dans une autre vie

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Dizzy

When Leo woke up in the morning, he feels a little light-headed and he remained laying down in the bed as he feels like his world is shaking and he's hovering around. He tried to remember what happened last night but the only thing he could remember was the moment he was invited by Carter to his friend's birthday and drinking some alcohol and after that, it all went blank.

A moment later, Carter saw him awake already and he laughs as he was walking towards his bed. He sat on the edge and hold Leo's leg. "Do you feel okay now? Do you have some classes today because if you can't go, you can stay here and take a rest? Though you'll get demerit from your class."

"Good thing I don't have a class today," Leo chuckles. "What happened? Why do I feel like this?"

"Oh, you just drunk two bottles of beer, Leo," Carter stated and his eyes widen upon disbelief. "You were already drunk last night so I had to pull us out from the celebration."

"What? And what did your friends say? I shouldn't have to drink too much." Leo sighed.

"No, don't worry about them. They understand and I've never seen you drink like that, Leo. I thought you don't drink alcohol then you shook me when you agreed to take one and drink it without hesitation. You surprised me. What's gotten into you?" Carter asked.

Leo thought about his relationship with Mich, but because he doesn't want Carter to know about it. He had to reason anything else. "Nothing. I mean, it's a celebration, right? And I think it's rude to refuse your friend's offer, right? But yeah, I don't remember most of what happened last night? Would you cater to tell all these blank moments I had last night?"

"Sure," he laughs.

While Carter told about throwing up, he held back about telling the call from Mich to Leo. As they spend talking about what went last night, Carter finally prepares to go to his class. Leo found some medicine in his bedside table and a glass of water. He takes his med and rests for the meantime.

He reaches his phone from his pocket. Carter didn't get to change his clothes last night because he feels like he can't bother him in his sleep so he let him sleep with the same clothes. As he checks his phone, there were some notifications from his social media and then he noticed that Mich sent him a message.

Michel Beck: Hey, why did you end the call? Are you okay?

That certain message from Mich that was sent last night brought confusion in his head. He immediately went to the call logs and then he found out that Mich called last night and he answered the call. Because he couldn't remember what happened last night, he has no idea what did he do last night.

So to suffice his confusion, Leo instantly sends a reply to him.

Leonardo De Guzman: I didn't. I'm sorry, I was... uh. Drunk last night so I can't remember.

A second later, Mich read his message and momentarily, he's already calling him. Leo answered his call expecting a lot of skepticism from him.

"Hey," Mich started. Leo felt nervous when he heard his voice. "Why were you drunk?"

"Uh..." Leo uttered, he couldn't answer him directly because of the reason why he tried to drink because he wants to forget about the situation in his head. Leo doesn't know how to speak it out of his mind, he doesn't want Mich to worry about him being drunk. "I just want to try... you know?" he winced and hoping that he bought it.

"No," with a firm answer from him, Leo thought nothing but to say the truth. Mich doesn't believe it. "I know you don't drink because you've told it to me before. You're lying to me, Leo. Tell me what's happening? "

Leo took a deep breath, "I really don't know how to say this because I want to talk this with you personally because I don't think we will understand each other over the phone."

"Is it a big matter that we need to see each other?" He asked.

"Yeah, I guess so... but you don't have to drive all the way here to talk to me. And I'm still not feeling good so I guess it won't be a good time to talk about it."

"Okay, did you already take some med?"

"I did, I think I just need to rest this and it will be gone when I woke up later."

"I don't know why did you get drunk last night but I hope this isn't about me," he sighed. "You have to know that whatever you're going through right now, I'll be with you, okay? Don't think that you're alone at this time, you have me, okay? Are you listening to me, Leo?" But Leo didn't speak a word and mimic that he falls asleep. "Leo? You might be sleeping again... take care of yourself, Leo..." and then he hangs up the call.

He lay his phone on his chest as he stares on the ceiling. He felt the rapid beat of his chest and he doesn't know why. He was just thinking of Michel and there's a lot of possible situations that could occur between the two of them. He is happy with Mich because he does something towards Leo that he never felt before. It is comparable to pain, even though how much it hurts him, it would always be the wonderful thing that had happened in his life.

Leo fell back asleep as the medicine made him drowsy.

An hour later, Leo woke up with continuous knocks from the door. He thought that Carter has his key to get inside the room and when he checks the time on his phone, it was just ten in the morning and then he notices that Mich has a message to him.

Michel Beck: OTW.

He hurriedly gets up from the bed and a good thing, he doesn't feel dizzy and any more. He runs towards the door and as he opens the door for someone, his eyes widen—surprised as he didn't expect to see Mich be at his place. He was holding a paper bag on his hands and as their eyes met, Leo swallowed hard.

"Hi..." Leo winced, waving to him.