Someone To Hold

She can hear the sound of the waves in the sea shore nearby. Cold breeze covers Andrea's body as she hugs herself tight while sitting at the edge of a cliff. Moonlight reflects it's beautiful view at the sea. There, she can see city lights. What a wonderful sight it is. Peace. That's what she wants to feel. That's what she's longing for. But unfortunately she can't. Andrea sits properly and feels the cold breeze that makes her long hair dance to the wind. From her position, she can see raging waves and huge sharp rocks below. From that moment, she seems like she is out of her mind and without a care to her surroundings, she absent-mindedly stands. Already accepting her fate to that moment. Finally, she can have her rest forever. She closes her eyes as she feels like jumping. Minutes have passed. She can't feel anything, numbness overwhelmed her entire being. She took one step and... "Is it done? Am I done?" Confusion envelops her senses but she refuses to open her eyes until she feels like there's something gripping her hand. Suddenly a man's voice rings to her ears. "It's not the end of the world, lady. Stop messing around, let me pull you up.....God, you're so light." She stiffened in shock as she realizes that she's not done yet and there's someone pulling her hand at the edge of the cliff. She heard it....but somehow, it made her feel peace. She managed to look up but the darkness didn't let her see the man's face instead she only saw a shadow. "Rest now but not forever." That's the last words she heard as everything went black. The mysterious man lifted her up and carefully held her in his arms as he made his way to his car. He opened the rear door of his car and slowly let Andrea lay down. When he finally has the chance to see the young lass' whole face. He whispered, "How can this lady with an almost perfect face want to end her life like it was nothing?" He turned on the car and directly drove to the hospital. He stopped at the entrance and got out. The young lad took a deep breath before opening the door and lifting the unconscious suicidal young lady and walks in while calling some nurses to take care of the person he's holding. ..... I was sleeping soundly at 4 in the morning when I suddenly heard a bang at the door. I felt a painful slap and I immediately opened my eyes, finding an angry woman in front of me. "Why are you still sleeping, b***h!? Start working your ass off or I'm gonna kick you out of this house!" "M-mom..it's still so early in the..morning" "I don't care if it's early, all I want is for you to do some chores you ungrateful brat! You live in my house, so you follow my rules. Don't wait for me to call your dad" "No! M-mom..I'm getting up..I'm sor--" "Why are you still in your bed, brat!" A man's voice suddenly spoke outside the room. "Dad, I was going to--" I couldn't continue my words when he grabbed my hair and threw me to the floor. "Do you think I will believe what you just said!? I already saw you sitting nicely in your bed and you're still going to talk back?" After he said those words, I felt a strong kick in my stomach that caused me so much pain that it makes me want to vomit blood. I was about to get up when someone pushed me hard and I hit my head on the wall, it was mom. They both punched and kicked me until they're satisfied. I got another bruises from them. "I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place!" Mom said. "I shouldn't have let your mother go through a painful birth just to give birth to disgrace like you!" I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. I couldn't open my eyes. I just want to die right away. I just want to die. Death. Andrea immediately got up. Sweating like crazy and her face is wet with tears. She's breathing heavily. Another nightmare huh. She wondered why can't they just let her be free? And why does it keep on hunting her in her dreams. It's been more than 10 years since she left that place but the bad memories are still like a fresh wound. That time, she thought that she was in the lowest of the low and the most useless girl in the world. She couldn't hold back all of the emotions built up in her chest and she burst out crying and weeps loudly. The door instantly opened and a young lady with a midnight-black hair flowing over her shoulders. She had a beautiful figure that was stem-thin. Her curvilinear waist didn't surprise Andrea as much as her saffron complexion did. Her crescent-shaped brows arched slightly as she noticed Andrea staring at her. She has a deep and beautiful blue eyes, when stared, it's like looking to the depths of the ocean. Her velvet-black languid eyelashes blinked quickly, as if she wanted to tend to the one sitting in the hospital bed as soon as possible. When she got closer, Andrea noticed her scrolled ears and elegant nose. Her worried expression flashed across her face, and her film star nails caressed my hand. A stunning face that can make a man's heart skip a beat. Her elegant aura is captivating. With a glossy skin, Daniela hugs her tight. Daniela Snow. One of Andrea's best friend. "What the heck happened to you? I don't know what to do anymore. I kept on texting you but I didn't even receive one reply and the next thing I know, you're lying in the hospital bed! Weeping? The doctor said that someone sent you here yesterday in the freaking evening! He said that you're over fatigue. I already told you that whenever you want food, just tell me.I--" Andrea stopped her. She's so noisy. "Stop. You're so loud. This is a hospital, not just some place you can shout for goodness sake." She let her take a look at her whole body reassuring her that I'm fine. "I'm still alive and kicking, okay. Stop whining like a lost child. I'm just tired but I'm fine now really." She jokingly posed showing her muscles even if it's not that visible. "Tsk. You should be thankful to the one who sent you here or else something bad might happen to you and you'll end up dead in the street. Babe, you'll literally give me a heart attack." Dead? Hmm I wish. Wait street? Am I really found unconscious in a freaking street? But as far as Andrea remembered she was about to jump to a cliff. Of course, she can't say that out loud. Daniela might scold her again. She wiped her tears and looked at Andrea like she was gonna swallow her whole. She just ignored her and wondered who might be the one who sent her here last night. She tried to ask this young lady beside her. "By the way, have you ever met with the man who sent me here last night?" She stared at her with those bluish eyes. She might have realized that standing tires her beauty so she sat next to Andrea. "I didn't see the man that sent you here and the nurse said he left after he handed you here. He said to the nurse that he just saw you lying in the street unconsciously and luckily he passed by you. They called me here when they saw my number in your phone since I kept texting you last night." Andrea sighed when she heard the fake story that the man told them. Why did he have to lie? And also if it wasn't for him, her body might be crushed last night considering the height of that cliff. If Daniela would have known the whole story, she might really have a heart attack. Andrea saw a waving hand in front of her so she got back to her senses. "Stop staring at nothing, you're giving me goosebumps. What are you staring at?" She even looked at the door where Andrea was facing and found nothing. "Just like you said, I'm staring at nothing." She was about to stand when Daniela stopped her. Andrea almost lost her balance. "And where do you think you're going?" Daniela asked. She stands up and fixes her simple yet elegant dress. "The doctor said you're still not able to go home until your bills are paid." "Pay it for me then." Daniela's left dumbfounded. 'This girl really gets into my nerves' "Heh! Okay Madam. Be thankful you're my best friend, if not I could have left you here." "Well too bad I am. Now go, you know I don't want to be kept waiting" She hissed at me. Silly. I'm lucky to have a friend like this. I wonder what's the reaction of the other girls? Hmm. The face of a young lady that looks like someone who lost a fight turned her back at Andrea and walked with big strides towards the door. After watching her close the door, Andrea searched for her phone and found it in the side table. She was about to open it when she saw that it had a low battery. She put back the phone and stared at the sight outside the window beside her bed. Probably bored of staring at nothing but skies and buildings. She lays back and closes her eyes thinking about the incident last night. That man. Who is he? Did he know me? Why did he save me? What is he doing in that place? She opened her eyes and tried to remember the face that she didn't have the chance to see. His voice, it's calming and makes her want to hear it again. "Rest now but not forever." ..... Daniela parked her car at the parking lot of my condominium. She pulled up and hurriedly loosen her seat belt. Why the heck does this in a hurry? She opens Andrea's door and slowly helps her to go out like an old lady. "What the f**k are you doing?" She lightly pushed her away. "Ouch! That hurts!" Andrea saw her furrow her pretty eyebrows. "Duh I just pushed you a little.You're such a drama queen." Andrea rolled her eyes in front of Daniela. "Hello. I'm just helping you since you just got out of the hospital and stop cussing me, it hurts my precious heart." Other people seeing them might think that they're in a heavy fight because of Daniela's voice. Andrea matched her with her furrowed pretty eyebrows too. "Precious my ass! You already saw that I'm completely fine and yet you still act like I'm a sick old lady that needs a caregiver. Stop it. I'm not that weak, Duh!" She flipped her hair and walked elegantly towards the elevator. She can hear a bang on the door.....Hard. And she follows Andrea. Andrea can sense that she's really angry like a volcano that's about to erupt. Daniela catches up with her pace and pinches her little waist. She felt the slight pain and glared at her angrily too. They both waited for the elevator to open and when they got inside, Andrea looked at her face to face and saw that Daniela was already hiding her laughter. "You better apologize or else--" "Or else what? You gonna kick me? Come on Andrea, you should treat your friend nicely. I treat you nicely so you should too." Andrea can't believe that she got a friend like this. Is this lady serious? She's acting like a kid. "Nice your ass and when did you exactly treat me nicely?" She raised my pretty eye brow, looking nasty. "Earlier when I paid your hospital bill, babe. You're very forgetful." Daniela looked at her with pity. God knows how Andrea wanted to scratch her face. When the elevator finally stopped and opened. They both strides to Andrea's room 108. She searched for her key in her pocket and luckily it was still there. Phew. As she was about to open the door, she stopped in front of Daniela and looked at her calmly. Andrea doesn't want to lose her cool to this lady. "I''m here now, you can go home. Thanks for everything." She stares at her blankly and her expression slowly changes into something teasing. "That...That's what I wanted to hear from your mouth earlier. You should learn to be nicer to me." She pouted and without a care, she opened the door and walked in. "You...." .... Daniela immediately sat at the couch and crossed her long and beautiful legs. "Say....Do you really not want to live with me?" Andrea didn't bother to answer her question and quickly walked to the kitchen to get something to eat. When she got back, she saw Daniela already turned on the television and sat comfortably on her couch like it was her own. "Once we're done eating, you can go home already" Daniela, with her pretty dark brown eyes, turned her gaze from the TV to Andrea. "Do you really want to kick me out? You're such a meanie" she said while pouting. Andrea just sighed and went to her side while putting the cookies and a fresh squeezed juice to the table properly. She pours the juice into their glasses and takes a sip before getting a cookie. She comfortably sits beside Daniela. Getting used to Andrea's behavior, she didn't say anything and took her own juice and two cookies. It's almost 10 am and they are still watching the action movie titled Wonderwoman. Andrea is watching quietly while on the other side, Daniela always shouts like she's the one playing the actress role. "Keep it quiet. Geez you're very noisy" wanting to make her silent. "Tsk. I'm enjoying the movie, babe. You should try being lively instead of being gloomy. I sometimes thought that we're worlds apart" After saying those words, Daniela instantly stuffs her mouth with a cookie. She might have a good figure but she's really a big eater. She goes to the gym sometimes, maybe that's why. Andrea thought. "This is not your home, this is mine so you have to follow my rules here" Daniela didn't bother to look at her but from her position, Andrea saw her eyes rolling. "Whatever" The movie ends and Andrea carefully cleans the mess on the table. Some people might think that Daniela is very elegant and feminine but you should really not judge the book by it's cover. She eats like a pig and her part of the table looks like there's a disaster that just passed by while Andrea's part of the table is clean. "You should act more elegantly and femininely. Match your personality with your looks. I couldn't believe that your boyfriend really have long patience with you" Seeing that Daniela stiffened, Andrea just continued cleaning the mess and turned off the TV. Hearing that, Daniela froze. She sat straight and cleaned her lap that's full of cookie bits. After a minute she's back to being a beautiful young lass. She even applied lipstick openly. "Speaking of my boyfriend, yesterday Matthew and I got in a fight because I saw him with a girl and they met up in a restaurant. I saw it with my own eyes and they are acting intimately" Andrea can sense the sadness of her friend's eyes. She even saw that her eyes reddened like he was about to cry. Daniela continues her story while Andrea is listening quietly. "I asked him who she was and he said that she's just a childhood friend. I saw his sincerity so I forgave him. She hugged me after the fight so I kinda feel at ease" Andrea can't tell if her friend is a martyr or she's just so madly in love with that asshole. She already knew that the reason he stayed with Daniela was because of her status. The Snow Family is one of the wealthiest family in Denvor, Australia. Her parents owned a cosmetic company called Snow Cooperation. It will not be long until Daniela becomes its successor since she has excellent knowledge about cosmetics. Even the lipstick that she used earlier is her creation. It was a velvet-red lipstick that makes the lips more daring and kissable. On the other hand, Matthew Jones is just the son of an average family that works as employees in a not so famous real estate company. She already knew that even if she told Daniela about it, she won't believe such a thing since she's madly in love with him. Well, she will know sooner or later and I will be by her side when that happens. Andrea wants to try telling her this time. "Look babe..I always say that Matthew is just using you because of your status. He's a total scumbag. Like what you said earlier, he might have some special relationship with that childhood friend of his. He--" Daniela puts her index finger to my lips, wanting her to stop talking. "I already made a thought out of it. I will give him one last chance. If he still meets up with her childhood friend without informing me, I'm going to break up with him" Andrea cannot totally grasp her words but it makes her feel at ease even a little. I guess the squad has to be there when Daniela breaks down in the future. She agreed to Daniela's words like a proud friend. Daniela's heart aches a little thinking that maybe that day will really come so she has to prepare herself for it. She wipes her tears and looks at her friend sadly. "How about you? When do you plan on having a boyfriend. b***h, we're not getting younger. You better think about it, I don't want to take care of you when you get old. I have my own life too, you know" Daniela smiled teasingly. Okay now the table's been turned to Andrea. "I'm not planning on getting a boyfriend. It's just a nuisance. I can live alone, I don't even need your help babe" I snickered.