He smiled to cover his panic and nervousness. “I’m alright. Don’t worry about me.”
The nurse just nodded at him as an answer and left him. He saw Grace rushing downstairs, at his adrenaline rush, he run to stop her, but it was too late for him to catch her because she was at the second to the last stairs.
“No!” he shouts unto his mind for him to prevent the quietness and for him to never catch the attention of the people.
He leans on the wall near the stairs catching his breath. “I guess I need some exercise. I’m called a doctor but I’m not physically fit.” he whispered between his pant.
When he looked at her, she was about to stand up and rushing again. His eyes begun to open wide and he run again until he reached the information desk at the ground floor of the hospital.
“No, you can’t go. You just can’t go.” he said spontaneously on his mind.”No, please no. Don’t leave.”
“Doc, are you okay?” one of the nurses who were standing near the information desk asked him.
He just nod while holding his chest and catching his breath. When he looked at her, she was touching the exit door and she’s one-step ahead and she’s about to step out.
“NO!” he said out-loud on his mind. He panic once again and he doesn’t know what to do until he found himself at her back. He composed himself for him not to have the attention of other people inside the hospital.
“Come with me.” he whispered unto her.
He didn’t mind the curious look that people who looked at him. He just simply walked as if he didn’t do anything weird.
When he was all alone at the hallway, he look at his right side, he didn’t see her. He looked at his left side but there’s no Grace at his both side. He felt someone pulled his sleeves. He turned around, as he looked behind his back. He saw the confused look of Grace towards him. He went inside the room he occupies and sat down at the chair near the table.
He smiled at her. “I know, your confused but we can’t talk here and not today.” he whispers.
“Yeah, they might think you’re being insane. I understand.” she replied. He saw her eyes brightened and smiled at him. “Just used your eyeballs to communicate with me, roll your eyes if yes and look at the side if no.” she said unto him.
He sigh. That’s not a bad idea but he wants to talk to her, now that he had the chance.
“I need your help, please…” she said unto him while her hands were together.
How can he say no if the girl he loves is in need of his help? He rolled his eyes. He saw how happy she was when he rolled his eyes as the sign that he said yes.
“How can I help you?” he asked with a soft voice.
“I need you to take care of my body that lying on that bed. I can feel that any moment there’s someone who doesn’t want me to wake up anymore.” she said.
“Okay, wait.” he said and take off his hospital gown and took his back. “Follow me.” he said and he immediately went outside the door.
He checked at Grace first. He saw her family there. “I’ll be living for a while, I’ll come back tomorrow morning.” he said to the nurse who’s there for rounds. He faced one of her sisters. “Don’t leave her alone. As much as possible, two people are here to look after her, when she wake up there will be someone to look after her while the other is calling for some assistance.” he said.
He faced again the nurse. “Call me when she woke up today.” then he left the room.
He left the hospital with courage that he can get back her life into normal.
“I’m going to get your life back; I’m going to protect you. I’m going to do everything just to make you feel safe.” he determinedly said unto himself.
He walked straight to the parking lot and get inside his car, he was about to drive when he remembered Grace. He looked behind him.
“Who were you looking for?” she politely asked him.
He was relief when he saw her at the passenger seat. He smiled at her. He drove and goes home. “Just follow me, okay?” he whispered.
He saw her nod with a smile on her lips. He went inside the house, he saw his little sister, Rhian stood up after she saw him and smiled. “Hi! Did you miss me?” he asked then kissed her. “Okay, exercise your knees.” he said then he went to the stairs. “Look after herRaniel, I’ll just rest. This day is really a long day.” he said then rushed unto his room.
He sat down on his bed and look at his cabinet. He felt someone sat on the other side of his bed. He looked at the direction and there he saw Grace. He can tell by the way he look at her even if he only see her how sad she is.
“I need your help, Doc.” he heard her say.
“In what way I could help you?” he asked. He was hurt when he heard her say, Doc. He didn’t expect that she had lost her memory about him.
She looked at him with a sad expression on her eyes. “I need your help to look after my body. Don’t let my body lose my heart beat and brain function.”
He smiled. “I will. Trust me.”
She smiled at him. “Aren’t you afraid of me?” she asked.
He was stunned. How will he able to feel that towards her? He smiled at her. “Why would I?”
“Because I-, I’m an apparition that can touch you.” she said and reach his hand.
He was surprised and at the same time, he’s feelings were over flowing. “I won’t be afraid of you.”
“Why?” she asked innocently.
He just looked at her eyes. He doesn’t know how he could able to answer her question; he doesn’t know how to simplify his answer.
He was at the mall, looking for someone who can help him for a bible verse that he needs for the pageant and the first who handle him at the pageant helped him find the one who will going to help him.
“Rovi, she’ll be the one who can help you with your problem.” said Mr. Strandz.
When he saw Grace, it seems the time stopped and everyone were into slow motion. He didn’t heard her explanations about the bible verse, all he remembered was the bible verse itself. After her explanation, she left.
He can’t deny that he was starstucked. He can’t help himself to looked after her. “Mr. Strandz, what is her name?” He eagerly asked Mr. Strandz.
“Grace Dizon.” Mr. Strandz answered.
“I need to go.” she said that made him back to reality.
“You can’t.” he said subconsciously.
“I need to solve the case I’m in.” she said.
“Just let the authority do their job.” he said.
“I can’t wait for them to do that. I can feel that my life is out of reach because the person who’s behind this, and that person was somewhere I don’t know was just near me or had the eyes on me and I’m afraid that it might be too late for me to catch that person.” she said with tears on her eyes.
He looked away. He doesn’t want to see her like that. The stand up and walked then faced her. He kneeled down and hugged her. “Please, don’t cry.”
“I need your cooperation. Let me do this for myself.” she said as if she’s begging.
He looked at her straight through her eyes, wiped her tears and smiled. “I will let you but I’m just worried that, you might disappear.”
“I won’t disappear if my heart still beats and my brain still functions. I won’t disappear.” she said with assurance.
“How will you able to solve it?” he asked.
“I won’t be alone. I will talk to JL to help me.” she replied.