Chapter 14: Chapter 14

"Liza, do you know where Precious is? Why isn't she in her chair? " said Alex asking

"Sorry sir, I don't know either. I called her a long time ago but she didn't pick up. Maybe Precious is sick and can't come to work. " Said Liza

Alex nodded his head then returned to his room. But Alex couldn't stop thinking about Precious. If she is sick and cannot come to work, of course she will stay in the hospital and send a permit. But she was not in the hospital where her mother was treated and did not send a permission letter. Alex also tried to call Precious but was not picked up. Alex again tried to call her again and again and still wasn't picked up. Alex began to feel worried until he finally decided to look for Precious.

Alex drives in his car to find Precious. He spins aimlessly in the hope he will see Precious. He continued to pay attention to the road, the right and left sides of the road. He continued to circle around the city but he also did not find Precious. The longer he searched the greater the worry grew in his heart. Until finally a message from Noah led him to find Precious.

Alex arrived at his high school and when he walked to the park he saw Precious who was sitting in the park. Alex walked slowly toward Precious who was sitting in a lawn chair. But Precious who realized his presence instead looked at him with a cold stare that pierced his heart as if his presence was very unwanted by Precious.

"Why did you come here?" Precious said with a cold look

"I was worried because you didn't come to work so I looked for you." Said Alex

"That's not what I meant. Did you not understand what I said last night? You want me to say it again? I beg you not to see me again and just act like we are strangers who don't know each other. " Said Precious

" But why? Did I make a mistake? " asked Alex

"No, I'm just sick of seeing your face. So don't come near me again. " Said Precious coldly

"If you hate my face so much then why do you kiss me? Are you playing with me? " Alex asked, holding back his tears that were ready to flow

"Yes, I'm just playing with you. Don't you know that? " said Precious and managed to carve a wound in Alex's heart

That day with just a few words Precious managed to carve a deep wound in Alex's heart. Alex, who always watched her lovingly, now only has a thousand languages. Yes Alex drove Precious home but all he did was to be kind. Along the way Alex didn't say a word and didn't even glance at Precious. And Precious also knew that she had hurt Alex very badly.

Several days passed and Precious got what she wanted. Alex really treats her like a stranger. Alex who always approaches her with a big smile now Alex doesn't even see her at all. Alex always walks past her with a flat face. This is what she wants, but Precious can't lie if she doesn't like it like this either. As if something was missing from her.

When it was time for lunch, Precious sat with Liza to eat their lunch. As usual Liza always talks a lot, from work problems to problems with her boyfriend that she shouldn't talk about with anyone. Even Precious is only pretending to hear Liza's story and in fact she's not at all interested in hearing it.

"I don't believe he can do that. Can you imagine him forgetting his promise to meet me on our Anniversary day and instead go to the bar? How can he do that? " said Liza

"If you are so unhappy with him, why not break up with him?" said Precious

"Yes, because I love him. I also don't understand why human feelings can be so complicated. I hate him but also love him. It seems like I can't even live without it. " Said Liza

Suddenly Precious felt so sick that she covered her mouth with her hand. Precious immediately stood up and ran to the toilet. After removing the contents of her entire stomach, Precious stared at herself in the mirror. The nausea she felt made everything clearer to her. The fact that she really is pregnant. Precious washed her mouth then she came out. She was immediately approached by Liza who had been waiting in front of the toilet.

"Precious, are you all right? Are you sick? " Liza asked, worried

"It's OK, I'm fine. Maybe it's because of the fish, I'm a little sensitive to the smell of fish. " Said Precious lying

"Yes, the fish's smell is indeed a bit strong." Said Liza who believed in Precious's lies

After returning from work as usual Precious took the bus which she always rides to get to the hospital. Precious sat in the back seat and stared out the window.

The day began to cloudy and slowly rain drops fell and soaked the bus window. Precious looked at the rain drops as if there was something interesting about it. 30 minutes passed and finally Precious arrived at the bus stop near the hospital. The increasingly heavy rain made it difficult for Precious to go to the hospital and chose to stand at the bus stop. But the more she waited for, the rain even more heavy. Precious then decided to run in the rain to the hospital which is 1km away by making her bag an emergency umbrella.

Precious arrived at the hospital lobby in a soaked shirt even though her head was not wet because her bag was protected. Precious hurried to her mother's ward to take the clothes she had stored there and immediately change her clothes. But when she opened the door, Precious saw Alex feeding her mother instead and they looked very happy.

"Precious, come in. Why didn't you say that you met Alex? You even work in the same place ... "said his mother

"Because that's not an important thing to talk about." Precious said as she entered the room

"Then I'll go home first." Alex said goodbye to his mother Precious

"Why do you want to go home? Precious also just arrived. " Said Precious’s mom

"It's okay, I just came here to say hello. Then I'll go home first. " Said Alex

"Precious, you'd better take Alex." Said Precious’# mom

With a face Precious was forced to escort Alex out. Angryly, Precious looked at Alex.

"Why are you here? Didn't we already agree to behave like strangers? Don't come here again ”Precious said in a cold voice

"Don't worry, I'm not here to see you. I just want to say hello to an aunt I've known since childhood. You better get in quickly. Wet clothes can make you sick. I don't want any of my employees to get sick and couldn’t come to work. " Said, Alex

Precious paused for a moment because she heard Alex speaking in a cold voice. But seeing Alex walking out of the hospital brings the thought of what happened was the right thing. It's true to convince cruelly to Alex if he can move forward. Because behind Alex is a valuable friend who always lives in the past and cannot move forward. After all she wanted Alex to break away from his shadow in the past.