Chapter-75

Truth

Jay-jay's POV

My body hurts! My knees and hands are shaking.
My head also hurts. I woke up as if I was wandering somewhere. I don't know what happened. I tried to move
and that's when I noticed someone hugging me from behind. I was almost lying on top of him. My two arms
were trapped in that hug so I couldn't move my hand. The hug was tight and it seemed like the person hugging
me was breathing deeply. I tried to peek at who it was. Keifer? He was closed and gasping for air. His muzzle
and nose were bleeding. "K-Keifer?" I whispered. He opened his eyes and suddenly tightened his embrace on
me. "A-aray... B-let me go..." I said while trying to struggle. "No... As long as you don't calm down." He
answered me. "I'm calm." He slightly loosened his embrace on me but he still wouldn't let go. Why is our
position like this?----wait! It's Ram. "Where's Ram? What happened?" I asked him. He didn't answer but his gaze
shifted in another direction. I followed that gaze and saw Ram. But it was a different Ram, all blood and
lifeless. H-hold on! H-did I do this?! I suddenly trembled in fear. I did this! Cyrus looked like that when I woke
up. I looked at my hand that was in so much pain and shaking from the pain. It was also full of blood. No! It
happened again! Keifer tried to twist my body around to face him. He buried my face in his chest. "She's still
alive... She's still breathing." Keifer whispered to me. My tears fell on their own. "W-did I do something about
it?" Keifer didn't say anything. I knew he was confused by my question. "O-yes.." he forced an answer. His
answer made me cry. What is happening to me? Why am I doing this? I hurt people without knowing. I almost
got killed. Aries's father, Cyrus, and now Ram. "Sssshhhh... Don't cry. You were just defending yourself and
me." I wish that's what I did. I wish it was that easy to think about. But I couldn't stop crying. "K-keifer... Tell me
the truth." I want to know what happened. I'm tired of wasting my time thinking about what I did and why I
don't remember anything. "...What did I do?" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Aries's POV "You didn't do
anything at all?! I hope you called the police!" Kuya angrily lectured me. What should I do? I'm confused. I can't
contradict Ram, I wonder what he'll do to Jay-jay. We were currently walking towards Jay-jay's room. Yuri
called us and said they were at the hospital. Kuya was the first to walk towards us. While we were searching,
he lectured me. "You didn't even think of looking for him?! If you knew that Keifer and his friends would find a
way, you should have come along!" I don't want to answer. It's scary that Kuya would get angry. I wouldn't want
to fight him. Kuya Angelo is the cruelest of all the people in Section E and he's been carrying that with him
until now. "He's your blood relative! You should be the first to help him! It's like you guys won't---" he froze and
seemed to realize that what he was going to say was wrong or that he was saying it wrong. "...you're cousins!
You should be the one looking after him!" He continued. We turned into another hallway where Section E was
standing . They looked at us and gave way to the door to Jay-jay's room. Kuya walked quickly so I followed.
Yuri and I met each other's gazes before we finally went inside. There were two beds in the room. No one was
lying on one, while Jay-jay was on the other bed. Keifer was standing next to her while holding Jay's hand. I
arched a brow. Why do we need to hold hands? "Keifer." Kuya called to her. She looked at us but was still
holding Jay's hand. I noticed too late that she was wearing a hospital gown. It looked like she was the one
assigned to the other bed. "I need to talk to you." Kuya said directly. Keifer let go of Jay and came over to
Kuya. They left the room and I was the only one left. I went over to Jay-jay's bed. She was sound asleep. Her
hand was bandaged and the corners of her lips were red. I felt annoyed about many things. I hate the fact that
I did nothing for her. I hate myself and I feel useless. But what I hate the most is what Jay-jay did. For the third
time, she had hurt someone like a monster. I can't believe that I have the same blood with her. But even so, I
still couldn't help but worry about her. I stared at her innocent face. I was about to brush the hair from her face
but she suddenly moved. I moved slightly away and she slowly opened her eyes. "Hmmm.." she rolled her
eyes. "...W-where is Keifer?" Keifer... I cleared my throat. "B-outside talking to Kuya." She didn't say anything.
She just stared at the ceiling and seemed to be deep in thought. "Aries..." She called me almost in a whisper.
"Why?" I asked her. "W-what did I do to your Papa before?" Shit! Not this again. "I don't want to talk about that."
"Did I hurt him like I did to Cyrus and Ram just now?" "I don't know." Please stop! "Did I almost kill him too?" "I...
I don't know." Stop asking! "Isn't that right-----" I stop her. "STOP IT! Stop asking questions about him!" Suddenly
the door opened and both Kuya and Keifer entered. Yuri and the rest of Section E followed them. "Aries! What
are you doing?" Kuya asked me annoyed. I shook my head. Keifer and the others run toward Jay-jay. "Are you
okay? Did Aries do anything to you?" They asked Jay-jay. He just shook his head in response. Kuya motioned
or me to leave the room. I knew he was going to lecture me. "What happened?" he asked me. "She... She
keeps asking for details from the incident four years ago." Kuya took a deep breath and looked away. He also
elt a pang in his chest. "We need to see a psychiatrist for Jay-jay. Keifer explains to me what she did. She
listens to no one and keeps repeating what she's doing. Then, in the end, she doesn't remember anything.
That's not normal." Still the same! "It's up to you. You're his guardian as of now." I said and walked away. I'm
not in the mood to talk about her shit. I want to go home and rest. I was about to exit the main door of the
hospital when I saw someone familiar . I stopped and stared at her. What was she doing here? She just
showed up. "Miss.. Where is Jasper Jean's room?" She asked the woman at the counter. But before the
woman could take a step. I walked over to them and grabbed her by the arm. "A-aries?" She said while I was
holding her. When I left the hospital, I just let her go. "What?!" "What are you doing here?!" I asked her angrily.
"I'm going to see my son! He needs his mom right now !" She answered me. I chuckled. "Is that a joke? It's not
unny!" "Aries! I just want to see Jay-jay! We haven't talked in a while ! I also want to tell him that we're getting
married----- " "Again?! Aren't you tired?! You have a feeling Jay- jay will be happy when he hears that from you!"
I shouted at him angrily. "Don't yell at me! Maybe you've forgotten who I am!" He replied angrily. He looked at
me for a moment, as if he was thinking about something. "...I'll guess. You still haven't told him, right?!" I
looked at her furiously. "Never mind! I'll tell him but not now!" "Make sure! I'll tell him!" He replied and left
completely. Was he planning on it? He's really going to show up now. I just sighed in annoyance. I just combed
my hair. I was about to walk to my car but I stopped when I saw Ella standing near me. "E-ella? W-what are you
doing here?" "You weren't answering my calls so I came here." She answered me. I went to her and hugged
her. "S-sorry..." "It's okay... Do you want to eat? You look so stressed." She said. I nodded in response. We went
to a fast food place, we were close to the hospital so we didn't need to take a car. "How's Jay?" She asked.
"He's fine... He's awake." My lifeless answer. "Who's that?" I looked at her and looked out the window thinking
that the person she was asking about was nearby. "...The one you were talking to earlier." She continued. I
knew she'll ask. "I-it's... Jay-jay's Mother." I answer. Please don't ask for more. "You're hiding something from
me." She said while looking at the food in front of us. "It's just..." "You trust me. Right?" She said. I don't want to
tell her or hide it from her. I breathe heavily. "It's something about Jay's older brother."