Leaf was falling on the ground making some soothing noises, the wind making her unruly hair dance on her face.
Lillian was strolling on the street with a blank expression. by looking at her anyone could tell that she also doesn't know where her destination was.
The darkness envelopes the street, not because the night had fallen but the grey cloud enveloped the beautiful blue sky resembling her feelings.
Embracing herself she walked down the street, The tears continued to seep down Lillian's cheeks but she didn't bother to wipe them.
By the time she reached her apartment's building her clothes were drenched making her Skinner than she was already. She heard someone greeting as she entered the elevator well aware of who he was, the guard who always greet her with a toothy smile. Today she couldn't make herself return the smile as usual. Lillian could feel the guard's disappointment his once wrinkled face from the smile turn less.
Once the elevator stopped she sprinted out of it without any looking back, unlocking her apartment she made her way to the couch and just lay down soaking wet when she closed her eyes the sight which got smudged by her tears again started to become clear before her. A man pulling his hair with all his might crouching against the high door keeping his face between his knees.
she had put him in the car despite all his protest.
He was mumbling to himself nonstop and had held her hand tightly when she was searching for his ID to get his address so that she can send him she would never let him here in the situation like this.
Once she found the ID she coaxed him to release her hand. She drove off the car to the highway and looking at him from the rear mirror she thought if he even remembered her. She reached the poshest area of the city. Finally confirming the bungalow in front of her was the same as the written in the ID she went to look for the watchman and tell him that the owner of the bungalow is in her car and wasn't conscious she was expecting a shocking reaction from the watchman which never occurred as it was not the first time. He asked her who she was which she answered him saying a friend although she was almost 7 years older than him.
She thought after dropping him home she would instantly leave but when the watchman tell her to help him in she didn't refuse, she was curious tto know who else lives with him although she sure knew who.
The whole bungalow was quiet Lillian quickly told herself that she might be out, but looking inside the whole interior was cold just like she had imagined all those years aware of his personality, it doesn't look feminine then Lillian presumed maybe she alos liked this way. Lillian asked the watchman if he live here alone . Watchman answered in a single nod while putting him on the couch calling the butler. Butler who was in his 50 quickly made his way towards the coach noticing the man who has fallen asleep. Butler removed his shoe and made him lay comfortable on the couch which was smaller than the man while ordering a maid to offered Lillian water or for a snack without looking at her.
Lillian sensed the strong hand has clutched her hand just like in the car so she turned around and saw the man had his eyes closed while he has clutching her arm and mumbling her to not go and he was lonely without her. She noticed thick layers of tears sliding down from his eyes to the side of his head a gasp escaped from her lips and her own ears spilt out of hers eyes witnessing the scene, others might not be aware but she knew very well how much ego he has, he would rather die than cry. She shrugged off his hand and ran out of his house.
She opened her eyes and sat still on the couch not wanting to remember the horrifying scene of the man who she once knew strong, well-composed was acting like that.
" What happened to you in all those years" she murmured, aware of the fact she won't be getting any answer.
Opening her eyes she felt like the whole body of her had caught fire. Pulling off the coach she moved her hand to see what time it is, realising it's almost morning and had she fallen asleep in soaked cloth on the couch and caught the fever. she made her way commencing all her energy to soak herself in warm water. Wearing her pyjama she laid down on her bed and try to get some sleep forgetting yesterday's event before going to the hospital where today hospital dean had summoned All the Doctors and as a neurologist, she couldn't be absent today of all days.
After turning off the running alarm two times she knew its time to wake up and go hospital despite the ache in her body due to fever.
Getting dressed in a white shirt and jeans, she stands before the mirror tried to conceal the dark bags around her eyes. She picked her scrubs switched off the light and turned towards the main gate.