We were already in the hospital and we were sitting. My mum looks drained and doesn't know what to do. Her hands were still covering her mouth, crying.

" Water?" Gilbert was back because he said that he will buy outside. He also has a styrofoam container with food inside. He brushes my hair because my tears were not stopping from falling, " Everything will be fine."

I sob. " I hope,"

" But before that, you need to drink first," He opened the bottled water and gave me it. My hands were trembling so he helped me.

I wiped my mouth. " Thank you."

I stand and walked beside my mum because she was so clueless about everything. I just know that my dad had a heart attack and his blood was rising up.

" Natasha! Sweetie!" My mum immediately cried on my shoulders. I don't want to hear this.

" Mum, Stop crying!" I sob while saying, " Please."

Minutes passed and my mum went home. Kuya Roland drove her. And we were now outside of the hospital. I already ate the food that he bought for me earlier.

" Do... do you want to spend the night at my dorm? So you can have a... you know... Guardian?" Gilbert stuttered while saying it.

" I don't need your help. You can go now." I replied, monotone voice.

I am calling Kuya Jaze so he can pick me up here until Gilbert snatched my phone.

" Look at you, Natasha. Why are you throwing me off?" He fired back.

" Fuck you! Don't fucking blame it on me, you fucking cheater, you fucking liar! I don't need your fucking help!" I replied again. Tears fell from my eyes.

He immediately furrowed his brows because of what I just mentioned. I am so fucking pissed! I have a presentation to be passed tomorrow! It's just I am so suffocated. I didn't even dare to look at my dad too because of what he did to me. I just can't forget easily what he did to me. Every single thing.

" Hey... Hey!" He immediately wiped my tears. " I am so sorry. Sorry."

" I'm just so fucking tired!" My knees were getting weaker and my hands were shaking. " I am."

He was just silently educating himself on what's going on.

" My mum also needs me there." I lowered my voice.

" Yeah!" He scratched his head slowly. " Your phone," his lips were pursed.

While waiting for Kuya Jaze to pick me up, Gilbert was still there on my side and I am so dazzled why he was not still going.

I wiped my face to be presentable. " You can go now,"

" I'm waiting for someone," He mentioned while his hands were in his pockets.

" It's already late," I replied to him, " You have classes later."

So do I.

" You know what? Instead na sinesermonan mo 'ko. Why don't you just look up to the full bright moon? Like what you ordered me last time when we were in your company's team-building."

I shook my head because I remembered that. A smile from my lips formed while thinking of it.

" How I wish I can be the sand, and you are the wave, so you can pull me to your sea." He looked me in the eyes sincerely. " I just wanted you to have a 'someone' during your drowning times."

I suddenly got the shivers. The cold winds were touching my skin. And the eyes of him.

" I highly desired to know the paradise more," He whispered.

" Why are you saying those things?" I let out a chuckle. Wondering.

" Oh! No... nothing," He replied, he even put his hands in his waist.

" Do you already miss being on the beach, aren't you?" I suddenly asked.

He moved his lips and he gave me decent eye contact. " I already miss my Paradise."

I gulped and I realized that a car was already parked in front of us.

" Uhm... I got to go," I slightly smiled at him and still not absorbing what he just said.

" Okay! Yeah." He nod. " The one I was waiting for already came." He smiled. I guess he waited for Kuya Jaze?

We were back home and I breathe hardly before entering.

It was also hard to cope up with everything if you have tasks to do.

" Ma'am Tash--" Ate Lita stopped when I just gave her a smile. " Okay po."

My mum was standing and having her coffee. I was so exhausted while going to her. I know that it was so hard for both of us.

" You need to sleep, mum." I said to her while preparing a coffee to drink.

My mum suddenly tilted her head, thinking. " Mabait naman ang dad mo. Bakit gano'n?" She was massaging her head. If she only knew that I still had a hatred with my dad that was why I am so shocked by her descriptions of my dad.

I coughed. " I need to go upstairs," I immediately turned off the kettle. I remembered because I have this PowerPoint to be presented later. " Night, mom."

I was now in my bedroom and showered first before doing it so I can refresh a little bit from what was happening.

I opened my Macbook and I took the book from my bag to search for the topic so I can make a presentation. While I was making it, I looked at the clock and it is already 2:00 AM and I am only starting this.

I held my head and a tear fell from my eyes. I had a breakdown. Fuck!

I wiped my tears immediately, just forget in a meantime and have a break from the problems. My eyes were blinking that much and my head was that sleepy so I decided to went downstairs to have a coffee.

While walking I didn't see my mum there. Maybe she was already sleeping. I turned on the electric kettle to heat the water. I even brought my laptop and my books to continue there.

Minutes passed from making it. I'm already resting my head on my arms and I heard a doorbell coming outside. It can't be my dad! Or Kuya Roland, Ate Lita, Ate Kitty either Kuya Jaze.

I ignored it because maybe I'm only hearing something because I am already sleepy.

And after seconds I heard it again so I insisted to open the door.

I was shocked when Gilbert was in front of me now. He was in his sleeping uniform. He was holding books and a pencil case too. I glazed my sight outside and I saw his car parked.

" What are you doing here--" I asked in a sleepy voice, then he stopped me.

" May I enter?" He asked, pursed lips.

" You didn't even answer my fucki--"

" May I enter?" He asked again. He was making my mood mad again! I have no time to argue with him because I want to sleep but this fucking presentation!

I rolled my eyes at him and just grant his request. I don't know why he was here! And also I don't know where he will sleep! UGH!

I was now sitting again on the kitchen table and he was in front of me. He was now wearing glasses. Busy reading and highlighting his books. After he was writing and highlighting he will transfer it to his yellow pad.

" What?" He asked me, he caught me from looking at him.

I sipped from my coffee immediately. " Nothing," I defended and I went back from typing.

I was changing the pages of the book now. " Why are you here?" I whispered. Being curious.

And he just gave me a tapping ballpoint pen answer. UGH!

I suddenly took my laptop and my books to run away from him. And just go back to my room again. I don't care!

I was walking now and he followed me with his books and stuff that made my eyes roll.

" What the fuck--" I immediately stopped walking because I saw a child shadow coming from our direction. No one can know that I let Gilbert enter the mansion! UGH!

" Fucking hide!" I whispered to him, getting nervous.

His brows furrowed. " S-Saan?!" He replied to me, panicking.

My chest was left pounding hard after the shadow was lost from my sight.

" Never mind," I chuckled.

I was now walking, going to my room.

" So... you will gonna follow me wherever I fucking go?" I whispered to him while walking to the stairs and he just gave me a nod.

" You can't sleep in my room!" I stepped his foot.

" Jajo! Aray!" He was keeping his voice low while I was getting angry. I still don't know why he was here and why he was still here.

Few steps so I can reach the floor from my room, but I suddenly heard my mum's voice going outside from her room. And probably she will use the stairs where we are! I immediately panicked walking downwards because if I continue my walk, my mum will gonna caught us.

" Saan ka naman ngayon pupun--" Gilbert whispered to me but I stopped him from saying 'shh'.

" Follow me," I commanded.

There was a room under our stairs and it is a storage room! And it's only the available room so no one can catch us, even my mum!

The laptop was on my left arm with my books and I carefully opened the knob with my right hand.

" B-Bakit dito?" Gilbert confusedly asked me.

" You will fucking enter or fucking not?!" I angrily whispered to him.

We successfully entered the storage room and I opened the lights. I was so lucky that it was not messy here. It's already past 3:00 am and I am only midway through my presentation.

Gilbert was silently reading his books again.

My head was throbbing with pain right now because I am not used to sleeping super late. UGH!

He even noticed that I am massaging my head.

" Is there something wrong?" He asked me, worried, but his eyes were in the books.

I just shook my head because his responses were like that. So it's time for payback.

" Is there something wrong, Natasha Shane?" He repeatedly questioned me, but now he was looking at me sincerely.

" M-My headaches." I just replied to him, massaged my head again and I saw him standing and walking to go outside.

" Where are you going? You can't go outside!" I whispered to him while my hands were on my head.

" Water? Medicine?" He answered, pursed his lips.

I bit my lip. " Y-You can't... go... outside!" I fired back. " Ouch!" I immediately held my head again because it hurts again and I looked where he was but I only saw a storage room door! UGH!

Minutes of waiting from him, he went back with the medicine and a glass of water. He even gave me a smile! UGH!

" How did you--" I stopped because he directly sat in front of me.

" Stop with the talk. Health first," He replied to me and I wiped my mouth after I drank it.

" T-Thanks," I stuttered while mentioning it.

" 'Someone's' duty," He chuckled and he took down the water glass. I had flashbacks of what he said that made my head shook.

" Your mum already went upstairs... I think. So I didn't have to sneak," He said. " You can now go to your room."

I was suddenly shocked and surprised by his news. " Really?" I replied and he gave me a nod. Finally, I can sleep and work in a better place!

I was now opening the doorknob and I saw Gilbert was glazing at his books and yellow pads.

I coughed. " Wanna... come?"

His eyes met mine. I don't know what he was thinking right now but I can say that he was shocked.

" You said--" I stopped him from mentioning it.

" You may now," I continued and giggled while closing the door.

We were now inside my room. It was not new that he was here because he already went here. Reviewing me from that local math quiz. But that was already the past.

"You do not stop reading, aren't you?" I asked him and I was now at the end of the presentation and I still didn't put animations and designs. UGH!

" Nope. I need to read this one pa!" He replied to me, showing some medical terms and pictures that I don't know.

He suddenly chuckled and went back from highlighting his books. I rest my head again on my arms so I can have a minute rest because I am so really sleepy! 

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