IDOLINIZATION: Lovers To Strangers (Delight Series 1)

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CHAPTER 03

Ginawa ko ang lahat para makapunta dun agad, pasalamat naman mabilis akong nakapunta sa hospital ngunit huli na ang lahat.

Nakatingin sa akin si Adrian habang naiyak, I stood beside him then saw the body. “Mama?”

I was trembling, my whole body was shaking. Naglakad ako ng mabagal papunta sa katawan ni Mama. She was lifeless, heaven has earned an angel.

“Mama!” I touched her hands and held it, not wanting to let go. Her chest was full of blood, she was pale, she was dead.

Another trauma. What did I do to deserve this? I looked at my back seeing Adi’s parents looking sad then I looked where Adi was but he was gone. I felt like he blamed himself because he was her doctor.

I spent 30 minutes crying but I decided to stop, it is not healthy for me. She was already gone, none.

Nakapasok na ako sa kotse when I felt the urge to cry again but someone stop me.

[Lea, I’m sorry. I did my best]

It was Adi on the call. I felt bad for him and I knew he was drunk. “Where are you? I am gonna pick you up,” hindi na ako napaiyak kundi nag-alala kay Adi. He is very careless when he is drunk, he might get hurt.

[Dating place lang naman Lea, you know the place.]

Yeah, he is always there when he is in college. “I’m gonna pick you up, be careful.”

I started driving then started crying so bad again at the same time. I tried not to cry because my vision will be blurry and it is hard to see but still, I managed to get to BGC. “Hey Lucas, are you busy?”

[No pero ayaw kong uminom,]

I glared at my phone like he was my phone. “They are drunk again, please help me.”

I heard him sigh but heard his car engine turn on. I hanged up and try to look for them, ang nakikita ko pa lang ay si Dean, nakikipag-usap sa di ko kilalang tao, hindi ko na siya nilapitan kasi hindi naman siya ang pinuntahan ko kundi si Adi.

Papunta na ako sa kanyang favorite spot at nandun nga siya. Nainom mag-isa while crying. He saw me and stared at me. His face was so red lalo na ang kanyang ilong. “Let’s go home Adi, let’s go na.” lumapit ako sa kanya at kinapitan ang kanyang kamay para ihila siya palabas ngunit pinigilan niya ako.

“But you are my home,” he stood up and hugged me tightly. “I felt fucking useless when I saw Mama’s lifeless body, like it is my fault then I remember it is all indeed my fault.”

Sabi na nga ba ‘eh, he hates himself na naman. “It’s okay Adi, nothing is permanent,”

“But my love for you is ‘nothing’.”

I was speechless. “I tried so hard to save her because if she’s hurt, so do you and I don’t want you to get hurt so I did my best but I wasn’t enough..”

“My parents are my enemies, fucking hell.” I caressed his back and he cried more.

“Adrian, naiwan mo ‘toh sa counter.” Biglang may lumapit sa aming babae. Maganda, slim black hair, naka-denim pants and plain white crop shirt. Inakbayan ko na si Adrian to support him for walking. “I’m Amelia Harper Salamillas Daleon, I’m a flight attendant. Friend ko din si Adi, this is his ring he forgot in the counter.”

It is our engagement ring, why would he use this? “I think you are Leanna Adair, the girl he was talking about. Please take care of him, he is very crazy about you.”

She gave me a smile before walking away. “Huy Leanna Katarina!” nakinig ko ang boses ni Lucas parating, akbay akbay na niya si Dean. Lasing na lasing ‘tong dalawang ito ‘ah.