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Chapter 1

London, England
July 7, 2020
"Then fuck all of you!!!"
"Get the fuck back here!" I hear my father screaming from downstairs.
I barged into my bedroom and slammed the door angrily as I feel my fists shaking in anger after having another unhealthy argument with my dad and my elder brothers who think they're always the better sons because they follow our dad's orders. Orders, orders, fucking orders even if it isn't something you want to do. I shove all the clothes I can pack inside my luggage angrily, grabbing one after another, no longer checking what shirt, shorts or trousers that I was putting in. I can't be in this household anymore because it's too toxic even though the people living in this home is my own family.
"Harrison!" Mum barges inside my room and walks towards me. "What in bloody hell are you doing?"
"I can't be here anymore mum." I answer as I shove more boxer briefs inside my luggage.
Mum follows me, "You don't have to leave. Please honey, just apologize to your dad and tell him you'll follow his steps and—"
"Why is everyone in this household so selfish?!" I stopped from packing and exclaimed loudly at my mom who looked shocked that I cut her off. "I told you and dad what I wanted to do with my life and if no one will support me on it then I'm leaving." I grabbed my luggage, my surfboard and stepped out of my room while my mum follows me and tries to continue leading for me to leave.
I reached the living room where my father is looking at me hatefully together with Elvis Scott, our eldest, and Frank Scott, the second son. Mom joins us as she pants while chasing me and pulling the luggage from my hand as I tried pulling it away from her.
"Harry you know this is a bad decision." Elvis tells me, the always Mr. Right among the three of us.
"When was my decision ever right in this house anyways Elvis?" I asked him angrily.
Frank walks towards me, and unlike Elvis, he's more gentle and less like dad or Elvis. "You can't leave Harry. We can always talk this over, right dad?" He asks as he looks over our dad.
Dad stares at me angrily and with a lot of disappointment in his eyes. He never looked at me with pride in his eyes because ever since I was young, I have always been the son he has hated so much because I am the only son that never follows his command in this household unlike Elvis and Frank.
"Harrison honey please you don't have to leave us." Mom cries as she hugs me on my side.
"The house won't be the same without you." Frank adds.
I never grew up under my dad's care because I have grown up under my grandmother and grandfather's house since my parents had a separation before I was born. Dad cheated on my mom when she was carrying me so mom went back to her parents' house bringing me with her as soon as I was born and leaving my two brothers with my strict father.
When I was six, my mom and dad got back together and we had to go back to my dad's house but I still spent most of my weekends with my grandparents since it was more of a home to me than this house with my dad in it. I have always been distant to my father and my two brothers because they never made me feel as if I was a part of this family. My dad never made me feel as if I was his son because he never seems to listen to what I want to do, instead he forces me to plan things for my life and decide things for me.
"Why don't you let the black sheep of this family finally leave? Let's see what a complete failure he already is with all this surfing madness he only prioritizes in his life." Elvis, my dad's perfect copy, commented with despise.
"What's your fucking problem?!!" I rushed towards him and slipped out from my mom and Frank's grip as I grab onto Elvis collar with one hand before I threw a strong punch right on his face. Elvis crashes to the couch and accidentally hits the vase with his hand which caused it to shatter.
"Frank stop Harry!!" Mom screams.
Frank runs to me quickly pulling me away while dad gets in the way and pushes me hard that made me fall to the floor. "Harry! Stop fighting! You're already hurting mom." Frank says.
Elvis stares at me angrily as he winces on the spot I punched but before he can throw a punch at me, dad pulls him away. "Enough Elvis." He said strictly.
Dad looks back at me as I try to stand on my own even though Frank tried to help me. "Why didn't you let your most favourite son hit me, huh?!" I yelled at my father. "He's always has been right in front of your eyes ever since anyways!!"
Mom pulls me back while she continues crying. "Harry please. Please that's enough."
"No it isn't enough! Ever since from the beginning dad, you were never proud of me! You've always thought the lesser of me because I always disobeyed you. I always knew you're embarrassed to have me as your son! And I don't blame you, because I am as fucking stubborn as you!"
"Harry! That's enough." Frank sounded authoritative.
"Oh shut up Frank. We both know how you hated becoming a director!" I snapped out.
I glued my eyes on my father who still chose to remain silent towards me. "You know, what? Ever since I was a kid, I have always wished that you were never my father!!" I screamed.
Dad landed his huge fist on my face causing me to stagger while Frank thankfully catches me.
"If you want to leave then get out of my house!!" Dad screams at me, pointing at the door.
"Jackson!!" Mom screams as she wraps her arms around me. "You don't mean that! You're not letting Harry leave! This is his home!!"
"This is not home." I answered mom.
She looks at me with so much tears in her eyes as I travelled my eye back to my father, "This was never my home. No one really saw me as a son in this house aside from you, mom. Let's all admit, Elvis is a famous music producer as what dad wanted him. Frank is now an award-winning director as what dad wanted him. Then there's Harrison Scott, a son that dad never wanted to have." I say.
I feel my tears flooding my eyelids as I tried my best to hold it back, "You know what dad, or shall I say, Mr. Jackson Scott? You can be happy now because the son that you despise the most is now leaving this hell that you have created for me! You can't force me into becoming something that does not make me happy! I'm never going to be in the same household as you! I hate you and I hope you bring those words with you in your grave!" I grabbed my luggage and my surfboard and headed out of the house while I hear my mom calling out to me.
She chases me out towards my car, begging me not to go. "Harrison, honey…. Please… Please my baby don't leave us. Please Harry." She cries as she holds my cheeks.
"I'm so sorry mum. Take care of yourself okay?" I kiss her forehead. "I love you." I got inside my car and drove away, leaving my mom crying by herself.
When I reached the road, my tears began to flood my cheeks as I tried to blast some pretty loud music inside my car to void out the anger and sadness I am feeling inside me. I clenched tightly onto my stirring wheel as I continued crying by myself thinking about leaving my mom like that.
I meet up with my friends in a restaurant where we usually hang out and tried to look fine as I dried my eyes the moment I parked my car. I walked to the table where William and Liv were waiting for me and they already know what happened to me a few minute ago. I took the seat in front of them as Louis chugs his bottle of beer while looking at me and William sits there also looking at me reluctantly.
"Beer?" William offers.
Liv puts the bottle down, "Man you look dreadful."
"You actually have to say that Oliver." William scolded. "Here, have a beer." He handed me one.
I accepted, "Thanks."
"Look Harry." William leans closer to me, "Don't let it get in your head, man. We have this huge surfing competition coming up next week and you can't let something ruin your focus."
Liv nods in agreement, "We all know your dad has always been not very supportive of you and your surfing career from the beginning so that's not really shocking anymore."
"I'm not sad about that Oliver. I'm sad about my mom. I left her like that."
"Hey, you can always call her and check on her without staying in that house." William encourages.
I take a long drink from my bottle of beer as William asks, "So where are you staying tonight?"
"I've called up Maddie and asked if I can crash her place and she said yes." I answered.
"Of course she can never say no to you." Liv commented. "Maddie's utterly obsessed with you."
"Well I am utterly obsessed with my boyfriend Oliver Langley." I look over to my right and found Maddie already sitting next to me. She kisses my lips and I wince as I felt hurt from dad's punch.
"Hi baby." I say over her lips.
She smiles before turning her attention to Liv, "Is there something wrong with being obsessed with my own man?" She asks him.
"Well hi Maddie. It's nice to see you too." Liv answers with a smile.
I smile as I lowered my head down so Maddie won't see me laughing. Maddie cups my cheeks with both her hands and forces me to stare at her, "Are you okay baby?" She asks.
"I am babe. Thank you for coming here despite the time."
"Awe baby, it's nothing." She smiles at me.
We stayed in for a while and talked for a little bit before we finally decided to call it a day. I drove to Maddie's house where I'll be staying over for the night. She carried my luggage for me as I carried my surfboard all the way inside her apartment. Maddie has always been here for me and it's not the only reason why I am keeping her, but she's just always there for me. She loves me too much and I am quite scared that I am actually not giving her the same amount of love I ought to give her as my girlfriend.
We kissed for a while after we had sex and laid over her bed like how we usually do. We started off as friends with benefits after meeting her over Tinder and ever since then I kind of forced myself to be in this relationship with her since she was also trying to help me void out my problems with my dad. I guess my world only revolved around surfing and having sex with Maddie to keep myself busy.
"Your dad hurt you again?" She asks.
"What's new?" I answer.
"So what are you planning to do now?" She asks me and she's always worried about me. "You left home. What about your mom?"
"Maddie, I don't really want to think about that now. Please." I answered, sounding annoyed and intending to. "I have this surfing competition and you know it's really important to me. So just drop it."
"I'm sorry." She says softly before she positions her naked self over my body and hovers over me. "So this competition coming up, you'll be busy with Oliver and William."
I nod at her as I rub her thighs with my palms. "Why?"
"We both know there'll be more women flocking around you after." She sounded jealous and I hate how she acts like this.
"Maddie they're just fans. And you're really not helping my mood right now."
She pouts before landing her lips over mine, "I'm sorry baby."
"Why don't we just fuck again before we sleep?" I cooed.
She nods before kissing me as she carefully placed my hard erection inside her.
Somewhere in London, England
July 14, 2020
7:10AM
Sunny Day, Temperature 23℃
Days passed and it was finally the day for the surfing competition. It was a perfect sunny day and the waves looked absolutely stunning. Liv and William joined too but on a different category as me. There were prominent people here who are known in the surfing world and this surfing competition will be very helpful for me to be more popular. I see a few professional surfers who were going to do an exhibition act for the crowd and I cannot wait to take photos of the people I idolize.
Around eight in the morning, it was my turn for the category I signed up for, I prepared my surfboard as Liv and William kept cheering for me. They kept reminding me to remain calm and never do something outrageous to avoid any accidents but they know I am stubborn. I was insanely nervous because this was the biggest surfing competition in all over England but I have a good feeling that I am going to win this since I have never lost a surfing competition before. I know I should not be complacent and I still have to do my best to win this and shove it my father's face that I can be professional even I am not going to be like him.
"You've got this Harry." William cheers me on.
"Win the crowd. Good luck, bro." Liv adds.
"Thanks lads." I say as I clipped the string attaching the surfboard to my ankle.
"Remember, don't catch bigger waves that you can't handle. You don't know the waters in here. Let me tell you that the waves is huge and the current will really pull you down" William reminded.
I belly paddled my way to the shallow water where bigger waves were found as I was competing against a Portuguese who came all the way from Portugal just to join this competition. I rode one big wave from another and performed a few tricks that I have been perfecting for months now which all came to perfection as I portrayed them. I feel speed as wind passes through my face and the awesome feeling of being connected to this wonderful energy through the surfboard. The roars and the taste of salt still amazes me as I stand on my surfboard with huge adrenaline from the sheer power that I am dealing with. The pay-off is a real mountain-top experience of human accomplishment.
As I was about to perform my last trick trying to impress the crowd and the judges who were clapping and cheering my name as soon as I saw a bigger wave, I didn't hesitate. I remember how Liam would always scold me not to try a catching bigger wave than what we have been practicing because it will be risky for me in case I perform it during a competition. I let it slip my head and tried riding the bigger wave which will probably make me a champion. It's now or never.
Out in the spur of moment, I was caught off guard when I lost my balance riding the big wave and I was suddenly tossed around in the powerful surf off the central coast. I held my breath under the water trying to swim back up for some air but the waves we too big and the current is pulling me down. I was getting into trouble being under the deep waters fighting against the very strong current as I held tight onto the string that was attached to my ankle.
I no longer cared about the competition because I was already fighting for my life.
I kept swimming up because I was almost out of breath and I need air. As soon as I was finally able to rise my head out of the water, I see a 40-feet plus wave about to wipe me out and it was too late for me to swim away as it crashes right over my head pushing me down deeper to the water. The strong current broke the string and pulled me off deeper away from my board.
Shit, the current is going to pull me deeper into the ocean if I don't get out from here.
Suddenly I accidentally felt something sharp struck on the back of my right thigh and there was blood instantly. I look over to my leg and found a huge elongated coral poking through my right thigh, I groaned under the water as the pain was utterly unbearable. I forced to pull thigh off the coral even if it was terribly hurting and when I did, there were more blood surrounding me and I panicked as thoughts of sharks came into my head. I grope onto my thigh as I felt the growing pain beginning to hurt even more and started feeling as if my entire right leg was getting numb.
I was completely drowning as I screamed for pain and help under the water, running out of breath before I lost conscious when I hit my head on a bigger coral as the strong current under the water was dragging me around lifelessly.

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Chapter 2

North Carolina, U.S.A
July 14, 2020
2:47AM
Stormy Day, Temperature 19℃
As soon as the plane landed, I instantly got inside my car and was thankful that I arrived before the storm can ruin my trip back here. I started driving my car which has parked here in the airport as I watch the lightning on the dark sky dancing from one side to another. The weather forecast said this was going to be a big storm unlike any other especially in North Carolina since the eye of the storm is somewhere in between North Carolina and South Carolina and could possibly cause a few landslide and flood in some areas which forced me to come back home early. Some flights heading back here were already cancelled and moved two days after so I was glad I was able to change my flight time.
Big raindrops started hitting my windshield and I cursed instantly as soon as it started to rain a little bit. I flinched when a loud roaring thunder echoes above my car which frightened me since I don't really like the sound of it especially now that I am driving alone in my car.
After a while, I finally pulled over to the parking lot and was just right on time to reach my apartment with Charles as soon as the rain has started pouring harder. I have been away for a week because of my business trip in Atlanta and now I can't wait to be back home and surprise my boyfriend. He knew my flight back to North Carolina will be tomorrow so he had no idea that I moved my flight a day early because I wanted to come home early before the storm can hit here. I didn't want to stay two more days in Atlanta because I no longer had enough money to pay for two more days there. I know Charles is still sleeping now and I can't wait to surprise him after days of being away from him.
I was completely soaked as soon as I entered the building as I was pulling my luggage with me. My hands were shaking hence the temperature inside the building which almost froze my wet armpits. Since it was a little bit late now, there weren't much people aside from the attendant by the front desk who is looking at me eagerly as I walk to the elevator.
I got onto the elevator as I watch how the heavy rain is completely covering the entire streets of North Carolina and it looked absolutely scary because of the lightning flashing on the dark night sky. I hated the sharp cracking sound of lightning as well since it could hit something or someone when it flashes. I stare at the sky and it looked really angry as the streets were covered with darkness and heavy rain.
As soon as the elevator reached our floor, I walked to our door and opened our front door carefully not to wake Charles up. I got inside silently and I was instantly stopped when I found a red silk dress over our living room which was not mine since I don't own clothes like this. I walked to it and picked it up as I leave my luggage next to the couch. I sniffed it and it definitely smelled like a female's sexy fruity scented perfume which is undeniably not mine. I threw it to the couch as I begin to feel my hands getting a little clammy with negative thoughts filling my head.
Charles couldn't do it. He would never cheat on me. I thought to myself even though there was already evidence on out living room floor.
I started getting a little nervous as my feet drags me to our bedroom which I could hear a muffled voice of a woman moaning. Someone is in there and it is definitely not just our TV. Another woman is inside our bedroom with Charles.
My heart felt completely shattered as I pace back and forth in front of the door debating if I should go inside or not. I stand here with tears flooding my eyes as I feel my hands shaking in anger and anxiety because I didn't want to catch them doing something unforgivable inside and I didn't want to know who it could be because I was not expecting that he could do this to me while I am away.
He's told me that he will be sleeping early tonight because he has an early business meeting the next day with his clients and I entirely believed that he did fall asleep. He lied to me about t because he had a woman in our home that's why he told me he was going to the bed early. The woman's voice was getting a little louder while I hear her screaming Charles' name as she curses. I inhaled some confidence before grabbing the doorknob and twisting it open.
Charles' eyes widened when he saw me entering our bedroom.
"Baby." He says shockingly.
My eyes staring at a naked Charles having sex with another naked woman on top of our bed. She had her ass up while he takes her from behind as he stands by our bed. He paused from penetrating her when he saw me as I stared at the woman who seemed familiar to me, and it his co-worker Nicole that he introduced to me before. My tears instantly flooded my cheeks as I watch him pull his penis out from her. She grabs the blanket and wrapped it around her as he sit on his bed looking at me sorrily. My eyes scanning all over the floor where she left her laced red bra and red thong and Charles' black Adidas jogging pants that I gave him last month.
Charles grabs his towel which was on the foot of his bed as he approach me, "Baby let me--"
My palm landed straight on his face as I slapped him hard with all the strength I had. "I trusted you!!"
I hit him on his face again and again and he allowed me. "I fucking trusted you Charles!!"
"Baby please just let me explain."
"Explain?! What the fuck are you going to explain to me when you're caught in the act?! How could you do this to me right on top of our bed and inside our home?!" I hit his face with my fist and he didn't dodge. "Have you got no conscience at all?! Why did you cheat on me?! Why Charles?! Why did you have to hurt me like this?!!" I screamed as I kept hitting his face.
"She didn't mean anything, baby please."
"Did you just actually say she didn't mean anything?! Did you see how you were fucking her vagina like that and you tell me Nicole does not mean anything?!" I shouted.
"Baby I'm so sorry." He reaches his hand out to me. "I didn't know you were coming over."
"Charles that does not mean you have the right to fuck your co-worker while I am away!"
He brushes his hand over his hair, "I know. Please, let me talk first. Please listen."
"How could you do this to me?!" I asked him as I keep hitting on his chest with my fists as I feel my throat hurting now from all the screaming. He tries to hug me but I didn't want him to deceive me with his warm hugs and empty apologies. "How could you hurt me like this!!?"
I pulled myself away from Charles who keeps trying to hug me as I look over to Nicole who is still sitting on our bed. "You clearly have a very thick face, haven't you? You knew Charles already had a girlfriend but you still allowed him to fuck your slutty ass." She didn't say anything and just glances at me with her head down low while fixing her dishevelled hair behind her ear.
"How long have you been fucking my boyfriend?" I ask her as I wipe my tears away.
Charles holds me, "America please you don't have to--"
I push his hand away from me. "You shut the fuck up because I am not talking to you, you lying piece of shit!" I pointed at Charles face before looking back at Nicole. "How long!!"
She glances at Charles.
"How long have you been fucking my boyfriend?!" I screamed again.
"For five months now." She answers.
Her answer made my knees weak and my eyesight spin as I laugh humourlessly while my tears were unstoppable. I shake my head sideways not wanting to believe this because they have been fucking behind my back for five freaking months. I feel like my entire body was possessed by a demon because I wanted to kill Charles and this woman whom he is having an affair. I feel my ears and cheeks getting warmer because this anger raging inside me seems t keep growing as my heart was pounding terribly fast while my hands were utterly cold as it keeps trembling. I have never been this angry.
"America, I didn't--"
"Please Charles." I cut him off as I cry in front of him while he looks at me with sorry eyes. "Don't try to explain because…. because this is already too much for me right now…" I cried against my fists over my eyes before wiping my tears off my cheeks. "I trusted you….." I choked a sob.
"I'm sorry." He tells me.
"If you really loved me, you will never invite another girl over our home and have sex with her while I am away thinking of you." I press my trembling lips as I clench my fists harder.
"America…"
"If you…." I breathe heavily as I try to choke another sob. "If you really loved me, you'll be contented. You won't find another woman to have sex with and hide it from me for five long months Charles."
"I'm so sorry."
"Charles FIVE MONTHS!!" I push my hair off my face not wanting to believe that he would cheat on me for this long. "That long! You were having another affair with someone else while I was so damn serious with you!!" I sobbed louder.
He approaches me as he holds my arm but I push him off me. "Baby please."
"We're done." I say firmly.
"Baby please you know I love you."
"This is not love Charles! This is greed! You want two of us and if you can't put this relationship that we have as your priority then I'm sorry but I don't want to put you as my priority in my life too."
I look over to Nicole, "You can now fuck him as much as you want."
"America, we're really sorry." Nicole tells me.
"We?" I mocked as I raised my eyebrow at her. "There's no you and Charles because you're not the girlfriend. You're nothing but a complete side chick, a booty call and you'll always only be second."
I headed out of our bedroom while he chases me quickly. I didn't want to stay here any longer even though this is our house. I didn't know why he was still chasing me because right now I can't really face him after what I just saw inside there and I don't want to see him because I am too mad at him. I won't know what I'll do if I'll see his face longer so I should leave this place and find another place to stay. I grabbed my luggage and pulled it out of his apartment without looking back at my cheating ex-boyfriend. He chases me across the hallways, pulling me back while stopping me from leaving.
"Can we talk before you decide things please?" He blocks me, panting.
"You are gutsy asking for us to still talk when we clearly have no things left to say."
"America, Nicole did not mean anything to me. She was just someone I fuck with."
"That's it?" I mocked.
He nods. "Yes baby that's it."
I shake my head sideways staring at the man I loved more than I can love myself. "We're done, Charles." I tell him again sternly. "And you cannot change that."
He holds my hand.
"Don't you fucking call me ever again because I will never forgive you." I pulled my hand away as I walked towards the elevator. I hopped inside as I watch him standing there with nothing but his towel on and was barefoot.
He chases me and presses the button outside which causes the elevator not to close, "There's a storm outside, America. Please stay for the night. I can ask Nicole to leave so we can talk in peace. Please."
"Go tell Nicole to stay with for the rest of your life, maybe she'll allow you to fuck her in the ass. Enjoy!" He releases the button as I quickly pressed the closed button inside. As soon as it closed, I cried by myself as I covered my face with my hands ignoring the CCTV camera that is here during the entire elevator ride until I reached to ground floor.
The elevator door opens and I quickly dragged my luggage with me until I reached outside the building. I ran towards my car as the rain was hitting on top of my head which hurt a little as I let it soak me completely. The wind was blowing hard causing me to shiver as I popped open the trunk of my car and placed my luggage over as I continued crying while walking towards the driver's seat. I shut the door and felt shivering with cold as I leaned over my stirring wheel and kept crying while images of Charles fucking Nicole from behind kept appearing in the back of my head. My heart was hurting in the most terrible way I can explain and I don't think I will be able to heal from this kind of pain and betrayal when we have been together for four years.
I don't know where I should go.
I think for a while and wondered where I can stay for the night. I started my engine and decided to drive myself to my mom's house which was an hour drive from Charles' place. The rain was still pouring hard over my windshield as I kept my wipers on. There was so much rain that makes it terribly hard for me to see things clearly along the road as I drive and the darkness was also making it harder for me. I made sure that I kept my headlights on, in case there's another car in front of me and I made sure that I was driving carefully on the right lane.
As I kept crying, my foot suddenly stopped abruptly hard on the brake pulling me forward when I saw a ten-wheeler truck lying on the middle of this dark road under this heavy rain. I took a glimpse from my rear-view mirror and saw a speeding car right behind me. I flashed the lights on the back of my car to signal the other driver but I don't think he was slowing his speed. My foot never left the brake but my car was not stopping since the road was very slippery causing me to move forward. Finally my car begins to stop from moving a few meters away from the ten-wheeler truck but I was thrown out of my car's windshield when the car from behind me, hit the back of my vehicle with such a strong impact. I was seeing my own life flash before me as I was flying from the inside of my car out to the cold street and I knew I was going to die right here at this very moment.
I laid on the cold road as the rain kept hitting my entire back. I can taste blood coming out from my mouth and felt my entire body hurt from crashing the hard ground. I was unable to move with my blurry vision before I lost my conscious.

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Chapter 3

I opened my eyes and gasped for air as if someone was choking me the entire time I was sleeping. I feel my own heart beating fast inside my chest as I tried to calm my senses. I pulled myself up from the bed and found myself lying on top of my old mattress with my favourite unicorn bed sheet that I have always loved when I was in high school. I looked around the entire room and realized that I was inside my mom's house. I reached my mom's house last night?
Wait, what about the car accident?
I pulled my arms up and peeled the blanket off my legs and found no stain of wounds all over me. I rushed to my dresser to check myself, I didn't have any wound from the car accident last night. I was absolutely fine and nothing hurt in every corner of my body. My soul had left my body and I know I saw my own self being carried by the medics. I know I died last night.
My brows knitting in the middle of my forehead and was utterly speechless with what was happening to me because I know I was involved in a totally freaky car accident last night. I was thrown out from my car when another speeding vehicle hit me from behind. I saw a family of four unconscious and I saw the driver of that truck being pulled out from the driver's seat. I know I stepped so hard on my brake trying to save my own life after I caught Charles cheating on me.
Charles.
I grabbed my phone and found one message from Charles.
Charles: Baby please talk to me. Let's not end it yet, please.
I ignored his message that he sent me an hour ago and left him on read. I realized that it was still nine in the morning of the 15th of July 2020. It was just a day after I broke up with him and I still don't understand how I got home last night. What about the car accident?
I sat on my bed and felt weirded out of what just happened to me because it was a dream.
The car accident was a dream but it felt so real.
I rushed out of my bedroom and looked for my mom to where I found her in the kitchen. I know she's cooking my favourite meal because every time I come home, she always cooks my favourites. I approached her as I watch her cook until she notices me.
"Oh, you're finally awake." She smiles.
And it was really my mom. "Mom." I called out seriously.
She looks back at me, "Yes Merry? Why do you look at me like that?"
"Do you see me?" I asked.
Her brows creasing, "What kind of question is that? Of course I see you."
"Do you really see me?"
"Are you on drugs?"
"No!" I answered right away.
"Then tell me why wouldn't I see you?" She placed the pancakes over the plates and holds my hand as she smiles at me, "Come and join me for breakfast."
We walk towards the table and settled on our seats. I stare at my mom intently who is eating right across me while she stares at me reluctantly. "America, why in actual hell do you look at me like that?"
"And you can hear my voice."
She sighs, "What is going on with you? Are you sick? If it's drugs, you better freaking stop it lady."
"Mom, no. I'm not taking any drugs." I sigh too. "I just… I had the weirdest dream and… it felt so real."
She looks at me reluctantly, "Some dreams are like that."
"But it's not the usual dream…. I… I saw myself… I felt like my soul left my body… I was in a car accident and I… saw myself mom. I saw myself almost lifeless as if I was already a soul. I knew that was what happened to me….." I trailed.
Mom holds my hand, "Don't you think you were just thinking too much because of what happened to to you and Charles?" She asks me. "Maybe your body was just completely tired and you've had a lot of things going on in your life with work and personal stuff."
I sigh again and wondered maybe that mom might be right. Maybe that could be the reason why I had such a weird dream last night. "How did I come home last night?"
"Well, you were knocking at my door past 3AM and crying the entire night because of Charles. I didn't know you were drunk last night that you didn't remember how you came home. You didn't smell like alcohol." She answers as a matter-of-factly.
I breathe out heavily as I stare at my plate feeling more confused with what really happened to me last night or if my dream was real at all. "Why are you asking me so weird questions early in the morning?"
I pulled my head up and stare back at my mom, "Nothing." I responded. "I just… I just didn't remember how I came here the moment I woke up in my old room." I answered her honestly.
"Look, I'm sorry about what happened to you and Charles, honey." Mom cooed.
I shake my head, "I want to say I'm fine but I am actually not and…. I don't really want to talk about Charles because it only reminded me of how he cheated on me, mom."
She nods, "It's not your fault why he cheated. Don't think less of yourself because of only one man, okay?" She comforted me.
I answer a nod with a weak smile.
"Why don't you take a few days off? To get things out of your head. You need it."
"You think so?"
Mom smiles, "I know so. I know you're a strong willed woman America and I know you're stronger than this but sometimes you have to find yourself somewhere else where you can heal your wounds."
I pulled my chair closer to my mom and hugged her as she wraps her arms around me. I tried my best not to cry, "I've never felt so betrayed mom." I try to stop myself from crying. "I never thought Charles could do this to me. I never thought he'll cheat on me."
She rubs her hand over my spine, "Honey, sometimes in life things happen for reason especially when you've been completely blinded by everything. I guess life is already telling you that the person who you are investing so much time with is not really worth your time at all."
I pulled my head to face my mom, "Do you think I can get over this mom?"
"Of course, Merry. You don't know how strong you are." She kisses my forehead.
"Thanks mom." I hug her tighter.
Later that afternoon, I called the office and told my boss that I will be gone for an indefinite leave because I was dealing with something personal. My boss, kind as usual, allowed me to be away for as long as I want if it will be helpful for me to grow as a human. I told him that he can still send me a few mails if he needed to my help and he was happy to hear it.
"LUAHU." I say the name of the island.

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