Tú Eres Mi Sol

XXVI

I hope you can still keep up with the timelines. I haven't drawn one on paper just yet. I hope you're not getting dizzy from going back and forth to the present. This story was written spontaneously, no outlines as such, there's even no method to this madness, only chaos! The ideas are just running in my head like headless chickens, mostly though when I'm in the shower.

Thank you for the votes and the comments, I really really appreciate them! Doing my best to respond but sometimes, I'm in the middle of writing. 

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It was a year after Christian and Dei's breakup

The doorbell was ringing.

"Hang on, coming!"

Dei opens the door. It was Richard, with his backpack and what looks like a frame wrapped in paper. He looks like he hasn't sleep in a few days. She hugs him immediately.

"Thank goodness you are here! I've been trying get in touch with you for a week now, I was seriously getting worried! I called all your friends you know!"

"That's what I came here for." 

They enter her flat. 

"When did you arrive?"

"About an hour ago, came here straight from the airport"

"Are you hungry?"

"Not really. Dei, you look pale"

Richard checks her forehead

"You don't have fever. Are you sick?"

"Headache, a little migraine. I couldn't sleep. School stuff and I worried about you"

He held her and said,"I'm so sorry for making you worry. Have you had breakfast?"

"Cereals"

"Good enough. Do you need to take something for the migraine?"

"No, sleep works every time"

"Do you have supplies?"

Dei looks at him as if he asked an out of this world question

"Right, come on, let's get you to bed."

Dei followed him to the bedroom. Richard fixed her bed, fluffed her pillows, turned on the lamp, closed the curtains, and turned the AC on. 

He held her duvet. "Get in the bed" and she did.

He pulled the duvet to cover her and kissed her forehead.

"Sleep well, baby girl. I'll just change and get us real food supplies. Give me a ring if you need anything, alright?"

Dei nodded and smiled.

***

A few hours later, Dei woke up and feeling much better. She looked for Richard, wondering if he's back from doing the groceries.

She checked the guest room, the living room and the dinning area. No Richard there. She headed to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water.

There was a mumbling sound coming from the kitchen and she peeked. It was Richard pacing back and forth. 

"How do you tell her about why you were not responding to her for the last one week? Richard, you know why you're here."

"Let me know about what?"

"How long have you been there?"

"Long enough to hear that monologue of yours, that you want to tell me why you weren't responding to me for the last week."

He takes a deep breath.

"Dei, let's go to the living room."

"Wait, I'll just get water."

***

"So what is it?" Dei asks who is now sitting on the sofa

Richard starts walking back and forth.

"RJ!!! You are making me dizzy! Stop walking!"

Richard took a deep breath. He was breathing heavily

"Richard Edward James Faulkerson! You are scaring me! What is it?"

"I ... I .. "

"Are you sick? Is it fatal? We can find good doctors. Money is not an object, you know that. We'll get you the best doctors!"

"What? No!"

"Did you get someone pregnant? I told you should be careful with your womanising ways!" she says while continuously slapping Richard on the arms

"What? What are you saying? No, I didn't get anyone pregnant, well not that I'm aware of!"

"Faulkerson!"

"No! I didn't get a girl pregnant okay?"

"Good"

"So tell me, come on. Why did you disappear for like a week? I was worried you know."

Richard exhales. 

"So, umm.. Last year when you broke up with Christian.."

"Yeah, what about Christian? You know he's not happy with his wife."

"He isn't, apparently his wife is very materialistic and I'm sure you know that Christian's parents manipulated him, they weren't broke at all."

"I heard that, too. Wait! You're changing the topic! RJ! Focus! So you were saying that when I broke up with Christian?"

"It was during that time, that I realised.."

*Ring* *Ring* *Ring*

"Ignore it! What did you realise?"

"I... I... I realised"

*Ring* *Ring* *Ring*

"Let me just pick this, this will be quick!"

Dei picks up the call, she gasps and nods a few times and ends the call

"RJ, I forgot that I have to present today for a project, I need to be back in school in 15 minutes. I need to leave now. Let us park this conversation. Stay here or you can come with me!"

"Dei, I am just here on a stop over. I am leaving in a few hours."

Dei quickly grabs her things and bag. 

"I am so sorry RJ." She gives him a kiss on the cheeks.

"Lock the door when you leave. Call me, alright?"

Richard nods.

When she closed the door, he he sat down, placed his palms on his face and whispered to himself, "I wanted to tell you I love you."