Chapter 3- My Abuelo

''Do you remember anything from that night?'' I asked Miquel, not removing my gaze from the dark sky.

''Only a Modicum ....perhaps it's for the better'' he replied

For the better?

''Are you implying that i would be terrible at it?''

''No not at all ...i'm just saying maybe it's good that we can't recall what it was like, if we did, do you think we would be able to be like this now?''

''Like this?''

''Friends'' he replied

Friends?

''What makes you think we're friends?'' i asked him and i felt him glance at me

''There you go again being a malapert person''

''An honest malapert person and besides I'm doing you a favour your life would be better without me in it''. My life would be easier with me dead.

''Curious and more curious you're more mysterious than Mona Lisa'' he said and I took my gaze from the sky towards the yelling I heard behind me and turned to see Shenseea .

''Uno gwan eno this a the boringest party mi eva come a yall boring mi a guh home'' she beamed walking away and towards a limbo that a man opened.

''Baby you ready to go?" I heard the Christine girl's voice and I turned back towards Miquel.

''Yeah I'm coming um by-'' He tried to say before being cut off by my phone ringing and vibrating in my purse.

I opened it and took it out to see I was getting a call from the hospital. Was this it?

''Sorry this is important, see you around maybe'' I told him before swiping the green button symbolized as a phone to the side and putting the phone to my ear.

''Hello'' i answered

''Um is this Valentina Muriel?''

''Yes what's the problem?''

''It's your grandpa he has requested to see you i fear he doesn't have much time''

''I'll be there in a second'' I assured her before hanging up.

My grandfather was recently bedritten a year ago with Gliomas ,he had surgery but that only allowed him to live a little longer and I'm afraid his time is up. He took care of me when the incident happened. He treated me with respect and love and I feel sorry it wasn't enough to save me.

I got to get to the hospital'' i mumbled under my breath staring inside of the building ''It's for a good cause he'll have to argue with me later''.

Upon reaching my car I saw someone leaded up on it staring at the stars and wasn't able to see better until I came closer .

''I'm sorry who are you?'' i asked and he glance at me

''Is this your car? I'm so sorry'' he said to me and I smiled in a haze to get in my car.

''Are You ok? You look distraught'' he asked and i set my gaze towards the ground

Distraught? Of course I was distraught. I want to get to the hospital and you're blocking my path! I just hope grandpa is ok! He's the only person holding me together.

''Easy there overthinking takes you to a place that only exists in there'' he said pointing at my forehead

Ok I don't have time for this.

''I'll be going now MR….''

''You can just call me Takashi'' he said

''Wait a minute, are you that famous Japanese Artist Takashi Murakami?"

''Maybe'' he winked at me before walking away from my car.

I reached the hospital and rushed to my grandpa's room.

I haven't seen him for a week now but something about this visit left a bitter taste on my tongue and guilt rose. What would I do if he died right now? I would probably just die!

''Marie!'' I yelled with my voice cracking in fright as I watched her and some other nurse rushed into my grandfather's room.

Marie has been my father's nurse for as long as I remember she's been taking care of him since he came here. Sometimes I think she's in love with him so it really scared me that she didn't call.

''What's going on!?'' I asked and she made her way over to me. I saw that she was crying ''What's wrong ? why are you crying is pa alright?''

She took a deep breath and gaze at me with sympathetic in her eyes she said ''I am so sorry Valentina but i sadly inform you that your grandpa just passed away''

What? No! It's too soon ...i-i'm not ready ...This isn't a part of the plan i'm the one that should be saying goodbye not him!

A single tear escaped my left eye as my knees came in contact with the floor.

''i didn't get to say goodbye.''

I sat on the edge of the roof at the hospital gazing at the city lights drinking until the sun rose. To think I would have gotten used to the feeling of everyone close to me dying but the pain never dies. If I die would I just be passing on the same pain to my friends? Or at least Lyla?

I placed the empty bottle of liquor down beside me

''I guess I can't hold my liquor'' I mumbled as I took out my phone to see a lot of messages from Jake and without hesitation I threw it down off the roof and onto the ground.

Tripsy i was as I stood at the edge of the roof gazing up at the sky .

''Why is everything with me ephemeral?'' I started feeling like I was about to fall.

I felt someone grabbed my hand and pulled me back with force and fell into arms of to whom i had no idea until i gazed up

''Miquel? ''

''Are you crazy are you trying to kill yourself? You drunk idiot!"' I heard him say ''I was trying to fly'' I giggled and he stared at me with confusion before grabbing my arm and pulling me ''let me go you big lip perv!'' i tossed at him struggling to set my arm free

''Stop that!'' he yelled at me in an aggressive tone. His voice had never sounded so cold and it sent me to memories I buried deep down inside my mind. Memories that lead to the event of that night . The night my dad killed my mom.

''Something vexing you?'' Miquel asked but somehow the air around me seemed to have run out and my heart seem to be skipping a lot of beats and gasping for air as the memory of my dad hanging above my mom's dead corpse kept flashing across my mind . Was I dying? Am I dying?

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