Through The Years

Chapter Thirty Four

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

― Paulo Coelho

After a month of pursuing Athena, she's still tough to her decision, she still doesn't want to take him back. Time run so fast, in a month they'll all go back to states.

"Bro, your phone keep on ringing. Are you okey, you're not in yourself lately." James knocked the table to took out Lucas from his deep thought. Lucas  invited him for a breakfast, he knew something to bothering his best friend, so he agreed to meet him to their hotel cafeteria. He wanted to decipher his best friend recently out of himself.

"Oh! I'm just thinking on how to knock down Athena's tough wall, she really giving me a hard time." Lucas replied and grabbed his cellphone on the table. "Yes, Claire... " he answered. "What, please come down, speak slowly and give me a complete details." he ordered and rigidly listened carefully to his secretary. Then, after five minutes he ended the call. "Buddy, I really need to go back to States, our new project had a massive accident." he sighed.

"God! how massive? Are there death involve.?" James asked worriedly.

"Thanks God, no more dead involve, but I have thirty people who admitted in the hospital and fifteen people are still trapped.

"What happen? Are your project engineers missed something so this was happened?" James asked curiously.

"No, there's a strong earthquake happened two hours ago. They don't got any warning from our government, so they were busy when the earthquake strick . I need to go back to state. I will call you as soon I reach our country." he stood immediately and tapped James's shoulder. "Keep your eyes to my family when I'm gone." he smiled at James before he turned to leave.

"I will, don't worry." James answered back while glaring his friend who strode fastly out of the cafeteria.

"Thanks buddy! I know you will." Lucas answered amd wave back to James.

"Shit!" James whispered. "What happen to me? Why I got nervous all of a sudden, hey Luke!" he called  but he noticed Lucas already left the cafeteria.

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Athena walked back and forth inside her room. She  wonder why Lucas missed breakfast with them since yesterday. After Quien hand's accident, Lucas spend his days with them especially during breakfast.

And for that time being, Leendon and Lucas got more closer to each other. To their conversation, they both shared about their works, their hobbies and even their views and principles in life. They also discovered that they have lot in common. To their little time together, they created a new friendship.

"Where are you?" she silently asked herself while glaring her cellphone on the bedside table. "Do I have to call you?" she sadly sighed. "No... Athena, don't ever dare to call him." her mind strictly ordered but her heart is stubbornly stronger so before she can change her mind she hurriedly grabbed her cellphone, but she stopped when someone knocked her door.

"Athe, hurry up! Open this door." she heard Leendon calling her from the outside of her room.

"Coming!"she replied while striding toward the door. "What's the hurry? What happen Leend?" she asked as soon as she opened the door.

"We need to go back to U.S! Immediately." Hurry, pack your things, I help Quien pack her belongings." Leendon ordered and turned his back from her going to Quien's bedroom.

"Leend, what happen? You scared me. Please tell me." she asked curiously and she followed at Leendon.

"I'll explain it to you later, go pack your things,  please, we have a flight to catch on. Don't forget your medicine. Okey?" Leendon stopped in front of Quien's bedroom and looked at her pleadingly.