MIO FIORE

Waking up drowned in dizziness and dead s**t silence was definitely not on my bucket list today. Why does the house seem so deadly today, as if no one lives here? Did Krystal leave for work or maybe she really died after the whole stress from work? But it’s Sunday! She can’t die! At least not today. We had plans today, I have been planning for this for so long. I walked out of the bedroom with much difficulty, I don’t know why but something seems amiss. We didn’t even drink last night, well maybe I did…but only a little. Not enough to make me feel like this, because of all the parties with my mates my alcohol intolerance is incredible, I know I am not supposed to feel like this after a few glasses of wine. I felt a wave of dizziness wash over me and everything around me started revolving, but I stabilized myself somehow. “Kry…Krystal…” Before I could call for help my legs gave out and I fell onto the ground. The pain in my knees due to hitting the ground woke up my senses a little bit but not enough to stand on my feet again. What the heck! Something is definitely wrong? “Krystal?” I shouted and thank god my voice was loud enough to wake her if she was still sleeping. But wait, she wasn’t beside me so where did she go? I walked back to the room and plugged out my phone from charging to check the time. My eyes widened when I realized that it was Monday today and I had a few missed calls from my friends and an unknown number. Something about this unknown number didn’t seem right with me, it seemed too familiar and my brain was still taking its time to wake up. I dialed Ethan’s number first to check what was up with him and he picked up after the second ring, Impressive! He finally got some free time. That dude never picks up when I call him. “Dude where the hell are you?!” He shouted. “Can you not shout!” I snapped. “I just called to check what the fuss is about?” “Aiden, Have you been on drugs or something! Where were you?” He asked. “At home duh!” I said in a bored tone and pressed my index fingers on my temples to massage them. Shit! How much did I have last night? Or should I say on Saturday? And where is Krystal? Why didn’t she wake me up? “Don’t be like that with me Aiden, the exhibition is in two days and you were not answering your phone, How do you want us to react?’’ “Fine! Sorry, Geez!” “Are you okay dude?” “I don’t know E. ‘’ I mumbled. “That’s it, I am coming!” He declared and ended the call before I could say anything. I sat down on the ground not caring about the world for a moment. My brain is on a vacation I guess, and that organ didn’t bother to tell me? The stupid organ doesn’t want to wake up, and maybe that’s why Krystal left me. Dammit! I ruined our Sunday because of my drinking. I don’t know for how long I sat there but I raised my head when I heard a distant sound of the door opening and closing. He walked close to me and with the faint familiar cologne, I could tell that it was E. “Dude, what happened to you? You look like a frog who took a bath in Cherry meth.” “I know right because that’s exactly how I feel right now,” I mumbled in my still disoriented state. “What happened to you A?” “I don’t know man, I honestly have no idea.” “Where is your wife?” “I don’t know, that pretty little thing left me alone again. Maybe at work.” I shrugged. “Are you pouting?” He teased. “Maybe.” “I think you have lost it.” “I totally agree.” I gave him a thumbs-up not caring if I look like an injured dog or a frog or whatever. “Seriously dude you are acting weird, how much did you have last night? I am well aware of your alcohol intolerance.” “Exactly, I only had some wine with Krystal on Saturday and now I am waking up to this shitty headache and numb senses. I am not even sure if I am speaking correctly, because my brain is not cooperating with my other senses.” He instantly walked away leaving me there. He left me too! I mentally pouted. Why is everyone leaving me? He walked back and helped me stand up hurriedly. “Aiden? Hey! Hey! Look at me! Dude something’s up! There’s blood on the bathroom floor and your wife is nowhere.” “Dude what are you saying, she’s in office. It’s Monday she had a meeting. I am sure she is in the office.” My brain was saying something else but my heart was something else, I knew that something felt wrong when I woke up. I pushed my body to stand straight and called my father in law, I knew that he was going to attend the meeting today. He was going to announce his retirement and was going to name all his shares in Krystal’s name and this was an early birthday surprise for her. After all her work and the company meant a lot to her. “Hey, Harold.” I greeted him as soon as my father-in-law picked up. “Aiden, where the hell is Krystal? I never expected this behavior from her! She knew this was an important meeting. You knew the reason for this meeting, then where the hell is she?” He whisper shouted, I guess the meeting has already started. My heart pounded in my chest and I knew that maybe I should have acted sooner, I should have guessed that something was up when I first woke up. “I…I don’t know,” I managed to utter those words with great difficulty and ended the call. I managed to convince my legs to move towards her bedroom and there surely there were a few drops of blood scattered around the floor but most of it was on the bathroom floor that was open with no signs of Krystal. Where are you, Mio Fiore?