William will be leaving for Canada, but he could not decide yet whether to see Helena or not before leaving the country.
"Why would I see her, we have no relationship," said William to himself.
So he had decided that he was going to leave the country without seeing Helena. But in his mind and feelings, he was looking for Helena which he doesn't know why? And because he could not answer for himself why and for what reason he would not see her he had come up with the decision to see Helena before he leaves because that is what his heart says so.
"Henry, let us go to the hospital, I want to see Harry before I leave for Canada."
"What for? You might be late for your flight," replied Henry.
"Don't worry, we have still time and it won't take too long. Let's go, Henry before you send me to the airport."
"Hmm! Was it Harry or Helena you wanted to see, tell me the truth," asked Henry.
"Well, you are right, I want to see Helena before I leave to get inspiration and I don't know why I would do it, maybe there is something in my heart which I couldn't explain."
"All right, but I'm puzzled," said Henry.
In the Hospital
"Helena, how is Harry?" asked William.
"There he is, William, he has been like that for six months and I feel sad."
"By the way, Helena, I just came to let you know that I am leaving now for Canada. I was hired to work abroad."
"That's good and good luck, I'm happy for you."
"Thank you, Helena, I will miss you and Harry."
"William, thanks for everything, the helped you have done to Harry, of course, I won't forget it, take care of yourself and stay healthy."
"Those words from you, Helena, would be an inspiration to me. I hope and I will pray for the fast recovery of Harry... for your happiness."
"But, how long is your contract to work abroad?"
"Well, my contract was for one year, renewable thereafter. If I extend my contract so much the better, I could save more for my plan to put up even a small business of my own when I come back."
Helena extends her hand to William that makes William felt the warmest soft hand of Helena and that feeling would be his inspiration.
"Good luck"
"Thank you"
William wanted to tell Helena how lucky Harry was for having someone like her and to tell her that he was jealous of Harry something he couldn't do because Helena may misunderstand it. He would just keep it to himself his secret admiration and love for Helena.
At the airport
"William, good luck!" said Henry.
"Thank you, Henry."
William hugs his mother.
"Mama, take good care of yourself, I will miss you."
"Just be careful, my son."
"Henry, just look at my mom while I'm away."
"Don't worry, William."
At exactly 4:30 pm, William boarded the plane. and after almost half an hour Henry did not expect a call from Helena.
"Henry, this is Helena, I just want to know if William left already."
"Yes, he was. Why?"
"Nothing, thanks, bye"
"Henry, who called up?" asked William's mother.
"It was from Helena."
"Helena? Have I heard it right?"
"Why mommy?"
"Well, one night I heard William calling the name of Helena in his dreams, but I didn't mind it and just woke him up. I did not even bother to ask him who's that Helena he mentioned in his dream."
After Henry heard what William's mother said, he had concluded that William was in love with Helena. But to Henry's mind, William should not love Helena, he shouldn't be."
Helena has finished her course of Fine Arts at a famous university and most of her paintings were praised for its creativeness. She has performed a one-man exhibit and has been very successful.
"Helena, when is your next painting exhibit?" asked her mother.
"I've no plan yet, mom because I have to be in the hospital to look for Harry," replied Helena.
"Helena, it's not that I intervene in whatever your decision was, as well as your love affair, but you have to think of your future, how to move on despite the problem you have now. How long will you go to stay in the hospital to watch Harry? Look at yourself, from the time Harry got in the hospital you almost neglecting your health, sometimes you missed your lunch or your dinner. I'm afraid you might get sick, Helena. I couldn't take it," said the mother of Helena with a little sentiment.
From what Helena heard from her mother, she thought her mother was justified. She has lost so much for herself because of the great care she has given to her boyfriend.
So, Helena came out to a decision that she would go to Spain to continue specializing in her chosen profession. Now, her long-held plans have come to be materialized and she'll just tell Harry's parents, Mrs. Sylvia Vergara, about her plan.
"Mom Sylvia, I would like to inform you that I am going to Spain to specialize in my profession and this will be for the two of us, for our future," explained Helena to Harry's mother.
"All right, Helena, just take care of yourself. Good luck."
"Mom Sylvia, please take care of Harry for me."
"Don't worry, Helena."
"Mom Sylvia, could you please accompany me to the hospital."
"Yes, of course."
At the Hospital
"Doctor, how is my son?" asked Mrs. Sylvia.
"Nothing has changed, Mrs. Let's just prayed for his recovery."
"Mom, I'll talk to Harry, I'm sure he can hear me."
"Okay, let's go to ICU>"
As they entered the ICU, Helena when saw Harry she couldn't control herself in crying. She came to Harry and she talked to him even though he couldn't respond.
"Harry, I know you can hear me. I'm going to Spain to practice more of my profession and what I'm doing would be for our future. Get well soon, I'll come back to you."
After Helena has said it to Harry, she noticed a tear in his eyes, meaning she was heard by Harry. And Helena couldn't help but cried. She kissed Harry in the forehead and bid goodbye."
After two weeks, Helena left for Spain.
******
A year later, William arrived in the country from Canada. His mother and Harry fetched him at the airport.
"William, how are you? You look different now," said Henry.
"William, I thought we could not meet again," said William's mother.
"My dear mother, it seems that you are weak," said William and hugged his mother.
"William, your mother got sick that's why she was weak," said Henry.
"Why? What happened?" asked William worried.
"The doctor said she had trouble breathing because her heartbeat is not normal and should undergo a medical checkup," explained Henry.
William wasted no time, and he brought his mother to the hospital for a general check-up. After the operation, his mother regains health but instructed not to work hard until fully recovered.
"Mother, you don't have to do household, let me the one to do it."
"William, you are a good son and it's proper only for you to have a good wife," said his mother as if longing for grandchildren.
William upon hearing it just laughed.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Mother, you make me laugh."
"Why? it's about time for you to have a partner in life, and you should take it seriously."
"Okay, mother, I think you're right, I'll find someone to love."
William called up Henry.
"Henry, can you come over to the house? We will have some drinks. I have something for you. And I would like to hear from you about Harry and Helena."
"Okay, William, but not now, I will just take care of something important. Tomorrow I'll be there, okay?"
"Okay"
"Mother, do you have any news about Harry?" asked William to his mother.
"Your friend Henry doesn't tell me anything, maybe you better ask your friend," his mother said.
"Mom, I'll go for a walk, maybe in the nearest mall. I'll come back for an hour."
"All right, just come home early, your friend Henry may come today."
"No Mom, Henry will come tomorrow as what he said."
"Oh, I see"
William was looking for something to buy in the mall when he accidentally bumped a beautiful lady looks like Helena.
"Oh, I am sorry miss."
"It's all right.
"Helena?"
"I'm sorry, my name is Amelia,"
And the lady leaves smiling.
"My goodness, what's wrong with me, every time I see a beautiful ladies I mistook them, Helena. How is Helena? I want to see her but seeing her wouldn't do anything good I think."
The next day, Henry came to see William with a bottle of wine.
"William, you said you have something for me, where it is?" asked William.
"By and by, let's have a drink first and have a chat."
"By the way, Henry, how was Harry?"
"Are you really meant Harry? Or it's Helena you are referring at?"
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Both of them, of course."
"Well, I would say Harry is still comatose and Helena went to Spain to master her profession. Her course in college was Fine Arts and she was good at painting and she won mostly in the exhibit," said Henry while thinking of Helena in Spain.
"What did you say? Exhibit?"
"Yes, she participated in many paintings exhibit and luckily she always won."
"Really? Nice to hear that."
"Also, because of her being good in paintings, she was often in the news."
"I miss her," said William emotionally.
"William, my advice to you as your friend is to take her away from your heart and in mind, stop loving her, it won't do any good for you. You will only get hurt."
"Thank you, Henry, and to tell you frankly, wherever I go I think her always. And this time, you are right, Henry. I will try to forget her and look for someone who I can love truly."
A year quickly passed and Helena arrived in the country from Spain. She was now a great artist in fine arts.
Henry, upon learning that Helena arrived in the country told William about it.
"Willliam, I didn't want to tell this to you, but because you will know it later, Helena is now in the country. She arrived the other day from Spain."
"How is she now?"
"Well, she would have a one-man exhibit in Makati next month, and if you want we may go there if you want.
To what Henry has said to William about the arrival of Helena, William did not know to himself if he would be happy or if his life would be even sadder. So, he came out to the decision, he would not go to Helena's exhibit.
"I like her but I don't want to see her, and I will not go to her exhibit," William said.
In the one-man exhibit of Helena
Henry, where is William? Why aren't you with him?" asked Helena with a little bit sad for not seeing William.
"William was busy at the moment although he wanted to be here and say hello for not seeing you for almost two years.
"I see, I wish I could give him something in person. But anyway, I will just give it to you for him, and thank you, Henry."
Helena went to the counter and took the thing she would give to William in person supposed to be.
After the exhibit, Henry went to William and handed the thing wrapped in a white paper. They opened it and found out to be a picture of William painted beautifully, that anyone who could see it would be amazed as it was a work of art by a great artist.
"Amazing," said Henry while William just looking.
"Henry, extend my heartful appreciation to Helena, I like my picture the way it was painted.
Helena made the painting for William as a token of gratitude for helping Harry.
"I suggest you tell that to Helena personally, isn't we are planning to visit Harry in the hospital and I am sure Helena was there. What do you think?"
"Okay"
The two did visit Harry in the hospital and Helena was there.
William upon seeing Helena his heart beats again, it was beating faster, and he doesn't know why.
"Helena, how are you?" said William.
"I'm fine, William, thank you," said Helena smiling.
"By the way Helena, I would like to say thank you for the picture of mine which was painted beautifully. I was really amazed, I liked it the way it was done, thanks again."
"Don't mention it, William, it's just a small token for what you have done for Harry, for me."
"Helena, you looked so beautiful today, I mean I really admire your skills in painting. I am very glad we meet again after almost two years without communication between us."
"Looking beautiful? Yes, because I promised Harry that I would not let myself down, that's why I looked blooming," said Helena jokingly and laughing.
"You know, Helena, even I was abroad, I always remember you and Harry and wished Harry recovered soon for the happiness of both of you."
"Thank you, William. That's right, as soon as Harry recovered we'll get married," said Helena with a smile in her face.
William becomes jealous for what Helena has said because he loves her secretly.
When William and Henry left the hospital in their way home, Henry confronted William.
"William, I noticed earlier that you became sad when Helena spoke about their marriage of Harry. Your action was obvious and one thing I also noticed was Helena, after what she had said, looking at you as if she has something inside her that she couldn't reveal it," said Henry with a question mark on top of his head, meaning he couldn't understand it.
"Yes, Henry, I felt sad inside me."
"Well, good advice I can give for you is looking another woman for your heart to love, that'sit."
"Yeah, I should look, someone, like Helena, but I doubt to find someone like her," said William hopelessly.