Sadness

Geo was waiting for Rose Martinez to come by Mars's penthouse. For the rest of this afternoon, Geo was worried about Mars. He never seemed so broke like today. And it happened so fast that Geo could not anticipate at all. So Geo called Rose Martinez, the one and only niece he has. Once she came, he immediately greeted her by hugging and kissing her cheeks.

"Uncle Geo, I really miss you," Rose said while kissed him on his cheek. Geo also did the same way while smiling at her.

"I too, Rose. How are you doing?" he stroked her arms after releasing the hug.

"Awesome!" she grinned happily. Geo smiled and nodded. Caleb approached her and started speaking after.

"We need your help!" Rose turned her head to her ex-boyfriend Caleb. She nodded, and Geovanni guided Rose to get inside.

"Anything happened?" Rose asked to walk to Mars' bedroom. Caleb and Geo were looking at each other as they gave a code who to speak first. 

"He did not let us touch him. He had some bruises and cuts!" Geo finally took the confession. Rose sighed her scoffing hard. 

"What happened?" Geo rubbed his temple and squinted his eyes. 

"He fought with Jared Wright badly," Caleb added the information to her eventually. Rose glance and frowned at him.

"Treat him first, Rose. He always listened to you. We'll tell you the story later!" Geo reassured her. Rose just nodded and smiled. Without replying to anything, she came inside the Mars bedroom. 

Mars sat on his bed with the right leg on the bed while another left knee folded up. He looked like a mess with a bruised face and some blood on his white shirt. He put his headrest on the back of the bed, closing his eyes. Rose approached her and touched his cheek. 

"Why you here?" Mars asked softly after he opened his eyes

"Worrying about you!" Rose pouted at him. She intended to make him laugh, but he did not respond to anything. Okay, so maybe Rose was not cute anymore as when they were teenagers.

"Why you don't laugh?" Mars just gave her a little smirk.

"You are not cute anymore, Rose!" Mars responded bluntly.

"Is it because your girlfriend is cuter than me?" she teased him. Mars only smiled at her then.

"Let me fix your wounds!" Mars shook his head.

"I'm fine!"

"You'll get infected. Let me see your back!" Mars remained to shake his head. He did not want to have any treatment.

"It was just small cuts, and they'll heal!" Rose was now getting pissed. 

"Turned around, or I'll make you do it. You're not gonna like it, Mars!" Rose hissed at him. She put her handbag and took the aid kit in a drawer. Even his own mom could not bossy him around, but Rose had a special spot in Mars's life. He trusts her with his life. Therefore he turned his body eventually. 

"Your Gucci's shirt torn apart!" Mars took off his shirt so that Rose might treat him. Mars only quite put his forehead downwards his both hands. After cleaned and putting some antiseptic pads on his back, Rose hugged him from behind. She put her chin on Mars's shoulder.

"Tell me, Mars, what do you want me to do?" Mars turned his head to look at Rose's face. His sad eyes and few cuts on his lips and cheekbone made him looked so vulnerably handsome. He embraced Rose and cried. 

He could cry in front of Rose; she got that privilege to see the devil cried. It happened since they were children. Rose is just like a sister to him. Rose kept stroking Mars' back and comforting him. Caleb, who was standing at the door at the end of the room, glanced at him for a moment before deciding to leave Mars' room with an inexplicable expression.

"I'm going to be a dad, Rose. But everyone wants to kill my baby. What should I do?" Mars quietly made Rose stunned. She continued to hug and sob. Rose didn't speak in response. Mars doesn't need answers. He just needs a friend to listen. Caleb, who stood outside, took a glance for a while before he decided to get away from Mars's room.

Throughout the afternoon, Mars did not leave the room. He didn't even eat lunch or do anything. Caleb then tells Rose all the events over the past few days with the Wright family and Mars's situation.

Rose tries to comfort Mars, but he keeps asking to be left alone, so he finally decides to go home when the night starts. Geovanni also does the same and asks Caleb to stay with Mars for a few days.

WRIGHT MANSION

Vanylla stopped crying already, but she did not come out of her bedroom yet. Today's incident made her frustrated and sad at the same time. Maybe because of her pregnancy hormonal, she offended and cried easily. She took dinner inside her bedroom alone. Katy came and tried to cheer her up, but she kept quiet and musing sometimes. For some odd reason, she wanted to see Mars. Would he be okay? He has wounds, too- Vanylla kept on asking herself. After all, he was the father of her baby. Vanylla sat on her sofa put her chin on her knees. She saw the time on her phone, and it was 11 pm already. It was almost midnight; he might have slept. 

Vanylla decided to text him instead of calling. To make sure that he's okay.

'Hi Mars, r u ok?' she paused to decide if she had to touch the send button or not. Vanylla sent it. No reply for almost 10 minutes until a vibrating sound appeared.

'Yes Angel, n you, r u ok too?' there was a small smile on Vanilla's lips. Apparently, he was okay, nothing to worry about.

'I'm fine.'

'Did u take dinner, baby girl?'

'yes'

'Good girl'

'Good night, Mars.'

'Good night, my Angel.' Vanylla closed her eyes crying again after the last reply. What did I feel about him? She asked herself.