Love That Kills Ep-2

"I loved you so I gave you the power to destroy me"

"I trusted you to not use it"

Ep-2

Present time, Caelum Art Space

Reize

It seems the rain will end soon....and the Earth will dry up for the summer

Reize

The summer ahead this time has been quite gracious, granting us the relief of water

Assistant Dina

(What is she blabbering about again?)

Assistant Dina

Mrs Director, should I escort the florist to the entrance? It's quite late and the rain seems to have calmed down too

Reize

Give me my car keys, the black one's. It would be hard to get a taxi in these circumstances

Assistant Dina

(What do you mean by Circumstances??? What circumstances? A drizzle and 8pm, you think the Taxis are all sleeping?)

Assistant Dina

As you say, Mrs Director

At the same time, in the other room

Emris

*breathes heavily, curled up at a corner*

Emris

How....how is she here?

Emris

Why is she here?

Emris

I thought it was all over....why does she have to be here. It hurts

Emris

I hate this.....I don't want to see her.

Emris

All the wounds I had patched up with fragile a needle and thread come undone at the mere sight of her

Emris

I am.....scared. It hurts and I am scared, my mind is going tipsy

Emris

I should have listened to Wrex when he told me to carry my medicines with me to work, even though it has been 5 years to that incident

Assistant Dina

*knocks on the door* May I come in, Mr Hawthorne?

Emris

*wipes away the sweat from his face and unlocks the door* I am sorry for imposing on you

Assistant Dina

(With that handsome face, I wouldn't mind you imposing yourself on my life!)

Assistant Dina

Ah no, no problem *blushes* Are you okay? It seems like you are having quite a hard time *extends her hand to his cheek*

Assistant Dina

Should we see a do-!

Reize

*Catches her hand*

Reize

Dina, clean up the gallery and take an early day off after you are done with it

Emris

*his eyes flare up and the hidden pain on his face is apparent again*

Reize

*sees his lips twitching, his eyes weary and blurry*

Reize

It maybe hard to find a taxi now, I can drop you off

Emris

*Grits his teeth* And why would you do that, Director? You have no reason to pay special attention to your worker

Emris

Or do you think I am too broke to afford a single ride home, huh?!

Assistant Dina

(Wasn't he all docile before? Why does he flare up like crackers infront of the director?)

Assistant Dina

Mr Hawthorne you shouldn't ta-

Reize

It's ok Dina. *she smiles painfully*

Reize

The fact that he is able to hate me with all of his heart is the sweetest feeling I have felt in these 5 years

Emris

If you are going to talk nonsense like this, I should get going

Emris

You can pay me my wages online

He dashes off to the gate when Reize's sharp voice stops him in his tracks

Reize

I AM SORRY, EMRIS

Reize

*she bows down, her head hangs low with shame while her hair falls infront of her eyes*

Reize

I should have told you these words the moment I saw you again yet my brain was caught in the moment of finding you alive while my heart was pounding with the beat of every harrowing question that has festered inside me these past years

Reize

But I am sorry, Emris

Assistant Dina

(The director's showing me all different kinds of emotions I never thought can be displayed on her face too. Her words? She is apologizing? THE REIZE CHERRI?)

Emris

*stands still, his back against Reize*

Emris

Mrs Director, I really have no recollection of you, you are letting out your emotions on the wrong man

Emris

I don't know what that man felt for you, but if it was enough to leave you unable to sleep for the past 5yrs, I don't think a simple sorry will ever cut out for anything

Reize

*smiles under her hanging bangs* But it's the first and the heaviest step in the journey

Emris

*grabs an umbrella from the Art Gallery's umbrella stand*

Emris

Some good things have to end for the best things to start in our life