Plump, Hated, And Bullied

What have you done to me?

Chapter 49
Ren POV
'Let's start all over again' those words have been ringing in my head since I got home, and I can't even bring myself to get some sleep, because how the heck am I supposed to sleep? Yes, I'm excited that we are going to be together, but fuck it! She's not even happy with it. She was forced by her mom, and even if I want to refuse this, I can't, because she's going to suffer it.
Then came the thoughts of Lilian. It seems to me that I'm starting to develop feelings for her, but how can I love someone like that? She's chubby and a bit ugly, or maybe I'm the one seeing her like that. I don't even know what to do or think anymore.
Pushing all the thoughts to the back of my mind, I finally decide to get some sleep and wake up early to get the house especially ready tomorrow, since Tracy will be moving in.
I have no idea how long I'd been asleep, but the sound of my ringing phone pulls me out of my deep slumber, and I toss on the bed as I lazily reach out for it, before I swipe the answer button.
"I'm going to die, Ren... I'm going to die," I snap my eyes open at the cries coming from the other end. Wait! Isn't that Lilian's voice? I check the screen, and it was really her. Did something happen at the hospital?
"Lilian... Are you ok? What happened? Calm down and talk to me," I manage to sit up on the bed, raking my hair with the tip of my fingers. Since I was busy with one thing and the other yesterday, I feel a bit tired this morning.
"My dad... He's going to die. He...he... he's convulsing," Her voice quivers with fear resounding in it, and my eyes slowly widen in shock.
"Huh?" I blink my eyes rapidly.
"Please save my dad... He is the only family I have, and I can't lose him. Please save him," Her cries echo again, and I quickly hang up before I dash into the bathroom. I have a quick bath and get dressed in less than fifteen minutes, before I storm out of my room, not after picking up my car keys from the center table.
"Where are you heading out to this morning? It's just 5am," Ren asks when I get to the living room and spot her coming from the kitchen.
"I just got a call from Lilian. I think there's an emergency at the hospital," I reply to her as I continue to walk toward the exit door.
"Oh my goodness! Let me come with you," She starts to hurry over to me.
"You don't need to come with me..."
"Of course, I need to," She insists, and I can only allow her to. The journey to the hospital begins as soon as we both hop inside my car.
'I want to die, Ren... I'm going to die' her cries echo in my head as I drive recklessly down the road, praying she doesn't do something stupid to herself. I pray she doesn't think of taking her life the way she intended the last time.
I finally arrive at the hospital in less than ten minutes, and I park roughly at the garage. We both hop off the car and walk briskly toward the entrance door. We barge in, and there are only a few nurses and patients' guidances around since it's still very early.
As we head to the ward where he is, I find Lilian pacing restlessly along the hallway.
"Lilian..." I call her when I stop on my track, and she turns sharply to face me with tears in her eyes. Seeing how sad and broken she looks, for some reason, I feel a sharp sting in my heart.
"Ren..." Her voice trails off as she hurries over to me, and before I can comprehend what she is going to do, she throws herself in my arms and hugs me tightly, while crying on my chest. For seconds, the world seems to be frozen, it seems to me that we are the only creatures on earth. I feel my heart freeze for seconds, and when it finally starts to beat again, it thumps heavily and violently against my ribcage, like it's trying to force its way out of my chest.
"Ren, please save my dad... He can't die," Her voice sounds faintly in my ears, and as she raises her gaze to look at me, I can only get lost in her pair of innocent eyes that stares up at me. How come I was so blinded by hatred and never saw how innocent and beautiful this girl was?
"Ren! Ren!" Rena's voice pulls me back to reality, and I gasp when I find Lilian falling to the floor. She passed out. I catch her in my arms before she gets to the floor.
"Lilian... Lilian..." I shake her for seconds, and when she still doesn't move, I freak out. I gulp down nothing nervously as I stare at her pale face. Her eyes are swollen, which means she didn't have a good sleep.
The nurses finally help me admit her to one of the wards, and I decide to stay with her.
"She was just a little bit stressed. She will be fine by the time she wakes up," The doctor turns to me and utters after he gave her a series of injections, and I slowly nod my head.
"Alright. Thanks, doc. Uhm... What about her dad? Will he be fine?" I inquire when he's about to leave the ward, and he stops to look at me.
"I can't assure you that. He had a convulsion today which nearly took his life, if not that she was there to call our attention immediately. I don't know if we can do this for long, but let's just put all our hope on God, that everything will be fine," He replies to me, and I slowly nod my head. He finally strides out of the ward, leaving me with Lilian, since I asked Rena to stay with her dad in the emergency room.
"Have I fallen for you without knowing it?" I whisper as I tuck the hair on her forehead, behind her ear. I take her hand and squeeze it lightly, releasing a brief sigh. When did this start? How did I suddenly become so concerned about her? It's crazy.
Pushing all the thoughts to the back of my mind, I reach out for my phone and call the person I asked to help me out with passports and visas.
"Hello, Sir," His voice sounds through the phone after he answers on the first ring.
"Yeah. When will they be ready?" I inquire.
"I sped up the processing, and it should be ready by the end of next tomorrow," He replies to me, and I sigh briefly. I just hope this man can hang in there until then.
"Alright," I end the call and keep my phone back in my pocket. I just hope this ends well.
"What have you done to me, Lilian? This is not me," I whisper as I squeeze her hand gently...