Leyla is the hardest worker you'll ever meet. She busted her ass through high school, college, med school, etc. Her hard work continues on with any and everything she does. She's now a doctor and everyday is hard work....and stressful.
Coming home from another long and stressful day of work had Leyla beat. She planned on having a glass of wine and slipping into bed early before her cell phone rang. She wasn't home for more than five minutes and already her cell was going off.
She looked at her phone and saw that it was her job. She sighed before answering the phone, "Hello?"
"Hi Dr. Morgan. We have a patient here by the name of Alexandra Castell. We found your name and number in her wallet. Do you know this woman?"
"Yes, Is she okay?"
"She was in a car accident but she's stable. Although, she's still unconscious. We couldn't find any family members of hers so I think you should get back down here. It's best if she wakes up to a familiar face."
Leyla ran out the door of her apartment and drove back to the hospital. On the drive there, she didn't know what to think. All she knew was that she hadn't seen Alex since she left ten years ago.
Leyla and Alex were bestfriends ever since the day they met in junior high. They seemed to be total opposites in appearance but in reality they were so much alike. Leyla was your typical tall hottie but she didn't flaunt it; she didn't have to. She's naturally beautiful with her long wavy brown hair. Now Alex had that whole sexy bad girl look. She had a slightly exotic look due to her biracial background and although both girls were extremely good looking, they didn't carry that "I think I'm all that attitude." They were both really nice and I guess that was a surprise to most people.
Unlike Leyla, Alex didn't have the seemingly perfect life. Leyla came from a stable and supportive two parent home. On the other hand, Alex came from a recovering drug addicted mother who didn't try to get her life together. She never met her father and she had no siblings or family she knew of.
She often felt alone but Leyla always looked after her. Especially when her mom overdosed. Soon after, the Morgans adopted Alex and treated her as if she was their own. Leyla and Alex were more than bestfriends. They were practically sisters at that point. But after their high school graduation, Alex was gone and no one knew the reason why she left. She left without one word being said to Leyla or anyone else for that matter.
Leyla finally arrived and rushed into the hospital's ER. "Where is she?" She asked the nurse that phoned her.
"Follow me."
Leyla followed the nurse and watched her as she pulled back the curtain to where she assumed Alex to be.
"She was hit by a drunk driver. She has a few scrapes and bruises but she should be fine. She's one of the lucky ones." The nurse smiled, trying to comfort Leyla.
She heard the nurse as she spoke but she wasn't really listening. She was in shock from seeing her friend after ten years in a hospital bed. She started crying and wondering was this her fault. She was so mad at Alex when she left and she thought horrible things of her.
"I'll leave you alone with her." Said the nurse.
Leyla stared at Alex for while before she started opening her eyes.
"Hi." Alex smiled weakly.
"Hi." Leyla smiled with a tear rolling down her cheek.
"What happened?"
"You were in a car accident. A drunk driver hit you."
"Am I going to be okay?"
Leyla ran her fingers over the bandage above Alex's eye, "You're going to be more than okay. Just some scrapes and bruises."
They both just stared at each other, not believing their eyes.
"Leyla, are you mad at me?"
"I was but it's hard to stay mad when you're lying in this hospital bed. I just don't understand why you left. Why did you leave Alex?"
"I'm sorry. I just had to get out of here."
"But why? Can you answer that? You owe me some type of explanation."
"It's complicated. I'm sorry but you won't understand."
Just as Leyla fixed her mouth to speak, a deep voice interrupted them. "Dr. Morgan can I have a moment with you?"
"I'll be right back." Leyla said and left Alex alone.
When Leyla left the room, Alex broke down in tears. She was overwhelmed by the entire situation. She was in pain from the accident and her brain was on overload. She couldn't stop thinking ever since she opened her eyes and saw her bestfriend. Looking at Leyla was too much for her and she knew eventually she would have to tell her why she left. She wanted to run away again.
When Leyla entered the room, Alex tried to hide any evidence that she was crying but it was too late. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just really wanna get out of here and go home." Alex said, wiping her tears.
"I'll release you myself but you're coming home with me Al."
"Really I am okay. Like you said, "just some scrapes and bruises."
"You need someone to take care of you. You're obviously in pain and you shouldn't be alone after what just happened."
"Okay", was all Alex could say. What could she possibly say to convince Leyla she was alright to be home alone. She doesn't take no for an answer and she's a doctor after all.
After discharging Alex, Leyla got her to the car. They didn't really say much on the way to Leyla's place. It wasn't until they were walking into the apartment did Leyla say something. "I missed you so much Al."
"I missed you too Leyla."
They hugged each other for the first time in ten years. They were both crying and repeating how much they missed each other.
"I'm sorry I stayed away so long."
"You could've called, you know."
"I did but I begged your mom to promise not to tell you. I didn't want you to worry about me. I told her that I was safe."
"You called my mom instead of me? Is that how you got my number? Wow,I can't believe my mom was talking to you over the years and she didn't tell me about this. How about telling me, "your bestfriend" where you were or if you were okay? Why did you leave without saying anything to me?"
"I was afraid Leyla. I was ruining everything. Every time something was going great in my life it didn't last, you know that. When your parents adopted me, everything was perfect. But I knew I would find some way to mess it up and I did."
"No you didn't! What are you talking about? You didn't even give yourself a chance to just be happy for once. What made you so scared that you thought you would ruin everything? Better yet, what made you think it was okay to leave without even telling your bestfriend?"
Alex couldn't make up her mind rather or not she should tell Leyla why she left. She never told anyone what happen that night. She stood there trying to make up her mind and finally decided to tell her the story or least half of why she left.
"Umm do you remember graduation night?"
"Of course, you left that night."
"Well right after, I left to meet my dad for the first time. I was excited and angry to finally meet him. On one hand I wanted to hug him and never let him go. On the other I wanted to scream at him and ask him where had he been all my life. But when I got to his house, I quickly discovered that it was a crack house."
"Oh my god Alex. Please tell me that you didn't go in."
"Yeah I did. I regret it now. When he opened the door it was this familiar face. Leyla I've seen this guy a million times and didn't know he was my father. We sat down and talked for hours. I was on the road to forgiving him. He started telling me he was sorry and how beautiful I've become. He even started telling me how sexy I was and that freaked me out. I remember when my mom use to get high and she would tell me my dad loved me too much. I didn't understand. I thought maybe she was just talking shit because she was high but I realized that my mom was right. I mean, that's why she never let me meet him because she was protecting me. He tried to kiss me." Alex started crying, thinking about what happened that night.
"What else did he do to you?"
"He ripped off my underwear but I ran to the kitchen to grab something....anything. He caught me and pinned me down. I got one of my arms free and grabbed a knife. I...I stabbed him."
Alex just cried. She didn't want to say what happened last.
"Did you kill him?"
