Tia slowly opened her eyes, she looked around just to see Ian who was holding her hand.
He looks so tired but was still smiling warmly at her.
"Tian-Tian."
He called her out. Tia looked at him with her eyes full of fright.
She remembered what she saw before she passed out.
"No...no...you...you've seen it...."
She exclaimed. Ian tried to move closer to her. But she cower in fear moving away from him.
"Don't come near me. I'm dirty. Please don't come near me.. I'm dirty. I'm dirty...."
She repeatedly cried out. Ian didn't heeded to her appeal and gave her a warm hug.
"No you're not. Tian-Tian, it's alright..."
He coaxed her, he gently stroke her back. Tia bawled in his shoulders and she eventually calmed down.
He gave her a cup of water and tucked her in the bed.
Ian lay beside her, still hugging her in his arms.
"Are you okay now?"
He worriedly asked her. Tia gave him a nod then her eyes went wide from shock when she suddenly remembered something.
"What date is it? The party? Did we missed the party?"
She exclaimed. Last time when she passed out it took 2 days before she woke up.
She suddenly recalled about the party her best friend had been preparing.
She promised her that she would go no matter what.
It was the first time for TP being in a social gathering headed by their family without her mom on her side.
"Bitch you better come even if you're on life support. Cause if you don't I'll kill you."
TP warned her over the phone when she started the planning phase of the event.
Although she wouldn't be receiving the guests with her grandpa like other family member do during the social gatherings.
She would just act like a guests blending in with the crowd.
But still she wanted to have atleast Tia to attend for moral support.
After all, she doesn't know anyone at the party aside for the people that she had personally invited.
"Calm down, the party is two days away. You're only unconscious overnight."
Ian said. TP pityingly looked at him. She knew she must've given him quite the scare.
She looked around then she notice the makeshift IV drip attached at the floor lamp, then she turned but she can't find the thing that she's looking for.
"I've destroyed it already. Don't worry."
Ian assured her. She felt like she was caught red handed.
She figured Ian wasn't asking her about the portrait cause he's waiting for her to open up.
She knew it was the right time for him to know what happened in the past.