"Chad take it easy. We told you not to drink too much, but you didn't listen. Seriously, you are very stubborn" Emman said as he took Chad's arm and wrapped it around his neck. Billy took Chad's other arm and wrapped it around his neck also and helped him out of the restaurant. James only followed them.
"Rachel, Rachel" Chad said in a low voice. Billy and Emman stopped and looked at each other. Chad is still thinking about this Rachel that broke his heart. They wrapped their hand around his waist to stop him from stumbling as they drag him out of the restaurant.
The bodyguard saw them bringing Chad out of the restaurant and quickly rushed to help them. They carried Chad into the car and let him lie on the back seat.
"Rachel, please don't leave me" he murmured.
They all turned their heads to look at Chad lying on the seat.
"We are going to drop him at his house" James commanded and they climbed into the car. The driver turned on the ignition and the car drove towards the Torres mansion.
They arrived at the Torres mansion soon. They helped Chad climbed out of the car and brought him inside. Mrs Sharon and Mrs Torres were chatting inside when they suddenly heard the door flung open. They turned to the door and was stunned when they saw Chad. His hair was messy, his first two buttons of his shirt were loosed already.
"Gosh! What happened to my son?" Mrs Torres quickly rushed to her son and examined his face.
"Auntie, I think we should take him to his room first" Billy said and he was carried to his room. Mina heard that Chad was already back, so she went to his room. Chad was laid on his bed and was covered with a blanket.
Mrs Torres, "What happened to my son?"
Billy, "Aunt, Chad drank eight bottles of beer today"
"Eight what?" everybody was shocked.
Mrs Torres looked at her son and her eyes grew wide in shock. Her son has never drank himself into a stupor, so what happened?
Mina stepped forward and placed the back of her hand on Chad's forehead. She raised her head and asked, "Why did he drink?"
"The only reason why Chad will do this to himself is all because of Rachel. Chad is really hurt right now. His heart is aching right now and the only person that can heal his pain is Rachel. We will be going now. Take good care of him" Billy said.
"Escort them outside" Mrs Torres said to one of the maids. The young maid bowed and left the room with them.
Mina's face turned red in anger. It is always because of Rachel. Everything he does is always because of Rachel. A trickle of hatred and jealousy moved through her.
Mrs Torres sighed deeply, walked towards her son and caressed his face. She bent her waist and kissed his forehead.
"Let's go. We should leave him to rest now" she said and left the room. The last person to leave was Mina.
Mid-night.
Chad slowly opened his eyes and he felt a sharp pain on his head. He sat up in bed and held his head in pain. He remembered drinking at the restaurant with his friends, and then he was carried out of the restaurant and then...
A light suddenly appeared in the room and chased the darkness away. Chad looked at the direction the light was coming from and to his surprise, Rachel was standing there. She wore a beautiful, blue short gown and a black shoe. Her hair was made into a messy bun and her lips curled into a smile.
"Chad I have forgiven you already. I am so sorry for hurting you"
Chad closed his eyes and rubbed them. He opened them and Rachel was still standing there. He quickly got down from his bed and walked towards her slowly. He was getting weaker and weaker in every step he takes and his legs were trembling, but he still continued to walk. Rachel spread out her arms and said, smiling, "Come and hug me. I have missed you already"
Chad walked faster to her to receive her hug. Moving closer to her. He spread out his arms and....
Bang! He hit his head on the wall and fell directly to the ground. He looked up at where he had just saw Rachel and to his surprise, their was no Rachel standing there.
Was he hallucinating?
Maybe because he has been thinking about Rachel too much, that's why he is seeing her.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain on his head. He reached out his hand and there was blood on his hand already. He struggled to get up, but he couldn't.
"Rachel, rachel, Rachel" that was what he said before he lost consciousness.
***
Next morning.
Everybody was in the dinning room eating breakfast, but Chad has not come out. Mrs Torres raised her head and looked at the seat Chad sits on the dinning and it was empty. She turned her head to look at the stairs. "Chad has not woken up yet?" she turned to face the maid standing at the corner on the dinning and asked.
"Yes, ma'am" the maid answered politely.
Mrs Torres felt uneasy immediately. She turned her head to look at the stairs again. Her heart was throbbing and her face looked troubled. She dropped the fork and knife and patted her chest gently. "Why am I feeling this way? Is something wrong?"
Mr Torres noticed her and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
When she heard her husband's voice, she turned her head to face him and smiled faintly, "Nothing" she took the napkin, wiped the corner of her mouth and stood up. "I will go and check on Chad" she said, then turned and left.
"Now aunt is treating Chad like a baby. I am sure he is still sleeping" Mina smiled and shook her head.
Mrs Torres knocked on the door. "Are you awake son?"
"..." No respond.
*Knock, knock, knock*
"Maybe he is in the bathroom" Mrs Torres said and turned to leave, but she stopped. She turned and opened the unlocked door. She entered his room and looked at his bed, but he was not there.
"Chad are you..." Mrs Torres paused abruptly when she saw Chad lying on the floor. She walked over to him, bent down and placed the back of her hand on his head. "Oh no, why did you sleep on the floor?"
Suddenly, she saw blood on her hand. She was shocked. Where did she get the blood from? She did not injure herself. She touched Chad's head again with her hand and there was even more blood on her hand. She turned his body over on his back and his face was bloody. Her eyes grew wide in shock and her body froze.
"Ah...." she screamed before lifting his upper body up and placing his head on her laps.
They all heard Mrs Torres screamed and they ran upstairs to see what was happening.
"Aunt, what happened? Why were..." Mina was stunned when she saw Chad's head bleeding. Her mouth opened in shock.
He was on the bed last night and how did he end up on the floor with blood all over his face? Mina thought.
"Tell the driver to get the car now. We are taking him to the hospital" Mrs Torres cried out. The maid in the room nodded and ran out of the room.
They all walked to her and carried Chad out of the room to the car and the car drove off.
At napsan, palawan.
Rachel and Johanna having their breakfast in the dinning room heard a knock on the door. "I will get it" Rachel stood up and said. She knew the only person that will come to her house this morning was Chad and she was prepared to yell at him. She opened the door and without looking up, she started to yell, "What are you doing here this time? Didn't I..."
"Rachel, it's me"
Rachel stopped talking and finally looked at the person standing at the door.
"Billy" she was surprised to see him in her house. "What are you doing here? I hope you are not here to beg on Chad's behalf? If you are, I will advise you to leave. I am not ready to listen to any of you and also tell Chad to leave me alone"
Billy listened to her and shook his head. He allowed her to finish talking before saying: "Rachel, relax. I am not here to beg you"
"Then what?"
"Chad is at the hospital"
"What?" Rachel was stunned.