Elijah repeated.The more he s
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“You're a murderer! A monster. You've claimed you save lives. You claim you can't fight the urge to be a messiah to ailing people. Look at you now. A murderer!”“Leave me alone! Leave me!” Elijah closed his ears, and dropped to the ground in a ball.He rolled from one end of the room to the other, trying to wade off the voices in his head.Still, they didn't relent. The more he tried to keep them away, the more they laughed and mocked him.“Do you know how many people you killed?” Another baritone voice began in a singsong tone.“Not one,” one shrieked.“Not even two,” another thundered.“Not five either,” a third chirped.“So many!” The first voice screamed and broke into a feat of laughter.“No, I didn't mean to. It was a mistake. A setup. Please. Mercy!” He begged, and cried.“No, you did! You put on the ring when you knew how blood thirsty it was. You wanted this. Craved it, because deep down, you're truly a monster!”“No I'm not!” He screamed back.“Yes you are!”“No I'm not!”“Y
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They were driving along the highway when Avery turned on the radio and began to sing along to the music being played.“You haven't changed that much,” he said, as she sang.Despite the volume turned all the way up, she could hear him clearly.“It's the curse of being a star, my darling.” She continued singing loudly, pulling a head shake out of his head.He didn't care what she chose to do. The only thing he was happy about was the fact he had managed to get the sixth herb. Despite every setback be had to face, it was just the remaining two left.His thoughts became bothered as he wondered what they were going to be. He assumed if he hadn't seen it yet, it was because of how life threatening they were bound to be.He didn't care though. No matter what it was, he planned on doing it just to see his mother up and about again.She had spent so much time being unconscious, she probably didn't know how the world worked anymore.“Why aren't you singing? You just achieved a major feat. You s
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Avery shot forward, and dropped to the ground beside him.“Elijah!” She smacked his chest.“Move!” He screamed at her. “It's just the ring. It's trying to control me,” he explained.“Oh,” she looked reluctant to leave him alone, nervously twisting her head from side to side. “Is there something I can do to help you out? Tell me, and I'll do it,” she asked desperately.“Just move, Avery. Move please,” he pleaded.“Okay,” she rose to her feet. “But I'm not moving far away. Just in case you need my help.”He sighed and rose to his feet. She was stubborn, but it was understandable. She just wanted to help.“You listen to me,” he spoke through his bringing the ring to his face. “You're not going to keep doing whatever the fuck you want to do. I'm going to get that herb, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it!” With every word he spoke, his tone grew higher and higher, until the veins on his forehead formed a poll of creasing mass.With a determined stride, he pushed forward an
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