Disclaimer: I do not own any Harvest Moon's characters.
Author's Notes: This is the reason why I love Phillip. I'm a little bit cheesy in the chapter... ehehe
"Hey! Are you okay?"
Cam woke up in an uncomfortable position on the hospital chair. He realized that he was draining of sweats and his heart was beating at a rapid rate. He turned to Phillip who was sitting beside him.
"What happened…?" Cam muttered.
"You look like you were having a bad dream so I tried to wake you up," Phillip replied.
Cam remembered that miserable pain he felt just a moment ago. He let out a sigh of relief that it was all just a nightmare. There could still be hopes.
"Thank you."
Phillip studied the blonde boy's face. He gave him a little smile of encouragement and said, "Don't worry. Lillian is a tough girl. She won't give up so easily."
"I believe in her."
The brother rested his back against the chair and exhaled a big breath. He said, "Yup. She's pretty strong. I remember this one time when we were twelve years old, I tried to sneak up on her but I failed. I ended up with a big bruise on my left eye and I lost conscious for two hours. I get scare whenever I remember that moment," Phillip chuckled. "You know, I'm pretty sure the truck got more fractures than she did."
That sentence made a little laughter escaped Cam's mouth. Phillip's words had brought more faith and belief in Lillian's success operation.
"She's Lillian after all. I know she'll never give up," Cam replied.
"And you know what! The doctor is going to burst out of that door and announce 'Congratulation my friends! The Hulk is awakening!'"
Once again, Cam laughed until he heard a woman's high heel clicked as she walked on the hospital floor. She was wearing a black dress with a V- neck created by two fabrics that crossed each other diagonally. Her red lip stick was bright enough to be seen across the hall. Her brown hair was twirled neatly into a bun. Cam frowned when he got a closer look at the woman.
"What are you doing here?" Cam said. There was a little anger in his voice when he spoke.
"Is that how you talk to your mother? I came here to help!"
"We don't need your help. Get out now!"
The woman laughed as she settled herself comfortably on the chair. She crossed her leg and pulled out a cigarette from her purse.
"Watch your tone, Cam. Don't you dare speak to me that way," The woman replied. She light up the tip of the cigarette and blew a big amount of smoke.
"How do you know we're here?" Cam said with a distaste tone.
"You don't have to be so bitter, Cam."
"Answer my question."
"Ash told me that you were hanging out at his house. That boy thought he could fool a woman by making such excuse. I knew exactly where you were. Before you went missing, I had hired a few security guards to watch your movements and demand them to report back to me."
"You hired a few security to watch over me?"
The woman giggled and stood up. She leaned closer to Cam and exhaled her toxic smoke into his face.
"Yes, like a caring mother I should be. Though, I am very upset that you would run around and kiss another girl while you're engage to another person. Then confessing your love with that girl while you're at her house. How shameful!" She turned her face to Phillip and continued, "Let's talk about the main reason why I am here. I wanted to tell you, the brother of that girl, a great new!"
Phillip felt a disgust taste in his mouth. He knew for sure that he would dislike this woman the moment he saw her. He stared at her wicked eyes and spoke, "That girl have a name. Her name is Lillian and who might you be?"
"Oh! I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself! As you've heard from our conversation, I'm Cam's mother, Mrs. Kamiru."
"Umm… Nice to meet you, Mrs. Kamiru. My name is Phillip."
"I came here to tell you that I had paid all of your sister's hospital fees. You do not have to pay me back but however, I want you to keep her away from Cam. He already had a fiancée so there's no need for her to be clinging on to him. Especially when he's a young master of a rich house-hold. He and your sister are in two different worlds."
"You need to shut up, Mrs. Kamiru. I had enough of you!" Cam interrupted. His eyes flared with rage. This woman made his blood boil to the greatest heat where he nearly wanted to knock her out of her pitiful desire.
Mrs. Kamiru smiled but glowered at Cam. She replied, "Cam, honey, I told you not to use that tone towards me. Did your foolish mother teach you nothing about manners? Now, Cam, you need not interfering a conversation between Phillip and I." She shook her head and sigh. "I feel a little bit of a sorry for your father that he had to marry that trashy woman. I know he's better than that."
Phillip let out a big breath. He hated to be rude toward elders but this woman had reached his limit. The way she talked to her own son was just too ruthless and inhuman. He watched Cam clenching both of his fists, getting ready to settle his anger toward his mother.
"I am sorry Mrs. Kamiru. I am happy with your offer but I can pay the fees on my own without your help. I don't like accepting dirty and filthy money from the arrogant living creatures out there. Please take back your money. As for taking Lillian away from Cam, I cannot do that because I don't have the right to do so. I'm just her brother."
The woman was shocked for a moment but she remained calm. She blew another mass of white smoke and smiled.
"Oh dear, another one who is against me. However, you must know that if you don't keep her away from Cam, there won't be any guarantee that she is going to be happy and safe."
"Sorry M'am, but I trust my sister's decisions," Phillip replied with a smile that somewhat irritated the woman.
"Yes, her decision will make her happy but what about her safety? The more she is with Cam, the less distance there is between her and the danger. She's slowly approaching the pitfall of death."
"Cut that crap out! All you ever do is babbling about nonsense that no one understands. If Lillian is approaching the danger, I'll protect her. I'll definitely protect her for sure," Cam argued. He was one millimeter close to knock a woman out of conscious for the first time. Mrs. Kamiru stared at him with a grin that increased his suspicion. "Did you...also send security guards after Lillian?"
The woman giggled and laughed. Her voice echoed through the hall way and she stretched her lip into a merciless smile. She replied, "Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't. Who knows? Maybe you will if you pay enough attention to your surrounding?"
"Wow, Mrs. Kamiru. You are one stalker aren't cha? I would like you to take off my sister's back and fly back to your own business," Phillip interrupted.
"Ah… you know, my hobby is observing my prey. Like a tiger and a fragile deer."
"I see, but you've pick the wrong prey to hunt. It will escape your sight a moment later, especially when its brother has the soul of a cheetah and the brain of a genius. We'll run wild."
Cam smiled secretly inside his mind as Phillip tried to mock the woman. He gave the brother credits for defending his sister.
"Dear, stop talking nonsense. Don't be so foolish."
"Sorry, I was born differently," Phillip admitted.
Mrs. Kamiru calmly sat back down to her chair and exhaled her smoke.
"Then again, Phillip, did you forget that your sister has only thirty percent of escaping her death? Who knows id she will make it out of that operation room," She said. A mocking grin crossed her face.
"Of course I didn't forget! But you see, Mrs. Kamiru, the other seventy percent is for losers. All my sister needed was one percent chance of success to stay alive. Thirty percent was more than enough for her. She is unbeatable. You know why that is, Mrs. Kamiru?" Phillip replied.
"What?"
"Because she is my sister," Phillip smiled broadly. "You will see the doctor walk out of that operating room right now announcing that the surgery was a success!"
"Congratulation! The surgery was a success!" A voice yelled out.