An Analogous Universe

Chapter 32 pt.2

I knew from the start she couldn't take much but I was too busy with my studies. I felt too guilty and too bad. Worse, my parents didn't want to admit her to a hospital. That was the time when I distanced myself from them. I yelled at them the last time saying how disgusting they were before going away, far away from them.

I had to call some of my friends for help to help Rie survive. And they were the best. I lived with them in their dorm and they paid for my sister's hospital charges until I got a job at a three star hotel. Then, soon enough, I was able to pay for my own. I was always too depressed since Rie was in a coma. She had selective amnesia. Then, at school, I met a guy. He was always cheerful and managed to break my walls after struggling for about two months. Rie had still not woken. Then, a day came when he asked me out.

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"Diena," he whispered, loud enough for me to hear. But his voice was hoarse, a habit I have encountered in him when he is nervous.

"I like you. Would you be my girlfriend?" he said as he kneeled down in front of me, a white rose could be seen in his hand that stood out fresh.

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I already had a crush on him so I accepted. On the same day Rie woke up. I was beyond overjoyed. Rie remembered me but she did not remember our parents. I was glad at that, she did not need to know about them. I brought her to the dorm and let her continue her studies as I paid for her. I became quite famous for my cooking skills among the hotel and got promoted. And I was able to rent an apartment for us. Someday later, my mom called me, for apologizing.

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My phone rang when I was sitting in my room with Rie concentrating on her studies. The number was unknown since I had bought a new smartphone for my profit. I picked it up anyway.

"Dear?" a voice called out. I mentally raged in fire when I heard her voice, calling me like that. Her voice seemed sweet and sad.

"Is this you? Diena?" the voice spoke again. I somehow managed myself to not tear up. I excused myself from the room and went outside. To talk.

"Yes." I replied.

"Diena, dear, I am so sorry." She spoke. I couldn't decipher if she was acting or not. I had never ever  heard her speak like this.

"I am extremely sorry. I know how I behaved was not good. I was never fair with you, especially Rie but now that I have acknowledged my mistake, I want to apologize. Will you forgive me?" she spoke. Her tone seemed fairly mother-like and adoring. I couldn't bring myself to yell at her or refuse her. Giving another chance would not suck, right?

"Okay, I forgive you."

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With that, I made another worst decision of my life. I didn't know, she wasn't sincere, nor she was even apologizing. She just didn't want to be known as bad since I have become famous.

I easily forgave her at the first try. She sounded happy. But that surely wasn't the right thing to do. I was having a good time with my life as both Louis and Rie were by my side. Then, after sometime, I started receiving bad news about him. But he told me to trust him, I did. My friends told me to stay away from him, but I shoved them away. Even Rie told me what she heard and had confirmed about him, but again I also didn't listen to her. I started visiting an old orphanage that Louis had first taken me at. We both used to talk at a particular room. Then, one day, I heard him talking inside the room about him not loving a girl.

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I was walking through the corridor or the orphanage that I knew most of about. The whole area was all too familiar to me.