Jansen visits Juliet

It clocked 6:09 in the frosty dusk. Mia moved slightly on her bed, she unhurriedly opened her eyes. She has been asleep since an hour. Mia specked a figure of a person in a sparkling white dress standing besides her. Her vision was blurry and she blinked thrice till her sight got clearer and she peers again at the figure and she realizes that it is a nurse.

Mia glanced left and right in her ward hoping to see Jansen near by and she asked with a weak voice, "where...where's Jansen?"

"He just left."

Mia's brows creased, she turned her cheek to the side of the window and stares in to space. The cool breeze nudged the curtains and it flowed into the room nuzzling Mia. The breeze smooth caresses felt so tender like butter.

Juliet stood in the middle of her sitting room clasping a photograph of her and Mia of their childhood and she stroked it sobbing. She leans it on her chest snuggling it. Jansen approached the entrances to the sitting room, he arrived Juliet's apartment and he parked his car in the parking area.

The doors were slightly opened and he strode in and stared deeply at Juliet. Her smooth lustrous skin glowed under the glistening chandeliers dangling from the ceiling.

Juliet swerved and her eyes widened in rage and astonishment seeing Jansen. She started to him, "what are you doing here Jansen?"

Jansen looked deeply into her eyes, "i came to say my goodbyes, " tears exited his eyes, "Mia's cancer has worsened and she needs me by her side now more than ever. I wanna tell you I'm no longer gonna keep stalking you or sending you gifts. I will respect your decision that we don't be together."

Juliet felt a prick of pain in her chest realizing that he is leaving her for real this time and for good. She fought back the tears welling in her eyes, "yea. Goodbye."

Jansen advanced nearer to her and he stood so close to her their forehead was almost touching. He stretched his hand towards her cheek stroking it, "may I? Even for this last time hug you? Please Juliet."

Juliet glanced at his wet lashes and she pulled him into a hug, "I will miss you so much." She leaned her cheek on his chest and shed tears on his neck.

Jansen snuggled her and she gently drifted from his arms.

"Make Mia happy. I wanna see you two happy together." Juliet tried to smile.

"Yea but that's difficult."

"Why?" Juliet raised her brows.

"I feel happy with you. I wish it is not wrong that we be together. I wish no one can keep us apart. Why must we stay apart?" Jansen's voice cracked as he spoke.

"Stop, stop saying that. Us being together was a wrong thing from the start. We will only be hurting Mia if we remain together. I thought you wanna say goodbye?"

"It tortures me saying goodbye to you Juliet. I don't even wanna say it. I don't wanna look at you for the last time, I don't wanna listen to your voice for the last time, I don't wanna hug you for the last time too. Even though it kills me, goodbye." Jansen sniffed, he kissed her on her forehead, kneaded his wet jowls and he drifted from her.

Juliet stared at him as he steps outside. Jansen paused by the doors and he swerved and glanced at her. He stared at her, he tried to fight back the tears building in his eyes and he walked away.

It prevailed an incandescent dawning the subsequent day. Juliet arrived at the City Hospital clasping her orange hand bag. She strides through a plight of stairs that flows towards Mia's ward on the upper floor.

Mia awakens, she glances up at the ceiling and turned her face slowly to her left glancing at Jansen sitting besides her. She notices smiles beaming on his cheeks. Jansen was clasping her hand lovingly and staring at her face. He observed her parched lips and somber eyes.

"Jansen..." Mia muttered. Her lips curled into a smile staring at him besides her and she sat up.

"How are you doing my love?" He stroke her cheek.

"How long have you been sitting here?"

"Since 9 am."

"Why didn't you wake me up then?"

Juliet was reaching Mia's ward. She glanced at the doors to her ward and she paused hesitating to step in. 

Jansen winked at Mia, "I didn't wanna disturb you hon."

Juliet sighed and she strode to the doors. She noticed that they are slightly opened and she peeked at Jansen sitting besides Mia. She noticed them grinning at each other and she attempted to smile. Tears prickled her eyes staring at Jansen nuzzling Mia's hand.

"Where were you last night?"

"What hon?" Jansen raised his brows.

"I woke up last night and I didn't find you besides me. Where did you go?" Mia's voice sounded weak.

Jansen felt jittery and Juliet's heart was racing. An image of her and Jansen hugging last night flashed through her mind and she jolted from her thoughts. Her hands were shivering.

Jansen looked into Mia's eyes, tears were forming in his eyes, "hon, I told you that I will be honest with you, and I won't do anything shady or keep anything from you anymore so I'm gonna tell you where I was."

Juliet shakes her head, "no..don't." She muttered. Beads of sweat were forming on her forehead. 

"Hon, I was..., " Jansen was saying with a soft voice and Mia glanced at Juliet standing by the doors. Fury was surging through her and she wrapped her hand on Jansen's neck and pulled his face closer to hers. She leaned in kissing him affectionately.

Juliet felt a lump in her throat staring at Jansen as Mia's lips was fondling his. She tried to fight back the tears in her eyes but she failed miserably. She sniffed and kneaded her jowls.

Mia peeked under her lashes glancing at Juliet. She notices a reflection of bitterness in her eyes and she smirked and drifted from Jansen. Mia kneaded her lipstick stain off Jansen's lips with her thumb.

Juliet strides inside the ward. Jansen listens to her footsteps and he turned slowly and faces Juliet. He felt nervous and startled. 

Juliet stared at Mia, "Mia, may we talk?"

Jansen springs to his feet, "excuse me." He swerves from Mia. As he strides across the room heading for the doors, he looks deeply into Juliet's eyes and Juliet looked into his. He wished to pull her into an embrace and he walks past her and stepped outside. He shut the door.

Juliet advanced to Mia's bed. "How are you doing sister? When you passed out at the party, I feared that I was gonna lose you. That's why I can't hold myself back from checking on you because you are my sister and it'll crush me if something bad happens to you."

"Quit it Juliet, " Mia scowled at her, "don't act like you care about me. You didn't care that I am ill, and that Jansen and I are a couple and you still dated him. Why did you? Is it his lips that enticed you to him? Or did you enjoy the way he cuddles you or do you enjoy being a slut?"