Unlucky

Lyra was leaning on her sofa while sitting on the floor with bottles littered around her. She was holding her phone while looking at a picture.

Lyra was smiling happily while flaunting her dimples. And was pulling Juan behind her. Juan's face was filled with a helpless doting smile. He too had a unique deep dimple on a smile line making him even more handsome. Juan was standing behind her while Lyra was hugging his arms to her front. Basically, it was like a back hug.

While Joel and Oona were photobombing in the pic posing like devils. Lyra chuckled weakly.

She gazed at the picture for some more time before she called Juan

"Hello?" Juan's deep voice sounded extremely sexy.

"Herllloww" Lyra's drunken sounded on the other line.

"Lyra? Are you drunk?" Juan asked with slightly furrowed brows.

"Mee? Noooo."

"Where are you?"

"Hehe. Find me!!!" Lyra said playfully.

Juan pinched his eyebrows and sighed.

"Where are you? If you not telling I will hang up the phone."

"Ahhhh aha aha, You are so bad. I am here at home. Why won't you come? Why are you so bad?" Lyra started bawling her eyes out.

Juan felt a headache coming, "Hush hush, Don't cry. I am coming now. Don't cry. And cont call anyone else and do not go out of the house. Okay?"

"Okayyyy" Lyra wiped her tears while a smile immediately bloomed on her face hearing that he was coming now.

Juan took his coat and walked toward to parking lot at a fast speed. He called his assistant on his way to her place and told him to cancel all the meetings in the afternoon and postpone them until tomorrow.

Juan went to Lyra's apartment and keyed her password. He frowned smelling the alcohol as soon as he opened the door. He threw his coat on the couch and saw her lying sprawled on the floor.

He rubbed his temples and eyed the bottles around her. There were bottles of wine and whisky lying there.

"Why is she here not going to Revel? Why is so drunk?" He sighed worriedly.

He bent down and carried Lyra in a princess style gently in his arms and brought her to her bedroom without saying anything. He made her lie down and sighed again.

"Lyra?" He called her softly while sliding his fingers into her hair.

"Hmm?" Lyra hummed and tried to open her eyes hearing a familiar voice.

"What happened?" Juan said trying not to scare the drunk girl.

"Juan?" Lyra asked opening her eyes slowly

"Hmm?"

"Is it you?"

Juan's lips turned up slightly as he hummed again.

Lyra suddenly sat up on the bed and threw herself into his arms.

"Wahhhhhhhh, You came to see me? You really came? Wahhhh Juan... Juan... Juan..." Lyra wailed loudly while hugging him like a koala.

Juan felt confused as he still didn't know why was drinking before.

"Why were you drinking?" Juan asked as he patted her back lightly.

Lyra sniffled as she muttered quietly, "I am sad. Very sad."

As she said she hugged him even tighter if it was even possible.

Juan continued patting her back, "Why? Did something happen?"

Lyra buried her face into his neck and started crying silently again.

"Lot. A lot happened." Juan, I am very sad. Don't leave me." Lyra said in the fear of him leaving her forever.

"Hmm. I am here" Juan answered not understanding her heart.

Lyra smiled sadly as more tears poured out of her eyes.

"Why am I so unlucky?" Lyra whispered.

Juan heard her since he was so damn close to her.

"You are not," Juan said soothingly while rubbing her back.

"I am. If not why will something like this happen to me? Meeee? Luckyyyy? Wh- hiccup* What a joke? Hehe. I am going to fight with fate master. Hiccup* How dare he play with my life...?" Lyra said as her voice decreased at the last.

Juan was confused thinking about what was she talking about. He wanted to ask what she was talking about but seeing that she already drifted off to sleep he postponed the matter to later.

Juan waited for some time before shifting her to lie down comfortably. He covered her in a blanket and sat beside her. He caressed her face so softly as if he was afraid that she would wake up. Juan just stared at her face intensely without blinking in his. He stayed in her room for some time before he made his way to her kitchen.

He rolled up his sleeves and started making her hangover soup and left it on the thermo-kettle. He stuck a note near it and placed it on the dining table. He left the place checking up on her for the last time.

Juan made his way out of her apartment when his phone rang. Seeing that it was Joel he picked up and placed it near his ear.

"Hey bro!" Joel exclaimed.

Juan sighed inwardly. He didn't understand his brother really. They live together, eat together, go to college together to get their PHDs together and go to the Liu conglomerate. Still, why does he sound like they haven't met or talked to each other for a long time?

"What is it?" Juan questioned him.

"Bro, Tara is here. Oona just said to me. Tara was wanting to meet us."

"Tara?" Juan asked in slight shock. The Liu brothers knew better than anyone how dangerously the situation was in her country and how protective her parents were.

"Yes, bro. Seems like she convinced her parents this time. And the King called to Dad to ask us to send people to keep her safe."

"Alright. That is your work. You seem as you deem fit."

"Alright. We will meet in the evening in our regular place. Pick Lyra along the way." Joel said their plans along the way.

Juan turned to look at the closed door behind him, " No, Lyra is not feeling feel. She will not join us. I have some work, I will go to the company now and join you guys at 6."

"Okay, bye." Joel bid his bye and ended the call.

Juan again glanced back to her door and sighed, " What happened to her?"

He wondered out loud and went to his office.