CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 4

"Mom! I don't want to go back in that province!" I shouted and covered my whole body with my comforter. 

It's been days since and dad start convincing me to go back in that province but I hardly refuse. I can't go back! I won't go back! I don't want to see that place again!

"What's wrong with you?! Do you want us to wroth in hunger in this city? The only thing we have right now is that flower farm! We don't have enough money anymore!" Mom shouted angrily while trying to pull my comforter. 

I sat down and looked at her in annoyance. 

"Dad can find another job! He can just apply to other companies and-"

"You know it's that easy? It wasn't! Everyone knows that our company is failing! Do you think that there's a company who will accept your dad without humiliation? No! They will humiliate your dad and he will forever carry it until he died! Do you want that to happen?!" Mom is very mad right now. It's obvious with her red face.

I bit my lower lip and shook my head. I know it's also hard for my parents...but I just don't want to go back. I stared at my mom. What if I told her that there's a creepy huge animal in that place that tried to harm me 8 years ago?

"Mom...I can't," 

"Then tell me why! You can't just say no without proper explanation! It's also hard for us Lexis! The company we protected in so many years is now failing do you think it's funny?" Mom said with sadness in her eyes.

I suddenly felt guilty. My parents are facing a huge problem and now I'm here refusing to come with them even though they are struggling. 

Who am I to say no? 

I am being a burden to them. 

"Accept it or not, we will going home-"

"This is our home!" I cut her off. She went to me and held my both shoulders.

"Our home is where your grandma lives. We will stay with her and manage the flower farm. After your graduation this month we will go home," she said like it's a decision that I can't break anymore.

She left me hanging in my room. I can't help but to get mad. I don't know why they are calling that their home when in the first place they were always here to manage their business when I was a child. They are always leaving me alone. 

That's why in the other day I wasn't in the mood to interact. Even Dianne notice my expression. I don't have energy to talk, to smile and even walk. I just want to lay the whole day and think of so many things.

"What's with your face?" Dianne couldn't help anymore but to ask. I sighed heavily and rested my head in the arm chair. We are in the room and the teacher are all busy because of the upcoming graduation this next week. 

After my graduation I'm gonna leave this place and go back in that creepy province. No night outs, no parties, no city lights and no liquors!

Damn it!

"By the way, where will you study college? Next week is our graduation Lexis. We are leaving the senior high school and welcome the adult world!" Dianne said with enthusiasm. I lifted up my head and looked at Dianne.

"I'm gonna go back to the province after this graduation," I said sadly. Dianne's brows furrowed. 

"Why are you sad then? It's your grandma's place right?" She asked. 

Damn it! They don't understand what's happening! 

"I just don't like it!" I stamped my feet in the floor and almost hit the chair because of annoyance. 

I just stop murmurring when the teacher came in. My mind is floating somewhere else so I couldn't understand the teacher's agenda. The class ended up with my mind and soul contradicting. I am not ready to go back!

"You're going home already?" Dianne asked. I turned to her and smirk. No! I'm not going home!

"Let's go to the bar! I missed liquor!" I said and pulled her wrist.

"But we're still wearing our uniform!" She refused. I shook my head and lifted up my bag.

"I am always ready! I have spare clothes here!" I said and pulled her in the restroom to change our clothes. I am now wearing a loose top with tube inside and a fitted jeans with stiletto while Dianne is wearing a turtle neck top, jeans and a wedge heels. Now we are ready to go!

The moment we enter the bar, party lights and familiar smoke welcome us. This is isn't new to me anymore. I am always here to spend the night away. 

I pulled Dianne towards the counter and ordered a glass of tequila. We both drink it without inhibition. We laughed our hearts out afterwards.

"The dance floor is still flared, the Dj isn't booming the music loudly!" Dianne notice. I nodded my head.

"The loud music will be later at the main event!" I shouted back because even though the music isn't that loud it's still noisy because of the people around.

I roam around and I can see how intimate the bar is. I can see some couple who were kissing at the corner, I don't even know if they are really a couple. Maybe they are just hooking up. 

I also see some girls doing sexy dance and obviously seducting someone. I am overly used to it. Sometimes the view here is more than just like that. The worst thing that I saw here is I saw some man and woman dry humping in the public place!

I couldn't believe it that time because it was too gross watching them getting fired up because of their sexual feelings! My gosh!

"There's so many hot and handsome guy here! Shocks my eyes are getting full," Dianne laughed. I laughed too and roam around my eyes.

I admit it. There's a lot of hot guy here and many of them wants to go near me and hitting on me but I don't want to give them a chance because I am not here to hook up or to be fuck. I am here to dance and drunk. 

"Let's dance! It's the main event already!" Dianne told me and pulled me in the dance floor. I moved my hips along with the loud music. I closed my eyes while feeling my body to dance. This is what I wanted. I already forget the memories I had in that province and going back there will be a nightmare.

The memories I want to forget will surely come back again. I don't like everything about that province. The moon, the forest, the flower farm, and many more! I don't like them! 

But what can I do? How can I escape in this freaking twisted destiny?

I didn't notice that Dianne is now dancing with a random man so I left all alone. There's also dancing behind me but I refused and left. I went to the counter again and order a glass of liquor. Until I finish five glasses and now my eyes are blurry because of the tipsiness. 

I don't get drunk this way but I was so fed up that I just don't want to get drunk and forget everything. I'm afraid that when I wake up I am now in that flower farm. 

"One glass....please!" I said already drunk. The bartender seems confused if he will give me some more so I glared at him.

"Hey! Do what I say! Do you think I don't have money?! You freaking asshole!" I shouted so he immediately gave me some glass. I smirked and I was about to drink the liquor when someone grab my wrist and stop me from drinking it.

My brows furrowed and annoyance grew inside me.

"What the hell?! I'm drinking! What the fuck are you doing?!" Damn! I can't filter my words anymore.

"Stop drinking. You're drunk already," his baritone voice seems familiar. I stared at the man's face but my eyes are blurry so I couldn't see him properly. But why do I have this feeling that I already saw him before?

"You!" I pointed at him with my body moving unstable. Damn! I feel so dizzy!

"Y-You...don't...have...a say whether I get drunk tonight...or not!" I shouted while getting imbalance. I stood up but the man was towering over me. He was so tall and...his scent are so manly!

There's something in me went alive when I smell his addicting scent!

"Stop it! You are already drunk anyway," he said that made me laugh. My eyes are slowly closing because of the dizziness.

"Damn! Y-Your voice..." I didn't continue what I was about to say because of a hiccup. And I was about to went near him when my feet get crossed with each other that made me fell on his chest! 

Woah! His chest...is so hard! I suddenly felt sleepy.

"Lexis..." he called me. My brows furrowed. He knows me? I lifted up my eyes and stared at his blurry face. Damn this eyes! 

While I am on his chest he is trying to hold me in place. I bit my lower lip because I know I already saw him but I can't recognize him. 

I got shocked when he suddenly lifted me up! He carried me in bridal style! I tried to squirm but I don't have energy anymore. My eyes are sleepy. I am dizzy. I am damn drunk tonight!

I let him carried me while I am holding on his neck. I didn't know what's happening anymore. When I opened my eyes I just saw that I am now inside of a car and someone is putting a seatbelt on me. I closed my eyes again until I felt that the car is now moving!

I opened my eyes and tried to focus it. I roam around my eyes and I saw a man driving the car! Damn...where am I?

I was about to ask when my head throb for whatever reason!

"Aw!" I growled because of pain in my head.

"Are you feeling dizzy?" Someone asked.

"Damn! My head are splitting apart," I said and closed my eyes. And then the car stopped in front of a convenient store. The driver went out and when he came back he offered me a hot water. I drink it and I felt at ease. 

But something came up on my stomach! Damn! I think I have to throw up!

I turned to the man beside me and pulled his shirt.

"What?" The man asked but I couldn't talk anymore. The man lifted up my chin and that was the moment I puke all the foods I ate earlier. 

"Fuck!" I heard the man curses but I don't care anymore. 

"You are goddamn pain in the ass!" He cursed and wiped a tissue on my lips. I closed my eyes as I let him wipe my dirt. 

But I feel sorry for his car because it's now full of...the things I vomited. That's...eww.

I lifted my eyes to him but my eyes widened when my eyes isn't blurry anymore. 

And now I can see cleary the man's face and my heart started to pound like crazy. Am I hallucinating? Am I too drunk that I can see the man's face I hated the most?

What the hell is going on?!

What on earth is Alqamar San Diego doing here?!