CHAPTER 23
After we ate ice cream, we headed in our different path to go back home. I watched his back while the sight of it is going smaller and smaller. While I am walking in the middle of the forest, I can’t help but to over think. I have so many questions in my mind, and it needed an answer. I badly want an answer. If I can just find it in a snap, I am not thinking like this.
“Why is a princess walking alone here in the middle of the night?” a baritone voice spoke behind me. I am already sensing him behind me earlier, but I just let it pass as long as he’s not bothering me and now, he decided to talk to me?
“Mind your own business, Carlos,” I said grittily. I heard him chuckled, but I still continued to walk like nothing, but he’s still following me behind.
“You smelled different tonight,” he said in a whisper, he was so fast that he closes the distance between us in a snap. I gritted
CHAPTER 24I bit my lower lip to stop it from trembling. My emotions are mixing, it was confusing, bad and clouding my mind completely. Alqamar’s words feels like he’s confirming that everything is true!“What do you mean…it’s a bad story to tell?” the tension within me is over to the roof. I won’t be at peace without learning the truth.“Look…I am sure that your mother loves you Cristine. Don’t let Carlos’ words bother you—”“What the hell are you talking about?!” I cut him off because I don’t understand him. My body is so cold. My mind is completely in chaos.He sighed heavily and I can see his problematic face. He’s having a hard time to talk but I don’t care. The only thing important to me is to clear out these things that’s bothering me.“The reason why Zin Lumiere left the pack is because he committed
CHAPTER 25The deafening silence is starting to surround us while we are waiting for our order. I didn’t expect Ronald to be there, waiting for me. I wanted to ask him his reason, but my tongue is tied. Besides, I have other agenda the reason I am here. Since his finals has just ended, I want us to start planning or finding that nurse. I want his cooperation. I am desperate to know the truth.“While we are waiting, let’s talk about something,” I said and seriously looked at him, but he put his elbow on the table and there he leaned his chin like a lazy dog. He was directly staring at me while he’s in that position. I heaved a deep sigh. I need to concentrate even though his eyes are really distracting me.“I want us to find the nurse,” I finally said. He remained serious, though. He didn’t even flinch from what I said. He was just looking at me and it’s starting to annoy me and at the same time,
CHAPTER 26That night Ronald and I decided that we’ll see each other tomorrow so that we can start finding that mysterious nurse. It was already late when I get home and immediately fall asleep when I lay down on my bed. The next morning, I woke up with noises outside my room. My brows furrowed and noticed that it was Fin, Rael and Gray. It was their voices.I fixed myself first before coming out of my room to check what’s happening out there and when I opened the door, they immediately stopped arguing with something.“Cristine!” I can hear Rael’s awkward call, but he’s still trying to laugh even though it’s awkward while Fin and Gray are completely fell silent.“What’s going on?” I asked confused. They all looked away. My forehead wrinkled.“Nothing—”“If it is nothing you won’t hesitate to look straight into my eyes,” I crossed my
CHAPTER 27We are just staring at each other while I am still in owe. I looked straight into his eyes and tried again if I’ll hear his inner voice once again, but it didn’t. Ronald was just staring at me, staring with his emotionless eyes. That’s when I realized that behind me are Fin, Gray and Rael and with him is Janice.I swallowed hard as little by little; nervousness is crawling up on me. I don’t know why but…I just wanna walk out here and drag him with me so that we can talk. But what for, Cristine? You said that you do not care of his feelings, you do not care whatever he thinks of you. But why am I worried now? But why am I nervous now?“You’re Lexis’ friend, right?” I feel like my soul come back to life when I heard Rael asked Ronald. I looked away from Ronald because it’s obvious that he’s staring at me.“Why?” I had goosebumps when I heard his cold voic
CHAPTER 28I woke up feeling cold. I am shivering to the core while my head feels so heavy. I slowly opened my eyes, and an unfamiliar room filled my eyes. My heart started to raise and feel my body to check if I am still okay but beside from my headache, I am still fine.I slowly get up from the bed and quickly stood up only to get stumbled on the floor!“Shit!” I hissed and frowned. But still I tried to get up. I don’t know where I am. I don’t know who brought me here. This is the first time this happened to me goddamn it!I was now in front of the door to hold the doorknob when someone opened it from outside that made the hard wood hit on me! “Aw!” I shouted in pain and fell on the floor! What the hell?!“Cristine?!” I thought I was hallucinating but Ronald’s voice is so clear to me. I blinked twice when Ronald knelt in front of me and checked my face.“W-What are y
CHAPTER 29I don’t know if I am still sane or what, but I really couldn’t understand myself. I watched him clean the table after I take a drink of the water after the medicine. Silence is the only thing I can hear between us. After what happened earlier no words escapes our mouth. I don’t know what to say. I don’t know what to do.I wanted to leave earlier but now why does my body wants to stay?“I’ll just wash this in the sink,” he said seriously and left the room. I wanna say something before he left but my lips aren’t responding with what I want.I lay down on the bed and stared at the ceiling. He clearly told me that he was frustrated of seeing me with Fin, Gray and Rael but why? I want a clear explanation. I want to know what does he feel about me? What does he think about me? Why was he frustrated? Was he jealous just like how I was when I saw him with Lexis or Janice?These questi
CHAPTER 30I woke up in the morning feeling fine. I don’t have any headaches anymore. I heard the birds chirping from outside the window and saw how the sunlight hits the glass window of Ronald’s room. I sighed heavily as soon as I heard the doorknob clinging.I saw Ronald entered the room with his already damp hair. He looks perfect in the morning. He looks different from what I used to see him. He’s not wearing his eyeglasses now that makes him really looks a bit new.“Did you sleep well?” he asked and walked towards me. I panicked a bit when he reached my forehead to check my temperature.“I-I’m fine…” I said and held his wrist to put down his hand on my forehead. I saw him smirked.“Of course, you’re fine, you’re frowning now,” he said and shook his head. I rolled my eyes. If you just know that I am now broken hearted because of you, you won’t smi
CHAPTER 31“Is this all you get?” I asked Ronald after checking the information he got from his father’s clinic. I read the whole information, but it only contains his name, address, age, and some simple information about her. Her name is Felicia Guevarra, 54 years old and currently living here in San Isidro province.“That’s all I can get. That is her resume that she submitted when she was still applying with dad,” Ronald said.“So…we are not sure if her address here is still up to date,” I said while staring at her information. I looked at her familiar picture attached on the paper. She looks younger here than the last time I saw her.“We should visit her address,” I said and stood up. We’re still here in the Madrigal’s house after we finished breakfast. Of course, I asked him the information he got before we proceed on finding her. Ronald nodded and took someth