CHAPTER 4

So the ending, I am fighting all alone. It's hard to fight alone but I can handle it. Been handling it for so long.

I supported my body using the nearby wall when my head suddenly started to hurt and my vision started spinning. I held my head and closed my eyes tightly.

It was so very painful. It's like my head is almost splitting in o much  pain.

I tried to walk away. I found a girls bathroom nearby. I immediately went inside and rushed to one of the cubicles.

I sat on the closed toilet bowl and pulled my own hair.

My eyes are spinning.

I forced myself to take my medicine from my bag and just put it in my mouth then swallowed it without water.

I am pulling my hair to ease the pain. I stayed in the bathroom until the medicine I took is slowly effecting.

More than half an hour passed. Sweats is running down from my forehead.

My headache just gradually disappeared and I felt better.

I took a tissue to wipe the sweat from my forehead and neck.

After a few minutes I fully felt better.

I sighed heavily before standing up and exiting the cubicle.

I went to the mirror and looked at myself. My hair is frizzy and my skin has turned pale.

I turned on the faucet and washed my face.

I took the comb from my bag and combed my porous hair.

Suddenly my phone rang so I immediately took it out of my bag.

Evrous calling….

I answered his call. "Hey," I said.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"I’m fine. Why did you call?"

"Your test results from the lab have come out. And, you need to come here first thing in the morning tomorrow to find it out personally. You need to know this as soon as possible.”

"Can't you just say it over the phone?"

"No, you have to find this out personally".

I sighed softly.

"I'm not free tomorrow. I have a job. I can't be absent."

"Can't you entertain this first? This is more important from anything ele."

"I will ask for leave during the weekend. I will meet you next week. Bye, I still need to see my friend," I didn't wait for the person on the other line to speak and just hung up the call.

I feel like I already know what Evrous is going to say. I need to prepare myself first  before hearing that ‘cause I am sure it is not something good.

I feel like this is an  another bad news.

***

Liah was crying because of so much  happiness as she gently held her son.

Too much adoration is visible in her teary eyes.

She then gently kissed his little forehead and smiled widely.

Suddenly a nurse came in carrying a clipboard with papers. She approached Liah.

"Good morning, ma'am. I'll just take your baby's name. Have you thought of a name for him yet?" The nurse asked.

Liah looked at me. I smiled at her and nodded.

My friend turned to the nurse again. “Elton Kiel Mercado. He'll be carrying my surname since his father is deceased and we never got a chance to marry each other."

"Noted, ma'am," said the nurse at the same time writing down the name Liah said. "You can be discharged this afternoon. The bills have been paid."

"Thank you very much," said Liah. Then the nurse went out.

I approached Liah. I held her baby's very small and soft feet.

"He's so cute. He looks like me.."

“Right,” she agrred. I was slightly shocked because she agreed. This is the first time.

"It should be. He cannot have the trait you have because you are as fragile as a child who doesn’t have any character development. I don’t want this pretty little guy to grow just like you."

Liah quickly slapped my hand. "You are really crazy."

Suddenly the door opened and a man in a business suit, specifically Vish, entered.

He carries a bouquet of red flowers. He came inside smiling.

He placed the flower on the couch with the other flowers and approached Liah. He greeted me and my friend before looking down at the baby.

"Hi there, little one. Welcome to the world," He gently greeted the baby then stroked its head with his index finger. "It's so nice to see him."

Liah and Vish were just smiling from ear to ear at the baby.

"Just stay at my house now so you can be taken care of properly. You have no one else to share your condo with. I have also cleaned your room to make it your baby's room," Vish told Liah.

My eyes landed on Vish's wrist.

I smiled when I saw the bracelet he bought yesterday.

This man is really something else.

Vish looked up at the rows of flowers and gifts. "A lot of greetings, huh!"

"Yeah. How did they know though?"

"I told Luther. And that gossip spreader man immediately told everyone that you already gave birth and I'm already a father."

The two laughed. "They really thought you are the father."

"That's what I told them anyway. I'm not going to let this cute little one grow up without a daddy." Vish then gently pinched the baby's little hand.

He will be the luckiest baby because of him.

My phone suddenly rang. They both looked at me.

I smiled. "Excuse me," I immediately left the room.

An unknown number is calling. I answered it.

"Hi! Good morning, Miss Robles. This is Dr. Zamora's secretary. Dr. Evrous Muller told us to call you to settle an appointment with Dr. Zamora," said the person on the other line.

I was confused. "Uhm… Who is Dr. Zamora exactly?”

"He's a psychiatrist, ma'am. When do you want to settle an appointment with him?”

That makes sense now.

“Uhm…. Honestly, I'm not ready yet. Can I just call you when I'm already willing to visit him?"

"Yeah, sure, ma'am. Feel free to call us. This is our official hotline number.”

"Thank you," I then ended the call.

I saved the number because honestly, I've been meaning to visit a psychiatrist for a long time. I just couldn't do it because I wasn't ready to tell anyone what happened to me.

I was about to go back inside when I was stopped walking because Vish was right behind me.

He was standing in front of me with a smile. "How long have you been there?"

Vish shook his head. "Five seconds, who was that?"

I looked at my phone and shrugged. "Just an unknown number," I replied.

"Dahliah really wants to go home," said the young man.

"She is in a hurry."

"Yeah right. Do you want to come with us and have a little chat later?”

I thought for a moment. "Why not?"

He smiled. "Okay, let's get inside."

Then we went inside together.

***

Vish's car stopped in front of a two-storey mansion. "We're here," announced the young man.

He got out of the car and supported Liah who was carrying her baby.

I also got out of the car and brought some of Liah's things. The flowers and gifts given to Liah were in the trunk of the car.

The two went inside first. I followed.

I saw the two helpers come to the car and open the trunk to take out its contents.

Vish and Liah rushed up the stairs. I left the living room and put the bag with Liah's things on the long couch.

I looked around.

The ambiance of the place screams luxury. From the golden and huge chandelier, to every piece of furniture your eyes will land.

He is a businessman after all so he has really expensive things and taste.

The two maids carrying Liah's flowers and gifts rushed to the second floor of the mansion.

I approached the small glass table in the middle of the living room. There are pictures there. Vish is there in all the pictures.

But one photo caught my attention. I took it and looked at it.

It was him and Liah. It's their wedding picture.

I just stared at their happy photo. They look like they are happily in love with each other.

I saw Vish walking down the stairs from my peripheral vision. I looked up at him.

He saw me holding the frame.

"You really kept you and Liah's wedding picture?!" I said.

"For proof. I have visitors sometimes. In that way, they won't think that our marriage is just for a show," he explained. He sat on the couch.

I remembered that incident during their wedding. "I felt sorry for Kiel. He really loved Liah. They both love each other. Kiel just expressed that in the wrong way," I put down the picture and sat on the couch across from Vish.

"Yeah, I guess it was his first time falling in love so he didn't know what he exactly should do. Both of our parents also revealed that he was obsessed with Dahliah so he tried to messed up our marriage. I also felt sorry for him.”

"Why did they said that Kiel was obsessed with Liah? His act was actually just an act for love.”

“Kiel has a history of obsession. He was obsessed with Liah's sister before. So they just used that excuse."

My mouth formed an "o".

"Those people are making him look bad and a villain. Although, what he did was really bad. But maybe they just come up with another humanly excuse," I said.

"Well, that's over. He's gone and Dahliah is starting to heal. Let's just be happy for the both of them."

"'Didn't your marriage go through?! You didn't even sign the marriage contract because of what happened. Why are you still pretending like a married couple?”

"As everybody knows, we signed a contract a week after we got married. Only Dahliah and I know that we didn't actually sign anything. We just told everyone that we signed so that we wouldn't be talked about anymore after the trouble happened. Dramas and issues are just the stupidiest things to habdle."

I nodded, agreeing.

I looked at the time on my wrist watch and stood up.

"By the way, I should probably be going now. I still have work today. I'll just visit when I have free time again from work."

Vish suddenly stood up. "I'll take you outside."

I walked out first and Vish followed.

He accomapnied me to the outside of the village and until I got into a taxi.

I waved at him. He waved back before the taxi finally started moving.

I was delivered to my condo.

***

I was currently on my way to work. I haven't arrive to the airline yet. The taxi I was riding in earlier stopped in front of a cafe.

There's still more than half an hour before my flight today. I'm just gonna eat first.

I need to advance on eating food for dinner because I might not be able to eat or even sit later during the flight.

It's two o'clock in the afternoon.

I'm wearing dark above the knee blue slacks and a black t-shirt. I am also wearing a four-inch heels. I'll just change my t-shirt later before starting work.

I ordered five pancakes and a cold milkshake.

I sitted at the end, far from the entrance door of the cafe.

While eating, I looked at the door when the bell suddenly rang there, a sign that someone had just entered.

I stopped in the middle of chewing when I recognized who was the person that just  entered. I only had three pancakes but, I lost my appetite immediately upon seeing her.

I was also a little nervous. I was feeling mixed emotions.

I took a sip of my milkshake as I followed the girl who had just entered using my gaze.

She looks very elegant and stunning. She looks like someone in showbiz. She is wearing obviously branded clothes. She is still wearing black gloves, a summer hat and shades. Her lips are also red.

The woman went straight to the counter and spoke to the cashier.

I quickly stood up and rushed to the bathroom. I even averted my face from the woman's position when I passed her place.

I sneak into one of the cubicles and sit on the closed toilet bowl.

I stayed where I was sitting for a few minutes. I am silently praying that she would leave immediately.