Love are Lies
~Rachael Wang :)
Chapter 8: A Sparkling Ring
- DAMIAN'S POINT OF VIEW -
For some reason, Lucy didn't answer her phone and it automatically kept going to the messaging thing.
Today was our date and she didn't show up at all.
After 2 straight hours of waiting for her, I decided to go to her house and check up on her. Maybe she was sick or something.
I rang the doorbell and her mom showed up at the door.
"Ah, you were that young boy last time," she smiled with a worried look, "Recently, we've found out that Lucy was in an accident…"
Accident?! "What happened? Where can I find her?" I asked.
"We're going to visit her now, would you like to join us?"
"Mom, let's get going," a boy said, "M- Hey who's this?"
"I'm Damian." Was there always a guy in the house like this? I peeked through, 2 teenage guys?
"Eh, I'm Tom. What? Lucy's boyfriend? I never heard of him."
"Yeah, she doesn't talk much bout' that. Anyway, please let me go see her, what happened?
"We'll start answering questions in the car," he smiled. "Let's get going kid."
I got into the car and basically started asking questions. Lucy, apparently, was in the hospital because of a car accident when she was riding home with her father. I really had no idea that her family was in a divorce problem and that her father forced her away from her family.
All on Christmas day? That just really sucks.
When we arrived at the hospital, I quickly rushed to the nurse.
"Please, tell me where Lucy Heartphilia is."
"Give me a minute young boy," she smiled, then she started typing on the computer and looking through files while Lucy's family walked over.
"Wow, you must be really worried about her." Tom said.
"Of course I am… I'm worried sick."
"Ah, that's room 24, right down the corner there," she pointed.
"Thank you." I glided through the hallway, finding the room instantly.
There was Lucy, laying on her bed with a few bandages.
"Lucy?" I shook her lightly, "Are you sleeping? Please answer me so I will know you're okay."
"Damian…" her mother interrupted, "She's in a serious coma, Lucy cannot wake up now to speak to you."
Coma? I held her hand tightly, hoping that she would wake up soon.
"I'm sorry, but thank you for caring for her so much." Lucy's mother grinned sincerely.
"No. I should be thanking you for bringing me here, the place that I most want to be now."
Her family spent a few hours chatting with each other and me, while talking to Lucy once in a while even though there's no response.
After a while, they all left and I decided to stay beside her.
"Lucy… please wake up, you can't just sleep forever. You promised me a date and you still owe me one…"
No sound.
No movement.
No answer.
"I'll get you anything, anything you want. All I ask for return is for you to wake up," a tear trickled down my face and I pressed my eyes together tightly.
"Remember I was going to break up with you? It was weird at first and we made it through. Remember when we had our first kiss? It was so embarrassing. Even though I tried to play it cool, I actually was nervous and my heart was beating so fast because of my adrenaline rush and happiness."
Basically, I just kept talking to her about nonsense and past memories, but it felt good to just sit there with your loved one.
"Lucy…" I leaned over slowly, staring at her flawless, sleeping face. I couldn't help but caress her smooth skin.
And before I knew it, my face was inching closer to hers and I could feel her soft breath on mine, giving me confidence that she might wake up soon.
And I gave her a light, yet sincere, kiss.
I really do love you... I told Lucy in my loving thought.
A boy walked into the room suddenly. Startled, I jumped up in surprise and hit my knee hard on the bed.
"Ow…Who are you?" I asked.
"I'm just a friend here to visit Lucy." He smiled, "Is there something wrong?"
Something was weird about him, but I really didn't know what.
"I'm… Damian," I replied quickly, "And you are?"
"Alexander." He pulled out his hand in a friendly motion, waiting for a hand shake.
"Why… are you here?"
"Like I said, just visiting. Hmm… Damian, I heard a lot about you. You must be very; very close to Lucy?"
"Yeah, you can say that." I glared at him suspiciously.
"A boyfriend?"
"What if I said 'yes'?"
"Hmph, you don't seem to be very fond of me. What have I done to put you against me? Coming to steal your girl?"
"Is that a challenge?"
"Maybe," he laughed. "But let's wait till she wakes up."
Alexander walked over to the table beside Lucy and placed a bouquet of flowers beside her, gracefully.
"Thank you for your time Damian. I'll be hopefully seeing you again."
"Yeah, bye."
He left and the atmosphere felt cold, unsafe.
Then I knew it was definitely a competition, a love triangle.
I stayed for a little more and left Lucy peacefully sleeping on the bed in her coma. Then I took out the ring I was planning to give her today.
It was the expensive ring she was craving for as soon as she stepped foot near the jewelry store on Ave. 4. However, she didn't have the kind of money to buy it, and when I offered; she was being humble and saying that she's just looking.
But I knew her inside out. She wanted the ring.
I stood in front of her bed and gently lifted her hand.
"Please wake up." I slipped the sparkling ring on her smooth finger.
