Chapter 27: The other side of her

Aiden's gaze swivels around the almost empty ward, the noise of sliding doors and footsteps only to be heard, her pounding heart echoes in her ears as she stares at the red bulb above the door, the room in which Blake is treated. She is seated on the five row of chairs in front of the door, Lisa beside her. Her left cheek on Aiden's right shoulder, her left arm wrapped around Aiden's waist and her right hand on Aiden's lap buried in her palms. Aiden moves her hand away from Lisa's, she lifts Lisa's head slow, holding onto her she stands. Gently she lays Lisa on the connected row of chairs. She squats down and removes Lisa's shoes, she lifts her legs on the chairs. Riley stands straight moving away from the wall, he watches Aiden with knitted brows. He holds her hand when she walks pass him. 'What are you doing?," He asks stepping closer. 'I gotta go," Aiden snaps, rage flaring in her veins. 'Where to?," Riley looks at her for a second 'I'm going with you," he sighs. He lets go her hand and runs to the rail of six chairs, Aiden rushes to the exit. Riley removes his blazer and places it over Lisa, he quickly runs down to the exit before Aiden leaves. Luckily he arrives on time, the car engine starts before she tramples the accelerator Riley opens the door. He sits in, neither of them utters a word, Aiden waits till he closes the door and buckles up the seatbelt...She drives to Blake's place, the night empty road makes her to speed up. Riley watches Aiden, her eyes never leaves the road, her grip on the steering wheel tight where her nerves are popped over her delicate skin, her tense brows never relaxes as her blood boils every moment she recalls the scene. She pulls the brake and scurries in to Blake's room...Riley follows her. The computer takes its time to switch on, Aiden places her palms on the office table and leans forward, her index finger impatiently taps the wood. The password is typed in a second, the curser clicks the recording of the CCTV at the entrance and living area. Riley steps beside Aiden...The video plays. 'It's Kim," she utters under her breath. Kim and two other men barged in abruptly, one of the men caught Harry hostage as he was the one who opened the door. As soon as the door was open Harry was pulled to his hold, his arm wrapped around Harry's neck. Blake walked out his room oblivious of the incident but he was fast enough to react. He fought against Kim and the other man but loses when Kim showed the gun point at Harry. Blake was forced to stop moving, in a flash the man who held Harry cut his neck and Kim shifted the gun point to Blake and shot which made him to fall, the back of his head hit the tiled floor. Lisa arrived a few minutes later. Aiden turns around and keeps a step ahead , she spins when Riley stops her again. 'You are being impulsive," Riley says, his voice low and stern. 'I don't care," she snaps as she pulls her arm away from his grip 'He killed your dad and now Harry," she steps forward her squinted eyes in rage 'He deserves to die," she grinds her teeth. 'I know," Riley exhales, he doesn't try to explain her anything as he understands her anger... 'I'm coming along," he states. 'No," her voice comes out loud 'Just stay back," she requests, her voice low. Her eyes meet the pair of chocolate orbs 'Don't come along," She utters low and steps back... She stomps to the door. 'Aiden, wait," Riley calls out... He follows her. When Riley gets closer to the room exit Aiden shuts the door and locks. 'Aiden, What are you doing?," his bellow fills the room 'Aiden," he shouts knocking and kicking the door 'Let me out. What the fuck are you thinking?" he yells and stops when the noise of engine gets into his ears. Riley sprints to the window, he grunts running his hand through his hair, a vexed sigh leaves his lips watching the car disappear. Aiden gets back home, she takes the pistol which was left behind by Kim in Riley's place and drives to Kim's house. She prefers going alone for two reasons, one is that she is afraid that Riley might be hurt, two is that she doesn't want him to present in the scene to watch her actions. Aiden had been brutal sometimes she never hesitates to make her enemy suffocate as law didn't punish them. Some part of her is insecure about her true colours, she is no different from any villains. Riley to tries to break door but fails, his strength to enough to crack the lock. He gives up in the door, and rushes to the second option, window... He puts his head out and calculates the height, it's not so high, just a distance of a random size ladder but in the eyes of Riley its similar to a mountain's peak... He is excellent in exaggeration. Sneaking in Kim's house is a piece of cake for Aiden, she wanders in checking the two floors but he is no where to be seen. She sits on the couch making herself comfortable, she waits till Kim arrives. After few hours, the entrance door clicks open, Kim walks in leisurely, his feet stops when he spots Aiden on the couch, an icy cold calm washes over him chilling thought. She stands and walks closer to him, her gaze goes through him like a blast of ice, panic roars through him, he turns around to run. Click! Before he could keep a single step, the silver bullet pierces behind his right knee. He falls the very second and turns to see Aiden. She pulls the trigger again, the bullet makes it's way in his left thigh. Fear crawls over his body, prickling his skin a faint note of hysteria in his eyes. 'Please, Please," Kim begs dragging himself backwards his hand holding the legs until his shoulders hit the wall, Aiden keeps slow steps towards him 'Please let me go, I'll do whatever you tell me," he implores 'Don't you want to win the case?," he blurts fast 'I'll help you, I'll help you," he begs. 'There were two other men with you," she pulls the chair nearby and places it beside him, she sits and looks down at him. 'Yes, Yes," Kim nods. 'Call them here, now," she orders, her voice low and stern. Kim's shivering bloodied hands pull out his phone, he takes a call to one of the two men, the blood in his hand paints the screen. Aiden runs her hand through her hair, she snatches the phone from Kim and rubs the screen over her jeans, she clicks onto the call icon as he had already chosen the contact. She puts the phone on speaker and waits till the person on the other side answers. Kim gulps down the lump in his throat, he makes his voice steady and orders his man to visit him now with the other. Aiden walks to and fro she stops when she hears the knock at the door. She stands behind the door as she opens it, the two men enters, one with white t-shirt and shorts, the other with blue shirt and jeans. Jumping forward she gives a stern hit to the side of the neck to one of them which makes him to knockout, before the other one can react she hits him as well, both on the ground. Aiden grunts as she tries to pull one man to the chair which she placed in living room, a few distance away from where Kim is laid, his little hope of them helping him gone. He sits and watches her unable to move as she tied his left arm with the railing of the stair case. Dragging the two men to the spot was already tiring, she lets out heavy breaths as she places one of them on the chair and rounds the sliver tape around him with the chair, she does the same with the other man as well. Her pants fill in the air along with Kim's. Splash! The two men shoot open their eyes and looks straight immediately at Aiden, who poured water. They struggle to move but cannot, their brows furrow when they move their gaze to Kim and back at her. 'Who are you?" the man in white yells, his eyes bug and red 'What the hell are you doi..," Slap! Before he could finish the sentence Aiden slaps him, she lifts the gun to his forehead 'If I hear another word from your filthy mouth," she bends moving her face closer, her eyes meeting his 'The bullet will go right through your head," she warns. 'That's good," she utters low as she stands straight, she turns to her right facing the other man, her eyebrows meet finding him familiar, her brain doesn't recognise him but he does. He remains silent, his body doesn't move an inch as he still remembers how she killed Tony, he is the only man who witnessed the scene. 'Now, tell me who ordered you all to kill Harry?" She questions, her voice dry and cold showing no emotion, no frustration nor manipulative. The two men looks at Kim in sync, Aiden follows their gaze, she raises her brows amusingly at Kim, his eyes wide as saucers. 'Him?," She points at Kim and turns. The ever silent man nods. 'I see," she claps and walks toward Kim, she sits on the chair beside him 'So, who gave you the order?," she asks 'Tira?," she leans forward 'The chairman," her voice turns dangerously low. Kim stays silent glowering at her 'You are just a little girl, you think that you can defeat us," he growls low 'You and that crazy bastard are going to die," his dry laughter takes over silence 'Don't ever think that you will win, we have seen many people like you all" his bloodshot eyes throws daggers at Aiden 'Neither of them are alive now," he snarls, in a blink of an eye he lifts his arm, the edge of the piece of glass in his grip, which he picked on the stair stops an inch away from her neck. The right corner of her thin lips twitch up to a smirk, she moves his hand over her lap and takes the glass from his hold. 'Nice move," she comments 'Seems like you are thick skinned," she says, throwing the glass she holds his arm tight with her left hand, she wraps her palm around his index finger and cracks it backwards, Kim's loud scream fills in the hall when the bone breaks. She instantly does the same to the ring finger and continues with the remaining three fingers. 'You...bitch," he curses glaring up at her who is not bothered of his words, she stays calm as she drops his hand and unties his other hand, tears roll down his cheeks as the excruciating pain makes him suffer, a tiny part of his heart waits till she unties and shoots him dead... But no, it's not over. She stands and drags his right leg which makes him to lay flat on the floor, he squalls, neither of his screams gets through the luxury high sound proof walls. The two men are frozen, their heart pounding off the ribcage at the scene. 'Does killing others make you feel better?," she asks, her voice not loud or low, just dry as always. She moves his healthy hand with her leg and kicks his hand to floor. She carries the chair and places one of its leg his palm, she looks down at his horrid eyes and sits on the chair. Kim cries out loud unable to move any part of his body, he turns his body in great difficulty and tries to push the chair with his other hand, his fingers are no help. 'Please," he cries 'Let me go," he begs, the wooden edge cuts his skin 'I can help you, I'll help you ," he begs, saliva drooling out his mouth 'Please," he wails. 'Who gave you the order?," Aiden asks her eyes never leaving him. 'The chairman, The chairman," 'Who is the chairman?," she bends giving more weight to the chair, Kim screams get louder, his breath begins to hitch. 'I don't ...kn...ow," he stutters 'I receive only calls from him," he answers holding in his breath, words roll down his tongue in a rush so she will release him after her questions are answered, he gulps down his saliva and continues 'or Tira and Kevin passes the message," he says. Aiden takes a second to think 'Then you are of no help ," she stands and shoots him to his throat. Riley waits in the taxi anxiously, he calls Aiden numerous times but got no answer which tenses him more... Many scenarios plays in his head... The address of Kim's house was shared among them after the incident in Riley's home as Aiden doubted it was Kim. He pushes the door open and scampers in immediately, luckily the door is not locked in. 'Clear the mess," Aiden orders to the two men standing in front of her, they obey and walk to the dead body. 'Aiden," her name comes out low, Riley steps ahead when she turns around. 'Ri...," he pulls her to a hug, a wave alleviate hits him at the sight of her. His arms wrapped around her tight, she doesn't move, she stays still in his arms, million of thoughts runs in her head.