Angel Mukaido on his way to Angelique's house encountered her mother on the way. After helping her pick up her stuff, he came to know that Angelique was actually sick and began to worry.
( Angelique's mother is extremely beautiful. They look quite alike but why do I have a slight impression that I've met her somewhere before?)
" Where were you heading to before we bumped into each other?" She asked curiously.
" I was heading towards your house". He answered her question.
" Why were you going to my house?" She asked inquisitively.
( What am I supposed to answer? I don't know if I should tell her what's happening between Oscar and her daughter. Knowing Angelique's personality, I'm sure she didn't tell her parents the difficulty she's facing every day at school. I should tell her only the strict minimum. It's up to Angelique to tell her parents the truth and not to me).
" Oscar went to your house to visit your daughter". Said Angel simply.
( He went to visit her! Had he gone there to apologize for mistreating her all these years? If so, then that's a good thing. They'll be able to rekindle their broken relationship).
" Where's the problem if her childhood friend went to visit her?" She asked inquisitively.
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" It's a good thing he took the upper hand to rekindle their relationship. More than anything, it's a celebratory event". Angelique's mother was overjoyed by the news.
" Sorry to break it to you but you shouldn't be this happy". Her expression drastically changed after Angel's sudden saying.
" What are you trying to say?" She was confused and wanted to know what he meant by his words.
" Angelique asked for a leave of absence because of a circumstance she'll tell you herself. The thing to note is, Oscar believes she's sick which is why he went to enquire about her health. As for me, I wanted to inform her that he went to visit her, so she would improvise something on the spot. I couldn't reach her and that's what explains this current situation. I was heading towards your house to inform her personally". He told her the strict minimum.
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" As things stand, I don't believe what you're hoping for will happen. Based on what I know about him, he might believe that your daughter faked her sickness, not knowing that she's actually sick. What do you think is happening as we speak?" His tone was grave and irremediably turned to anxiety.
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At the Tsukishima Residence, the discussion was going wild. Oscar was spouting nonsense one after the other. To all the nonsense, Angelique didn't react in the slightest which angered him even more.
" Why have you done it? Was it to avoid the discussion we were supposed to have regarding the past?"
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" I've always taken you as a kind and inoffensive girl. We got along so well. We were BFFs for life. If only you didn't do what you did four years ago, we would still be friends as we speak. Why did you do it? Why have you destroyed what we had?"
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( Oscar, what you're thinking is not the truth. There's an explanation for all that happened four years ago. I'd like to tell you about it but I'm just afraid you won't believe anything I'd say to you. I know you're angry as I've avoided our discussion but would you have believed me if I had told you the truth you were so intrigued to know?)
" We were friends and always together through thick and thin. I thought it would always be like that but you destroyed that dream in an instant. I'd like to know the truth now that we're face to face. Tell me exactly what occurred four years ago!"
Oscar was getting impatient by the minute. He wouldn't go without getting a proper explanation. Angelique who had stood back up started feeling dizzy, and her face was burning hot. She had difficulty standing straight.
( My fever has escalated greatly. Oscar came here and called me a liar for faking my illness. What he doesn't know is that I've actually fallen sick for real).
" Oscar, you're in the dark. Our friendship was the best thing that ever happened to me. I like what we had and I wouldn't have liked it to end either. You may hate me to the core but our friendship was real. It wasn't a sham. Don't ever doubt that!" I said to Oscar with the remaining energy I had left.
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" What's wrong with you this time? What are you playing at?" Oscar noticed Angelique's unbalanced posture and wondered about it.
( My fever is kicking in real hard. Where's mom? Why hasn't she gotten home yet?)
" There's no need to make me believe that you're sick because I won't believe it". He said coldly and rather indifferently.
Angelique was losing her balance due to the fever. When her body abandoned her and she was about to fall off, someone caught her.
" Angelique, are you alright?" Inquired Angel with concern.
" Angel, is that you?" I asked with difficulty. My head was spinning and I was about to lose consciousness due to the fever.
" Angelique, you're burning hot!" He touched her forehead and his hand was instantly burned due to the intensity of the fever.
Oscar said with sarcasm: " Don't be fooled, Mukaido! She's not sick. She fooled you big time. Only you could have believed such a lie. She's a great actress".
To his sarcasm, Oscar received a tight slap from none other than Angelique's mother. She felt offended by Oscar's coldhearted words and couldn't help herself but to teach him a lesson.
( Angelique's mother! I didn't notice her presence. When did she arrive?)
" How dare you come here and insult my daughter?" She was depicted by his unpleasant behavior.
" Mrs. Tsukishima, your daughter is not what she appears to be. She's vile and a liar to top it off". He said with indifference.
" How can you say such nonsense from a girl you've met since childhood? You were such good friends at the time. What changed? How did your relationship turn so toxic?"
To her question, Oscar said something she wasn't expecting to hear. " I regret meeting your daughter. Meeting her was the gravest mistake of my life and I regret it to this day. If only there was a possibility to go back in time, I would have prevented our encounter from ever occurring".
A tear slipped from Angelique's eyes as she heard those harsh words coming from her childhood friend's mouth. More than the fever she was currently having, Oscar's words crushed Angelique's heart to pieces.
" Ma'am, Angelique's fever is escalating. We should bring her to the hospital asap". Said Angel with deep concern in his tone.
Angelique's mother stopped paying attention to Oscar and headed over to her daughter. She touched her forehead and instantly removed it. She checked her temperature using the thermometer.
" Her temperature is beyond 99 degrees Celsius. We have to immediately go to the hospital". Her daughter's condition was worrisome.
Angel called an ambulance which arrived on the spot five minutes later. Angelique was driven to the nearby hospital, leaving Oscar feeling guilty for what he had done.