"If he hadn't left the house that day because of a little thing such as wanting to go to a friend's party, then we would have never thought that he was the one who died in that accident," Elio said and wiped off the tears which were still coming out of his eyes.
"Please stop, Elio stop talking about that incident please." Trina pleaded with him holding his hands. He pulled his hands out of hers and said to her.
"I can't. Mom believed that he didn't die and she went looking for that son of a bitch for three goddamn days and when she did come back home, Mom was bleeding. She had been raped by three men just because she was searching for her idiot of a son who was busy enjoying his life for three days amid idiots like him, grown-up ladies." Elio continued crying painfully.
"Elio," Trina called sadly, she was also in tears. She knew this story because that was what Elio always talked about.
She was his childhood friend as well as high school sweetheart but they parted ways before the incident happened, Trina's parents had sent her to California where her grandmother lived to go to a different high school. She back three months ago and now works under one of the biggest firms in New City as one of its most renowned lawyers.
Elio stopped crying after receiving the most comforting hug from Trina and said to her.
"When I went home today, Mom spoke to me with so much love, it's been a long time and I miss that but all the while we were talking, what Mom could talk about was Camilo, she wants him to get married and give her a grandchild, a very cute one like Camilo, she said."
"Were you hurt by that?" Trina asked.
"Yes, very much but the thing is, I love seeing my mom happy and I am also ready to do whatever it takes to help her get well soon even if that is to force Camilo to get married to someone and start up a family."
Trina saw that his confidence and strong will were back again and that he was feeling much better, she was very happy to see that.
Then she suddenly frowned her face and looked away from him as if upset, he saw this and tried to know what was wrong with her.
"I see that Camilo's the only one who gets all the attention here and I am not important." She said to him.
Elio smiled, he got up and gave her a light kiss on her forehead and then he said to her.
"You will always be important. You know you are the only amazing friend I have."
Her heart was suddenly hurt as if hit and broken into pieces by what he said but she quickly put on a smile. They gave each other another tight hug and went out of the office together to grab their lunch.