Chapter 35

Before going home, Felicity bought all the medicines that I needed to drink and apply to my burns. He was giving me instructions while he was driving, but my mind was too occupied to save all the information he was telling me and he only stopped when his phone suddenly rang. "Your Mom is calling," he informed me, which made me let out a heavy sigh before taking the phone with him to answer the call. They already knew what happened, and that made me feel bad for making them worry. I failed again by proving that I was no longer a baby and that I could live by myself. "H-how are you, my sweetheart? Is your skin still sore?" my Mom asked right after I said hello. I heard Dad's voice from the background. He was saying something, but I couldn't understand what it was. "I feel better now. I'm just going to heal my burns at home and go to a dermatologist to help me remove the scars," I replied. "Glad to know, princess!" It was Dad who responded. I felt relieved when I heard his voice; however, when Mom didn't say anything after I answered, I got scared. I heard them talking in whispers, which made me frown because I couldn't clearly understand a single word. They seemed to be arguing, and Felicity turned her head in my direction when he noticed it. "Do you want us to come home, sweetie?" Dad continued, but what he asked alarmed me, and I could not control the emotion that surged through me. "There's no need, Dad! I said I'm fine; I can handle myself!" I froze right after uttering those words. I caught Felicity's eyes, and I knew that even he was shocked by how I acted. I bowed my head in annoyance and let out another heavy sigh. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound rude. Don't worry about me here. It was only an accident. I'll be fine, I promise." I apologized in a calm and soft voice. There were a few seconds of silence. I was frustrated with how I reacted. I felt sorry that I was rude to them, even though I knew they were only worried about me. "It's okay, princess. We understand," Dad replied, and I felt a little relief to hear Dad's response. "By the way, princess, do you want us to send you some of your favorite sweets.? Or how about coffee?" "Y-Yes, please, Dad, but just send me coffee beans instead," I answered. I knew he was only changing the topic, just like his typical habit when Mom and I were having disagreements. "Copy that! I mean coffee!" Dad chuckled; however, I couldn't laugh along with him. "Thank you, Dad... and Mom." They said goodbye after that, which shocked me. I was waiting for my Mom to scold me, but I didn't get anything from her. I returned the phone after that conversation and looked out of the window with indescribable mixed emotions. "You want coffee? Let's go to the coffee shop before heading to the mansion," Felicity asked after a few minutes. "We can have coffee at home," I replied sluggishly, giving him a quick glance. I saw in his face that he wanted to ask something, but he chose not to. Maybe he felt that I would not answer anything by then because I was still not in the right state of mind. When we arrived at the mansion, I went straight to my room. The first thing I thought was to take a shower, but I suddenly felt frightened to step inside the bathroom. "What are you doing there?" Felicity followed me into my room. Two maids were behind him when I looked at him; they were carrying my luggage and other things he brought to the hospital. "Are you thinking of doing it again?" he added sarcastically. I wanted to raise my eyebrow, but when he started speaking again with a different tone, he made me change my mind. "You can take a bath, but first make sure that the water won't burn your skin." He even went to the bathroom to fix the coldness and hotness of the water that would go out from the faucet on both the bathtub and my sink. I stayed standing next to the bathroom door while watching his every movement. I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if he really didn't come last night. "Something wrong?" I was startled when he suddenly asked. "No, nothing," I stammered, and I looked in a different direction to avoid his gaze. "I already fixed it, so don't change the temperature again. If you want to take a bath, I will ask the maids to prepare your bath right away," he said later on. "I can do it myself," I answered sluggishly, still unable to look at him. "I know, we just want to assist you. You might need some help before I leave. I'm going to the office; I'll be back later tonight," he uttered. "Okay," I replied, showing no interest in what he just said. He left, but before leaving, I heard him order the maids to keep an eye on me. The two maids were left inside the room with me. They were returning the clothes inside the luggage to my walk-in closet. I pretended I was doing something. I took my laptop off the table and turned it on. I heard the door shut after a few minutes and discovered the maids had finally left. I immediately took my phone to the bedside table, where I left it the night I was rushed into the hospital to make a call. I called Doctor Lilia to tell her what happened. I wanted to see her in person, but I felt embarrassed to show her my burns. She was shocked when I told her what happened. Doc Liliaa explained the possibility for a person suffering from depression and someone under the influence of alcohol to feel numb. As I listened, I felt frightened to go to the bathroom that day. I also thought that I would never drink again. I stayed in the garden to get some air after that call. I didn't feel hungry, even though it was already nearly ten and I hadn't eaten anything yet. Even a cup of coffee. I didn't even notice I had been there for a couple of minutes. A maid suddenly approached me to remind me I had medicine to drink. I needed to eat something first before doing so. I had a great feeling Felicity would call to order the maid to do that. He was the only one who knew about the medicines I needed to take. We went to the dining area, and they served me food to eat. There was complete silence inside the mansion, which made it too awkward. After that, I tried to find something to do to distract my mind. That was why I went to our entertainment room with all my DVD and CD collections. I searched for a movie I could rewatch because most of those were ones I had already seen. I chose an old romantic comedy movie about a girl who has some kind of illness that makes her forget what is happening, and she goes back to a distinct day and repeats the same things she did that particular day until she meets a guy who falls in love with her and her condition. While watching, my tears suddenly fell. I couldn't finish it. I turned the player off and put the CD back where I took it. I decided to go back to my room and went to the bathroom sink to wash my eyes to reduce the puffiness. I was a bit surprised when I turned on the faucet. I thought hot water would come out, but it did not. There was a slight tingling pain on my skin when the burned part got wet, but not in the way it hurt when I was in the hospital. "Why haven't you showered yet?" I was stunned when Felicity suddenly walked inside the bathroom door. "Let's eat lunch, girl," he invited me without waiting for me to answer the first question he spilled. "I'm not hungry," I answered, gently wiping my hand on the towel. "Okay, but why are you here? Are you going to take a bath? Wait—I haven't bought the antibacterial body wash the derma prescribed. You can take a shower later. I'll buy the soap first," he said before rushing outside. My eyebrows met when he was already out of sight. 'He doesn't have to do that,' I thought, and I went out of the bathroom.