"Hospital? No, I am not going to the hospital?!" she yelled.
"Will you go to school like this? With bruises on your face?" His voice was calm, but cold.
"Yes"
"Like this?"
"What do you want me to do? Stay at home?" she was becoming angry.
He touched her red, swollen cheeks and was silent for some seconds. Rachel looked into his eyes and they were filled with regrets. "I don't want you to go to school like this" he finally said.
She removed his hand and asked, "Are you ashamed that people will see the bruises on my face? Are you afraid that people will know that your mother hurt me? Huh?"
He closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time. Rachel knew that he was very angry at his mother for hurting her. He opened his eyes and they were as cold as ice. Rachel could find no warmth in his beautiful eyes anymore.
"Rachel, you have to be reasonable. Chad is doing everything for you" said Johanna.
"I am very grateful that he is doing everything for me, but not everything is right. If you had listened to me yesterday, your mom would not have slapped me this morning and I hope you learn how to control your anger. Driver, I am getting out here"
"What? Here? We are not at school" Johanna was surprised.
"I don't want him to take me to school. I will go myself" She turned to the driver and said, "Driver, I said I am getting out here" The driver did not stop, he was afraid of Chad. "Are you afraid of Chad? Then do whatever you like because I am getting out of this car" she reached out her hand to open the door, but a hand stopped her. It was Chad.
"Are you going to open the door on motion?" he was scared that something might happen to her.
"Yes, your driver refused to stop for me to get out so I will get out even if the car is still moving"
"Rachel, are you crazy?" Johanna was already scared. Her friend is going crazy already. "You are playing with death"
She pulled her hand from his hand and made an attempt to open the door. Chad held her hand immediately. He was scared that she might loose her life. "Stop the car" he demanded slowly. His voice was low and cold. Once the car was stopped, Rachel immediately got out of it without allowing Chad to say anything.
Johanna immediately followed her, but before she got down she said to Chad, "Chad I am really sorry for what Rachel did. If only she understood why you did that for her and I promise to protect Rachel" she said and Chad smiled thank you to her. She got down from the car and ran after Rachel. "Hey, are you planning on leaving me here?" Johanna said and she catch up with Rachel.
"I thought you wanted to stay with Chad" she said as she waved down a cab. She lowered her head, looking at the driver and said, "San Jose national high school" Rachel and Johanna entered the car and it drove off.
Chad watched Rachel leave and then he said to the driver, "Move"
The driver immediately started the car, not waiting for another second. Chad heart was broken. He had always wanted to protect Rachel from everybody, but today she did not appreciate him. "What did I do wrong?" he asked himself.
Johanna was mad at Rachel for what she did to Chad that morning. Her friend was just so ungrateful.
At the Torres mansion.
Mrs Torres walked into her room with anger all written on her face. She threw her bag on the bed and screamed, "I hate that girl"
Mr Torres walked to her and tapped her shoulder. "What is wrong?"
She turned to face her husband and began to cry. "I almost fell today and do you know the person that pushed me" Her husband shook his head. "Your son, Chad. Chad pushed me today and it's a very good thing Mina was there to help me if not I will probably be in the hospital now"
Mr Torres was stunned. Why would Chad push his mom. "Why did he push you"
"Because of that girl, Rachel" she said and sat down on the bed with her head down and her hand on the bed, she began to cry again.
Mr Torres knew that his wife did not like Rachel so she went there to cause trouble for that poor girl. He knew how much his son loved Rachel so he wouldn't allow anybody to hurt her.
"You went there to cause trouble for that poor girl, right?" he asked, his one of his hand on his hips.
"I didn't go there to cause trouble, but I went there to teach her a lesson. The reason why Chad hurt Mina was because of that thing so I gave her a taste of her own medicine"
"What did you do to her?"
"I slapped her" she told the truth.
"You deserve what you got"
She raised her head and looked into her husband's face. "What did you say?"
"I said you deserve what you got. Didn't I tell you to leave Rachel alone? That's what our son wants and that's who our son likes"
She immediately stood up from the bed and her face was filled with anger and frustration. "I won't allow it!. The fight has just began between the both of us!. She will never find peace!" she yelled at her husband.
He was silent for few seconds and he finally said, "I am warning you. if you don't stop troubling this girl, Chad will hate you forever" he started towards the door and the door closed slowly behind him.
Mrs Torres was burning in anger that her green veins began to pop out of her forehead. She turned to the window, was silent for few seconds as if she was thinking of something, then suddenly she pushed the flower vase on the table and it fell.
At Mina's room, she has been walking up and down the room cursing at Rachel, suddenly they heard a sound coming from the next room. Mina knew Mrs Torres was definitely angry and she was throwing things. She sighed deeply and sat on her bed. "it's always Rachel, Rachel, Rachel. Is she the only one on this earth? She is not as beautiful as I am so why did Chad love her so much" she said bitterly.
Before she thought it would be very easy to get Chad, but now it's not possible. Chad's love for Rachel is just too much for her. The thing she hated most is the way Chad protected Rachel from everyone. She felt that she is going to loose to Rachel, but she don't want to accept defeat.
"Why don't you get Rachel out of your way?" Darna said.
"I have tried"
"I mean forever"
Mina looked at her Darna's face for few seconds and finally said, "You mean I should kill her?" Darna nodded her head "Of course I will definitely kill her in the end and Chad will be mine" Her lips curled into an evil smile.
At carpeDiem Torres.
Chad was still sad about what happened to him and Rachel in the morning. He just did that to protect her so why was she angry. He did not notice someone was in his office not until she tapped his shoulder. He was immediately brought back to earth. He raised his head and saw joy beside him. He stared at her coldly and asked, "Were you not taught how to knock before entering an office?"
She was so scared that she began to drew back from him. She could not even look into his eyes and her face was lowered. "Sir Chad, I knocked on your door, but you did not respond so I decided to enter. I am sorry Sir Chad"
Chad looked at her for few seconds and said, "What do you want?"
"Em...sir Chad...I brought this document for you to sign. It is our new product"
He stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me"
She raised her head slowly and gave the documents to him. She looked into his eyes and they were cold. She could not tell if he was angry now or not.
Actually Chad normally brought this type of look when ever he came to the company.
"If you need anything Sir Chad, you can tell me" she said, but he did not reply. She turned to leave then he stopped her.
"Wait"
She stopped and turned around immediately. "Do you need anything Sir Chad?"
He was silent and sadness filled his face. Joy could tell that something was bothering him and this was the first time she saw him like this.
"Sir chad" she called slowly.
He looked into her eyes and asked, "What do you think I can do to make a woman forgive you if she is angry at you badly and she does not want to see you?"
That question made joy blink three times. "Why did he ask? Does he have a girlfriend?" then she remembered that he had a girlfriend.
"Sincere apology, write her letters, tell her you love her, give her sometime, make it up to her and she will forgive you"
He nodded his head and said, "Thank you"
She smiled happily and walked out of the office