Why?

Lyra sat in her car in a daze for so many hours that it was already dark outside. She came out of her stupor when her head became throbbing. She held her head lightly not bothering to take the medicine in the car. She let out a pained grunt and asked the driver to take her to her apartment as she can't go to the Lu mansion now.

"If my parents asked tell them that I am with Oona."

"But young miss..."

"I can't hear anything you tell me, uncle, sorry. Help me this once." Lyra pleaded softly and made her way to the elevator.

She hit the passcode weakly and shut the door after entering inside.

Lyra leaned weakly against the door and closed her eyes. After a minute of staying like a statue, she started banging the door lightly with her head while constantly muttering something under her breath.

"Why? Why? Why me? Why now? Just Why?" Lyra kept repeating.

Lyra slowly slumped down the door and sat on the floor hugging her knees, "Is this it? Is this my end? Am I losing him from my life forever now? What do I do now? Stop Tara?"

Lyra's tears just broke down like a dam streaming down her face. She whimpered hugging her knees closure.

"H-How can I t-think of betraying my friend? You are so s-selfish, Lyra. You w-will destroy your friend for your h-happiness?" Lyra asked herself while wiping her endless tears.

"No, I can't. I shouldn't." Lyra told herself and cried even harder.

Her heart and head were exploding from everything. Everything ended before anything could start. And she is going to watch her friend with the love of her life. Can she bear it? Can she stay insane? She had no answers. But she will regret and be ashamed of herself as a human if she did anything against Tara.

With that thought, Lyra tried steeling her heart. But it was not gonna happen in 1 hour or 1 day. It is gonna take time. But she will do it. She will. Lyra just sat there like a dead soul looking blankly at the dark apartment. She didn't get or turn on the lights. She just stayed in that position letting the darkness accompany her gloomy figure.

As she sat there the darkness went and light beamed inside her house. Lyra didn't get a wink of sleep. She looked haggard with her eyebags. She changed from her position when she heard her phone ringing.

She stretched her hand and grabbed her bag and fished out her phone. It was Oona calling her. She attended the call and put the phone on her ears.

"Lyra! Are you fine? Where are you? I am coming to you. I will bring you breakfast. Don't bother with the designs I'll manage it." Oona said concernedly.

Lyra and Oona had just started their fashion brand named 'REVEL' and there were preparing their first SS collection currently.

"Hmm. Paradise apartments." Lyra replied in a whisper.

Oona could still hear what she was saying, "Alright. Stay there. Will be there in 20 minutes."

Oona cut the call and hurriedly made her way to Lyra's place from the Zhou mansion. Since it was still early there was no traffic so Oona was able to reach the place in 15 minutes.

She hit the passcode of Lyra's apartment as she already knew it. She tried to open the door but it didn't budge. Believing that maybe Lyra locked it from inside. Oona took her phone to call Lyra. But before she could place the call the door opened from inside.

Lyra stood there with her yesterday's clothes with dark circles and pale lips.

Oona sighed inwardly and entered inside. Lyra and Oona sat on the couch and remained silent for some time.

Oona finally hugged her friend as she couldn't find any word that would comfort her friend. She patted Lyra's back lightly making Lyra burst out in tears.

"Oona... Oona... I want to disappear from this place. I don't want to face these things. It hurts. It hurts everywhere. Is there anything I can do to save everyone's misery? What will I do? I feel empty. I feel like my life took a turn to bring me to a disaster" Lyra told crying her heart out.

Oona just hugged her tighter and continued patting her back. Lyra cried for some time before she pulled herself away.

Oona held her friend's hand and spoke softly, "Go fresh up and come have food. Then go sleep. You like so ugly now. Not at like a diva."

Oona joked at the end trying to lighten the mood. And it worked perfectly. Lyra chuckled lightly and hit her friend in her arms.

"I am still the most beautiful woman in the country. Nobody can rival me in my looks" Lyra replied trying to speak normally.

"This narcissist. Go, go bath now." Oona told Lyra before she took the food she brought to reheat it."

Lyra freshened up and joined Oona at the table to have her breakfast.

While eating Lyra started, "What did you two did after I left?"

Oona blinked her eyes and told her with some hesitation, "She spoke about her life in the palace and Yamas. And... Sigh! She said that she will keep it simple while confessing to... Juan."

Lyra nodded her head stiffly while speaking again "I will not do anything. I will stay on the sidelines as her friend. I don't want to hurt anyone. And I think that is for the best."

"You will not regret it?"

"I won't. Alright." Oona replied and went to the company after making sure that Lyra went to rest.

Oona called Tara and they decided to meet at REVEL in 15 minutes.

"Baby, good morning," Tara said cutely with her emerald eyes shining.

Oona greeted her back and both made their way to Oona's office. Tara looked around the office in awe. This was every fashion designer's dream. Her office was filled with different sizes of mannequins with aesthetic wood furniture giving a rustic vibe. There were different sample materials stacked for display under glasses as decoration. With artistic abstract paintings hung on the wall. This place simply looked dreamy.

"Wow... Your office is really beautiful. I would love to work her all day."