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Lian's POV

"Hey bitch get up," Avy said while holding Zharina's hand. She's still unconscious then I and Avy are still awake, I told her to rest and I will replace her by taking care of Zharina.

"Aunt and Uncle are on their way so take a rest and eat, okay?" I said to her and she nodded then stand up

"I will count Zharina, If she doesn't wake up before nightfall I will tweak it vertically," She said and I just chuckled because of that.

"Ewww as if you can," I said and rolled my eyes "Aunty will slap you if ever," I smirked.

"what the fuck you didn't know aunty's personality? She's the best bitch I've ever met. Maybe she's the one who put Zharina inside a plastic bag if she doesn't wake up right away."

"ohmygod you're so mean!" I said and laugh

"I'm serious, Lian," she said with no emotion.

"Okay, I'm not" I answered back and waved my hand "just get outta,"

"call me If she wakes up, alright?" she said and I nodded before picking the banana on the small table.

I sat on a high stool chair beside Zharina's bed and look at her while peeling the banana "hey banana is your favorite, right? I have one." I spoke. "If I were you I'm going to wake up right away" I teased and chuckled, I bit the top of the banana and chew it.

"You're mommy and daddy are coming so wake up dear so they don't have to worry too much," I said again while eating the banana

"Your extra courage is also dumb just like your stupidity, brat" I rant again, well this is the only time to speak like this because if she was awake we would be tweaking now.

"ms and Mr. Lee here's Zharina" I immediately looked at my back when I heard that voice. I saw Aunty and uncle with swollen eyes. I stand up and bow my head to them.

"Good morning aunt and uncle." I greeted, they nod and went straight in Zharina's direction. "hmm aunty she's fine now based on what doctors said, the wounds she sustained were not so deep and what she needs to do now is to rest for a while and maybe tomorrow or the next day after she will wake up

"oh God thank you, thank you" Aunty kissed Zharina's forehead while uncle's holding his daughter's hand.

"aunty—" I was about to apologize when she faced me and smile with a teary eye

"shhh I told you it's not your fault," She said and hugged me so I hug her too" when she moved away she smiles and asked about Avy

"she's taking a rest, aunty. She's been staying here for almost 3 hours since Zharina was confined." I said and they looked shocked and worried at the same time.

"have you eaten?" Aunty asked, then I remember that we skipped our meal, aw darn I can't feel any hungriness. I averted my eyes to her and shook my head. "Oh God, why? you must eat your meals, Lian" She said while holding her forehead. Aunty is always like that to us. Look like our second mother also an uncle. Our second father, and Zharina's lucky for having them as her parent.

"wait, hon? can you please bring the food we brought here?" Aunty said. Uncle nodded and kissed Zharina's forehead before he left. Aunty grabbed my hand and smile "I want to see Avy but I know she's on rest so maybe later, right?" She said with a lovely smile.

I smiled back and nodded "yes, oh well you can check here inside our room and I'm sure she will wake up just to entertain you, aunty," I said and we both chuckled.

"Yes that's it and I don't want to ruin her resting time, let her sleep for a while," she said and laugh then went to the couch and sit. I followed her to the sofa and put my hands on my lap

"What happened to her?" She suddenly asked. I looked at her and nods down. I shook my head and I saw in the corner of my eye that she turned to me.

I looked at her "I'm sorry aunty but we were not together at that time, We have different groups and different directions, What we all knew is that when her partner came back and begging for help, that girl has a lot of bruises and so on, she also got unconscious" I said and aunty gasped then cover her mouth with her palm.

"how's that girl?" She almost whispered.

I shrugged "I don't know, I think she's in another tent, besides this." I said and aunty immadiently stood up. "aunty..."

"I want to see her," She said

"but—"

"hon?" We turned to the door and saw uncle holding a lot of plastics

"Thanks, honey. By the way please watch Zharina first, we will just go to her friend who also had an accident" Aunty said and uncle looked shocked but he also agreed so we quickly got out and went to the other room where the girl named Goneril was there.

"here," I said and pointed to the door, aunty stopped and gradually approached in front of this room, the door has a square glass so we can still see Goneril lying on the bed

"she's sleeping peacefully, but also look pitiful at the same time," She said while looking at her. I can see the spark in aunty's eyes like there's something but I think that's not a big deal cuz she's always like that, she's so kind to all people surround her.

"can we?" She asked without looking at me,

"aunty?" I asked to confirm what she was talking about.

"can we get inside?" she asked in full so I nodded multiple times and open the door, I went in first and she followed by slowly walking.

"Where's her parent? guardians or family? they supposed to be here, or maybe they're on their way?" aunty spoke, I didn't speak because I also don't know what to say.

Aunty walks toward her and sat on a chair beside Goneril's bed. She looking at Goneril like she's memorizing each part of it, from head to toe then toe to head. "Aunty?" I called her but she didn't look back

"she's pitiful" She murmured

"yes" I answered back

"I hope she has a relative who's coming here because if they won't...how dare they are," she said, and slowly her hand gently touch Goneril's forehead.

Look, aunty Precy, even tho she knows that Goneril is a stranger she still cares for her, her heart was so soft.

"Thank God she's safe like Zharina, Thank God she begs for help for my daughter, Thanks to you Hija," aunty Precy said while caressing Goneril's forehead.

I'm just looking at them when Goneril suddenly opened her eyes, aunty got shocked the same as me and I was about to call a doctor when Goneril said "don't" I stopped because of that. "they already knew" she said so I nodded.

"b-by the way, who a-are you?" she asked while stuttering, aunty and I got nervous because we think that Goneril is scared that may cause about her immune or what.

"d-don't be scared. I'm Zharina's mother, and she's her friend" Aunty said and Goneril looked relieved, but after a second she looked up again with parted lips and wide eyes.

"You are...ohmygod" She gasped and was about to stand up when aunty stops her.

"what are you doing?" she asked

"I want t-to apologize, ma'am," Goneril said and I see her face become reddish.

"for what?"

"because it's my fault....why Zharina got in an accident...i-it's because of me—"

"shhh no, don't say that, it's not your fault Hija," aunty said while calming Goneril.

Goneril took a deep breath and lay down again, "I'm really sorry" she said with a tired tone and looked around "is there anyone else besides you?" She asked us. Aunty looked at me then back her sight to Goneril.

"no, no one's here, only the two of us"

"e-even earlier?" she asked

"I-I dont know, as long as when we went here no one else was here, just you," Aunty said that make Goneril sigh and looked away "why? there's a problem? have you ever felt like you were with someone? oh god that creepy—"

"relatives..." Goneril suddenly spoke.

"huh?"

"No one of my relatives came here, right?" she said and I heard her voice cracked then she looked at me.

"We don't know," I said to her and she gave me a small smile.

"Okay," she answered.

"what's wrong?

"They didn't bother to visit me," she said which makes my head loading.

"w-what do you mean?" Aunty said like she wants to cry, what the.

Goneril chuckled and the tear she was holding suddenly landed on her cheeks "isn't bad, right? I must have memorized that, that they don't have care about me" she said and her lips shaken.

aunty didn't say anything, we are just looking at her "I'm sorry, I know you're not interested in my—"

"Hija" Goneril and I got shocked when auth Precy immediately hugged her right and I saw that aunty is also crying.

"cry, Hija. It's okay" Aunty said while hugging her.

Aunty Precy, Zharina's mother was a very softhearted person.