Her POV
I heard him, but I don't care any less and more. He's the first one to ignore me, and then suddenly, he'll talk to me again. What's his problem? I really don't get him.
When I searched through my phone for what Renz did earlier, I felt a little annoyed. He put his contact number, address, and e-mail address with his damn full name. What the heck is this for? A text message came and speaking of the devil.
I guess you've already seen my contact information here.
If you have read this text, it means you found it. :)
He even texted it with a smiling face, but wow, he guessed the timing correctly.
Yup, you guessed it right.
I already added you to your social media account.
Please accept it? Hahaha
Sure. Hahaha
I am surprised when he suddenly called—this crazy guy. I think I won't answer and when it became a missed call, I felt relieved, but he took it away when he suddenly called again, and I almost dropped my phone.
"What the heck is your problem, and you even dared to call?" I angrily said to him over the phone. He laughed over the side of the phone and said, "You're like my wife or girlfriend who angrily answers the phone because I was not answering your calls."
I felt the string of my patience snapped. I went to the fire exit stairs and answered, "Don't you ever call me again, you jerk! Don't you ever also expect that I would like you because you're not even an ounce my type of guy!" As I hang up the phone, I felt happy that I said those insulting words to him.
When mom and I were about to leave the office, Uncle Ben called my mom that he, Risa, and Jack checked in at the hotel. I sighed, wondering why they did so. Maybe Uncle Ben and Aunt Ria fought again.
I was walking to the hotel coming from the market, and as mom made me buy some groceries to cook for dinner, I saw a drunk guy who cannot open his car door with his key. I was about to ignore him when I heard a loud bang. I looked at him, and what the hell? He stumbled his head at the car screen and vomited on the ground. Thankfully, he did not stumble on it, nor did any stains on him after that. He surprisingly stands up, went to the faucet near the park, and even cleaned his mouth. I'm disgusted right now because of the smell, but my conscience is killing me, and he washed, so I think he's still sane. Although he's the first guy I've met who washed his mouth after vomiting from being drunk. I walked towards him to ask if he's okay, as he might fall to the ground again.
I handed him a handkerchief and asked, "Are you okay, Sir?" When the guy looked at me, I was taken aback by who he is. Why is Yuki here?
"I'm okay. Who're you?" It seems like his eyesight is hazy because he's drunk. "Don't bother," I smilingly said to him and looked around if there is any bench around here. I found a bench inside the open park and said, "Let's take a seat over there." I pointed at the bench and helped him walk towards it. He's damn real heavy.
As he is now properly seated, I was about to call Renz when he suddenly hugged me. I was about to push him away when he pleaded, "Please don't call Renz. You're more than enough." Although I'm worried about how this looks, I'm more worried about how he doesn't want that guy to worry. I broke free from his hug, made him sit, and I also did the same.
"Funny, right? You all thought I'm a good guy and doesn't drink like this, right, Mary?" He smiled as he said that. He knows my name, but I'm happy enough for him to notice me that much. "Well, people have a good side and a bad one. I never expected you to be this drunkard, but at least, I know one thing." I smilingly looked at him and added, "You will never be in this situation unless you feel like you lost something or someone you really cared for and loved this much." He laughed, but his voice is shaking.
"You can also cry, you know," I said to him and faintly smiled. "Can I?" As he said that, he did not faint a smile but made a forced one. "Sure." I smilingly answered, then he stood up and blocked my front.
He stood in front of me, so others won't see him cry. I stood up on top of the bench and hugged him. People behind him were surprised, and so was he. Honestly, the reason why I stood on top was so he could hide his face on my shoulders from all the people around him. I may be embarrassed right now, but this person in front of me is genuinely crying.
"You're hilarious," he said and forcedly laughed. "Shut up, just cry," I said to him, and I stopped hugging him but let his face still on my shoulders. From there, I can feel the tears flowing from his face, and I can hear him quietly sobbing.
If this is one way of comforting him, I'll do it, for he melted the stoned heart I'd carried on.
His POV
I heard an angry voice over the phone call Renz had. After the girl hangs up, he laughed so hard and said, "She's the best! No girl is ever disgusted as her when I call or joke like that." Even though I already know who he's talking about, I still asked, "Who is it?" He smirked and said, "The one who makes you smile."
"Right, you said you have her number," I said to him, hiding the fact that I'm concerned about it. He smilingly asked me, "Yup! I memorized it. Want to know her name and contact details?" Although I'm curious about it and wanted to know it myself, I seriously said to him, "No, my top priority right now is Ali." He only looked at me with a frown and texted someone.
As we parked the car at the airport, I wondered what Renz is talking about. Ali said that she's busy because of her modeling job. She's not lying.
Suddenly, as if Renz read my mind, he said, "Whatever is in your mind, you'll see the truth in front of you." He went out of the car, and we went immediately to the departure area. "Let's hide, and you'll know what your so-called loyal girlfriend is doing." I frowned when he said that and when we saw Ali at the departure area, we hid immediately.
She waited with excitement in her eyes. She never looked at me that way, and seeing that, it hurts.
I saw him, then Ali hugged him in surprise. I can't take this anymore. I was about to leave when Renz held my shoulder. "We're not done yet." I faintly smiled at him and said, "Please, I can't take it anymore than this, Renz." He sadly told me, "Hold much longer. I'd rather let you see it than let you continue your relationship with that bitch."
I love her. I really do. But what if she really didn't? What if she still loves him? What if I'm just being played?
"Yuki!" I came back to a realization when Renz called me. "Let's go. They are going to the hotel she vacated for her surprise," he said, and we immediately went to where we parked my car and followed them.
It hurts, but I'll see how much she lied to me. I'm also scared if I can forgive her for this or not.
When we're driving to the hotel, Renz angrily clicked her tongue and said, "That bitch. She is just trying to make Sean jealous. She destroyed our friendship, and she's damn continuing to do even more."
The one Ali hugged is our friend and her ex, Sean Renasia. He came back from America to build their company here, and he is the same age as us. Renz, Sean, and I are childhood friends, while Ali is the cousin of Renz. I don't know why Renz is blaming it on Ali, but I think I know why. Although Sean and I were on good terms after announcing that he and Ali became a couple, Sean and I fought when they broke up.
Renz sadly sighed and said, "Sorry, Yuki. This is all I can do to cure your blind love towards her. I may not be the one to decide what you feel, but for me, it is not loved that she felt for you. She only wanted someone to hold her heart from breaking when Sean left her. It's better to feel this pain earlier than later. This may not be the place to say this, but I think your genuine smile is when you look at Mary. I knew that, from the very start that you smiled at her even without her knowing." I faintly smiled and only nodded at him.
They stopped at a hotel, and we dropped off there. As we're about to enter, I wonder why there are no people in here. The guard immediately blocked us from the entrance, but Renz immediately showed his ID, and he let us enter.
I'm surprised at how much effort she put into this.
The hotel is vacated, and it's full of beautiful designs. She never made any effort to me like this. As we went ahead, I saw them. They sat at a table for two, and they talked happily. I never saw her smile like that since that very person whom she's with left her.
"Let's leave them be," I quietly said to Renz and added, "I'm going to drop you in your house." He was about to say something when I cut him off, "Please." I drove him to his house, and I went to a bar.
After drinking, I cannot put my key to the car door as my eyes are hazy because I'm already drunk. My head stumbled on the car screen, and I vomited. Even if I'm drunk, I hate how it smelled, so I went to the park near the faucet to wash my mouth. Suddenly, someone handed me a handkerchief and asked, "Are you okay, Sir?" When I looked at her, she was taken aback, but she seems familiar.
"I'm okay. Who're you?" I'm really drunk right now, but is she Mary? "Don't bother," she smilingly said to me and looked around. "Let's take a seat over there," she said to me as she pointed at the bench in the open park and helped me walk towards it even though I'm heavy.
She really is Mary because she has this unique scent I smelled before when I took care of her. When I think she was about to call Renz, I suddenly hugged her. It's obvious that she wanted to push me away, but I plead, "Please don't call Renz. You're more than enough." Although I'm worried about how this looks, I'm more worried about how you also wanted to pull away from me. She broke free from my hug, made me sit, and she also did the same.
"Funny, right? You all thought I'm a good guy and doesn't drink like this, right, Mary?" I smilingly said to her. "Well, people have a good side and a bad one. I never expected you to be this drunkard, but at least, I know one thing." She smilingly looked at me and added, "You will never be in this situation unless you feel like you lost something or someone you really cared for and loved this much." I faked a laugh.
"You can also cry, you know," she said to me and faintly smiled. "Can I?" As I said that, I did not faint a smile but made a forced one. "Sure," she smilingly answered, then I stood up and blocked her front.
I don't want others to see me cry. She stood up on top of the bench and hugged me. I know people behind me were surprised, and so was I. I guess she stood up on top so that we could be on the same wavelength and so I could hide my face on her shoulders from all the people around him. I may be embarrassed right now, but this person in front of me is genuinely staying by my side.
"You're hilarious," I said and forcedly laughed. "Shut up, just cry," she said to me, and she stopped hugging me but let my face still on my shoulders. From there, I can feel the tears flowing from my face, and I can hear him quietly sobbing.
I never expected to see this side of Mary. I felt so much better after I cried on her shoulders. It was warm. After the hug that she gave me, she let me take a rest on her lap.
I wonder if this girl had so much pain in her heart.
If only I met this girl before Ali, would she treasure me so much? Would she love me more than I love her? Would she have caused more pain to my heart but will give me the first happiest feeling I've ever experienced? If so, I'll give her all of that.
Here I am again, stuck on what-ifs with her on my mind.
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Published: June 9, 2015, Tuesday
Translated: September 8, 2022, Thursday, 05:24 (GMT+8)