Ch 7-Meek little puppy vs the Big Bad Wolf
" Are... you pregnant?"
Ali looked at her brother like he was crazy.
'Why on earth would he think I'm pregnant ?'
"Just because I vomited ?Hell, Zee, by that logic a lot of people would be pregnant. I mean I even..." Ali stopped scolding her older, fidgeting brother who looked like he was waiting for the ground to swallowing him.
Ali slightly panicked.With school, her assignments,dates with Daniel and the sudden burst pipe in her apartment he had been running herself ragged. She thought that she had become sick because of it so she hadn't noticed she hadn't gotten her period yet.
Shit! She was over a month days late! Close to 2 months!Her period was usually regular and she was never this late...
'Maybe it was just stress? Right?Could I really be pregnancy?But... we always used protection! Oh my god! I'm only nineteen, what do I know about babies?What would dad think? He would definitely be mad! Even Zian would be angry! What about Daniel?Will he stay...'
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Zian watched his sister become paler and paler.
She had probably caught on and now was overthinking everything. His sister as smart and capable as she was had the habit of everything and planning every step of her life.
Bree was an unexpected surprise that she treasured and wholeheartedly without reservation.Yet, ideally he knew she wanted to finish her MBA ,take over their mother's company , marry Daniel then have a child.
" Shh, Ali. It will all be fine." Zian pulled his sister in a tight hug when he saw her watery panicked eyes.
" It's okay. It's okay . I'm right here. Don't worry." Zian comforted here. He was glad he had the chance to redo the moment.
In his last life he was angry and called her reckless. Really, he was a huge assh*le. It was also because of his experience with Chelsea and her fake pregnancy .More than half his anger at Ali at the time was anger at himself and his recklessness .From the very beginning he had no feelings for Chelsea but he became entangled with her because of a drinking mistake.
He was glad he was level headed and rational this time round so he could give his sister the support and comfort she needed. He wanted to assure her that he was there for her. That he would always be there for her...
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" I'll go take a pregnancy test. I ...I , no matter what Zee , if I'm pregnant I'll keep the baby." Ali unsure of a lot of things but she was sure that she would keep her baby. After all a baby that was hers and of the person she loved was a treasure even if it came a little earlier than expected.
"Al, I have your back no matter what. If you're pregnant don't worry about anything. I'll sort of things with dad . You just take care of yourself and tell Daniel that the only thing he needs to do is stay by your side." Zian promised and hoped he didn't need to beat sense into her future brother-in-law.
Ali who just stopped crying felt herself tearing again. It was still her annoying older brother who was always there for her and accepted her. It was as if the weight of a mountain fell of her shoulders. Zian wasn't angry and was even willing to talk to their dad for her sake. After her mother and oldest brother had died Zian was her major support system so she was glad He wasn't disappointed in her.
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Zian drove his black Ducati motorbike to the University of Columbia campus. He was currently in studying at the Faculty of Pharmacy. Originally he wanted to study medicine like his older brother and Zander .Unfortunately, when they were called to identify his brother 's and mother's bodies he ran into the mortuary room and saw their broken corpses and all that blood...
From that time Zian Hayes couldn't stand the site of blood . He felt nauseas and dizzy so he decided against that career option. Little did he know he would become indifferent to the site of blood in the apocalypse...
Anyway he chose the next best option pharmacy and research. Zander's mother died from cancer because of the lack of treatment options and drugs at the time. He had always wanted to help people and became inspired to treated difficult and rare illnesses.When Zian thought his career options he decided that becoming a pharmacist and researcher would be the best thing for him.
He didn't want to go into business like his mum or politics like his dad as he didn't have any interest in those fields.One of the ways he survived in the apocalypse was knowing which herbs could be used for medical treatment and making drugs. There was a great need for medication so he didn't always need to go out on missions and could stay with Bree at the base.
When he got to campus he received some stares from girls and instead of taking time to greet them he blatantly ignored their presence. He coldly walked passed and went to the admins office. He was no longer the person he used to be.
Unknowingly, his cold air making him even more attractive giving him a bad boy vibe. Black leather jacket, white T- shirt and black boots. His hair tousled by the wind and aviator sunglasses screamed hot and dangerous.
Right now he had no time to spend on frivolous things. All of his focus was on survival and revenge . There were only two reasons he came to campus instead of stockpiling for the apocalypse.
He knew that there was a short elective been held on Native American Medicine and Traditional Medicine which he needed to sign up for. Most people just attend the course for extra credit and fun. They didn't really take it seriously and would just submit one paper at the end of the 6 week course. Well ,he himself was included but that course that he barely paid attention to
had helped him survive the hellish apocalypse.
The second reason, Chelsea Smith was here. She was studying nursing and they had psychology classes together. Not that she needed it after all she was a master manipulator. She could stab a person in the heart and then convince them it was their own fault.
He hated her. From the moment they met she played him like a joke. He actually thought they were friends but she took advantage of him and drugged him on Valentines Day and made him take responsibility of her because he had gotten her pregnant . The biggest joke was that day they didn't even sleep together!
After Zander's death when he went to confront her for leaving him she just laughed at him. She had her bodyguards hold him down and told him the truth. She just approach him because she was Markus Hayes son not because she liked him. Even though his father had slowly retreated from politics to manage his mother's company he was still fairly influential. She cheated on him with other men and used his money like water.She was just a gold-digger looking for her big break so she cooked up schemes to make Zian her boyfriend and had no sincere feelings for him.
Yet, the thing he hated the most was letting this b*tch indirectly cause Zander heartache and his death.
The Bennett Family had even caused his father's and sisters death with her help. They didn't even spare Bree who was an innocent child! How could he not hate her! He wasn't that great! He wasn't a saint but a devil who had crawled from the depths of hell! An eye for eye a tooth for Tooth!
First it would be the Bennett's and then next the Smith Family...