Plump, Hated, And Bullied

I'll go with you to the hospital

Chapter 43
Lilian POV
"Why didn't you tell me all this while?" He asks me after I told him everything that happened, and I bite my bottom lip as I turn my gaze away, fresh tears streaming down my cheeks again.
"Who told you that you can suffer alone? Who told you that you can keep things to yourself and keep dying inside slowly? I am your friend, why did you keep it from me?" He asks for the second time, sounding a bit pissed.
"I just didn't want to bother you," I mutter as I stare out through the window. He is currently parked at the side of the road. We left the hospital a few minutes ago. I need to go home and look for a solution. I haven't decided yet, but I need to do something.
"You didn't want to bother me? We are friends, Lilian... I care about you, I want to see you happy, I don't want to see you hurt. But did you think about how I will feel if ever I find out you kept something like this from me?" He scoffs, and I sigh briefly. It was also hard for me to keep it to myself, I needed someone to talk to about it, not for the person to help me, but just to get it off my chest, but on a second thought, I felt that it wouldn't change anything.
"I'm sorry," I whisper to him, and he sighs briefly.
"That's fine. What do you plan to do now?" He inquires.
"I haven't thought of any solution for now. I will think about what to do later. I just need some time alone to clear my head now," I reply to him honestly, and he slowly nods his head. He starts the car and starts driving me home.
We finally arrive at the front of the gate after about thirty minutes of driving, and I hop out of the car, heading to the entrance door afterward, not after I bade him goodbye.
Standing in front of the entrance door, I take a deep breath before I push the door open and walk inside, but I stop on my track when I find Ren sitting in the living room alone, having all his attention on the laptop on his lap.
"Where are you coming from?" He asks me, not sparing me a glance. I haven't told him about my dad's health yet, though I mentioned it to him before, but I didn't tell him in detail, so I don't think now is the right time for it.
"I took a walk since I've been at home for long," I reply to him, trying so hard to sound natural.
"You took a walk...with him?" He finally raises his gaze to look at me with a blank expression on his face, and I gulp down nothing nervously. Did he see Nate drop me off?
"No. We met on my way back, and..."
"I hate lies, Lilian. Now, where the hell are you coming from, with him?" He snaps at me angrily as he springs up to his feet this time, clenching his fists angrily like he's going to punch me hard in the face if I don't tell him the truth.
"I told you that I..."
"Fucking tell me the truth while I'm being nice," He cuts me off, and I sigh briefly.
"I went to the hospital," I finally tell him the truth, and the blank expression on his face moments ago slowly dissipates into a confused and questioning one.
"Were you sick? Why didn't you tell me before you went to the hospital?" He inquires with a hint of worry in his voice and written on his face, but that's not possible. The Ren I know will never be worried about me, so I may just be mistaking it now.
"I'm not sick. It's my dad..." I pause as a drop of tears slid down my cheek. I try to hide my pain, but the thought of losing him keeps driving me crazy.
"What happened? Why are you crying?" He inquires as he stares at me with the same look that shows concern and worry. As much as I want to think about what's going on now, I know I shouldn't let that bother me now since I have something to think about.
"Ren, please save my dad. Please don't let my dad die," My legs are feeble to carry me up, so I fall to my knees and plead with him. It seems like he's my last hope now. I have no one to run to for help.
"What is going on?" He asks, and I take my time to explain everything to him.
"I don't mind being your slave forever, just please save my dad. Don't let him die, please. He's the only family I have," I plead with him again, and he sighs briefly. Strangely, he squats in front of me, and before I can understand what's happening, he pulls me into his arms and hugs me tightly to himself, stroking my hair.
"Shhhh! Don't cry. Everything will be fine," He assures me, shocking me. Although he has been acting strangely before he even saved me from committing suicide that day, but I don't know why.
"Don't cry," He whispers again, and I gulp down nothing as I stare into space confusingly.
I finally return to my room, praying silently that he does something about it, and not just that he assured me for nothing.
I slump on the bed as soon as I walk inside my room, running my fingers through my hair crazily. Will my life ever get any better? Will I ever be happy?
Finally pushing all the thoughts to the back of my mind, I stand up and drag myself into the bathroom to have my bath. I spend about an hour inside the bathroom before I walk back into my room to get some sleep.
I have no idea how long I'd been asleep, but the sound of my blaring alarm pulls me out of my deep slumber, and I toss on the bed tiredly before I force my eyes open. It's time to go to the hospital to stay with my dad over the night.
I groan tiredly as I drag myself up to my feet, and quickly get dressed since I already had my bathed before I went to sleep.
Just when I'm about to leave the room, my phone starts ringing, and I answer the call.
"Hey, Lilian... I'm waiting for your outside your house," Nate's voice sounds through the phone, and I pull a puzzled look. Why's he there?
"What are you doing there?" I ask him.
"I'm going with you to the hospital," He replies to me and continues before I can reply to him, "Don't keep me waiting too long," the call drops dead afterward, and I blink my eyes rapidly as I stare at the screen of my phone. I didn't remember asking him to go with me to the hospital.
I sigh briefly before I stride out of my room, closing the door gently behind me.
Descending the stairs a few minutes later, I meet Ren sitting in the living room with his sister.
"Oh, you're here? We were talking about you," Ren says as he stands up to his feet, and I glance at his sister who just smiles at me.
"Huh?" I raise my eyebrows.
"I figured you'll be going to the hospital, so I thought I should come with you," He explains, and my eyes slowly widen in shock. What did he just say? He wants to come with me?