Chapter 4: Please Stay!

Four...

  

Lenna's POV

 

My breathing was short and heavy. Having him near me like the way we were was making me feel odd even more. It was still enigmatic to me how my body, heart and mind reacts when he was closed to me. He smelled so good that I couldn't get away from him, and he has this mysterious way that piqued my curiosity.

  

  My head was leaning on his chest for comfort but seeing him up close, and staring at each other, was weird for me, especially when his lips diverted my attention. I couldn't understand why, but I just thought of kissing him passionately. And when I could feel how much I lusted for his lips, I pulled my body away from him. 

  

  'What's going on? Why am I acting weird, as if I was hypnotized or drugged?' I was confused as I was staring at him. His face was as normal as it was, serious and empty that I couldn't even know what he was thinking right now. Or did I startle him by moving away from him so suddenly? But he seemed calm and not bothered while me? I was still trying to comprehend why I just thought of kissing him? 

  

  'Ron! I'm sorry.'

  

  I felt guilty for what I'd done, it was the worst thing I ever thought. Why would I desire to kiss my boyfriend's brother? I felt disgusted with myself. 

  "I'll go check back on Ron," I made an excuse to stay away from him before I could do a sin that I would regret later on. 

  

  "Alright, let's go back inside together... I have to talk to mom and dad as well," he said. I just put a slight smile on my face and we walked together back to Rhon's room. He was walking next to me and I just realized he was taller than Rhon. 

  

  "Remus," her mother frowned as she sauntered closer to us. 

  "Is there a problem, mom?" I asked, and Remus looked surprised by how I addressed their mom, it was actually her favour to call her mom and uncle a dad, since I am their son's girlfriend, albeit I'm not Rhon's wife, they want us to treat each other like family, and I want to give them that too for them. And I missed calling someone "mom" and "dad"... I lost both my parents in an accident. 

  

  "Well, Rhon might never wake up again. It's just a miracle if he did," mom cried and my knees weakened but before I lose my balance, I felt Remus's hand, wrapping around my waist and there my heart skipped a beat again. It's getting worst.

  

  "Are you alright?" he asked. 

  

  Lifting my eyes at him, I instantly stay away from him and sat on the stool instead... Rhon was in critical condition and I didn't want to let my mind go crazy again, for letting his brother close to me. After walking away from him like flash, I noticed that he got surprised that he just looked at me for a long time before talking to his mother. 

  

  We were all emotional about my boyfriend's condition, and I felt heartbroken to hear the bad news. I stared at my boyfriend who was looked like he was just only sleeping on the bed... Tears pooled down from my eyes and I held Rhon's one hand and kissed it.

  

  "Please, don't leave me," I whispered in a weak voice. 

  

 I was still sitting beside Rhon when I heard mom, dad, and Remus's conversations, they were behind me. Remus was letting his parents know that he would go back to his hometown later and his parents were unhappy to hear it. 

  

  'Rhon is still not in good condition, yet he is going home? What kind of a brother is he?' I thought when I remembered what Rhon told me before, that he was a nice man. But was he really that kind of a person?

  

  They were still talking and I couldn't help but to look at them through the bed curtain; it wasn't that thick, it's a bit see-through that I could watch and see what they were doing. 

  

  Mom held Remus's hands and begged him to stay until his brother woke up. But Remus was still trying to reason that he had a lot of businesses to deal with, that he could not leave them. I couldn't see mom's face that clearly but hearing how upset and unhappy her voice was, I knew she wanted Remus to stay badly.

  

  "Remus, me and your mother are old enough to take good care of Rhon in his condition. We have Lenna, but we didn't want to bother her a lot. Please, can you just stay? For your brother? He needs your help and we need you also..." dad explained.

  

  There was a long solitude in the room and Remus was still not responding to their request. I wonder if he had hidden resentment toward his family to act like that. If I were him, if my sibling would be in this situation, I would rather stay to take good care of him than to prioritize my work or business. 

  "Mom, Dad," he began to speak but mom cut him off immediately.

  

  "Remus, just this one. Can you stay? Your brother won't be happy if he found out that you were in your work while he was fighting for his life just to live and wake up. 

  

  It was awkward for me to be in here, listening to the family's conversation, but it would be more awkward if I would pass between them to get out.  

  

  " Also, we're too old enough to carry your brother every time we need to change nor to wipe his body once we get him home," mom explained. They were true about that, I wonder why Remus was rushing to go home. I felt sorry for mom and dad.

  

  "Alright, I'll stay, mom, dad, I'll take good care of Rhon until he wakes up," I heard him say, his low voice was a bit confusing, I didn't know if he was upset that he had no choice and just pushed himself to stay or he was sincere and worried to Rhon. 

  Mom and Dad sounded happy when they thanked him for staying. Mom then move the curtain to the side and I was embarrassed to be caught facing their direction. My eyes widened and Remus was the first one I looked at the eyes, I didn't know why, he just looked like his usual look, serious and has an empty face.

  

 "Did you hear that, Rhon? Remus will stay with us for a long time now, where complete again," she said as he pressed Rhon's hand between her hands. Those words hit me through the heart. It was short but heartbreaking. It made me wonder what's Remus reason for staying away from the people who adopted and took good care of him.