I LOVE YOU MY FRIEND (FAN FICTION) (CHAPTER 37)

CHAPTER 37

 

            At Daichi's home . . . .

 

            "Mother! What have you done?" Daichi shouted angrily as he threw the wine glass he was holding in front of him.

 

            The wine glass immediately shattered into tiny pieces and scattered all over the floor between him and his mother.

 

            "I did it all just for you, Daichi. I know how much you love Lena. You're just too kind to take her away from that Jaejoong. So I decided to do it for you," the old woman answered.

 

            "Mother . . . are you really going out of your mind? I'm beginning to think you're already obsessing with this marriage thing," Daichi said angrily.

 

            "Daichi! How could you talk to me in such a harsh manner?" the old woman angrily shouted as well.

 

            "Mother, I love you. But because of what you did . . . I'm starting to lose my respect for you. How could you do such a cruel thing to Jaejoong and Lena? You almost beated Jaejoong to death and . . . and even Lena," Daichi said as he shook his head as if to wake himself up from the nightmare he was experiencing.

 

            "I didn't do it. . . My men did. And as for Lena, she wasn't supposed to get hurt. But she interfered, so she was accidentally hit as well," the old woman replied as if everything she had done was normal for her.

 

            Daichi suddenly glanced at his mother. At that exact moment, he couldn't stop himself from thinking that his own mother had suddenly turned into a monster.

 

            "Mother . . . do you even realize what you've done? Lena doesn't love me! That's why I released her! I wanted her to be happy with the man she really loved. And that man is Jaejoong, not me!" Daichi said angrily.

 

            "Jaejoong? That man is nothing! He doesn't deserve Lena," the old woman uttered.

 

            "What now? Are you happy now, Mother? Are you happy now . . . that you've finally succeeded in getting even with Jaejoong? Are you happy now . . .that you've finally succeeded in getting Lena back?" Daichi asked while he tried to control his emotions. "Are you happy now . . . that Lena is still unconscious? Are you happy now . . . that Lena is in danger?" he slowly uttered as tears fell down his eyes.

 

            "Daichi . . . it was an accident . . . What happened was just an accident. She wasn't supposed to get hurt. Believe me, I had no intention of hurting her," the old woman slowly uttered.

 

            "Why don't you just kill me, Mother? If you're doing all of this just for me . . . then just kill me. So all of this would end. I don't want this! I don't want Lena to be hurt over and over again. I want her to be happy. Can't you even try to understand that? What's the use of having her with me . . . when I already know that her heart is somewhere else? Mother, I'm begging you. . . Please stop forcing Lena to marry me. Just let her go," Daichi slowly uttered.

 

            Daichi's mother slowly looked at her son. Somehow she could feel the pain that her son was feeling. Then she slowly lowered her head.

 

            "I only did it for you," the old woman uttered.

 

            "Mother . . . Lena is still unconscious. Maybe it is caused by the blow that she received yesterday. Have you even thought about what would happen once her parents . . . her entire clan . . . knows about her condition? Aren't you even one bit afraid of what would happen . . .of what they would do?" Daichi asked her mother worriedly.

 

            The old woman's cold expression suddenly softened. "She wasn't supposed to get hurt. It was all an accident," she continuously uttered.

 

            "Mother, you know very well that Lena's family is richer and more powerful than us. They can easily shut down all our businesses in one night. . . if they wanted to. How could you possibly do such a foolish act without even thinking of the consequences that may arise," Daichi slowly said with concern.

 

            "We just have to take care of Lena. . . until she finally wakes up. No one needs to know about her condition. We can just keep her until . . . until she well again," the old woman said as she tried to brush away the fears that she was having.

 

            Daichi suddenly shook his head in disbelief. "Mother, how can you even think of such an idea. That's totally absurd."

 

            "Then what do you suggest we do? If we tell Lena's parents about what happened to her, they will surely blame me. And they may even file a case against me. Would you like your mother to go to prison?" the old woman said with a raised voice.

 

            Daichi's head was spinning. And somehow he felt like it was going to explode any minute. He wanted to help Lena, but he couldn't possibly let his mother down. He felt so torn between doing the right thing and the obviously wrong one.

 

            Daichi sighed heavily. "For now Mother . . . first, I want you to leave Japan as soon as possible. If things get out of hand and Lena's family suddenly learns the truth, at least you would be safe in another country."

 

            The old woman suddenly nodded. "Yes, I was also thinking of the same thing. But what about Lena? who's going to take care of her?" she suddenly asked. It was very obvious that she truly cared about her.

 

            "Don't worry, Mother. I'll take care of Lena. Just follow what I said. Leave Japan," Daichi uttered.

 

            "Fine, I'll leave Japan as soon as I finish putting things back in order," the old woman uttered.

 

            "What do you mean?" Daichi asked curiously.

 

            The old woman suddenly smiled bitterly. "I still have a promise to keep. I promised Lena that I will arrange all the problems that I made for Jaejoong and his family once she returned with me."

 

            Daichi suddenly closed his eyes for a few seconds. He really felt like he was going to lose his sanity any minute. Somehow he couldn't think straight. He knew his judgment and reasoning were all clouded and were incorrect. Somehow he didn't want to think about the problems that were waiting for them. His heart was telling him to give priority to Lena's condition rather than his mother's situation. But his mind was telling him to do the opposite. He was totally confused on what he should do.

 

            An hour later . . . .

 

            Daichi carefully arranged the bedsheet that covered Lena. His mother had told him that Lena had been crying continuously from the moment she left Jaejoong up to the time that she arrived at Tokyo. Then she suddenly fainted and that was when his mother immediately called him.

 

            Daichi had called a doctor to examine Lena. And somehow what the doctor said was still playing in his mind.

 

            "I'm sorry, but I can't help her here. She needs to go to a hospital to have a proper examination. She needs to undergo several examinations first before I can give out a final diagnosis regarding her real condition. But . . . I am already telling you that her situation now  is really bad. As of now, there is a huge bruise on her back and a part of her back is swollen. I'm afraid that there is a big possibility that her spinal cord might have been injured during the attack that she received. And if this is the case . . . then there is also the possibility that she may never walk again."

 

            " . . . .she may never walk again . . . she may never walk again . . . she may never walk again . . ." the doctor's words kept on repeating in Daichi's head.

 

            "God! Please don't do this to her," Daichi uttered. Then he suddenly sighed heavily. Again he stared at Lena's beautiful face. Somehow his heart was aching as he silently looked at her.

 

            "I'm sorry, Lena. I'm sorry for all the things my mother did. I'm sorry. . . I promise I'll make it up to you. I'll be the one paying for all my mother's sins. I'll take care of you. Whatever it takes . . . I will find a way to help you. Please open your eyes . . .I can't stand seeing you like this. You're breaking my heart, Lena. Please wake up . . . tell me what you want. I'll do everything you ask me to. I'll do everything for you. Please wake up. You have been unconscious for more than 24 hours now. I'm very worried now, Lena. I can't eat . . . I can't drink . . . I can't stop thinking about you," slowly tears fell down Daichi's face. "You can open your eyes now, Lena. Mother has already left Japan. She will be gone for a very long time . . . You don't have to be afraid anymore. Please wake up. I'm already going crazy, Lena. Please . . . please . . . open your eyes and look at me!"

 

            The next day . . .

 

            "Daichi . . ." a voice weakly uttered.

 

            Daichi suddenly opened his eyes. He was sleeping on a chair near Lena's bed. He immediately looked at Lena.

 

            "Lena . . ." he uttered as he hurriedly went to her side.

 

            "Daichi, what happened? Where am I?" she asked softly.

 

            "Everything is fine now, Lena. You're in a mansion I rented . . . You'll be safe here. And besides Mother has already left Japan. She was so scared with what happened to you. You were unconscious for

more than a day. You really scared me too . . . do you know that?" Daichi uttered with a smile.

 

            "I'm sorry . . .if I scared you. But why did your mother leave Japan?" Lena asked curiously.

 

            "She was so afraid of what your family might do to her if they found out that you got hurt. She knew it was her fault . . ." he answered.

           

            "So she's gone?" Lena asked again.

 

            Daichi nodded. "Yes, so you don't have to be afraid anymore."

 

            Lena was about to smile when she suddenly remembered someone. "What about Jaejoong? Do you know what happened to him? He was beaten badly. How is he?" she asked worriedly.

 

            Daichi tried to smile. "He's already returned to his apartment . . . And don't worry about the problems my mother caused . . . She already fixed everything before she left."

 

            Lena suddenly smiled happily. "That's good. I'm glad that Jaejoong's problems are finally solved."

 

            Daichi slowly caressed Lena's face. "I'm also very happy that you're finally awake. I was really planning to bring you to the hospital, if you still didn't wake up by tomorrow morning. Lena . . . I'm sorry if I just kept you here. I couldn't bring you to a hospital . . .because I was afraid that your parents might suddenly find out what happened to you. I'm sorry . . . I'm really sorry."

 

            Lena smiled. "Don't worry. I understand. I know you're also thinking about your mother's situation. Frankly I'm also glad that you didn't bring me to a hospital. Because I also don't want my parents to be worried about me. And I certainly don't want them to get involved in this mess that I am in," then she suddenly laughed lightly. "Believe me . . . I wouldn't want my father to get involved in this situation. My father is ten times more ruthless than your mother . . ."

 

            Daichi laughed as well. "Thank you . . . Thank you for understanding. You're truly a very extraordinary woman."

 

            "Oh! Stop with the flattering . . .I'm hungry," Lena said with a smile.

 

            "What would you like to eat?" Daichi asked sweetly.

           

            "Anything . . . I'm starving!" she answered cheerfully.

 

            Daichi immediately turned ans was about to leave the room when . . . .

 

            "Daichi . . . I just noticed something . . . Why can't I move my legs? And why is half of my body numb?" Lena asked innocently.

            Daichi suddenly turned around to face Lena, with horror in his eyes. And at that exact moment, he felt that his heart had totally stopped beating . . . and his whole world had suddenly turned black.