Chapter-368

Piece of memory


Jay-Jay's POV

I hear the sound of an ambulance. It was full of blood but I didn't know who it came from. I was
looking out the small window, many shadows were passing by. I blinked a few times until I gradually felt the
pain in my palm. I was holding something that I immediately let go. I turned behind me when I heard a noise. I
stared at their shadows from outside. I was about to walk out when I tripped, causing me to fall. I knelt down
and looked at what I had tripped on. A leg. I looked at who. I stared closely. Aries' leg. He was unconscious
and his clothes were covered in blood. That's all I remembered. I explained all of that to Aries. He insisted on
asking me for details of what I remembered that night. I really didn't want to but he said it would help him
understand my situation. But I couldn't give any more details. "Jay. . ." my brother called me with a pleading
tone. I shook my head and hugged my legs before kneeling on my knees. I glanced at the nurse for a moment
after cleaning up the things she used before leaving. My dextrose was completely removed and immediately
replaced with cotton and tape. I couldn't tell her that every time I thought back to what happened, the feelings
I felt that night came back to me. The fear, pain, sadness, and heaviness in my chest. My head was also
slowly getting a headache followed by dizziness. I also remembered the smell of blood and the room, as well
as the temperature of those hours. My stomach felt like it was going to turn upside down. "I don't remember
anything anymore. That's all," I said while trying to hold back tears. "That's enough," Keifer said from the corner
of the room. "No, it's not. He can still remember others if he remembers what happened that night," my sister
insisted. Keifer shook his head and stepped between me and Aries. "You don't know what could happen to
him because of what you're doing!" My brother who was right in front of him was clearly irritated. Yuri, who
had just arrived, also intervened. "Keifer is right, it's too risky for Jay-Jay," he said and slightly moved the two
apart. Percy was just at the table, hugging the air freshener he bought with one arm and eating fries while
watching us with the other hand. His gaze was still moving around, obviously following the speaker. It was like
he had just watched a movie. "What do you know about his situation? He should talk so we can tell the
psychiatrist and help him," Aries said annoyed . His voice was rising. I knew the King of Cobras would not give
up. Even though I didn't want to face them, I forced myself to leave my seat to pull Keifer who was closest to
me. "That's enough. You guys are still going to fight," He ignored me. "Compare to you, I know more!" he
replied to my brother. Aries was clearly annoyed. He tried to approach Keifer but because of Yuri he couldn't.
"Are you better than that? You think you're better than me?" Oh, really. They couldn't not compete. It ended up
being an argument. Of course, this King would still answer because he wouldn't let himself be outdone. "Of
course! I'm always better than you!" He answered anyway. But because of Yuri who was now stuck between
them, they must have been reaching out a while ago. But it looked like they were really annoyed with each
other. Aries tried to approach to push Keifer but Yuri was the one he pushed. Luckily, his fall wasn't too hard, I
immediately approached him. The King retaliated, he quickly grabbed my brother and pushed him with force.
He didn't fall down but that was enough reason for them to start fighting. "Hey! Hey!" I said while helping Yuri.
Aries was about to throw a punch but before it hit, someone sprayed air freshener on us. Yes, on all of us,
including me. Only. It was really good. I immediately closed my eyes and covered my face with my hands. My
eyes hurt and I could barely breathe because of the smell. It would have smelled good except that it was
sprayed right when we opened our mouths. "There, air freshener to freshen your brain," Percy said and kept
spraying. "Stop! Stop it!" Aries said angrily. "It burns my eyes!" Keifer shouted. "What the hell! Stop it Percy!"
Yuri who was right next to me and was obviously having a hard time breathing because of the constant
coughing. "That's enough!" I said, crying. It was a good thing the bottle was empty. He had been spraying the
contents in the CR since he arrived and now it was completely empty. He shook it and tried to press it again.
"Oh, it's gone," he said. We both wiped our faces and coughed just to get rid of the effect of what Percy had
done to us. I could taste the paste on my tongue even though I didn't inhale it all directly. It was annoying. It
would have been nice if it tasted good. "What the fvck Percy!" I heard Yuri say. "You wasted the whole bottle
just to piss us off!" Keifer said angrily . "It's worth it, if you were quiet?" "It's our eyes and lungs that were the
ones that got hurt! Fix it !" I said angrily as I slowly opened my eyes. I heard Aries's continued coughing. I felt
nervous because it seemed like he was having trouble breathing. When he opened them properly, I
immediately approached him. I couldn't help but be scared especially since his lungs were hurt ...Which was
my fault. "Aries," I called to him. He pointed to his throat and gestured for a drink with his hand. I got what he
wanted to say so I immediately grabbed a mineral water from the table. I opened it and handed it to my
brother. He felt a little better but his cough was still constant. "Damn, that itch my throat." Luckily that was the
only effect on him. I faced my step-brother who was spraying the remaining contents of the bottle on his
body. He probably thought the smell was refreshing to the nose, even though it was so painful to smell. "Do
you know that we can die in that air freshener ?" I asked annoyed. "Sis, the smell of your breath is even more
deadly," Oh, you idiot, remind me! This is really bad! I've already brushed my mouth and he still smells
something. "I'm so embarrassed by the smell of your shit!" "Yes, you're embarrassed by the smell of a
handsome man," he replied arrogantly. I raised my foot to kick him but he just stepped away to avoid it. He
even laughed at me. I was about to kick him but Keifer called me to distract me. He really knows how to
annoy. "Are you okay?" Keifer asked me. I rubbed one of my eyes before facing him. "It's okay, it's just itchy."
He used the end of his shirt to wipe my eyes. "Me too, wipe my eyes. They hurt because of your flirting," Percy
said angrily as he brought his face closer to Keifer. "Fvck off," the King replied to him. My step-brother only
laughed a little. He waved his arms while looking at all of us. When we were all settled, especially Aries, he
spoke. "Are you calm now? No more fighting?" he asked and we looked at him. "Can you calm down when it
comes to Jay-Jay's condition ? Especially you two," he pointed at Keifer and Aries. The two of them looked
away. Of course, they can't deny that they're always the ones with issues and can easily lose their temper. No
matter what the reason, they'll get angry. Even if it's just a small fight . I can't blame them. They've been
through a lot. Their friendship has been eroded, their trust in each other has been broken, and there's been no
proper communication between them. "Whose problem are you trying to solve?" Percy asked seriously. When
he really gets serious, I get nervous. I can't help but think that he's angry. It might not be right for him. "Learn
to set aside your issues. This is for the sake of your sister. . . " he said to Aries. "And your girlfriend," he said to
Keifer. My brother raised one eyebrow. It was as if something snapped in his patience and he looked angry at
what Percy said. "G-Girlfriend who? They're not fvcking dating. My sister is no one's girlfriend. Don't you ever
say that. She's not Keifer's girlfriend," he said one after another and seemed to want to rush Percy. Here it is
again. "I just said calm down!" Percy replied but Aries didn't listen to him. "There's space for that, girl, space,
riend!" "Enough with the jokes," Yuri said so we looked at him. "Percy is right. We should all set aside our
personal issues to each other. We just want the same thing, to know how Jay-Jay is and help him. I'm willing
to deal with it later, are you? Who's with me?" Yuri was patient. He was also the one who was affected and his
riendship with Aries had a rift . He often avoided my brother but now he is and is ready to put aside their
troubles and disagreements. I can't help but feel warm in my heart. It's like a mammon. I immediately went to
Yuri to hug him. He accepted it and hugged me back. I know he's going through a lot right now. There are
things he hasn't sorted out, not only with himself but also with his families. But here he is and he's still willing
to help me. Am I bad because I thought badly of him? Am I bad because it crossed my mind that he might be
planning to kill Keifer because of the paper I got from his things? Am I bad because I doubted him? I know
he's a good person so I'm really having a hard time accepting what's happening to him. I want to know the
truth, because I don't want to judge him based on the little I know. "I've done a lot of wrong to you. I want to
make up for what I've done," he whispered to me and kissed me on the head. "I regret forcing you to be with
me, to be my fiancée. I should have found out about your situation first ." I shook my head. "We're both wrong
about that." "See? That's what I'm talking about," Percy said so we looked at him before I let go of the hug.
"Let's put it aside for Jay-Jay's sake. I'm definitely with Yuri. . . only for Jay-Jay." "I'm always willing to do
everything for my girl," Keifer said and I couldn't help but smile. We all looked at Aries as if he didn't want to
agree to what the three of them were arguing about. He looked at me and I could see the sadness in his eyes.
"For my sister's sake, but if it wasn't about her, don't expect us all to be okay." He was still really stubborn.
"Okay, okay," Percy said while nodding. "It's better than not agreeing. Let's talk about what to do now." I looked
at Keifer when I saw his hand extended towards me. I accepted it before he pulled me closer to him and
kissed my forehead. He put his arm around me but Aries immediately slapped his hand so he let go. "Your
flirting with my brother is not included," he said angrily and motioned for me to come closer to him. I came
closer while smirking. He glared at me with his eyes as if to say 'Shut up there'. I just nodded and stood next
to him. He was so rude that you'd think he didn't have a boyfriend. I turned to Percy who was currently
lowering his hands on the table. "So, this is it. . ." Percy began and we all made sure his attention was on him.
Yuri came closer to hear what he was going to say properly. We were waiting seriously because it looked like
he already had a plan. Like I said, he only gets serious once so he probably has a lot to share with us. "We're
going to take Jay-Jay. . . to the mental hospital," he said and I burst into tears. Just like that! My brother
cursed one after another. Keifer was about to grab Percy but Yuri immediately stopped him. We started
arguing and could barely hear each other because we were talking at the same time. "Am I serious enough to
be taken to a mental hospital?" I asked crying. "You son of a btch! My brother is crazy a lot but that's still
normal!" Aries said angrily. Oh wow! Thanks for defending. "What a stupid conversation!" Yuri said angrily
while still stopping Keifer. "You are out of your mind! You want me to take you to the ICU!" Hari said angrily.
"Calm down!" Percy shouted and we gradually calmed down. "I'm not talking about the public mental hospital.
I'm talking about the Romana Asylum." Keifer calmed down so Yuri let go. Both Aries and Yuri thought about
what he said. I was curious because the name he mentioned sounded rich. Is that a person? "What are you
thinking?" Hari asked Percy. I wiped my face with my arm. When I noticed the wetness, I wiped it off on Aries
who just glared at me before turning my gaze back to my step-brother explaining. "I know a Doctor that
specializes in trauma. He's in Romana Asylum right now. If we take Jayâ€"," "If we take Jay-Jay there, he might
never get out," Keifer interrupted Percy. Come on, I'm going to be locked up. I grabbed my brother's arm. I
didn't like their tone. I guess they wanted to lock me up in the hospital. "They don't admit without a proper
diagnosis." The King of Cobras washed his face. "Percy, that place is a prison and I'm not gonna escort Jay to
that Asylum." "We'll just have him checked by the Doctor there." "Then let's invite that Doctor somewhere else.
Let's pay for his time. I can double or triple the pay." Percy sighed. "That's the problem, he's not coming out of
the Asylum." "Or we could find a different Doctor," Yuri interjected to them. "Before you look for a Doctor, did I
agree to see him? And what's in that Romana Asylum?" I asked annoyed. It's so annoying that we can't
understand anything they're talking about. They're still debating whether to take me to the Asylum they're
talking about. They don't even ask me if I really want to be seen. They don't even know me. Are we not here?
Don't we exist? Keifer faced us and was the first to answer. "Romana Asylum is a private psychiatric hospital.
They often bring elites, old money and famous people who hide their condition from the public . But I never
heard any good words from that hospital." "But they have a reputation, they can handle even the worst
psychotic cases," Percy interjected. "So you're confident about bringing Jay-Jay there?" Aries asked. "For
check up only," my step-brother corrected. "I haven't agreed yet, have I?" I reminded him. Oh, how annoying it
was. "Oh Sis, don't be afraid. We'll be with you when you get checked up." "I still don't agree." "Let's find an
available Doctor first. As much as possible, the one that's close. Then let's wait for Jay-Jay's permission," Yuri
said and I immediately nodded to agree. Yuri and Percy were forced to agree. Aries just looked at me as if he
was trying to convey his thoughts to me. I don't have a telekinesis, bro. "Okay, will look for a Doctor then let's
see Jay," he said and sighed. "Hey, I haven't agreed yet!" I reminded him. "Whatever. Let's talk about it when he
gets there." I pouted. They really shouldn't force me. I don't feel comfortable with Psychiatrists. They didn't do
anything bad to me but it's hard to talk to strangers. Even though I know they're experts, I still don't know
them. Maybe later they'll tell Kuya what I said. "Who would have thought that I would see the four of you
talking like friends again?" We both looked at the door to see who had spoken. Speaking of, it was the one
pretending to be an angel. He was watching us seriously while holding a paper bag and a piece of paper. He
kept going inside before handing me the paper bag. "Your clothes. You can go home now." FINALLY!!!!!! I
immediately accepted it. It felt so good that I jumped for joy. I looked at the contents for a moment before
entering the bathroom and getting dressed. I didn't realize that I hadn't closed the door fast enough. While
getting dressed, I could hear them talking. "Are you getting along again?" Kuya asked and they answered
almost simultaneously ."Sort of," Keifer replied. "No, not gonna happen," Aries was still stubborn. "Something
like that," Yuri replied. "It could be," Percy replied. It was obvious that they were just being forced to answer. I
can't blame them, they just said earlier, they're okay when it comes to me . Should I be happy about that? They
agreed just to help take me to the Doctor. But maybe this is a good start. If they talk a little bit, maybe next
time they'll be able to talk for a longer time. When they've talked to each other for a long time, maybe they can
talk about the root of their fight. And hopefully they'll forgive each other. After getting dressed, I went out to fix
what I could still fix. I suddenly remembered the key Keigan gave me. I looked for it in my bed and luckily it
wasn't anywhere. It just squeezed into the edge of the mattress. When I looked up, I was going to give it to
Keifer, but I remembered what Keigan had said to only give it to his brother if something bad happened to him.
I knew it was better to give it to him now.
but Keigan's trust in me would be broken if I didn't do
what he said.
I immediately hid the key when Keifer turned to look at me.
"Are you done?" he asked me.
I smiled before nodding. He came over to me to take
the paper bag from my hand. I simply hid the key in my
pants pocket.
I looked at Kuya when I noticed him cleaning up the
table. He took the leftover food and bottled water that
he put in a paper bag. He turned to me when he noticed we were all
just looking at him.
"So none of you will help me here?" he complained.
Keifer, Yuri, Aries and Percy looked at each other before moving.
They took a step and continued walking, not just towards him
but out the door. I immediately followed them when I understood
what was happening.
I didn't want Kuya to get angry.
We just waited outside the room. It was just in time and the
Doctor passed by, looked at me and called Kuya Angelo 'stupid'. If
I'm not mistaken, his name is Lucius. He was looking at us and
wondering why the five of us were outside waiting for something.
We were waiting for a miracle.
"Are you discharged?" he asked me and I nodded.
He was about to walk away but stopped when he saw Kuya Angelo
coming out of the room. He smiled broadly. "Angeloâ€"." He didn't finish what he was saying because the trash
bag Kuya was holding
suddenly hit him in the face. "Look, a trash is attracted to another trash," Kuya said as if he was just giving us
a lesson. I heard Keifer, Yuri, Aries and Percy laughing. "Very funny," said Doc Lucius. Kuya Angelo just turned
his back on him. "Don't forget to throw the trash for us." Doc didn't answer anymore because Kuya had already
walked away. We immediately followed but I thanked him before leaving. Doc just smiled at me before picking
up the trash bag. I can go home, which means I can eat solid foods now. Yes! My stomach is getting better.