When Worlds Collide

Chapter Seventeen

Lucas' POV

I didn't know how will I be able to save my brother. I love him so much and I don't think I can live without him but Big Boss said this happened because of my wish. Do I need to sacrifice my relationship with Chandrea just to save my brother?

"Bro.." 

"Lucas." He was looking at me weakly but he was forcing himself to smile. 

"Bro.."

"Lucas.. How are you?"

"Bro. You don't have to ask me. How can I be fine if you are here at the hospital huh? You must fight. Please. I don't think I can survive without you. I am sorry. I am sorry that I lied to you but please be fine. I am sorry."

"I know." Tears fell down my face but I paused when he replied that he knows. What does he know? "I know your real identity my little brother."

"W--what?"

He smiled and nodded his head. "I love you my little brother. I know because you have your wings when I found you. You were at the street and you were unconscious that time. Before I can bring you to the hospital, your wings disappeared. That's when I thought you were an angel. When I got the chance to clean your bedroom, I saw the papers and your reports. It was written there your name with the word 'angel.'"

"I am sorry, Eros."

"No. You don't have to say sorry. I didn't bring it up to you because I accept you and I want you to stay with me. Lucas, you are already my family. I know you would go back there eventually. I didn't know I would be the first one."

"No. Please. No."

"This is my fate."

"No please."

"I love you my little brother. Always remember that."

"No bro. You will survive okay? You must not leave me. Take a rest okay? I will go back tomorrow." He just nodded his head and closed his eyes. 

After I made sure that my brother fell asleep, I went back to the chapel of the hospital.

"What should I do to make my brother fine?! If you want me to leave Chandrea, I will do it. I will do it. Just to save him. Perhaps, I am not allowed to fall in love with her right? I am not allowed to have feelings for her. Just let me finish my mission, just let me leave her to Alex and I will go far away. Just please, give my brother Eros another chance to live. He deserves to live."

~*~

Chan's POV

I decided to go to the hospital after the practice and Alex insisted to come with me so I let him. Besides, he also became Lucas' friend after all.

"Lucas." I approached him immediately when I saw him outside his brother's room. "I heard that your brother is already getting better and he was transferred here at the room already. I am glad to hear that."

"What are you doing here?" He asked coldly. 

"I--I am here to visit you and your brother."

"I didn't ask you to do that." Wait, what is happening? Why does he seem cold to me? Or to us?

"Lucas, we brought some fruits that will help your brother recover."

"Dude, is there a problem? Why are you answering us like that?"

He looked at me sharply then to Alex. There's something different in him and I can feel it. Is he not happy that we visited him?

"Are you not busy practicing for your performance? It's getting near." He replied. Why is he like this?

"I also came here because I want to invite you." I handed him the invitation for the Giselle performance at the foundation day. When I got this invitation, Lucas was the first person who has gotten into my mind. He was the one who encouraged me to dance again and I would be really happy if he could watch our performance. "I will be really happy if you will come and watch our performance. Lucas, you were one of the reasons why I got back in dancing ballet. I want you to see my performance."

"I have a lot of things to do. I don't think I can watch it."

"Dude, why are you like that to her?" Alex hid me behind his back and confronted Lucas. Geez. I can feel the tension between them. Lucas smirked and gasped.

"What's the matter? If you will only cause trouble here, you better go. Watch a ballet performance? Are you kidding me? How can I watch a thing that's really boring for me? I don't even know a thing about ballet." He looked at me sharply. "Now that you've gotten back on dancing ballet and you are being successful, I guess we have nothing to do with each other already. I helped you so do me a favor." There's something bothering him but I can't find a chance to ask him because with his tone right now, he's telling us to leave. No. He is telling me to leave. He is telling me to get out of his sight and that hurts me.

"I want you to live in peace with my brother and I want you to do the same so just act as if you don't know me."

"Why? Why are you telling this to me?"

"That's none of your business."

"Lucas tell me! I know you have a reason for this. Tell me! I just can't understand why you suddenly want me to pretend that I don't know you." Tears suddenly fell down my face. This hurts me a lot. I thought he's different but I was wrong. I was fooled by his acts.

"Dude, I think you are going overboard."

"I am not. I just want us to mind our own businesses from now on."

I smirked at him. If this is what he want, I will give this to him. "Well, if that's what you want. I will give it to you, willingly. I will pretend that I don't know you. I will stay away from you. Just remember one thing Lucas, I never faked my feelings towards you. I was real. I gave myself a chance to trust you. But now, I already know. Jerk."

After those words, I walked away from him but suddenly felt my knees tremble. 

What a jerk.

As we went out of the hospital, Alex and I decided to drop by a coffee shop to breathe. 

"Do you like Lucas?"

"What?" What kind of question is that?

"You like him." Alex said. "I can tell with the way you answer him awhile ago."

"You know what Alex, Lucas has been special to me because he was the one who encouraged me to dance again but I think I trusted him really early that I didn't got the chance to know him more."

"Lucas isn't that big part of your come back. You were the one who helped yourself to be able to dance again. You know what Chan? I really admire you back then. I love your personality and I personally am in love with your dance. I hope you can give me a chance to enter your life as well."

"Alex.." I exhaled as I sipped on my coffee. "You are really a nice guy and you are my friend and my partner. I hope you can give me a time. Having a relationship like that isn't on my mind right now."

"I can wait." He replied. Aigoo. "But please Chan, let me take care of you as well. Let me protect you."

"Why? Am I in danger?" I asked. Why is everyone telling me that they want to protect me? Am I really in danger? But why and how? Is there someone who wants to kill me?

"Why do you need to be in danger for someone to protect you? You deserve the world, Chandrea, and I am willing to give that to you." I avoided his gaze because it's really becoming awkward. 

"I--I think we have to go." I stood up bringing my paper cup of coffee. He followed me but all the while that we are walking to our house, I am not talking to him because it's really awkward for me. Alex is a nice guy, I can prove that but I don't know that he's acting like this to me. I just see him as a friend and I don't know if I can give him a chance.

When I got home, I immediately went inside my bedroom and I noticed the box that I kept back then. It has the DVDs of my performances when I was a kid that dad took for me. 

Grade 1, Chandrea's first official performance. 

I took that DVD and played it on my laptop. There, I saw the little Chandrea performing Swan Lake at the auditorium of our school with my mom and dad cheering for me. I was really happy because they are watching me. 

"Dad, why are you crying? Is my performance bad?"

"No my princess. That was the prettiest."

After I heard that conversation of dad and me, I can't help but cry and remember Lucas. He also said that to me.

Dad, I miss you so much.