"Jhon!"
"You! Who are you?" Jhon asked almost inaudibly. He couldn't bare the pain he felt in his head and upon seeing this woman, his pain seemed to increase.
"It's Me, Paige. Jhon.." She called, muffling amidst her words. Her eyes were teary and Jhon wondered why. She seemed to be in pain and he wondered if she knew him more than he thought she did.
"Do I know you from somewhere before?" Jhon asking, holding his head tightly like it would fall off anytime from now.
"Don't you know me? How can you not remember me, Jhon. I'm Paige, Paige Wayne. Please remember me, Jhon..." She sobbed as she spoke.
Jhon could not take it anymore. This pain began when he saw her and anytime she was around him, there was pain in his head. He tried recalling who she was and it was a big mistake, because he felt like his head was going to explode.
"Stop!" Jhon yelled. "Just stop." He muttered but Paige wasn't having it. She was fully prepared to make Jhon remember her.
"Jhon, it's me. You and I..."
"Ma'am, please move."
Paige heard someone say behind her and she moved away from Jhon to see who it was.
"Who are you?" Paige asked.
"That is not important. What do you think you are doing? Can't you see he doesn't want to talk to you." Caroline half yelled. She was angry that a woman was in front of Jhon, and seeing that she was the one forcing herself on him, it angered her the more.
"I was just..."
"Save it." Caroline said and moved closer to Jhon who was still battling with his head but, knew what was going on. He just couldn't react to their argument. "Jhon, let's go." Caroline added, pulling Jhon to the other side of the car.
"But, may I just know who you are to Jhon?" Paige asked, she didn't want to believe they were more than strangers.
"A helper." Caroline said and drove off while Paige just watched them leave.
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"I should probably rush you to the hospital." Caroline said, looking from the road to Jhon who kept his eyes tightly closed, and back to the road again. She was already sick, worried.
"Take me home." Jhon muttered to Caroline but, all Caroline could see was moving lips with no words heard.
"What?"
"I said take me home." He said audibly enough and Caroline frowned.
"I'm already on the way back to Luca...."
She wasn't even finished with her sentence when the worst that could happen to her happened.
Jhon groaned and placed him head on Caroline's shoulder roughly. He was already feeling dizzy and just wanted to go home.
Caroline's eyes widened. Jhon's head was on her shoulder and for Christ sake, she's driving. What if her hand gets wobbly?
"Just.. t..take.. me home." He muttered again with his eyes still closed and his head on her shoulder. This time around, Caroline watched the action of his lips and gulped.
"Okay." She innocently nodded and turned the wheels. She was going to drive him home after all.
"Where.. where is your home?" Caroline asked, trying to keep herself in place.
She was nervous and shaky. Firstly, the man she admired so much just placed his head on her shoulder and secondly, the thought of driving that same man home.
"GPS."
That was all he said before he fell into a short sleep. He was already drained and tired.
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(LUCAS'S OFFICE)
Henry disheveled his head in frustration and kept sighing. He paced from here to there, thinking about what he couldn't get.
"Would you just chill?" Lucas who has been watching him all along said.
He was sick and tired of hearing baseless sighs like someone died, tired of seeing Henry here and there in his own office.
"Bro, I said calm down." Lucas said again, this time raising his voice a little at Henry who didn't have any plans on calming down.
"Calm down? Calm down, you say?" Henry sighed and smirked sadly. "Was it you who got rejected? Was it you whose offer was turned down?" Henry was frustrated.
After Jhon left, he proposed to her again, repeating each and every word like he had crammed it. And all he got was sudden, unexpected rejection at the end and here Lucas was telling him to calm down.
"I won't say I understand because I haven't been turned down before but.. but maybe she wasn't ready. Maybe she wasn't prepared for this." Lucas said trying to convince Henry.
"Oh really? I thought you told her?!" Henry yelled and Lucas frowned.
"That's enough okay. I did tell her but, do you know what that lady is going through? How would you when all you care about is her accepting you." Lucas fired and Henry who was definitely shocked kept quiet.
Lucas never raised his voice on anyone especially his friends, him and Jhon. Now he just did and he didn't want to put it as it being as a result of a woman.
Henry took his car key and left the office angrily.
"What is wrong with him?" Lucas sighed.
He should be sad that his friend was rejected right? So why was he happy instead?
Lucas became worried. Yes, he liked Caroline but, he didn't want it to show. No! Not right now that things aren't too stable.
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(GRANDE TROY ESTATE
08:43PM)
"I need to go now." Caroline said as she watched Jhon take another spoon of the medicinal liquid she made for him.
Jhon's hand froze at what she said and he looked at her. She had brought him home and all alone took him into the house, placed him on the bed and allowed him sleep some more. Made an edible stuff for him and now he's better. He admired her care.
"Right now?" He asked not actually believing that he didn't want her to go. It's been long since he had someone stay in this big house with him.
"Yes, ermm.. I need to..."
She was about making up an excuse when Jhon thought of something.
He remembered how he interrupted Henry's proposal.
"There's no problem if you want to go back to Lucas.. and.. and Henry." Jhon said, putting the spoonful in his mouth slyly.
"No! No.. Don't get it all wrong. I never accepted him. Lucas is just a friend." Caroline found herself explaining everything to him even when Jhon didn't want to know.
"Okay. I'll drop you off." Jhon said, gesturing her to lead the way while he stood up and took his car key which was on the table.
Carol still felt that her explanation was not enough. She felt like he didn't believe her. She felt like she owed him more vivid explanation. Maybe because of the woman she saw with him on the road, she wanted to prove that she can be better.
"Ermm.. Jhon.."
"Yes?" He answered, taking a sip from the glass of water.
"I.. I went there because I thought it was you." Caroline said and Jhon who was definitely confused looked at her. She looked down, avoiding his eyes. "Yes. Lucas told me his friend likes me and wants to pursue me. I thought it was you and that's why I was there."
Placing her head back up again, she continued. "I never knew he meant Henry."
Jhon who never expected this had a blank expression. He didn't ask for an explanation nor did he demand to know what she was doing there. For Pete's sake, they were barely friends.
"O...ok.. okay." Jhon said as he nodded. He had nothing to say. "Let's go."
"I'd take the cab." Caroline said not wanting to feel uncomfortable in his car. He made her feel uneasy and restless. Thankfully, Jhon agreed.
"Okay.. then, let me get you some cash." He said and searched for his wallet. He found it and gave her all the money available in it.
"Thank you once again, Carol and safe trip home." Jhon said and flashed her a harmless smile.
She left and Jhon chuckled. He found Carol cute at times. He shook his head and laughed out loud as he remembered what Caroline said.
"Wait! Does that mean, she likes me?"