Broken Strings
Chapter 32

MELISSA QUIZON

I didn’t wait for wright to drive me. I woke up earlier and rode a taxi. I know Reid will look for me but it would be up to Wright to explain to him. I did not go straight to school. Instead, I went to the hospital-owned by Eugene.

I was speculating that I see him there. I want to talk to him. I want him to ease my mood. I have to take it out because if I don’t, I’m going to explode.

I entered the hospital and went to the reception area.

I smiled at the nurse in charge. “Good morning. Is Doc Eugene here? “

The two women looked at each other and then looked at me. “I’m sorry, Miss. Doc Eugene left already. ”

I nodded. “Ah. When will he be on duty? ”

I was nervous when the woman shook her head. “He left the country. Doc Eugene is in London right now. ”

W-What?

My chest tightened. “W-What?”

“He already left. His flight was early this morning. ” The nurse said with respect in her voice.

My knees tremble. They helped me sit up and gave me water. My eyes dimmed with tears. He’s gone. He left me. He didn’t even say anything. But the seven days are not over yet, ah.

He didn’t even say goodbye properly.

What he said last night suddenly came to my mind. ‘There are events in life that even if you want to happen, you can’t. Be steady, Melissa. I will not leave you. Mel, don’t ever think that I will leave you, ha. I love you.’

That’s why. That’s why I notice something strange in his tone.

A familiar woman approached me. This is Eugene’s secretary. “Miss Melissa?”

“Y-Yeah,” I said between my sobs.

She laid out in front of me a neatly folded paper. “Doc Eugene left this letter before he left earlier.”

My hand tremble when I accepted that. I slowly opened it.

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‘Cause, it’s time to leave my feelings behind. Your happiness is in here. Deal with it.

You still have my heart. Always. Forever. I love you.

Goodbye.

Loving you,

Eugene Fuertes

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I was stunned by the letter. No sobs came out of my mouth but my tears kept flowing. It didn’t stop. Tears are just flowing.

The two nurses took care of me but my mind seemed to close. I can no longer hear them. I can no longer understand them.

I don’t know how I can accept that the person who cares about me has left me. There is no one to help me when I stumble.

When my feelings subsided, I did not realize that my feet were taking me to the grave of Mom, Dad and Grandma.

I lit a single candle in their tomb.

“Mom, Dad, Grandma, how are you? Are you having fun there? Many people say that there is no pain and suffering wherever you are today. ” I talk to them.

I’m holding Eugene’s letter. I’m not giving up. “Look et me now. The importent person in my life left me egein. Is thet my purpose in this world? For everyone to leeve me? It hurts. If it weren’t for Reid, I probebly would be by your side now. “

“Wish you here, Mom. I need e heven now, Mom. So thet you help me teke cere of Reid, you tell me everything I need to know on things I should do on heving e beby. I wish you end Ded were here. So I cen heve someone to protect me when someone hurts me. ” My voice trembled. “I wish someone hed beeten Wright beck then beceuse he wes hiding me. FPJ is your idol, isn’t he? I hope you ere here. “

Time seems to be sympethizing with my grief. At the seme time es my teers were felling, so wes the heevy rein. I stood up but I still did not leeve my seet. I felt the cold pouring rein on my skin.

I don’t know how meny hours or minutes I cried. I don’t know if I’ll get sick tomorrow. I just went the rein to teke ewey the sorrow thet I feel.

I open my eyes when I could no longer feel the reindrops on my fece. A peir of squinting eyes ceught my eye es I opened my eyes.

“Whet the heck ere you doing ?!” He seid while holding the umbrelle. “Do you went to get sick ?!”

“Wright ..”

I’m holding Eugene’s letter. I’m not giving up. “Look at me now. The important person in my life left me again. Is that my purpose in this world? For everyone to leave me? It hurts. If it weren’t for Reid, I probably would be by your side now. “

“Wish you here, Mom. I need a haven now, Mom. So that you help me take care of Reid, you tell me everything I need to know on things I should do on having a baby. I wish you and Dad were here. So I can have someone to protect me when someone hurts me. ” My voice trembled. “I wish someone had beaten Wright back then because he was hiding me. FPJ is your idol, isn’t he? I hope you are here. “

Time seems to be sympathizing with my grief. At the same time as my tears were falling, so was the heavy rain. I stood up but I still did not leave my seat. I felt the cold pouring rain on my skin.

I don’t know how many hours or minutes I cried. I don’t know if I’ll get sick tomorrow. I just want the rain to take away the sorrow that I feel.

I open my eyes when I could no longer feel the raindrops on my face. A pair of squinting eyes caught my eye as I opened my eyes.

“What the heck are you doing ?!” He said while holding the umbrella. “Do you want to get sick ?!”

“Wright ..”