The scandalous love affair

The wound

We sat down and talk about her life in Europe.

"You have to come with me, Their food is so good. And the tulips flower field. Ahhh I wanna to take you to see it so bad." I laugh at Heavan.

"We can always go."

"But you're always busy now. It's not bad though. I can boast to people that my best friend is the one and only Lilith Anderson."

"Well, my best friend is the lady Heavan Valencia."

~Ding Dong~ 

My front door bell rang again. That's strange. I look at Heavan and she looks back with no clues too. She told me she hasn't tell her family about her returns yet. So I walk up to the door. The most unexpected person stood there. He's the last person I can think of being here. 

"I'm here for Heavan." He said. There's nothing in her tones just a flat word. His facial expression is so cold and those eyes. You can never know what is he thinking of. He's still the same after so many years.

"Ohh!!" I snapped back to my sense. 

"I'll go get her." I tried to her my feeling, but I can feel the disappointment in my heart. Stop it! What do you thing he's here for? Do I think he will just pop up out of the blue just to see me. I hate it that after all the years, I'm still the naive girl inside. Guess I never learn at all.

"Ohh, Brother Romeo...." Heavan exclaims as she comes up behind me. 

"Mother told me to pick you up. She wants to see you." He said. His face is stern and there's no telling what is going on in his mind. Those eyes that I use to love staring at and now killing me. I can feel his cold gazes on me. Why is he staring at me like that? Is he mocking me that after all this time, I still am the same old me?

"Ohh, I guess I have to leave." Heavan said as she rushes inside to grab her luggage. You can tell that she's not willing to go with him but there's nothing she can do. I mean if it were me, I also can't do anything or oppose against him too.  

"It's okay, I'll see you later." I said as Heavan drags out her luggage.

"Good bye." She hugs me lightly before heading to Romeo's car. I smiles at her. But for some reasons, Romeo is still standing there silently. I can feels his eyes on me. The kind that make you uncomfortable, like a predictor looking at their prey. A gaze that make you feel hopeless and you can't do anything but to beg him for mercy. He turns his back without saying anything. I watch as the car go until it's disappear from my sight. I rushed inside and collapse on the floor. My heart is beating loudly inside my chest. I gently stroke it to calm it down. His gaze that seems to be looking right into her soul. I was terrified. It was hot and I can feel like intentions. He was ready to devour me until I have nothing left. After all these years, the man who is Romeo Valencia is still the same. Nothing changed at all. My tears slowly drop one by one. I wiped it off. I hate feeling like this, feeling so hopeless and defenseless in front of him. 

"It's ok. Everything's changed. You're not the same as you are 5 years ago." I whispers to myself and silently calm down the uneasiness in my heart. I guess the wounds he left me is deeper than I thought it would. I guess the wound is still there deep inside me, no matter how much the times have passed. 

(End P.O.V)

(Romeo's P.O.V)

I'm driving my car silently. The road is busy as it's a lunchtime rush. I recalled the event that happened just a moment ago. Her shock expression when she saw me. I can clearly tell that she's afraid of me. She's terrified. I know why. I know the reason behind her fears. The little girl next to me has been staring at me since we left Lilith's house. I guess it's a given, because they're both best friends. She looks like she has something to say to me. 

"What do you want to say?" I ask her. She looks at my face. 

"Why do you come to pick me up?" She asked. Her usual playfulness is no where to be seen. I know how much she despises me. 

"No reason." I response casually. Heavan is a smart girl so she knew that I can just send someone instead of going to pick her up personally. That is why she's mad at me for going there in person. Honestly I have no answers myself too. What is it that make me want to see Lilith so bad? It was a lie saying that Mother want to see Heavan when she doesn't even know of Heavan's return to begin with. Only I knew about Heavan's coming back. Because I was the one who sent her away from home, forcing her to learn how to grow up when clearly she's not ready. Force her to be away from her best friend. 

"5 years ago...." She said. Her tones is flat and you can tell how much anger she held against me. In fact Heavan is not such an easy-going person like Lilith know, she's very cunning and cold. She always build a way protecting herself against everyone. But everything changed because of Lilith. She has the power to heal every life she met. 

"It was not Lilith's faults." I figured out that much, but I'm still doubting myself. I know I should let her go and live her life now that everything was just a misunderstanding, but here I have trying to grab her again. I know that Heavan can see the confusion in my eyes, too. That's why she turns away. 

"I brought her to your room. But I swear we both didn't knew you were drugged that night. Nor who did it." 

5 years ago, in the company's annually anniversary party, someone has the gut to spike my drink. I mean it's the usual. I was always have my defense but I let my guard down. I remember that I was in my room trying to deal with affect of the drugs and she comes up. 

'Romeo, are you okay?' Her face was fulled of concerns as she tried to help me. Then I push her to the bed.

"But now is different. I won't forgive you if you hurt her again." She said. Our conversation ended just like that and we both stay silent along the way. Both lost in our thoughts. The wounds of that day is still hurting everyone. I was the one who's responsible for everything. But I still can't figured out what is it that making me dragging her into this mess again..... I wanna know.... I wanna know why my head is so mess up when it comes to her. What is it that makes my heart aches every times I heard her name. The name 'Lilith Anderson.'

(End P.O.V)