Lead Me To You

Kabanata XIX

Francis

Side

"I've missed you, babe." She moaned.

I kissed her neck hungrily while trailing our way to her bedroom.

She grabbed my head and guided my lips onto hers. I pushed her through the door making it closed on its own. She chuckled a little and became more hungry of our kisses.

Now that she's asleep, I can just make my way out of her bedroom and to never return. I wish that's just as easy as I can think of it. As I look at her naked shoulder, closed eyes but her lips were curving in a smile. It's been a while since we last did this.

I never thought that I could do this again. The last thing that I remembered was I was so furious and all my days were felt like intense. Then, the next morning that I woke up, here I am.

I have been avoiding Monica since she got discharged to the hospital. I cannot look at her. I cannot talk to her like before. I cannot even be near her. All I am feeling towards her was anger and disappointment. How could she say that it was all for nothing? That I should just forget about what happened between us. As if we both didn't like it.

The one who's in my arms right now is Eugene, my fiance. We are not dating or some couple sort of thing. We're engaged because of our actions. We met last year when I was golfing. We got attracted to each other. We slept together. Until we decided to get engaged. We both agree, but we do not have romantic feelings for each other.

I just went to her to vent, to satisfy myself. But I never plan on staying here. I just couldn't just leave yet when she's sleeping.

My phone rang and I couldn't reach it with my free hand. I slowly, but carefully put her head on the pillow so I will not wake her. The sound of the ringing on my phone was so loud that it could distract the sleeping person. Luckily, she didn't wake up. The ring stopped and I put my clothes. I grabbed my phone and got out of the room.

Carter called so I dialed his number since I missed his call.

"What is it?" I asked as soon as he picked up.

"We have a problem, sir. Monica is on the news." He said.

"What do you mean? What news?"

I hurriedly look for a TV remote and turned on the television. The first channel that appeared and I already saw her face in it. They are covering her recent accident at the parking lot of the mall. I clicked on different channels and they are all broadcasting the same news.

"She even appeared in international news, especially in Italy." Carter said.

I pressed the international channels that I know and Carter was not wrong. Monica is there.

So that's it? The one thing that we are avoiding suddenly happened. We cannot even protect her further.

I am soft like a wilted grass when I sat on the sofa. The TV is still on but my focus is not here. 

"Where is she? Does she knew about this?" I asked Carter. We're still on the phone.

"We were out of the house when we find out. The maid informed me and called. When we came back to the house, there a tons of cameras and reporters surrounding the main gate. We couldn't go inside so we just checked in the nearest hotel from the city to avoid the crowd."

It's really happening.

"Are you with her? How is she?" I wonder what she's doing from this moment.

"Devastated, sir. She is worried about her grandfather finding this out."