I made the soup in no time and hurried to the room to help Gerard. Of course, he must be weak and exhausted after having too much to drink yesterday night.
I got to the door and paused. Why is my face hurting? It was only then that I realized I had been smiling ever since I walked to the kitchen and now my cheeks were burning.
I shook my head trying to get rid of this crazy feeling. Why is it that I can't control myself when it comes to matters related to Gerard?
I puffed my cheeks to relax then opened the door. When I walked in, I was greeted with the sight of Gerard's waist in a white towel and his bare torso revealed causing me to widen my eyes and the cheek I had tried hard to relax began to heat up again.
Goodness, why didn't he lock the door and why is he just standing there? I turned abruptly as I felt my face heat up more and more.
"Ill... I'll just leave this here." I walked with my back and tried to place it on the table but bumped into him.
He held me carefully and took the plate from my hand before placing it on the table himself.
Now that my business was done, I wanted to excuse myself but he held my hand but I still had my back against his hard chest.
"I... Umm." damn Ayla, you can't even come up with a good sentence. What's happening to me?
Gerard did not make me turn instead, he just cleared his throat and said what he wanted to say.
"Yesterday... I, I was very drunk and wasn't in my right senses. I hope you can forgive me for that." he sounded very genuine and my burning cheeks eased. It was as though his words worked magic on them and I felt at ease as well.
I turned to him and smiled slightly. "I understand." was all I could muster up to say and when he finally let go of my hand, I excused myself.
"I have some work to take care of. I will be in the sitting room." he nodded and with that, I walked out of the room.
After leaving the room, I sighed. What exactly was I expecting? Was I really expecting that he wouldn't apologise for what he did?
I actually wanted an apology but the one he gave just gave off the vibe of a breakup message.
I slapped my face lightly. "Wake up Ayla, why are you behaving so weird these days? An apology is an apology. There is nothing more to it." I whispered to myself.
But then again, it felt good to hear an apology from him. More than the breakup vibe, it made me feel important. I have never been apologised to and to say the truth, this genuine apology of his melted my heart.
Remembering his cold and distant aura when I first met him, Gerard seemed to be a different version of himself and could I feel free to say that I was in love?
In a big mansion, a girl was seen behind her computer. She looked so serious with her glasses on and her brows furrowed.
This was the same girl who was referred to as Kara at Ayla's school. She was the diva of her faculty and no one dared to go against her. In fact, whatever she said prevailed in her faculty because she was the student's union president.
She was going through the security cameras in a hospital and being a computer expert she could hack whatever site she wanted.
She successful broke into the hospital security cameras and checked them over and over again to make sure she didn't miss any part.
She let out a sigh realizing that nothing implicating was in the footage. Just then, she heard a knock on her door and Immediately changed the page that was displayed on the computer.
"Come in." a head stuck out of the door and she smiled.
"Nerd... Come on in."
Kel smiled happily and walked in. She was happy to Kara in a good mood after a few days of terror.
"So tell me champ, what do you need?" Kara asked, placing her elbow on the table and her head on her knuckles.
"What? Can't I visit my sister whenever I want anymore?" Kel asked with a pitiful expression plastered to her face.
"Come here..." Kara spoke then tossed a throw pillow at her sister.
Kara used to stay in a rural area before moving to this country. She was introduced to Kel's family like hers and was asked to respect them.
She was told by her supposed to be father that the owner of the big mansion was her real father and that she was born as a result of an unpredictable one night stand between her real father and a complete stranger.
This revelation tore Kara to shreds but the reaction she got from her step-sister, Kel was not what she was expecting. Kel welcomed her as though she was a biological sister she had been waiting for a loved her more than anyone could.
When Kara wanted to run for president in school, Kel advised and encouraged her to go for it. To say the least, Kel had been of moral support to her. But, Kel requested one thing. She requested that Kara pretend not to know her in school because she didn't want to get the attention of a rich man's daughter.
She also requested that Kara should never stand up for her whenever she was in trouble and said that she wanted to know what it felt like to be trampled upon and also wanted to work hard to make a name for herself.
That was the true story between Kara and Kel.
As they were having a pillow fight, Kara thought to herself, 'I'm sorry sister, I had to do something this time around but I think I may have gone too far.'