Chapter 20: Chapter 20

It is pouring….

It has been since they arrived at Angel’s house, and it hasn’t stopped for thirty minutes.

“Let’s just wait for three more minutes, I do have umbrellas on at the back, but the rain is too strong to get out of the car,” James said while observing how heavy the rain outside of the car is.

Kyle looks at the car window. He wonders why it is always raining in his life.

It is always raining both on a good or a bad day. He opens his phone to check the time, but the first thing he sees when it lights up is the picture he was showing James just several minutes ago, and it leads us back to that day – another rainy day, but this time it is special for him.

The loud steps of a man in a lab coat are heard through the passage of the hospital. He is in a hurry. Everyone who sees him gives way.

“Who is that?” Ask by the female hospital intern who has just been in the hospital for not more than two months

“Who? Oh, that is Dr. Esteves,” Said the head nurse, who is also the head of gossipers in the place- there is always one somewhere!

“Hey, what a fine young doctor he is.”

“Wake up. Dr. Esteves is out of your league. His family runs this hospital among others,”

“Yea! Talking about a nice catch,”

“ha, ha, ha you will never have your chance. Rumor has it that he is gay.”

“Really?!”

The two are so engrossed in their own world of stories that they do not saw the fine-looking doctor approach them from the back. She wears an expensive red designer dress topped with a lab coat, and though it is not advisable to wear high heels while doing rounds, no one can stop her.

“ If you are unsure of something, it is better to shut your mouth.”

“Good evening Dr. Seu,” They said in unison where the doctor just nodded and walked past them

“Wow! Is she the famous Doctor-Goddess Seu?”

“Yes, as pretty as she seems, she has a nasty temper, so you would not want to get to her bad side. Stop looking at her! Keep moving!”

Dr. Seu reached her office. She walked towards her windows and observed the harsh rain of the night.

“Gay?”

She chuckled, “I don’t think so,” The wicked smile that was painted on her face is like a bad omen who never brings good luck to anyone.

Kyle tried to call Angel several times, but she did not pick up.

“Pick-up! You moron,” he blurted in thin air inside his fast car with eyes full of worries as he was stuck in the heavy rush hour traffic.

It was already eight in the evening, and an hour had passed since her call. Kyle entered the password for the door and shouted Angel’s name inside.

“Why is it so dark in here? Hey! Where the f*ck are you?!” Kyle’s heart is pounding…his head is swirling with questions as he tries to find the light switch, “Did he found out?”

A loud thunder startled Kyle!

“What the f*ck!”

But it also helped him find the culprit of the darkness.

“Who is there?” A weak voice filled the air.

“Why is it so cold and dark in here?” Kyle instantly found his way to Angel, and though he hit himself on something hard, he did not mind.

He instantly touched Angel’s forehead amidst the dark, “You are burning!”

The lights came back. The TV automatically opens.

“A slight power interruption in the street of….” Announced the reporter in the news.

“Hey, are you stupid? So if there is a power interruption, you will just sit in the dark?” Kyle slightly pushed Angel’s forehead with his index finger while wearing a sweet smile. He carries Angel back to her bed. Cleaned the tin cans of beer and snacks on her table. It is good that he always has a first aid kit on his car that includes all sorts of medicine- mostly not for him but for the maiden lying on her bed now who doesn’t keep a medicine cabinet.

The rain stopped. Kyle ordered food to the nearest place.

“Hey, wake up.” He slightly taps Angel’s forehead after placing the food on the side table. But she did not budge, so he tapped her forehead harder.

“Ouch!”

“You finally wake up,”

“Hey, I thought you were busy,”

“Yea, Yea Whatever. Eat this.”

Kyle feeds Angel with rice porridge.

“It tastes nice. Did you cook it?”

“No. But I did put poison on it,” Kyle glared at Angel and almost hit her with the spoon.

“ha, ha, ha,” Angel laughed, knowing Kyle bought the porridge because he doesn’t cook – no one can be good at all things.

Laughter filled the room. Angel fastly fell asleep after drinking her medicine.

“Hey, I need to go. I have an urgent surgery schedule. Those stupid doctors in the hospital….” Kyle walked past Angel’s open room.

He just noticed that she had fallen asleep.

Kyle leaned on the corner of the door and whispered, “You look gross,” but his eyes and lips both glim with a smile as he slowly walked near Angel’s bed.

Kyle leaned close to Angel, “You look so fucking gross,”

He puts his face near her face, slightly dab his lips on her forehead. Pat her head and went on his way.

“Coffee,” Angel’s voice always brings him back to his senses. Whether he likes it or not, she is the key that can unlock all his bolts- the only one who can run on his head and take over his being.

“Hey? You don’t like it? That’s fine the more for me he, he “

“Give that to me, you Coffee Addict,”

“It seems the rain will not stop,” James said in the background.

“Oh, you’re still here?” Kyle’s annoyed and stunned tone was on again.

“Yes, the rain is too harsh. I asked James to stay a bit for coffee,”

“Oh, that is fine, no worries. But I mean, he has a car and a big umbrella, you know, everything he needs to shelter himself to the rain,” Kyle’s sarcastic tone obviously annoyed James.

James and Kyle’s eyes met again, shooting lasers at each other without Angel realizing it.

A Belly pipe.

“You are hungry again?” Kyle glared at Angel.

“Sorry, I mean, you know I made a scene a while back,”

They didn’t notice that James walked towards the fridge and checked if he could make something out of there- though it is a tough challenge even for the best cooks in the world.

“I will order something,” Kyle is about to dial the number of the nearest restaurant both Angel and him frequented.

“Wait, I doubt anyone will take your order. It is storming. I will try to make something for you, Gel,”

“You know how to cook?” Angel is amazed at the sight of a handsome man who knows his way in the kitchen. James just smiled, “If that is fine with you, maybe you can help me here?”

“Sure, anything for my hungry tummy,”

And though the word did not clearly register on Angel’s head, Kyle will not be able to let it slide, “Gel?” he whispered. He took a good look at James and realized he really looked familiar, but he also couldn’t pinpoint where he saw him. However, James knowing Angel’s nickname is a puzzle that Kyle will not let unsolved.