Episode 2

"I need to know if I should raise or fold my heart is stuck on hold I wanna know which way to go~~"

...ARIANNA...

It's been a week since my failed confession and Gabrielle's engagement with Yasmin and I still can't get over it.

I tried to move on but I know it's hard especially when the person that I want to move on to is always near me.

I sighed as I rubbed my temples cause my head is aching. I've been busy these days so I don't have much time to rest.

My mom was worried about my health so she always told me to take some rest but I always insisted not to. And now, this is the cause of my stubbornness.

I closed my eyes when my head aches again. Ugh! I think I should take some medicine.

I reached my handbag to get my phone inside when my head aches again. Ugh!

I rubbed my temples again. "Shane? Shane!" I called my secretary when my vision started to get blurred. I tried to close my eyes and open again but my vision is still blurred. "Shane, can you get in here?!" I shouted.

I heard my office's door open and I knew it was Shane when she spoke. "Yes, Miss Cabrera? Is there anything wrong?" She asked.

"Ahm, can you help me stand? My head is aching and my vision is blurred so I can't stand alone." I said.

Shane immediately ran towards me then helped me stand up but before I could even start to walk, my world turned upside down and my body started to fall down as I didn't have any energy left on my bed.

"Miss Aria? Miss Aria! Help!"

All I could hear before I closed my eyes was Shane's panicked voice shouting for help.

When I opened my eyes, all I could see was clear white. Where am I?

"Oh my gosh, finally you're awake!" I heard my mom's voice so I looked around and saw my parents walking towards me.

"Mom, what happened?" I asked.

"You fainted in your office earlier and we came here quickly when Shane called us." She replied, and I saw tears falling from her eyes.

"Hush on, honey. Aria is already awake so don't cry." My dad comforted her.

"I'm just worried." My mom said then she looked at me, "I told you to take some rest but you didn't listen. Look what happened now." She said, worry is visible in her voice.

"I'm fine mom, okay? So don't worry, I'll take care of myself from now on." I said as I flashed a smile.

"You should be!" She shouted which made me and dad laugh. "Why are you both laughing?" She looked at us raising her eyebrows while crossing her hands in front.

"Nothing mom, you're just funny when you're worried." I continued to laugh.

"Hmp!"

I was awoken when my phone rang. With a hazy mind and sleepy eyes, I picked up my phone.

"Hmm?" I answered it immediately without even looking at the caller ID.

"Hey," My eyes widened and my mind was finally awakened when I heard his beautiful soft voice on the phone. My heart beat went faster as I blinked my eyes three times.

"Oh hey," I replied as I cleared my throat. "Uh-uhm, you called?"

"Uh yeah, I heard you fainted in your office, so I immediately called when I heard that you're already awake." He said then he paused for a while before he continued, "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Ah yeah, I'm fine. It's just that I hadn't taken a good rest that's why I fainted." I explained.

Well, I'm still here in the hospital. When I woke up earlier, my mom wouldn't let me discharge immediately, she wanted me to stay here for another day so that I could take a good rest. Because I couldn't do anything, I just agreed rather than fight.

"You should take good care of your health and yourself. Don't be so stubborn. Look what happened now. We're not always by your side to remind you that." Here we go with his brotherly reminder.

He always thinks of me like a teenager, like his lil' sister. Can't he just stop that? It hurts me more when I think that he just treats me like his sister!

"Yeah yeah yeah, I know okay? So don't remind me again. I'm grown now so don't worry." I irritatedly said.

'When are you going to treat me like a woman and not like your lil' sister?' My mind says.

"Tsk tsk. You always say that but you still don't act like one." He said. I can already see that he's shaking his head on the other side.

And hearing what he said, it makes a bang in my heart. Do I really not act like a grown woman? Do I always make them worried because of my stubbornness?

I sighed trying to ignore the pain that I felt right now. "Hey, you still there?" I heard his voice again.

I sighed again, "Yeah," I answered.

"Okay. I'll remind you again to act like a grown woman. Don't be so stubborn and take good care of yourself." He said. I felt like a teenager being scolded by my dad. "I think you should find a boyfriend so that someone can take good care of you." He added.

Like WHAT?! He wants me to have a boyfriend?! The last time I remembered, he chased away all my suitors when we were in Middle High which gives me a reason to think that he likes me too. But of course, all of that was wrong because when I talked to him, he just said that he can't let another boy be near his little sister and that's the first heartbreak I felt.

And now, he's saying that I should find one? I can't believe him!

"Yeah, I will. Ahm, I need to hang up now, Brielle. I need some rest. Goodbye and thank you for reminding me." I did not let him answer because I immediately ended the call.

I can't take it anymore! I can't bear him treating me like his little sister!

I love him yet he just treats me like his sister!

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