Mina turned to face the window, so her mom won't see the tears that rolled down her cheeks. She is selfish and did not think about Chad's feelings. She was only thinking about herself.
"Mina" Mrs Sharon placed her hand on her daughter's shoulder and called.
Mina wiped the tears from her eyes and turned back. "Mom, what did you bring for me? I can see a tray on my bed" Mina said and walked towards her bed.
Mrs Sharon knew her daughter was trying to evade her question, but she played along with her. She said while walking. "I brought you hot soup. It's raining badly outside and I knew you will be cold, so I brought it for you"
Mrs Sharon took the soup and handled it over to Mina. Mina collected it and began to sip it. Mrs Sharon watched her daughter and smiled. She knew her daughter was only in love with Chad and she is doing everything to get him. She understands her daughter's feelings.
***
After 20 minutes, the rain let up and Rachel has stopped crying. Chad was still hugging her from behind. He lowered his head and whispered into her ears. "I am sorry" His warm breath tickled intimately on her naked skin. Rachel stepped on his foot, pulled away from him before running away.
Chad bent down to touch his foot and groaned in pain. "Ouch... It hurt. Rachel come back" he shouted at Rachel's back disappearing into the darkness.
***
Rachel entered her room and locked the door. She collapsed on the bed and started to cry- quietly this time. Johanna knocked on the door. "Rachel open the door.
No respond came.
"Rachel, will you please open this door" Johanna lean on door and all she could hear was Rachel sobbing.
She felt pity for Rachel.
She knocked on the door again, but no one answered.
"It's no use" she said to herself before going to her room.
At the Torres mansion.
Chad walked into the mansion. His face was gloomy and his lips compressed. He did not get to explain himself to Rachel. As he walked in, Mina was coming down the stairs. She was dressed in a white pajamas and her long curly hair was loosed.
When she saw Chad coming inside, a smile flitted across her lips and she ran to him.
"Chad, I have been waiting for you" She said and grabbed his arm gently.
Chad looked sternly at her and an expression of anger suddenly came over his face. He lowered his head to look at her hand on his arm. His face became dark and he pulled his arm away.
"Why are you dripping wet? Did you stay in the rain?"
"..."
"How is your injury? That girl Rachel is evil. How can she bite you like that? She is really a dog"
Chad heard her words and looked at her frowning. Mina felt the way he was staring at her. She looked at his face and asked curiously, "What? Did I touch your wound? Does it still hurt? Should I get the first aid kit to treat your wound?"
But this man did not respond. He kept staring at her angrily.
Mina was becoming nervous. She wondered if she had just said something wrong that he does not like.
Anyways, there was nothing wrong in what she had just said. She only cared about him.
"Chad, what's wrong?" Mina asked and stretched out her hand to hold him, but he evade her touch. He turned to leave, but he was stopped. Mina hugged him by his waist and refused to let him go.
Chad became disgusted. Can't this woman just let him be?
He struggled so many times to get away from her, but she refused to let go.
"Mina, I am counting to five. If you don't leave me, don't blame me for hurting you. One... two... three..."
Mina was still not going to let him go.
"Four... Five" He stretched his arm backward to push her away and she fell backwards and landed on her butt hard. Her butt hurt and she groaned in pain. Chad left without looking back at her.
"Ouch... it hurts so much" she struggled to get to her feet. She stood up crying and started walking slowly to the stairs with her hand resting on her butt.
Next day at napsan, palawan.
Saturday morning at 6:30 am.
A nasty headache started to wake Rachel up. She opened her eyes and wanted to look out of the window, but the sun blinded her for a moment. She shielded her eyes and turned over to her other side. She turned over on her back again and stared at the ceiling for few seconds before kicking the blanket off her legs and hopped out of bed. She walked to the living room with one of her hand on her head and the other on her hips.
"Where is mother?" she asked Johanna who was cleaning the table.
"At the farm" she answered and turned to face Rachel who was standing behind her. Her eyes grew wide and her mouth opened in shock and the damp cloth on her hand fell.
"What happened?" Rachel asked, confused.
"Your face"
"What happened to my face?"
"Go and check the mirror"
Rachel turned and ran to get room. She stood in front of the mirror. Her eyes grew wide and her lips shivered. She touched her face and screamed.
Oh no! Her face was white, her eyes red and swollen, with dark circles under them.
How could she possibly go out with this kind of face. People will laugh at her.
Johanna heard her scream and ran to her room. Rachel was standing in front of the mirror with her two hands on her face and her eyes widely opened in shock. Johanna walked towards her and placed her hand on her shoulder. She looked at Rachel's face and then at the mirror before she burst into laughter.
Johanna laughed until her stomach began to hurt. She bent her waist, placed her hand on her stomach and the other on her knee.
Rachel lowered her head to look at her and became angry immediately. She kicked Johanna's leg gently and yelled. "How dare you laugh. Huh?"
Johanna stopped laughing and stood up right again. She looked at Rachel whose face was red with anger then she quickly apologized. "I am sorry. I am very sorry"
Rachel turned her back on Johanna and walked towards the bed. She sat down and buried her face in her hand and said, "What am I going to do to this face. Although, I cried yesterday, but I don't expect my face to look like this. Red and swollen eyes with dark circles. God!" she exclaimed.
Johanna covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled, but when Rachel raised her head, she stopped. She walked over and said, "Well, makeup will do the trick"
"Makeup" Rachel repeated.
"Yep, Go and bathe, so I will do your makeup" Johanna pulled Rachel up from the bed and pushed her into the bathroom. "Go, go, go. We still have a lot of time" then she shut the door. "I will be waiting outside for you. Tell me when you are done" With that, she turned and left the room.
After few minutes.
Johanna used a thin makeup brush to dot a concealer along the under eye of Rachel. Soon, her dark circles were covered, then Johanna applied powder on her face and a dark red lipstick on her lips.
Soon, Rachel's makeup was done. Since she will be going to the farm today, so Johanna didn't apply heavy makeup for her.
"You look beautiful" Johanna said with her smile.
Rachel looked at the mirror, touched her face and smiled.
"Let's go" Johanna grabbed Rachel's arm and dragged her out of the room.
When they got outside, they were shocked to see Mina. She was dressed in a white off shoulder top and a yellow baggy trouser. Her heels were 6 inches long. Her makeup was heavy and Rachel knew she did it for Chad.
Mina was leaning on the car and when she saw them, she smiled and walked towards them.
Johanna stood in front of Rachel, protecting her from Mina.