“Where is he?” She asked again in her mind. Her heart was beating really fast again. She sensed that something was wrong. She felt sad for some reason, as if she needed to cry right then and there. She didn’t really understand her feelings at that time.
She only guessed that she was so worried about Alberto. Suddenly and unsconciously, she said, “Alberto, where are you?”
Nicolas, who saw Lorena and was confused by her gray irises, immediately reassured the person Lorena asked where he was. “Alberto?”
“Yes, Alberto.” Lorena nodded her head.
“Alberto …” Innocently, Nicolas immediately wanted to reveal the real whereabouts of Alberto. But just as he was about to say Alberto’s place, Dario immediately covered Nicolas’ mouth with his hand, which made Nicolas unable to say anything.
Dario wanted to make Lorena calm. Because Dario knew that, Lorena was worried about Alberto. After all, for Dario, Alberto was just helping Vega to the hospital, and there was nothing wrong with that. He was afraid that Alberto would fight Lorena, causing yet another problem.
“Alberto, why? Is Alberto sick?” Lorena’s worry and anxiety grew when Lorena saw Dario try to shut Nicolas’ mouth tightly. She felt that something bad had happened to Alberto.
“No. Alberto is fine. I don’t lie.” Dario immediately answered Lorena’s question. He tried to cover up what happened. Then, Dario opened Nicolas’ mouth.
“So, why? Why isn’t he in class?” Lorena asked Dario what she was confused about.
“Who knows! I’m also confused!” Dario pretended to be confused quickly.
“Don’t worry, Lorena!” Dario tried to make Lorena not think about it.
“Don’t worry? How can I not feel worried about him? I’m worried that something bad will happen to Alberto. Can you imagine what will happen if something bad happens to Alberto?” Lorena became terrified right away.
“It’s okay. Everything is fine.” Dario immediately tried to end the topic, but Lorena stared at Dario even more.
Because of that, he immediately asked for permission to leave the class. “I’m sorry! I want to go to the toilet now! See you!”
After Dario left, Lorena immediately asked Nicolas where Alberto was because Lorena was sure that Nicolas knew the truth. “Where, Alberto? Why isn’t he in class?”
“He’s on his way outside.” Nicolas answered quickly.
“Where does he go?” Lorena really wanted to know where Alberto was.
“To the hospital.” Nicolas was informed of Alberto’s whereabouts. This made Lorena very surprised when she heard about “Hospital.”
Her face went pale. Her heart was beating faster than before. Her eyes bulged again. Lorena’s fingers and toes were cold.
“Hospital? What’s wrong with him? Does he have an accident?” She asked suddenly.
“No at all. He only goes to the hospital with Professor Vega because she is sick today. Since morning, Professor Vega has been vomiting and has continued to feel nauseated. I don’t know why Professor Vega is sick. Alberto said that “Professor Vega’s GERD disease has relapsed.” Nicolas explained to Lorena what had happened.
“What?! Go to the hospital with Professor Vega?!” Lorena still couldn’t believe that Alberto would do such a thing.
***
How could she trust that Alberto did that to Vega? Even to help Lorena buy sanitary pads in the canteen when Lorena suddenly had her period, Alberto didn’t want to. Instead, Alberto blamed Lorena for Lorena’s fault because Lorena didn’t bring a sanitary pad. “It’s your own fault! You didn’t bring a sanitary pad. Don’t ask me to buy sanitary pads like this! It makes me ashamed.”
Lorena could only nod her head. Not only that. Lorena had asked Alberto to buy painkillers at the Brittle Clinic, but Alberto didn’t want to do that because he was so embarrassed. In fact, the Brittle Clinic is a clinic located in the university and must only be five steps from Alberto’s class. Lorena also asked Alberto to take her to the Brittle Clinic, and it was very difficult.
“I’m busy now! You can go alone first! I’ll visit you later on at the Brittle Clinic!” raged Alberto.
“But I’m sick, Alberto. I don’t feel that my body is strong enough to go there. My head hurts so bad! Please bring me to the Brittle Clinic!” Lorena begged Alberto because she felt that her body was so weak.
“Wait a minute, please!” Alberto asked Lorena to wait while he did his task. Lorena had to wait for a long time, then Alberto helped Lorena take her to the clinic at the university.
“Yes, he takes Professor Vega to the hospital. He said it’s urgent.” Nicolas confirmed Lorena’s words.
“Ah!” Lorena complained.
“When will he go to his class?” Lorena asked when Alberto would go to class because she missed him so much.
“I don’t know, Lorena! I don’t know about that. I only know that Alberto takes Professor Vega to the hospital.” Nicolas said whatever he knew.
“Ah!” Lorena immediately rolled her eyes.
“Thank you, Nicolas!” Lorena immediately thanked him, and after that, Lorena walked to the chair that was not occupied by the bag. She chose to sit on the chair, which is located in the far right corner, because she wanted to cry there. Then Lorena sat down weakly.
After Lorena sat down, she immediately sent a message to Alberto that read, “Why don’t you ask my permission to go to the hospital before you go to the hospital with Professor Vega? Someone said it’s urgent, but why don’t you tell me that you wanted to take Professor Vega to the hospital? She can go to the hospital by herself. I want to ask you. Who is Professor Vega to you? I’m your girlfriend, Alberto! Are you married to Professor Vega? I really hate you!”
Lorena’s heart was so broken when she found out the truth about what really happened. She really didn’t expect that Alberto would act like that to Professor Vega. Alberto’s kindness towards Professor Vega is 100% different from Alberto’s kindness towards Lorena.
She waited for Alberto’s message for a while, but she never got a reply from him. Over time, she lost her temper. Because she was impatient, she tried to call Alberto repeatedly, but he didn’t answer the phone.
“Alberto, why aren’t you answering my calls? Why? Am I doing something wrong, Alberto? Do I make a mistake with you, Alberto? Why do you care more about Professor Vega than me?” Lorena said to herself that she felt very sad. Lorena was so sad until she realized that she had said that.
She could only cry. She laid her face on the table and stared at the wall. She covered her head with the book that she was holding. Nicolas, who heard the sound of Lorena’s crying, immediately walked towards Lorena, and after that, he sat slowly beside her. He really wanted to calm Lorena.
“You’re not wrong, Lorena. You don’t make mistakes. Alberto is the only one who is awkward. He has a woman as perfect as you, but why does he prefer choosing Professor Vega? Indeed, on which side does that demonstrate Professor Vega is superior to you?” Nicolas immediately patted Lorena’s shoulder to calm her down. Lorena, who felt patted, immediately looked at her, and after that, she saw Nicolas, who was sitting in front of her.
“I don’t know.” Lorena shook her head.
“You’re young, beautiful, sexy, and smart. Your age is about the same age as Alberto. While Professor Vega is an old lady who loves getting mad at class.” Nicolas tried to calm Lorena down.
“But she’s a professor and can give good grades for Alberto, Nicolas,” Lorena complained.
Not long after, the door was opened, which made Lorena and Nicolas look at Professor Hugo. Professor Hugo, who saw Lorena’s puffy eyes, immediately felt shocked. His eyes bulged. This was because he rarely saw Lorena cry. For Professor Hugo, Lorena is a strong woman. So if Lorena cries, something bad must have happened to her. Suddenly, Professor Hugo ran towards Lorena while asking about what had happened. “Lorena, what’s happened?”
“It’s all right, Professor.” Lorena immediately wiped her tears and the remaining ones from her face.
When he was near Lorena, Professor Hugo immediately embraced her tightly and patted Lorena’s shoulder sometimes to calm Lorena, who was sad. Professor Hugo’s embrace could make Lorena cry again, and all of Lorena’s attempts to look okay failed.
“Why, Lorena? Please tell me the problem! Let me punish the person who has hurt you! That person doesn’t deserve to hurt you.”