Chapter 8: Chapter 8

-Sorry Means Something Else-

I was dashed out from the room and hurriedly run in the corridor. I didn’t want to look back, I didn’t want to see Kalel while I’m n this state. The feeling I have felt right now is the same exact feeling that have happened to me five years ago. And it’s killing me once again. I didn’t want to go back to that moment again. I didn’t want to, it’s really painful.

“Almira, wait.” He was quick enough to grasp and held my hand firmly. I can’t stand to face him when my tears are still falling. I can’t do it, I didn’t have the guts.

“Almira, just listen to me.”

“What do you want?” I said in the middle of sobbing so hardly.

“Kalel, please. I am really tired today. I really wanted to rest.”

“Just talk to me.”

“Kalel, just please.” I looked at him with tears in my eyes. “I have suffered so much already. You didn’t have any idea what I had to go through just to be here. So, please stop acting like you’ve cared because it makes me cracy.”

“Almira.” He slowly puts my hand down. He is bowing his head looking on the ground. If he’s silently crying right now, I really don’t know. I immediately escaped from the place and cried myself out.

Zach’s POV…

I really am such a jerk. I honestly said something so awful without even thinking that it might hurt her.

I quickly followed her on the lobby. It’s the first time that my heart were feeling and beating like this. My heart thumped so fast, I have tried to ignore it a couple of times but every time I would stare and look at him it just makes me even more flustered and nervous.

“Almira, wait.” I quickly held her hand and it felt so cold. I felt her sadness creeping through her skin.

“Kalel, please don’t make me suffer even more.” She said. It ached my heart so bad, I slowly put her hands down. I wanna hug her so badly, but I still don’t have the courage to do that. Her lonely eyes flowing with tears just broke my heart completely.

She then immediately run away. It was then that my tears started to fall unconsciously. This is the second time I felt this kind of pain in my life. And that weird feeling I felt about her was beyond my comprehension.

“Kalel, would you still love me even if I would be far away from you? Would you promise to only love me for the rest of your life.” She asked while clinging on my shoulders.

“Yes I will and it’s a promise Jeya, I would still continue to love you.”

“Thank you, babe. Soon my family would be leaving for US. So I wanted to spend all the remaining days with you.” Jeya kissed my lips which I did in return.

“Babe, I’ll miss you so much.” She cried on my shoulder.

“And if you ever tried to cheat on me. I will definitely flew back here and kill you. I would let my bestfriend look after you and report all things you did. So don’t even try to do something reckless.” I turn towards her friend who is silently following us.

“I love you, Kalel.” She kissed me again.

“I love you too, Jeya.” I closed my eyes.

“Ahhhhhh.” My loud scream just echoed through the room.

“Young master, young master… are you okay?”

I quickly get up from bed panting so hard. I am catching my breath. The past hunts me again. I thought I had completely escaped from it, but lately I had been dreaming of this same exact dream over and over again. And as much as I tried to think it through I couldn’t remember anything other than that same exact scene.

But one thing keeps on bothering me. Someone’s face seems so familiar to me. And I don’t know why.

“Young master are you now okay?” I looked at Nana who just came from the kitchen now holding a glass of water.

“Yes Nana, I’m really fine. I just had this weird dream again.”

“Here’s your water young master.”

“Thank you. You can now go back to your quarters.”

“Yes, young master. If you need me I’ll be downstairs, I’ll call your Mom and Dad in the States.”

“No Nana, I’m good. Just don’t bother them.”

“Okay, young master.”

I just nodded and continued to stare on the ceiling. I want to remember something but no matter how hard I tried, I really can’t recall anything. There’s only one lead I have right now, it’s the face of that familiar woman.

ALMIRA POV…

I felt so heavy and depressed while getting up on the bedside. My eyes were swollen from all days and nights of crying. I still don’t have the courage to go to school today. I still don’t have the guts to face anyone especially Kalel, when I am like this.

Rhea had called me last night to check if I was okay. We had a couple of sad conversations and then I ended up crying to myself.

“Almira are you still inside?” Aunt Lucia knocked on the door.

“Yes, Auntie.” I timidly answered.

“Your father called a while ago. He’s asking if you were alright. He saw you crying when you went home last night.”

“I’m fine Auntie.” I replied.

“Okay, just come out after you’ve change and we will be having breakfast.”

“Y-yes Auntie.”I heaved a heavy sigh and face myself in the human size mirror. Whatever problems I have right now, I need to face them head on. Everything that’s been happening to me isn’t new at all. My childhood memories were even more painful.