REVENGE IS A GAME

he shut her eyes quickly, and she felt a teardrop in her eyes. She had to open it anyway, so her eyes fluttered open, taking in her

va finally broke the silence. "Are all men in Los Angeles like this? Listening to whatever a woman tells them! Such a childish man! He lost my partnership all because of a woman." Ava was not sure what Lucas was yapping about, but he kept sighing out of frustration, and the atmosphere there in the room was so intense. "You have been unconscious for more than a week, are you feeling alright?" he finally asked Ava, and she managed to force a smile on her face. "What is your name, sir?" he looked at Ava and hissed "Lucas, and yours?" This man must have anger issues. Ava thought to herself about Lucas. "Ava," she said with a calm voice to Lucas. "I don't mean to be nosy, but what were you doing lying on the road?" tears dropped out of Ava's eyes when Lucas said that, and she quickly wiped them off. The doctor came into the room, exchanged pleasantries with them, and said he had something to tell Lucas, but Lucas insisted that if it was about Ava then he should say it right there in front of her. "Sir, madam, I am sorry to inform you, but you lost your child, and.." the doctor took a deep breath, and Ava saw how Lucas's eyes shot wide open. "Your womb.. Your womb has serious complications..you might not be able to bear children. I am sorry" For a minute it felt like Ava lost her sense of hearing, and everything went silent, and she saw her mother's face flash in front of her in tears. Ava's mother warned her, but Ava didn't listen. The doctor walked out of the room, leaving just Lucas and Ava. 'I promised myself that I would never cry. I need to be strong..' Ava said to herself quietly. "Ava, I am so.." Ava cut Lucas sharply. "Please, sir, don't feel sorry for me, I need to be strong, I don't need pity", she clenched her teeth and said. "Wow, impressive," Lucas responded. "Sir, I know you h