Mr. Imperfectionist 2

21 - Misunderstandings

Sabil's green sombre eyes pierced in me for a long moment. I gave him some time to settle the news that I knew about Polito, and was waiting to know his side of the story. Sabil stood immobile, staring at me in disbelief.

After waiting for several minutes, I finally said, "It's true, isn't it? You are the reason Rex lost his brother." Tears kept streaming down my face.

"Shut up!" Sabil said in a muted voice, his eyes piercing hard into me. I was kind of frightened by his state. He's never looked so shocked and sad to me before.

I continued to speak anyway. "I need to know, Sabil. Why? Why did you do that?"

Sabil took another step backward. "I said shut up, Saanj." He said it with greeting teeth.

"Why?" I asked, taking a step closer to him, because I knew he would never harm me.

"You don't need to know, Saanj. You don't need to know what happened that day." Sabil exasperated.

"Then I believe what Rex said was right. It was all because of you." I said it acidly and turned to leave.

I was expecting Sabil to call my name. I was expecting him to follow me, but he didn't, and it was hurting me. So I ran towards the road and decided to take a cab since the cars given by the production had most likely already left. As I reached the road, a black car swooped in front of me and stopped. The windows cracked, and I saw Emilio and Julio.

"Get in, Señorita. We will drop you." Emilio said formally.

I shook my head and said, "No. I will take a cab."

"Saanj, please don't do this. You don't know the whole story. Don't believe what Rex has told you." Julio said.

"Just tell me one thing, Julio. Is Sabil the reason Rex lost his brother?"

Julio got out of the car and walked towards me. It still broke my heart to see Julio with one hand. "Saanj, it's not what you think." He said.

"Yes or no, Julio?" I asked.

Julio looked down and sighed. "It wasn't Senor's fault. It just happened."

The moment Julio said that, I turned to my right and walked away. I could hear Emilio and Julio calling my name, but I didn't stop. I saw them following me, but before they could reach me, I took a cab and left for the hotel.

I took a shower and changed into black shorts and a plain black t-shirt. I had to speak to Rex once. I left him a text message.

'Hey Rex. Call me.'

I didn't get any reply from him. I sent another text.

'Rex, I am really sorry about what happened. I really need to speak with you. Please call me back, or I can come to your room right now if you are here.'

Even after waiting for several minutes, Rex didn't respond. There were a lot of thoughts racing through my head. Whether to go to his room and check or not. And, what if Sabil really is a villain in all this? Can he really do something like that? He didn't give me any answers, which implied that it was his fault Polito lost his life. Rex was right.

Ugh..!! What do I do? Kill my feelings for Sabil? I am leaving the day after anyway. I won't be in touch with Sabil after that. But how do I get rid of my feelings for him? How do I lie and convince myself that I never loved him? I am sure there is a reason for everything. Sabil wouldn't have let a twenty-year-old die for his gain. I am sure there is a big misunderstanding.

My head started spinning with so many thoughts. My entire body was exhausted. I dragged my feet to the coffee machine and brewed myself a cup of dark coffee. I grabbed the white cup of coffee, and at the same moment there was a knock on my door. I was sure it was Rex. As I opened the door, I found Sabil standing outside with both his hands in his trousers pocket. I grumbled and swung the door. Sabil's massive hand pressed against it and prevented it from closing.