The First Curse of Love
55. Determinedly

November, 2018....

"Mr, Dean... Danny's conscious."

Qiara, who was about to open the door, was about to enter Danny's treatment room, immediately disengaged while listening to Faradina's words. He felt his whole body tremble. On one hand there was an infinite feeling of relief and gratitude once he knew that Danny was conscious, but on the other hand, he said, Qiara felt she did not have the courage to go in and look directly at Danny.

So Qiara just stood in front of the door while continuing to see Danny from the glass gap while shedding tears.

Qiara was finally able to escape her slackness when a Doctor followed by two nurses came and entered the room. Qiara was able to see Danny's figure more clearly when the door opened completely. That was when, in a split second his eyes accidentally collided with Danny's eyes. Qiara hurriedly dodged before Danny realized his whereabouts.

Not long after, Dean walked out of Danny's room and approached Qiara, who was standing stiff and leaning against the wall.

"Qi, don't you want to see Danny?" Dean asked cautiously while lowering his face slightly in order to look into Qiara's eyes.

After a long silence, Qiara shook her head. He wiped away the trace of tears on his face before finally looking at Dean with a forced smile.

"I'm relieved that Danny's been sober from his coma. Now, my job to accompany Danny is done."

"Qiara's..."

"Qia asked Dean for help, please don't say anything to Danny, would you? Don't tell Danny that Qia's been here for a month. Qia did not want to make Danny feel heavy to let go of Qia. Please tell Danny to keep going on with his life."

...****...

Alisha had just come and joined Arga and Celine when someone suddenly contacted her. Seeing Bastian's name on the screen, Alisha immediately took a quick motion to pick up the call before she could sit in her chair.

Looking at Alisha who looks like a depressed person, Arga and Celine instantly stare at each other.

That day, the three of them were gathering at a restaurant for lunch together. Since Qiara left, Alisha had replaced the empty place of Qiara. Alisha is close enough to Celine and Windy.

"Elo gara don't want macarin Icha, nih. Icha falls into the wrong hands. Poor him. Since Bastian's relationship, his life's been a lot of stress." Celine said as she looked at Arga in annoyance.

While Arga, he did not reply to Celine's words at all, and only looked towards Alisha who was talking to Bastian over the phone. Arga could not dodge, he had to agree with Celine's words. Alisha does look a bit depressed since dating Bastian a year ago.

Actually, last night Arga had caught Bastian who was with another woman at a club. Feeling that Alisha was being played by the man, the angry Arga immediately rewarded Bastian with his punches. From there, Arga can draw a little conclusion, that it is possible that Bastian contacted Alisha because of the incident last night.

"What are you doing with Bastian semalem?" Alisha asks Arga as soon as she approaches her desk after Bastian disconnects her phone first.

"Cha, Bastian's a dickhead! She cheated on another girl–"

"It's none of your business, Ga!" Alisha interrupted in anger. While Celine who was among them only listened.

"Cha, you better sit down. Okay well? We're talking this out."

As Arga was about to lead Alisha to sit back in her chair, Alisha brusquely brushed her hand away.

"When have you bothered to care about how I feel, huh? Seven years I like you. Seven years I've been waiting for you too, but have you ever cared about any of that? Now, why do you suddenly care when my boyfriend cheats on me? Why did you have to go in and get involved in it?"

"I don't want you to get hurt with that guy, Alisha."

"But you also hurt me for seven years, thinking that my waiting is meaningless, Arga! You're no different than Bastian."

"For a while I want to be alone. Please, don't call me, or bother me for a while."

Alisha grabbed her bag on the chair before she stepped out of the restaurant with a chaotic feeling.

Alisha admitted, during her relationship with Bastian, Alisha did not have too deep feelings for the man. Maybe that's one of the loopholes for Bastian to cheat with other women.

The only thing that made Alisha so angry now was, the fact that Arga had already interfered in her matter and made Alisha feel extremely pitiful before her. That's what's hurting Alisha the most right now.

Just as Arga was about to chase Alisha out, Celine hurriedly blocked her wrist to stop her.

"Ga, no! Elo don't cry Icha said what just now? He wants to be alone. He doesn't want to be disturbed. You have to appreciate that."

"But, Cel–"

"Lo can meet Icha anytime, but not today."

...****...

"Where are you going? Why isn't my phone picking up?" Checar Dean once saw Danny enter the house still wearing the clothes he wore last night.

Since last night's tavern, Danny hasn't come home. Dean keeps calling him to ask for his whereabouts, but Danny doesn't heed Dean's call. As a result, an anxious Dean decides to wait for Danny's return until morning. He did not even sleep after being busy working at the hotel.

But instead of answering his sister's question, Danny instead casually stepped toward the refrigerator, downing nearly half a large bottle of mineral water. After that, he went to his room. Bothered by Danny's behavior, Dean soon catches up with him.

"Are you going to behave like I used to do now? Is this a protest?"

When Dean asked the two questions, Danny was taking off his shirt to get ready to take a shower. It was then, by accident, that Dean's attention was drawn to Qiara's ring that Danny was carrying. Dean held his breath for a moment.

Deep at the bottom of his heart, there was a feeling of unbearability that haunted Dean. But for now, Dean's sense of not wanting to give up was still far greater and stronger than his sense of unreliability.

"Danny, answer that Brother Lo is asking! Don't act like a child!" Dean warned quite loudly.

"Then, what action are you doing now that an older brother should have done to his sister?" Danny looked at Dean sharply with a roar of up-and-down breath. He's tired of holding everything back since last night.

"No matter how much you feel about Qiara, what you have to do so far? She was once the future wife of someone you called a sister. Lo know I've been waiting for him all this time, you witness how every second since he left, I don't stop thinking about him, you know almost every night my chest hurts from missing him, because I miss him, you know clearly, I'm almost crazy for wanting to see him, but what are you doing? Elo stabbed me in the back, brother! All these years I tried to keep your feelings, I even had to cut out Qiara for lo in the past when I again love him, but what is this? You expect me to react like what? You want me to be happy about this, and congratulate you guys? Is that what you want?"

"GUE NEVER ASKED YOU TO SACRIFICE ME, DANNY!!" Dean's voice was rising. He can't remember the last time he felt this angry at Danny.

Danny remained silent.

"At that time, you shouldn't have killed Qiara by deliberately hurting her feelings. You should have stayed with him, you should never have missed everything you started. Or if you were willing to sacrifice for me, you should have let him go completely. But at that moment, you held him. You treat him like an item you can throw at anyone, then when you want him, you'll take him back. Now tell me, am I wrong?"

Danny was silent. But his gaze on Dean was still as sharp as before.

"Stop playing victim, and you better start accepting your situation now! Don't hurt Qiara anymore because of your ego. Don't make her cry again after everything she's been through for three years. Not only did you suffer during that period of time, but Qiara also felt the same way. This is my advice as a brother, if you can't give happiness to him, don't make him suffer."

^^^To be Continued...^^^