Of Roses & Briefcase

Chapter 15

Their journey from the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, to Ipoh, a city in the state of Perak, took about two solid hours. Luck was definitely on their side since the traffic was flowing smoothly. Razlan drove at a uniform speed of 100km/h, he refused to go higher than that though Myra was bugging him to drive faster. She can't help but feeling anxious about her grandfather's health and all she wanted to do was just teleport back home so she could see him right now. If only she's a mutant that has the ability to teleport just like the Nightcrawler from The X-Men then she would already be at her hometown in a blink of an eye.

Myra's POV

"Can't you go any faster? You drive like a tortoise." I declared.

"Yes, I can if I'm alone." He replied in a calm voice.

"What difference does it make?" I said, throwing my hands in the air.

"I don't want to put your life in jeopardy."

I turned my head looking at him. "What do you mean?"

"I just want to keep you safe. I don't think I'm capable of losing someone again. Especially you" He too looked at me giving a straight face and then back to the road.

Losing someone again?

What was he trying to say? Could it be that he.. He cares about me? Maybe he likes me? No no no, Myra, you got to keep your mind straight. You know that will never happen, you and him? You're not up to his standards Myra. He's incredibly wealthy and he's the BOD if you might have slipped that out of your brain. You're not a somebody in that company let alone the wealth, you don't even have a car on your own! So wealth? Definitely one thing crossed out the list. Looks? He's astonishingly handsome, his smile made my system vibrate and be absorbed in his smile leaving everything behind. His face, they're like a world map, if only I could shrink my body I would have traveled across his face features especially his eyes, that chestnut eyes always made me .. melt like a vanilla ice cream. Okay, the point was that he's beautifully handsome and you're not even close to even fit for him. Just like the Beauty and the Beast, but this time he's the beauty and obviously the Beast is you. That's two now. What else..

"Myra.."

"Myraa.."

"Hello?" Razlan waved his hand over at my face.

"Oh! Sorry.. Yes Razlan?" Finally woken up from my deep thoughts.

"We're here" He shifted the gear to P and pulled the handbrake up.

"Here? Where?" I replied questioningly.

"The Hospital"

"Wow! How did we get here? Weren't we just passed by the Slim River?" I said looking over the window trying to digest the surroundings.

"In case you're wondering, You've been day dreaming for almost 30 minutes now.." He remarked whilst unbuckling his seatbelt and moving out from the car.

I was busy packing my handbag and unfastening the seatbelt as well. The car door swung open, I looked up and saw he was waiting for me holding the door handle. I made my way out carefully not to trip because it would have been embarrassing if I did, thus he shut the door closed as I got out. I mumbled a Thank You to him and we both walked side by side entering the hospital.

Like any other hospital scene, the place was as hectic as it can be especially at the Emergency Room. Luckily, we were just passing by since my grandfather was already warded. I took a quick glance at Razlan's face.