Chapter 2

I immediately pulled around my car and drove my way to LCDH. I prayed and prayed while driving. Lot’ s of possibilities went on my mind and for the stress that I’ ve got these past few days, I feel like my mind’ s about to crash.

When I reached the hospital, I asked the nurse. “ Is there a gun patient here? H- he’ s a child and it just happened a while ago.” I couldn’ t even recognize my trembling voice.

“Yes ma’ am, you just came after him. He’ s now being transferred to the

OR.”

I ran to the elevator and pressed the floor for the OR.

” Fuck, please, please baby. Hang on there, mommy’ s here- - what the fuck is wrong with this!” I slammed the elevator’ s door out of frustration. My heart is pounding so loud that I could lose my mind if I won’ t make it there in a second.

When it opened, I saw Kyo walking back and forth, gripping his hair and shooking his head.

“Kyo!” I called him beside the ER.

“C- Celine..” He looked apologetic but I held him for a hug. He cried on my shoulder and I understand how he must be feeling. He’ s traumatized for seeing a terrible thing, but I’ m in total despair because it’ s my son. I held his shoulder and cheek to face me.

“Look at me, Kyo.” He obliged. “ What did you saw?”

“T- there were two men in a motorcycle, the one on the backride shot Cohen on the shoulder.. I was.. I was shocked, I couldn’ t protect your son, I’ m so- - ”

“I’ ll take care of it, for now you’ ll need to cooperate with the police. Tell them everything and make sure you always lock your doors when you get home. I’ ll ask for your protection so you don’ t have to- - ”

“I don’ t care about myself, Celine! Your son’ s shot right before my eyes!

You should resent me!”

I inhaled deeply to prevent my tears from falling again, “ Calm down, Kyo. I’ ll talk to the doctor- - ”

I stopped talking when my eyes caught someone coming out of the emergency room.

Dashing in his white lab coat, gray slacks, and a stethoscope on his left hand, he looks different now. His face in general didn’ t really changed, but some of his features I remember back then became sharper and more manly.

His natural grumpy and serious expression is still there, as if he’ s ready to raise hell to anyone who’ ll get in his way. His body now looks better and more defined in many ways. And that.. smell. Like me, he’ s also taken aback with out sudden interaction after three years.

“Are you the guardian?” He asked me in the coldest way I could hear from him.

I nodded “ H- he’ s my son.” He stilled. I saw his adams apple moved.“ How is he? Is he critical? Does he need to be operated?” I panicked again.

He became more serious and distant. Seeing him like this makes my heart break into pieces. I could even recall myself with him back then, when I could still hold, kiss and tame his beast inside. I can only wish I really did the right decision to leave him back then. But where did my feet took me? Here. In front of him. Again.

“He’ ll be fine after the operation.” I sighed in relief.

“T- thank you, Lore- - doc. Please save my son..”

Our son. I added in my mind. He didn’ t payed much attention to what I’ ve said, but he looked dangerously at Kyo as if he’ s some kind of a trash that needs to be disposed. What kind of stare is that?

When he shift his gaze again at me, my heart instantly reacted the same way as it does everytime he’ ll look at me three years ago. It’ s still here. The same feelings I felt for him. The same old thing I had for him. I jus hope he feels the same way too.

“For now, come with me.”

I almost dropped on bended knees when his familiar scent enveloped my nose once again as he walked pass by me. When I realized what he just said, thousands of voltages came rushing through my veins, sending unbelievable nerves in every bit of my body.

He’ s now walking away from me, just like what I did to him back then, but unlike him who never looked back at me.. I’ ll follow him. I’ m gonna chase the biggest star in my sky.