Drowning in Memories

Three

"Make sure to treat her well, if not you will know what will happen next." I said while my eyes are on her. It's been four hours since she got out of the operating room and I knew that's normal for people who'd undergo in surgery but I couldn't help but to worry about her condition. She cannot die right now, her life is in my hands now, I will be the one who will decide if she can die or not, I will be the one who will end her life. Like what she did to my brother, my teeth automatically grit because of the thought of how she killed my brother. I will not forgive her.

"She will regain her consciousness any moment." the surgeon replied.

"Good, you may take your leave."

"Thank you, Sir."

I stares at her face, she looks better than a while ago, I study her features, she have narrow nose, long eye-lashes and I remembered her eyes from earlier it is pitch black, it's different from the picture that I saw before, maybe she wore a contact lens when they took that photo, her lips it's look so soft, well it is. Overall she has an adorable face, that is the reason why my brother fell in love with her but I am not and will not. All I just feel whenever I see her in the picture and now, is nothing but hatred. She is my brother's girlfriend whenever I've got a phone call from him our topic is all about her girl named Lila Manchester, I remembered how happy he is when he talked about her, every time he would mention her name, I noticed how his voice rose in excitement and love.

"You know brother, when she laughed or smiled at me, I feel like my world stops for a moment." I heard his voice from the other line.

"Okay Ian I think you're being too over reacted about your girl." I said and laughed.

"No, I am not. I will set a date and let you two meet each other. But I'm warning you, she's mine." he said and his tone changed with his last words.

"Then, I should prepare for that date."

"Yes, of course, she is your soon to be sister-in-law." He said but this time I noticed how excited he was.

***

"Did you see it?" he asked when he called. I was preparing for my meeting with the board directors of my company. When he called, I told my secretary to adjust the meeting so I could talk to my brother.

"See what?" I asked. "Oh, come on bro, check your email please. Then I call you again, hmm...maybe about five minutes no three minutes to get your opinion about her." he said and ended the call. I logged my email address on my computer and I saw his email. I opened it and I saw three photos of a woman. She's wearing a Pikachu costume and in the first photo she is acting like she's shooting a thunder, and a small laugh came out from my mouth, she looks like an idiot. The second photo is she's pouting her pink lips in front of the camera while her eyes are closed. Okay... let's move to the next photo, she's smiling there and her brown eyes are full of emotion. I was staring at her face when I heard my phone's ring again.

"So, how is it?" he asked excitedly. "Well, she looks nice."

"IT'S THAT ALL?" he kept saying something but I didn't understand it.

"Hey, are you still there?" I heard him asked. "Oh, I'm sorry what were you saying again?" I asked. I heard him sigh in the line. "No, it's nothing. You've said that you have a meeting, right? you drop the call, since I already got your super nice opinion about her." he said sarcastically when he mentioned the word 'nice'. I rotate my swivel chair and look at the glass window of my office. The sky was so bright and my eyes hurt so I stood up and looked for the curtains remotely. But I couldn't find it. I just let it be that way.

"I am sorry, you know how important meetings are for me right." I said.

"Of course, since mom and dad died you took care of everything. I promise after I graduate, I will help you run the company."

"Just focus on your studies and make me proud. Well, make our parents proud."

"Of course, I will." He said and I smiled, I imagine his face when he said that he will. I am sure his fighting spirit leveled up again.

"So, bye for now."

"Yeah, bye for now." I replied and I heard nothing in the line. I put my phone in my pocket and was about to leave but I saw my computer is still on. Her photo is still there and her smile. I was about to click the 'x' button but an emailed show up, it's from Ian again, I opened it and saw a video, I played it and I saw his girlfriend wagging her Pikachu's tail and laughing like crazy, I heard Ian's laughed at the video too and when she saw Ian is filming her, she curse and took down Ian's phone that's how the video ended. There's a message attached at the end of the email.

'Don't stress yourself and be happy like Pikachu.'

I heard a knock on the door and it opened, "I do apologize sir for disturbing your time with your younger brother but the meeting was about to start in ten minutes." I didn't answer him and just shut down my computer.

"Let's go." I said and he bowed his head before we go outside of my office. While we're walking, I remember the video, a small smile form in my lips. I fixed my suits when we got in front of the conference room. I looked at my secretary and I noticed he's sweating. I tapped his shoulder and said "Don't stress yourself and be happy like Pikachu." and opened the door in front of us.