As Ameira walked quickly away from the man while holding her chest tightly, she did not even have the strength to breathe properly when the man appeared and hugged her.
When Ameira saw the hotel where she was working, she ran inside immediately and went straight to the bathroom to calm her troubled heart.
As she walked, she began to notice that her breathing had changed significantly and she was almost sweating. She was probably tired from walking at full speed but she was also nervous about the walk and it was transmitting through every part of her body.
Upon entering the bathroom, she immediately turned on the faucet and bent down to wash her face. She was still catching her breath as she washed her face, and she was so hot that her skin was burning hot.
She stopped and stared at her own reflection in the mirror. Funny, what happened a while ago comes back to her again.
Combined with loud car horns, the sudden accident that occurred had a strong impact on Ameira. Her headache was caused by the noise around her, and she was no longer sure where it originated, as she seemed deaf to it.
Her cloak flew over her head because of the wind. Ameira felt afraid of her possible change of personality.
Y E A R 2010, M A R C H 20.
S O M E W H E R E I N P A N G A S I N A N, D A G U P A N.
"Aunt, y-you must believe me. U-uncle molested m-me. I..." My aunt, the wife of the person who molested me, slapped me hard. My body was filled with bruises and scars that had healed from the abuse I received at the hands of the people I lived with.
"The thickness of your face! I let you stay in our house because you begged me to take you! But what did you do?! You flirted with my husband and then you said he touched you?! The thickness of your face! You have no shame! " She shouted at me. She violently pulled my hair and dragged me out of the house.
"Get out! It doesn’t mean I was been so good to you; you can just flirt with my husband! You’re still young, but you know how to flirt, and really with a married man! Shame on you! Your uncle is the one you chose to crawl on!!" she yelled full of anger and disgust.
I shook one after another. I wanted to speak but no more voice came out of my mouth, I wanted to fight for myself but how?
Whatever my explanation was, her ears were closed. And why would she believe someone like me if her own husband was involved?
"I won't be surprised why your mother left you. Maybe you also flirting with your own father!!" she added irritably and then threw my clothes on the road and slammed the gate of their house shut.
I was quietly sobbing in the middle of the road—forced to get up to pick up my old rag clothes but still chose to wear them. I thought the hardships and pain I would experience today were over but I was wrong.
A deafening car horn made my world stop. Before I look back...
I flew into the air until my whole body was thrown into the cold road. I felt how painful it was to hit my head on the hard cement. Even with my eyes rolling, I could still see how fast that vehicle ran to escape.
I can no longer... feel. My whole body seemed numb; I just realized the reflection of a crazy grin on my lips. I still remember the food my mother cooked for me. How delicious it was and how much she took care of me.
I want to taste it again, but how if she has turned her back on me. They turned their backs on me.
All I want is to live happily with my family.
But that's not what they want. I'm the only one who likes it.
If I'll be given a chance to live and be born, again... I just want to be an ordinary girl. Someone who feels love without begging for it.
My vision blurred and I could feel the blood flow to my head, down the chin, and eyes, nose, until it flowed to the floor.
But before I could close my eyes completely, a stranger ran up to me. "Shit! Hey, little kid. Wake up! Fuck!" he cursed. He was still scratching his head, confused about what to do. I forced myself to look at him carefully and give him a sincere smile.
He took off his black jacket and wrapped it around me before picking me up and running, maybe going to the hospital.
"You'll be alright. I will take you to the hospital. Don't close your eyes."
The man's voice sounded like music to my ears. An angel sent by God for... me.
I laughed and at the same time, I spewed blood in my mouth.
When Aleja appeared in front of her and covered her head with a cloak, she remembered the man who had helped her when she got hit by a car.
Time has stopped even the rotation of the world. They seem to be the only two people in the world.
Look up at the stars
They're so far above
I'm all alone
Here in the dark
With nowhere to turn
Can't find my way out
I feel so lost.
In that embrace, she felt safe. In the arms of a man, she didn't even know—wasn't she?
When I saw you
I knew you're the one for me
My destiny
My remedy
The world is perfect together with you.
The pain of the past and the present is gradually eradicated with just a hug. He raised her head; lips open; watching the man frown, meet his eyebrows and hug her tightly. It was as if he would never let her go no matter what happen.
Baby I can't deny I'm crazy for you
You're the only key to my heart
And we won't ever be apart
Stay by my side
I will come back to you every time
Baby I can't deny I'm crazy for you.
When you hold me here in your arms
Our hearts beat as one
We will always be together
So everything will be alright
She smelled the man's scent from his clothes and neck. And his panting, perhaps at the speed of the walk just got away from the accident.
When I saw you
I knew you're the one for me
My destiny
My remedy
The world is perfect together with you
Her heart beats violently. He smells very familiar. She can't be wrong. The man who dared to save her years ago might not be that clear in her memory but his presence and his scent—the way he embraced her will always remain in her heart.
And she felt the same thing with Aleja.
Can he be the same person?
"It's you..." Ameira whispered while facing the mirror.
Baby I can't deny I'm crazy for you
You're the dream I have every night
When you hold me here in your arms
Our hearts beat as one
We will always be together
So everything will be alright.
She thanked him and walked away without looking back. She's just scared.
Scared of the fact that she's not normal.
She can't...
She might end up killing him or more than that.
She isn't capable of loving someone. For this isn't a love story, and it will never be one.
A/N: Crazy for you by Nicole Tsang