Chapter 40

I hurried out of the room to look for Xander.

I kept asking but nothing.

Maybe my son and I left him here, what about Elizabeth and me? Should we stay at the hotel? Eh, I really don't have any money, even the pesos we brought with us after our clothes and other belongings are in his house.

"Excuse me ma'am?"

"Huh?" I was surprised to see this woman approaching me.

"Are you all right? Your wound is bleeding." He was specifically on my arm.

I looked at my arm that was red and starting to bleed again. My wound isn't that big but it's deep, that's probably the reason why I'm still bleeding until now.

"I'm fine, thank you." I tried to smile at him. I notice people staring straight at me and I have something else to mumble.

"All right I'll go first." I said don to the woman and she turned her back.

I feel like my body is so hot even though it's cold here in the hotel. The hotel is really cold, so I know I'm the problem. Maybe my fever won't go away because of this wound.

I just walked back, my every step was slow but my foot was already swaying. I don't think I can walk anymore because it looks like my foot will give up on walking and my arm is so sore, I can't even move.

I got on my knees and sobbed. I can't walk anymore, it's as if my leg also has a wound because he's in pain.

I know people are looking at me here, maybe they thought I was like a beggar because I was wearing a little blood and dirt.

I wiped away my tears so I could see this person standing in front of me properly. I raised an eyebrow because the shoes he was wearing were familiar, I looked at the paper bag he was carrying. I looked up at that person and I cried when I saw Xander, it was Xander in front of me now staring at me seriously.

"Xander,"

"Who told you to come out early!"

He grabbed my hand and was about to pull but I complained because the hand he held was the one with the wound on the shoulder.

I saw him roll his eyes around, I also looked around and everyone's attention was on us.

I was surprised when he suddenly lifted me, I was just dumbfounded by what he did, no letter came out of my mouth. I just kept quiet until we got to our room.

He made me sit on the side of the bed and this is him now standing in front of me. It's like my son who was caught having a boyfriend like that.

"I told you that I'm leaving you and Elizabeth for a while, is that hard to understand?" This is a serious question for me.

That's what was written on the paper. I really should be reading everything ... or I do too much.

"I didn't read that letter on paper." I lied while still bowing my head.

"Didn't you read? Really? Then how did you find out that there was a paper and something written don if you didn't see and read?"

Yes or no? You're going to lie Elyse, you were stupid when you said that.

"I mean, I haven't read it in full." When I tell him the truth.

"It looks like you're looking for someone early, are you looking for me? What do you think? That I'll leave you here at the hotel?"

I was biting my lip because he was right. Why does he always guess what I'm thinking or thinking? Or maybe my actions are just too obvious.

"So, that's it ...? Is that really what you thought? Wow! I can't believe you're thinking that Elyse."

Fortunately, Elizabeth still didn't wake up even though Xander's voice was getting louder.

"G-You're mad at me so I thought that, maybe you're mad at me, my two children so I thought you would leave us here."

"I'm not mad, I'm not mad at you!"

"You're angry, don't deny it. It's obvious."

"Okay, fine! I'm mad at you, and I guess you already know why!"

"I gave you food and you didn't even touch it! What? Maybe you think it's poisonous or something!" I don't even think like that yet, he guessed wrong now.

"Please lower your voice, maybe my son will wake up. We can go to a place where there are no people and don't shout at me." I promise.

Its loud sigh was audible.

"Eat there." His voice is calm now.

I looked at him. "You? Are you done eating?" I ask here.

"No, I'm not hungry yet."

He hasn't eaten yet? It says that Elizabeth don ate at the mall so, it means that she only let my son eat and he ... he didn't eat.

"What? Haven't you eaten yet? What time is it oh ?!" He picked up the chair and placed it near me.

"Split--" he didn't let me finish speaking.

"It's your's,"

"Maybe--"

"I just told you that!"

His voice grew louder again.

I immediately wiped away my tears that were about to drip but I couldn't do anything, my tears kept dripping so I couldn't stop them anymore.

"Why are you crying now huh? Aren't you still answering me ?!" He raised his eyebrows and asked me.

I started eating while still holding back my sobs.

My right hand is what I use for sucking while Xander is here now by my side treating my left arm. He actually tore the cloth on my arm earlier so that he could treat my wound well, the cloth was a hindrance, it still covered my wound but it's a pity I can't use this dress anymore.

"Don't cry while eating Elyse, you look like a child." Its a serious promise to me.

"B-I'm really young,"

"What? Are you going to say I'm old again? Do you want me to repeat that our gap is only 1 year!"

I just kept quiet and continued eating. I only ate half of it but I'm full and I don't think I can eat anymore but he might be angry if I don't consume it.

I turned to him and his face was just close to mine, he was staring at my wound. When he looked at me, I immediately turned away.

"Who did this to you?" He suddenly asked when he finished using it.

"There's ... there's a drunk man and then he points at me with a broken bottle, I think he got angry when I told him that his breath stinks because he suddenly injured me in the arm."

I explain.

Suddenly his eyebrows rose. "So, you got out of the car? And why did you get out, who told you ?!"

"He plans to urinate on your car so how can I not come out. He'll even take off his pants in front of me."

"Describe that guy to me."

"H-Huh? Uhm, he has a butterfly tattoo on his arm, he's in his 30s, his body isn't that big either, you're not that small either, his eyes are round and his nose isn't that long ... “That’s all I could say.

"What about his hair?"

I shook. "I don't see any hair,"

"What ??" Kunot noo nito tanong.

"K-He's bald." I bit my lower lip to avoid laughing. I didn't even mention bald because I laughed at the word bald.

"Which hand is holding the bottle? Right hand or left hand?"

"Right hand." I answer quickly.

"Okay,"

"N 脿 w 菕 ji 霉 k 菐 n t 膩 de y 貌 ush 菕 u."

I heard it whisper.

I just ignored what he said, I looked at this food that I still can't finish. Why prepare for this? It's like two more people are eating, eh, I'm the only one to eat?

"You really don't want to eat?" I asked her.

"I said--" he didn't finish what he was going to say because I immediately put the fried chicken in his mouth.

"That's delicious,"

"Promise." I added more.

He took the fried chicken in his mouth while staring at me, he frowned suddenly. "Delicious? Really huh? Eh, I saw you lick it earlier and then put it in your mouth."

"H-Hey! No, I'm already eating that fried chicken. You can have two fried chickens here." You gave me that and then you didn't know, tsk I was still being accused.

"Eat that, you're obviously hungry." I said.

I slowly lifted my arm and even though it was painful, I just endured it. I grabbed his jaw and took some rice, I immediately put it in his mouth.

"I'm not a baby Elyse, then you're the one who's sick, not me." He doesn't want to eat, maybe he just wants to make me sad.

"You're sick you don't know?"

"What?" He was obviously confused by what I said.

"Brain pain ... joke." Simultaneously signed peace. You're a joke, his face is too serious. I want to say goodbye, I know it's my fault, that my thoughts are wrong, I just overreacted.

Next time I really won't think about such things, then I'll try not to overthink the next time and I'll trust him.

"Don't joke and don't feel that we're okay because we're not." It's like I'm hurt by what he said today.

It's really my fault, if I hadn't just thought about that thing we would have been okay. Obviously, he's not angry with what happened to his car, he's really angry with me because I'll be honest, he can be angry with me because I didn't even guard his car well, I just let the men trip over his car.

I can see that he is angry for the reason that I thought he might have something to do with my son and I don't trust him, that's the reason.

I came back to reality when I heard him speak.

"Take that paper bag and go to the bathroom, get dressed and wash because the stain first."

He can tell me something dirty, it hurts! I can't be that filthy, I still look like a human being.

He took the food from me and I stood up to get the paperbag, before I could finally enter I saw him eating food with the spoon I used before ...

I remember myself while eating, I put the spoon in my mouth and licked it ... then now he uses it and puts it in his mouth too ...

I looked at myself in the mirror and swallowed in succession. I stared at my lip and touched it.

Suddenly my hair stood on end because of what my brain was thinking now. I immediately shook to remove this thing from my mind.

Jusko, what am I thinking! Stop it Elyse, you look like a fool in your thinking!

Maybe you forgot he was your boss and you only met him a few days ago. Then you promised yourself never to do that again! Just focus on Elizabeth, okay?

I nodded and looked at the contents of the paperbag.

A black dress, black panties and black bra. My forehead frowned as I stared at them, I also saw a dress that was probably for Elizabeth because that dress fit Elizabeth, it's all black like mine.

Wow, maybe we're going to have a dead body tomorrow or maybe today.