Lorelei
I wake up tires because I didn't get enough sleep with all the things that is crowding my mind, keeping me up all night. The day is gloomy and the rain started pouring, making me more tired and not ready for the day. After taking a cold shower to wake myself up, I dressed up myself with a blue long shirt sleeve polo and a denim pants, tying my long black hair in a bun before wearing my contact lenses and applying a light clean make up to hide the fact that I didn't get enough sleep.
I already predicted that I will be falling asleep in class that's why I sat to the farthest seat in the room, away from the sight of the professor. The lecture was quick because the professor has a conference he needs to go to. I decided to spend my lunch break in the library because I need to work on my paper that is due for today. I didn't get the chance to work on it yesterday because my dad was rushed to the OR because of some complications.
If it's not for the fact that I will be inheriting my dad's company in the future, I will not be taking these classes in Business Management and have my full attention in my surgeon residency in Abrain Hospital, but it's better to have the knowledge on something before taking the responsibility for it.
Whenever I think about dad, I can't help but to still feel anger. If I didn't saw with my own eyes on how he built everything, how hard he worked for it, I will not be doing any of these efforts. He cheated on Mom. He hurt us, he betrayed not just mom's trust, but mine also. But that doesn't mean my love for him disappears, he is a loving father, the best father.
My phone vibrates. I reach for it and saw that it's Uncle Tonio, my father's VP and best friend.
"Yes Uncle? You call?" I ask him after clicking the answer button.
"Lorelei, we are in danger, the company is in danger, your stepmother, sh-she embezzles almost 300 million or maybe more, we don't really know how much, we are already in contact with the police and they are searching for her right now, we're on the verge of bankruptcy because of all the money we lost--"
I can't hear anything anymore, it's like my hearing shut down after hearing what uncle just said. When I came back to my senses, I heard uncle keep call out my name, I want to say something but no words are coming out from my mouth. Not for long, I heard the tone that the call has ended. I put the phone down the desk and bury my face in my arms because I can't stop my tears from falling.
"I knew that bitch is bad news, I told you dad she was bad news, why didn't you listen to me?"
I was about to call mom but I remembered that she was on her flight back here, so I scroll through my contacts to find my boyfriends number, I really need to talk to someone right now.
"Hey babe? What's up? Wait, are you crying?". My boyfriend asks me.
"Babe, I need you right now, something happened, can we meet?" I said to him.
"Okay let's meet up at your apartment"
"Thank you, I'll tell you everything once I arrive"
Before I fix up my things, I called Uncle Tonio back to apologize for my reaction earlier. He assures me that everything is okay and that my reaction is normal for receiving such big bad news.
"Uncle, I am very sorry for my attitude earlier, I was just to stun to speak" I said to him.
"It's okay Lorelei, I understand, your reaction is the normal reaction when hearing such bad news" Uncle Tonio said to assure me.
"I'll come there as soon as possible, uncle"
"Okay Lorelei, I think it is better if you are the one who will say this to your father once he wakes up"
"Oh! I'll be definitely the one to say this to him, to show him how right I am with that bitch"
"Go easy on him Lorelei, I know you are still angry at your father for what he did but be gentle when delivering the message"
"I know uncle"
"The police are here; I'll update you soon"
"Thank you, Uncle, I'll come there as soon as possible, Bye"
After the call, I quickly fix up my things and drive to my apartment. I'm glad that I have no classes for the rest of the day, I will be so distracted. I suddenly feel heavy the moment I enter the elevator. I hated this feeling, why am I feeling this? I step out of the elevator and my heart started racing faster, faster than earlier. My normal walking paces started to slow down as I am nearing my apartment. I am now standing in front of my door but what I am hearing now, prevent me from entering in. I am hearing moaning. I also hear argument from next door, the wife shouting to his husband to knock on my apartment because the noise was too much and the children was there.
The neighbor's door opened and was shock to see me standing outside, I know he already know what is happening and gave me a sorry look before closing the door and calming his wife down, probably telling her now what is happening.
The anger starting to built up inside me. I slammed the door open and anger reach up its limit because of what I saw. The friend or should I say soon to be soon to be ex-friend, that was staying with me for a couple of days, was riding my boyfriend, moaning each other's name and cursing. They are clearly enjoying themselves that they didn't notice that I was standing right here.
I can't take it anymore; all this pain and anger needs to be let out or I will go insane. I pick up the nearest thing near me, which was a vase and throws it at them. I don't care anymore if I hit them, I just want to let this all out. I let out a loud laugh the moment the vase smashes through the wall behind them. Both of them let out a loud shriek.
"What a sight. I have had my suspicions for a while now, but I am surprised to see that I was right, next time, I'll take my suspicions seriously and should not feel guilty" I said after laughing and calming myself down even for just a bit.
When my boyfriend sees me, he pushes my ex-friend off of him and quickly gets up and puts on his pants.
"Babe, I can explain she came on to me--"
"Save it, we are over! I don't want to hear anything from you, seeing you earlier, you were clearly enjoying it, conversations about this will be over today, I have bigger problems than this, and you two were not even worth even just a little bit of my time and as for you bitch get out of my apartment, don't make me drag you out, you to jerk, GET OUT!" I said without pausing or even blinking.
None of them was making a move, so I march to my ex-friend's room, took all her stuff and throw it all outside the door. After throwing all out, I hold her by the arm and throw her out next, I don't care if she is not dressed yet, I just want both of them out of my sight. People from the other apartments starting to get nosy of what is happening but I don't care anymore. I switch my gaze to my boyfriend now, who is trying to talk to me.
"Babe, please I love you---"
"Shut up, what you have for me is not love because if you love me, you will not fuck another woman, you're shameless, GET OUT OF MY SIGHT NOW IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO PUNCH YOU, YOU KNOW HOW HARD I CAN PUNCH RIGHT!"
I shouted at him. He didn't say another word and walk out my room, he tried to give me one last pathetic look after exiting the door, but it doesn't work on me and slammed the door right on his face. I lean myself on the door and let out the tears that I have been holding back since earlier. I feel my phone vibrates and it was mom.
"Hello Princess, I just arrive home, how's your day?" Mom asks me. My soft cries earlier, turns into ugly crying now after hearing my mom's voice.
"Mom" I said, calling out for mom.
"Princess what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Mom asks me with full of concern.
"Mom, I need you right now, I'm going there, I don't want to be here"
"Okay baby, I'll be waiting for you, call me again if you are here already, don't drive in that state, calm yourself down first okay"
"Yes mom"
I turn off the phone call and called Dr. Kristopher after calming myself down to inform him that there has been an emergency and I can't meet him tonight. Dr. Kristopher said that it was okay because he was about to call me too to cancel our meeting because he needed to go somewhere. After the call, I pack up some clothes and drive to my mom's house, outside the city.
Nearing mom's house, I saw her waiting outside with an umbrella on her hand because the rain already started pouring. When I got out of the car, I feel the heaviness again and the tears started pouring again, just like how the rain is pouring down on my skin.