DOCTOR CUTIE ???
[Love cures All]
Episode 13.
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By: Racheal Dennis||
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|| Aurora (Phoebe) ||
“Phoebe, why did you say Dean is dead to you? Did he do something? And if it was something he did, please forgive him.
I’m begging you on behalf of him,,, my brother has gone through so much because of you”
I scoff, of course Javier doesn’t know what happened. So he must plead for his brother.
“You don’t understand, I’m not mad at your brother but I don’t want him to know I’m Phoebe.
I don’t want to be associated with him, I just want us to be General and Aurora, General and the fake doctor, with no feelings attached” I told him.
Getting familiar with Dean didn’t do my family any good, I don’t want history to repeat itself.
Javier frowns as he stares at me, I guess he’s trying to figure something out.
He narrows his eyes.
“There is something you are not telling me, tell me exactly what happened”
I stayed silent, I shake my head in disbelief and disappointment.
“I can’t believe I lost my parents for something so silly, I can’t believe my parents walked into their deaths because of me”
the tears that I have been trying to hold in, came rushing down.
Javier move closer to me and hands me his handkerchief.
“Phoebe, tell me what happened, please”
“Why? Telling you can’t bring my parents back,, it wouldn’t make any difference if I tell you”
“I know,, but I just want to know what happened,, I want to know why you said Ian,, no Dean is dead to you!”
I contemplated over it a little,, he already knows my real identity. It wouldn’t hurt to just tell him the truth.
“Ok!” I agreed.
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flashback
{Little Phoebe=11years old}
I sigh as I sit on a small bench in the garden, I massage my legs softly.
Mom thought me to do this whenever I’m feeling tired or pains in my leg.
“What are you doing here alone, Phoebe?”
I raised my head and saw Javier standing in front of me, he’s holding a lollipop in his hand.
He hands it to me and I took it with a smile.
“Thanks!” I told him.
He smiled at me and nod.
“What are you doing here?” He asked me again.
“I was looking for Dean, I have not seen him all morning,, do you know where he is?”
He shakes his head.
“No, but I heard mom say he will be joining the army soon, so he wouldn’t have time to play with us anymore”
I paused.
“Army?”
He nod.
“But he’s so young!” I exclaimed.
I heard some adults say that armies go through a very hard training process, can Dean bear it,,,.
“Mom said he’s old enough”
“He is just 16, those big army men are gonna bully him,,,, what if they don’t give him enough food? What if they ask him to wash all their dirty socks?
Oh my God! What if they force him to sleep outside?!”
Javier laugh.
“Phoebe, you are 11,so act like it. Stop worrying like an old woman”
“I can’t stop worrying, he’s my friend”
“But I’m your friend too”
“Yeah, but you aren’t gonna join the army!”
“I wanted to, but mom said I’m too young, she said when I turn 16 I will join”
“How old are you now?”
“12!”
I bite my tongue.
I don’t know why I’m getting so worried,,, my heart keeps making a very loud bang and it feels like it could burst out any minute.
“Phoebe!” I hear my Mom’s voice call my name.
I stand up and dust off my butts.
“My mom is looking for me” I told Javier.
“Can’t you stay with me sometime?” He asked.
I hesitate a little.
“It’s time to go home, Phoebe!” My mom called again.
“Sorry, I have to go now”
“Ok! I will see you tomorrow”
I nod and run towards my mom’s voice.
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One week later,,,,
“Dean is leaving today”
“I understand why his mom wants him to join the army though”
I overheard mom and dad discuss in our small living room. I rush to meet them.
“Mom, dad, is Dean leaving?”
“Yes, dear” mom replies.
“Can you take me to see him?”
“Why?” Dad asked.
“I wanna see him before he leaves, I haven’t seen him for so many days”
“Sorry, dear, we can’t take you. It’s best you don’t see each other” Mom said.
“Please, I really, really wanna see him. If I don’t see him now I will never see him again”
Mom and dad exchange looks, they look conflicted.
“Honey, we can’t take you there” dad said.
“But why?”
“We can’t tell you, but just know we are never going back to that mansion” dad explained.
“I wanna see Dean, I wanna see him”
“Honey,,,,”
“I wanna see him, please take me to see him”
Dad sighs deeply.
“Okay, but we won’t stay long”
I nod rapidly with a wide smile.
“Thanks dad!” I embraced him and shower his faces with ksses.
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We arrived at the Morgan’s mansion, but met a quiet place. There isn’t a single soul standing guide in front of the mansion, but we didn’t turn back, we enter.
As we move closer to the main door, cold chills run down my spine in fear, I unconsciously step closer to my mom who gripped me tightly in return.
We open the main door only to come face to face with chaos.
I would have run for the hills if I wasn’t so scared or more so, so eager to see Dean.
“Oh no!” I hear mom whisper softly as if she is scared that some evilness will hear her and harm us.
Everyone seems to be so focused in protecting their selves, guards are busy fighting off some masked men, their masks are so hideous.
Where is Dean and Javier,,, I wonder.
What’s happening here? Why is everyone fighting?
“Let’s leave!” Dad demands leaving no room for arguments.
I would have protested but the sight in front of me shut me up.
We turn back to leave at once, but a shadow towers over us, blocking our way.
“Leaving so soon?!” A voice asked.
I raised my head and see a masked man standing in front of us.
“Who are you? And what do you want from us?” Dad asked.
“You don’t have to know me, my boss said you know too much, the only way to make sure you don’t spill his secret, is by killing you!”
Kill my dad?
My fear increase.
“Kill me?!” Dad asked.
But the masked man didn’t say anything more, he just pulled the trigger and I watch as my dad’s body drop and bl©©d start gushing from his head.
A gasp leaves mom’s mouth, but that’s the only sound that left her mouth.
Her body also drops, then there’s no movements. I stare at them, eyes widened in fear, my lips quivering and my body shaking.
“Mom! Dad!” I called.
A movement catch my eye, I turn and see Dean running the other way.
“Dean! Dean!” I called him, hoping he’d come and help me escape from this man.
But the masked man hits my head with his gun and then,,,,,,,, darkness.
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Few hours later,,,,
I open my eyes and see a woman staring at me.
“You are awake” she said.
I look around and noticed I’m in a strange place.
“Where am I?”
“My house,,, I saw you at the bottom of a cliff. What happened to you, dear?”
I frown and think back to what happened. Then it came rushing back to me.
“My mom! Where’s my Mom”
I quickly sit up.
“Where’s my Mom and dad? We have to save them,,, let’s go and save them”
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“That’s why I came back here, to find out what my parents knew back then. I want to know the secrets they knew and who killed them?” I concluded.
“But Dean have nothing to do with their deaths” Javier defends his brother.
“Yes, he didn’t have anything to do with their deaths, but he was there. He could have done something!”
Javier stands up and comes in front of me.
“Phoebe, don’t be too hard on my brother, there’s nothing he could have done,,, he was just 16!”
“Listen, Javier, I want to leave everything in my past behind.
Right now I only want to find my parents killer and the reason they died, I don’t have time for secular pleasure”
Javier sighs heavily.
“Do you wanna know the reason Ian always have nightmares?”
I didn’t say anything so he takes that as a cue to continue.
“It’s because he feels guilty for not protecting you and your family,,,, do you want him to continue suffering?”
I scoff.
“His suffering can’t compare to mine! I went through a lot too, imagine losing both your parents in a day”
“I know it’s not easy, but it’s no one’s fault”
“Exactly, it’s no one’s fault but mine,,, I shouldn’t have forced them to take me to see Dean that day,,, maybe they wouldn’t have killed”
“Phoebe,,,,, ”
My phone’s ring tone interupts him, I reach for my phone, it’s Britt.
“Sorry, Javier, but I have to take this”
He nods and heads to the door, I caught his left arm.
“Please, keep my identity a secret, don’t tell your brother”
He hesitate a little.
“I can try!” He said.
He leaves quickly.
I release a long breath before taking the call.
“Hey Britt?”
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|| Javier ||
I can’t believe Aurora is Phoebe,,,, if only ian could recognize her.
Maybe I should check on him.
I change direction and head towards his study.
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“Hey Ian!” I called as I entered his study.
He drops the photo frame he was holding,,, I know it’s Phoebe’s photo he was staring at.
“Oh? This is a pleasant surprise,,,!” He said.
I sit on a chair opposite him and puts my leg on the table. Ian glares at my leg and pushed it off.
“What do you mean by pleasant surprise?”
“You don’t normally stroll into my study,, you always like to sneak up on me”
I remembered how he twisted my arm last time and shudder.
“Nope, I’ve done enough sneaking,, can’t let you twist my arm again”
He smirks.
“So,,, what do you want this time?”
“Nothing, I just wanna check on my most caring brother in the whole world”
He narrows his eyes.
“Oh? Or you wanna see if I’m busy so that you can have enough time to steal my clothes!”
I freeze on my seat, my smile falters.
“Y-you knew?!”
“Javier, I know every single property I own, and I also know when one is missing”
I simply smile, I guess I’m not a good thief after all.
“Don’t feel bad, kiddo. Whatever that is mine is yours too!”
I smile widely.
“That’s my brother”
He nods and his eyes involuntarily move back to the photo.
Maybe I should give him a hint that Phoebe is still alive.
“Ian?”
“Yeah?” He replies not removing his eyes from the photo.
“What would you do if you find out that Phoebe is still alive?”
I study him, and noticed his tensed shoulders. He stays silent for a moment, staring at the picture intensely.
“Then I’d be so relieved and I will,,,,,,” he trails off.
He doesn’t seem like he wants to say something, like he’s holding it back.
“Your personal doctor, do you some times imagine her to be Phoebe?”
“No!” He replied firmly. “I can never imagine her to be Phoebe!”
“So, you don’t think they have some resemblance?”
He slams the photo frame on the table.
“Javier, I just changed my wardrobe, I have some fine clothes you’d love to steal.
Can you please go and steal them?!”
“Wait,,, are you giving me free access to steal your clothes?”
“Yes, please go and steal them!”
I know he’s avoiding the topic,,,, but at least I just got permission to take his clothes.
So, I’m so gonna empty his wardrobe!
Jackpot!
I stand up abruptly.
“I will leave now” I dash for the door.
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|| Aurora (Phoebe) ||
“Ok, Britt, I will see you tomorrow!”
“Alright, take care!” She said and I hang up.
Just then I heard a knock on my door, I stand up and head to the door. I open it and see Brandon standing outside.
“Doctor Aurora, the General wants to see you” he said.
Knowing that the General is Dean now, makes my heart move when I hear his name.
But I am determined to find my parents killer, so I will not let any stupid thoughts and foolish feelings in.
“Ok, let’s go!” I told him.
I shut my door and followed him.
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Brandon open the door and immediately I enter, he shut the door. I turn back and noticed he didn’t enter with me.
Suddenly, I’m slammed on the wall and I gasped.
The General towers over me, his hand rests on the wall, caging me, leaving no room for me to escape.
“General, what are you doing?!” I asked surprised at his action.
“I said I would punish you for what you did this morning”
Oh, no! I’m dead,,,,I thought he’d forget by now.
I smile innocently, showing him my best puppy eyes.
“General,,,can we talk about this in a civilized way?”
“No! I must punish you!”
“How?” I ask.
Then it clicked in my head and I gasp.
“Please don’t deduct my salary,,, I need that money, I’m saving up for a car!”
He smirks.
“I won’t touch your money,,,,but I can do this”
Then he leans forward and I feel his breath on my face, I gulp nervously.
His lips dangerously close to mine, my heart starts to race.
“W-what are you trying to do?!” I stutter.
“How about I show you?”
His lips move even closer and I close my eyes.
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