CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 3

I woke up because of a pat on my cheek. I slowly opened my eyes and the first person I saw was Grandma. 

"Lexis is awake now!" Grandma shouted and it's just a matter of time when dad and mom went to me. My brows furrowed as I stared at them. They look so worried. 

"W-What happened?" I asked while as I rub my eyes. Mom hold my hand and worriedly looked at me.

"You were out the whole night! We cannot find you! We even called the police to find you! But this morning we saw you lying on the flower farm! Unconscious! What happened Lexis?" Mom said anxiously. 

I blinked twice and suddenly the memories of last night came like a whirwind on my mind.

It's started when I had a talk with Alqamar and then I saw him with a girl and that girl kissed him. I got mad and left but my doll went missing so I searched for it until the night came. And it was...full moon and I saw...a...wolf!

I suddenly felt cold and fear consume me as I wandered my eyes in the whole house. Mom, dad and grandma noticed my reaction.

"Lexis..." Grandma called me but I started crying.

"Mom! Dad! I wanna leave! I don't want here anymore! Please!" I cried. I tightly hold Mom's shirt and pleaded. Dad was just staring at me like he is wondering for my reaction.

"Tell us first what happened last night! Why are you out so late?! What happened Lexis!" Mom demanded for an answer. I stopped squirming and wiped my tears.

I closed my eyes as I bit my lower lip. Would they believe me if I told them that I saw a wolf in the forest? It's not just a wolf! It was very huge! And...it ate humans! 

My hands turned cold. I cannot tell them. It's better to shut my mouth. I looked at Grandma who was just staring at me like I am some stranger. I didn't understand her look but her eyes seems...scared or something?

"Sunny...Xian," Grandma called my parents but her eyes are still glued to me.

"Bring Lexis in the city. She can't stay here anymore," Grandma told them. Mom and dad seems confused. 

"What? Why?" Dad asked. Grandma sighed and went to me. She wiped my tears and looked at me in the eyes.

"Just do what I say Xian!" Grandma shouted. Mom and dad was shocked in Grandma's reaction but without saying anything they went in to my room and packed my things. 

My eyes went to Grandma as she stared at me with her worried eyes.

"He can't touch you, until you turn 18. You just have to live normally okay?" she said that made my brows furrowed.

My mind went crazy from all the things happened in that province. Before we left that day I saw the indifferent eyes of my grandmother. She seems nervous...for me?

I tried to roam around my eyes to find someone but I guess he doesn't care even in my existence. Maybe he didn't know what happened last night. Maybe...he is now with that girl who kissed him. 

But now that I'm leaving I guess I would just have to burry the things that happened here underneath the dark night. I can't stay here anymore. I can't look at the full moon anymore because every time I did I always remember that unfaithful night. The night where my nightmares came from.

The night where I want to ran away. 

The moment I left that province that was the time when I forget everything. Everything including...him.

"Lexis! Your damn suitor is pissing me off!" Dianne complained as we walk towards the school cafeteria. 

"You're always saying that. What did he do this time?" I asked while roaming around my eyes to find a seat for us. When I saw an empty table I pulled her to sit there. 

"He's always asking where you are! Asking me for your number and all the stuffs!" she almost shouted. I laughed and sipped on my milk tea. 

"I already told him that I'm not up for it," I said. She raised her brows and put her hands on her chin.

"Why are you always rejecting your suitor? They are all fine!" She said. 

"I'm busy studying?" I said with my bored tone. She scoffed.

"Studying my ass! You always go with party night outs! You are not studying! You are damn poisoning your liver because you are one of a hell liquor addict!" She mocked. 

I smirked and just quietly sipped my coffee as she ordered our lunch. I roamed around my eyes and I can see the students chatting with their friends, a group of varsity who are hitting on a beautiful girl and a nerdy students that only know how to face their books and solve mathematical problems.

But my eyes stared at the group of students who was holding a book. My brows furrowed as I stared at it. The book cover contains...pictures of some animal.

Everything stops when I saw a wolf in the book cover!

I immediately looked away and just stared at my milk coffee. My hands are cold now. My nightmare came back again.

I've been struggling in this kind of phobia on the whole 8 years. It's been 8 years and everything that's happened before seems like a blurry memories now. The only thing that left on me was that unfaithful night where I clearly saw the monsters.

"What's happening to you, Lexis?" My thoughts stops when Dianne called me. I looked at her and I put a small smile on my lips.

"Are you done ordering?" I asked.

"Yes. Why are you pale? Are you sick?" She asked worriedly that I immediately shook my head.

"No...I'll just...go to the restroom," I said and left.

I went in the restroom and looked my face in the mirror. Dianne was right. I am pale. I took out my lip tint and spread it on my lips. I closed my eyes and calmed myself down. 

This is the reason why I always want to go to the parties at night because I can't sleep. Whenever I'm asleep I felt like I always go back to that night and I was afraid that it was real but in the end I would just realize that it was just a dream. That it wasn't real.

But those nightmares did happened. I just keep it all to myself because I am afraid that they might...laugh at me. Because it is impossible to have that kind of wolf in this kind of time! 

When I am already fine I immediately went out but I stopped walking when I saw Karl. He was the suitor that Dianne was talking about. He was the one of my suitor who is persistent even though I already rejected them so many times. 

I am now 18 years old so it's just normal to have this kind of romance but I can't. I don't understand myself either but I don't feel anything about romantic relationship with anyone else. And I am happy to say that I am one of those girls who are 'no boyfriend since birth'.

"Lexis..." he called me when I passed through him. I sighed. I knew it!

"I told you Karl I'm not up for any relationship-"

"Liar! I just saw you last night having dance with some random guy in that damn bar!" He accused. I sighed and faced him.

"It's just normal! It's a damn bar Karl! I just can't sit there and be lonely! I was there to have fun!" I said irritably.

"Do you want that kind of guy? A drug dealer?!" He asked, mad.

I can't believe that he accused Damian to be a drug dealer! Damian was the one I was dancing with but he isn't a drug dealer! For God sake Damian is a businessman! He just look like that but he is somewhat decent!

"What are you talking about Karl?! So what if I like him? We don't have any relationship so you don't have a say on who I am going to date!" I shouted so angrily and walk out.

Damn these men. They are making me angry. Is it my fault that they like me? Is it my fault that I just don't like them? They are getting on my nerves!

"What happened to you? Earlier, you looked pale but right now you're raging fire," Dianne chuckled. 

I rolled my eyes and just eat my foods. The class went on and on. The requirements of the last semester is just too many that I can't even have my free time. I am a senior high school graduating students that's why the requirements are simultaneous.

I took a taxi on going home. While in the ride I can't help but to think about the full schedule I have tonight. I won't have a time for night out this night then.

I opened the gate of our house but I stopped when I saw a letter on our mail box. I opened it and my brows furrowed when I read a notice from the electricity bill.

Mom and dad didn't pay our electricity bill this month? I ran towards the house but I stop mid air when I heard their arguments again.

"We already lost too much Xian! Why are we always taking risk when we already going down?! Just let them bought your share and-"

"Sunny we just can't give up the company we built for almost 15 years! We are the founder of it-"

"But we don't have enough money to continue this Xian! The profit are going down! The shareholders are already pulling out their shares!"

My lips parted. What did they say? Our company...is failing?

I stared at the electricity bill notice. Is this the reason why they...can't pay the bill?

I opened the door and that was the moment they stop arguing. They both looked at me. They acted that no one is happening before then. I sighed and kissed mom and dad on their cheeks.

"Mom, I saw this on the mail box," I handled her the letter. She looked at the bill and even she's acting the moment she saw the bill she turned out problematic.

Is it too serious? The company was the reason why they almost leaving me alone. They spent so much time for it that they almost forget their responsibility for me and it will just failed? For those years that they built it from their blood and sweat it will just go down?

"Mom, is there a problem?" I asked. They both looked at me. I know they want to hide it from me because they don't want me to be worried but I am not dumb. I can sense everything.

"No, Lexis. Just go upstairs and change your clothers. I'm gonna cook our dinner now," she said and and went to the kitchen.

"Dad..." I called dad. I went to him and hugged him from the back. I spent my childhood days alone because they were too busy but I don't blame them and I didn't even kept hatred from them. I am still thankful that they brought me in this world.

"Please...don't over stress yourself," I whispered and withdrew from the hug and went upstairs.

I change my clothes and have a dinner with them. They look fine as we having our dinner but I know when they are alone in their room they are discussing about the company problems.

I just busied myself through doing my homework but unfortunately my ball pen went out of ink so I had to went out of my room and go to the nearest book store. With my white hoodie jacket and faded shorts I went to the book store and buy a new ball pen. 

While walking around the book store my feet led me through the book station. I checked the books and all those books are all interesting. There's romance, sci-fi and many more but something caught my attention. 

It's a different genre. I saw some erotic cover of it and I was about to check it when someone took it first! I blinked twice because it was too sudden. When I looked at the person who took it I didn't saw his face because he was wearing a black hoodie jacket. My brows furrowed because the man was really tall. I can't help but to admire his height.

I am not small but I'm not tall either. Dianne is taller than me. I'm just 5'5. But anyways, many are saying that I am beautiful with my deep set of brown eyes, thin and red lips, cute and pointed nose, brown wavy hair and a porcelain skin. 

Actually, they always nominate me for being their muse but I always reject it since I don't like doing beauty pagents. 

I just bought the ball pen I wanna get and went to the counter. But unfortunately the one in front of me is the guy who stole the erotic book earlier. I smirked. Boys are always be boys. They always like this kind of stuffs. 

I'm not discriminating those men who like sexual activities ha? I'm just...yeah...being sentimental.

I saw how the girl in the counter blushed when he saw the man in front of me. I can't help but to be curious. Is the guy that handsome that she even blushed? I wanna see his face!

But it was too late because he just left without even glancing! I just shrugged and paid the ball pen. 

But when I went out of the book store I almost curse when I saw the harsh pouring of the rain! Damn it! Of all time! I am so unlucky!

I was about to go in the middle of the rain when a kid suddenly approach me. I think it's a beggar in the street base on his appearance. 

"Miss someone told me that it's for you," the kid said and handled me an umbrella. I pointed out myself.

"Me?" I confirmed. He nodded so I just take the umbrella and without even saying anything the kid left.

Someone? Who is it? I roamed around my eyes to check that someone but he or she seems don't have a plan to approach me. 

I opened the umbrella and I can't help but to smile. Whoever gave this umbrella to me...thank you. You made my boring and unlucky day.

I got home safely and I was about to go upstairs in my room when I saw Mom and dad gathered in the sala. 

"Lexis...we have to talk to you," my heart beat faster the moment Mom said that. I sat in front of them and waited them to say something.

"Our...company is failing..." Dad stops and massage his temple.

"...and we have to go back in San Isidro to start a new," Dad said the most...shocking and unexpected words in my life.

My nightmares are slowly turning to be real.

This can't be!