CHAPTER 46
I feel really cold. Did my uncle turn off the heat? I shiver, my eyes still closed, I grab the blanket. I stretch my arm out to search for Eri to get some sort of body heat near me, but the more I reach my arm out the more I meet cold empty space. It gets to the point where I'm at the edge of the bed and there's nothing there. I sit up straight in bed, panicking. There's no one in the room. I'm alone. What's going on?! Eri's nowhere in sight.
“Eri?”
Silence. Maybe she didn't hear me.
“Eri?”
Still not a sound. I jump out of bed and nearly trip over the sheets tangled around my legs. I take it from my legs and wrap it around me, remembering I'm still naked. I hurry out of my room on the search for my missing girlfriend. How could she be gone?! And without a note or a single word? Did I do something wrong? Was last night a mistake to her?! God, I hope not. I can't change what happened. I already gave her a piece of something I can't give back! This is horrible! My head is running in endless circles of confusion and my freak-o- meter is going higher than it's limit. I check the kitchen first and the living room after when I end up empty in my search. There isn't many places she could be in this housek. Oh god. I feel tears fill my eyes and I'm on the bridge of a nervous break down. How could she leave? After what we just did last night. My body starts to slowly fall down to the living room floor.
“Eri.” I cry
“Reina?”
I pick up my head and feel my heart race and my feet about to give out from beneath me in shock. She's here? How...so she never left?! I run over to her and hug her, tightly. I'm about to cry, but for another reason. It's tears of joy. She holds me, very confused about my rush to hug her like my life depended on it.
“Reina, what's wrong?”
I step back and push her away. I'm angry now. Why would she do this? She worried me.
“Where were you?!” I scream “Why would you just leave like that?!”
She looks down guilty. I look her over and realize she's dressed in the clothes she wore last night. She really is leaving isn't she? And I caught her in the act. I bite my lip, the tears threatening to fall, to trickle down my face like a waterfall. She notices my tears and grabs me.
“Reina, I wasn't trying to leave you. I was going to wake you when I was done getting ready.”
“Why are you leaving?”
“My father called me. He needs me home.” She looks like she's about to cry too “My mom isn't that well again.”
So I didn't have to over react or worry about anything. She had her reason to go. And I shouldn't hold her up anymore. Some morning to wake up to though. I won't get to spend it with her. I'll be alone by myself. I don't like that.
“It's ok. I understand. Just call me and let me know how everything goes when it's over ok?”
She nods. I step in close to her and kiss her. Her arms go around me and in just a second our old desires awaken. Her hands go to my hips and my arms wrap around her neck. I press my body against hers and moan. Her tongue touches mine and I grab on to her, harder. The feel of her lips are gone instantly and I groan out annoyed. I open my eyes to look at her again. Her eyes are darker than before and her breath is heavy.
“I have to go.” She reminds me
“I know.”
She hugs me and kisses my cheek. “I love you.” she says to me before letting me go
Damn it. Does she have to go?! I don't want her to. But I know her father and the rest of her family needs her. So I have to let her go. We'll meet again later, but where and how am I going to celebrate Christmas eve? Or even Christmas day. I'll think about that later. I smile at Eri to hide the fact that I'm upset. I don't want her to feel guilty for leaving. She smiles back and heads towards the door. She turns around to wave at me then exit. I lock the door and sigh. I guess I'll go take a shower.
***
My uncle gets home late in the afternoon and he looks like a complete mess. I watch him enter the house, half awake to where he's going and it's kind of funny to see him like this. He's stumbling everywhere he walks. I wonder if he even knows I'm here. I watch him from the couch, with the TV still on, flickering the images of some show I'm watching. He puts his keys on the kitchen counter. When he leaves the kitchen that's when I decide to announce my existence to him.
“Hi.”
He jumps back nearly about to have a heart attack. I try my best to hold in the laughter that's dying to come out. His face and reaction is priceless. I'm guessing he didn't know I was here all along? He really is out of it. I shouldn't even ask what went on at the party. He stands up right and rubs his face, tiredly.
“H-how long have you been sitting there?”
“The whole time.” I dryly say
There's silence around us. Ok...weird.
“How was the party?”
He looks down to his feet embarrassed. Is his face turning red? Whoa...ok. This is even weirder than I thought.
“Uncle?”
“Yes, I'm fine Reina.”
He sounds angry now. I didn't even do anything! What's wrong with him today?
“Ok, just asking.”
He sighs and lets out a little chuckle. “Sorry. I just had myself a strange day.”
He looks around the house as if he's expecting someone else to be here.
“No Eri?”
“She had to leave. Family problems.”
“Ok well I'm going to bed. Keep it down ok? I have a horrible head ache.”
“Hangover?” I question
He nods. He walks through the hall and I face the front of the TV again. Ah, it's boring here with no one to talk to. I could talk to Yuka. I look at her sleeping peacefully in my lap. Nah. I want to show that I have some sanity left from this boredom. Maybe I should just sleep too. Before I can settle on that decision my cell phone on the end table starts ringing. I quickly answer.
“Hello?”
I hear sniffling in the background. I immediately sit up straight, having the worse possible scenarios running through my head. Something's wrong with Eri! Please don't tell me she's dead?!
“R-Reina, I...”
“Eri?”
I'm only a tad bit relieved when I put together that she's the one calling me. She sounds so upset. What's wrong? My worry heightens. Say something so I won't have to panic.
“Eri, what is it?”
“My mom's dead.”
I feel everything in my body turns cold. I can't move. I can't think. My breathing stops for just a second until I force myself to breathe. I...what can I do? What can I even say? This is horrible. This is something I never wanted to let Eri face. And now...how can I help her?
“Reina? Reina?! Please, say something!” she begs. “I-I don't want to be alone. I...I need to hear your voice.”
“Where are you?”
“I'm at the hospital.”
I push Yuka a side and get up. It isn't that far from here. If I drive fast enough I'll be able to be there in no time.
“I'll be right there.”
I hang up before she can say another word and I go to get dressed. I don't know if I should take my uncle with me or just leave. I don't want to bother him. I'll just call him when I get to the hospital then. I have no time to waste. I need to get to Eri, fast. I know how much pain she must be in. I pick up anything I come across, not caring if it matches. I have only one thing set on my mind. And that's to be at Eri's side. I rush out my room and run out the front door when I'm done.
I'm coming Eri.
Topic: This Thing Called Love(UPDATED 11/26/14) [COMPLETE] (Read 178838 times)