JUST FOR ONE NIGHT(Put Down Your World for Me)

ALONE AGAIN

Cattleya loses hope again from him.She made a calls but she don't get any respond from him.
"Catt, maybe he's busy.", Margaret said though it also wonders her why he haven't called.
"Yeah.", Cattleya said.But in her mind she believed that Belinda and him were back on each others arms again.
She sigh.It's her fifth day of attempting to call him.And thinking how busy he is, she understands it, but can't he make even a one short call?
"Let's go?", Margaret asked.Today is her flight back to Japan.
Just made Cattleya more lonely.
She nodded.
"Catt, I hope I can bring you someday in Japan, even for a vacation.", as they were outside the airport.
"I'll think of that."
"I'm really happy to know you Catt.Even now, I still misses you.", Margaret said smiling at her.They were standing beside each other.Margaret will surely miss her.
"Me too.", she said.Still feeling awkward talking to her mother.
"Can I have a hug for my baby?", Margaret asked.
Cattleya without a word hug Margaret.She needed it this time.Feeling alone again.The pain of Mr. Mallik.And to be away with Margaret.
"Send my hugs to the boys.", Cattleya said while resisting not to cry.
Margaret nodded.And promised to call everyday.
Back to apartment feeling so empty.And for the second time, she cried.And cried.That somehow lighten her chest.A heavy load she's been carrying for a weeks now.
After a month of crying everynight in bed Cattleya had decided to face the reality.There will be no more him and her.Somehow her pain for him made her and her father and his family bond.She went to them twice and sometimes thrice a week.It made her closer to them.They were nice people.She even decided to sleep their every weekend.
"Catt, why not stop working and go back to school.", Alejandro ask.They were on Agatha's garden.
"I'll think about that.", she forcibly smile at him.
Alejandro could see the sadness in his daughters eyes beyond those sweet smile.
"You miss your mom?", thinking its the reason.
Cattleya look at him quickly, wondering.
"W-why do you ask?"
"I can see loneliness in you.", Alejandro said but quiet confused now that it must be more than Margaret, the reason of her sadness.
After a short pause Cattleya glance a while at him.
"Did you ever love my mother?", the one thing she's been wanting to ask since.If she was born as a mistake.Without love.
Alejandro froze for a while.Didn't expect to be asked like this, by his own daughter.
"I-I'm sorry..I should've not asked about it.I-I don't think its necesarry anymore.Such an irrelevant.", she suddenly said with a bitter laugh as she noticed her father's awkward reaction.
"It's okay Cattleya.I know..", Alejandro said but cut off by Rafael.
"Hey Catt", as he kissed her in her cheek.Catt already got used of it.Having Rafael for a few days made her know him more.He is a sweet person.Though he's 18 but sometimes he acts like Riku and Rui's age.
"Hey there..how's the play yesterday?", she asked.He had invited her for their band to play at their school.But she has to work.Her co-worker got sick and she had agreed to take her shift.
"We're having a great time.Too bad you missed it.", he said smiling.
"But not the practice.", she said.
"Well,..", Rafael smiling at his sister.
"Haven't seen your friend in your place for quiet sometime.", Rafael said that sounds teasing, that made Cattleya eye at him fiercely.
"Who's friend?", Alejandro ask curiously.
"H-he's on a business trip.", she said."He is no one.", she answer her father's question.
Rafael chuckles.
"Such a handsome no one.", Rafael teased.Cattleya glared at him that Alejandro didn't missed.
"I wanna meet that friend of yours.How about a lunch or dinner with him one of these days?", Alejandro waiting for her reply.
"I can't promise.", she said then a bitter sigh.
"What's his name?", Alejandro who seems can't stop.Cattleya heard Rafael chuckles.
"H-he is Nasser Mallik.", she said shyly.
"Oh, is he one of those from the Malliks famous business tycoons?", Alejandro wonder.
"P-perhaps..all I know he owned some hotels in the city."
"Certainly he is.How you two met?", Alejandro wonder.Cattleya is not the social type.And he wonder if what kind of person is the man.Afraid that his daughter will be played around.
"He's a frequent customer at the shop I am working."
Alejandro just nodded.
"Why not call him?", Rafael ask.
"He's with his girlfriend.", she quickly said.Then excuse herself to the comfort room.
Rafael and Alejandro look at her with curiosity.
She heave a desperate sigh.Desperate to kick him off on her worn out brains.
"Are you okay in there?", Cattleya heard behind the door.
"Just a minute.", she said back.
It's Stella.
"Lunch is ready.", Stella said once she open the door.
"Okay.", she said and force a smile.
"You okay sweetie?", she sounds concern.She don't even take off her eyes at Cattleya who's still at the door.
"Y-yeah I am.", she said and about to walk but Stella held her.She look at her wondering.
"I know I can't be your mother, but Catt you're already part of the family.If you have any problem please don't doubt us."
Cattleya nodded with a smile.
And they all settled in the long dining table.Cattleya just eat quietly.Not until her father spoke.
"So Catt, when can we meet that Mallik friend of yours?".
Her spoon stop mid air.Then she hear Rafael chuckling.So happened he is beside her.She glared at him.And she noticed all eyes were on her seems like waiting for her reply.
"H-he is a busy man.", is all she can say.
"Really?", Rafael in his teasing tone.Cattleya look at him like telling Really Rafael?what is't this time?
"What?", in Cattleya's warned stare.
"How busy?when just a month ago he's at your apartment's door by midnight?", Rafael said.
"Such a big mouth", she uttered."It wasn't midnight, it was early of eleven.", she protest though wondering for what.
He saw her dad smiling at Stella.While Agatha and Paul shared the same expression.Mischief.