Can I trust you? (Part 2)

The following day, Oriana visited Eleo and found he was throwing a tantrum again. He was required to undergo some rehabilitation and therapy for both his hands and legs since they were casted due to minor fractures. The doctor would be removing his casts in two days' time and he suggested the post-treatments to Eleo. However, for Eleo who was traumatized by that incident refused to step out of his room. The doctor discussed the issue with Oriana and she told that she would try to convince Eleo for the treatment. After the doctor left, Oriana sat near Eleo quietly while Eleo watched the snow outside the window. At that moment they heard the phone ringing, Oriana tried to find the phone but she couldn't find it on the shelf near Eleo's bed. She walked around the room and found that the ringing sound came below a cupboard. Eleo's phone accidentally slipped below the cupboard when he threw things around him as the doctor mentioned about the physiotherapy earlier.

Oriana saw Mr. and Mrs. Horus call Eleo's phone several times but Eleo never picked up any of those calls.

She asked him, "Eleo, why didn't you answer your parents' calls? They must be worried about you. "

Eleo remained silent and sighed, "I… don't want them to know about my conditions, being scared of facing the outside world. I don't know how to answer their questions. They had huge expectations of me."

Oriana was speechless the moment she heard his answer and at that time Mrs. Horus called Eleo's phone again. Oriana took a deep breath and answered the phone call, "Hi, aunty. It's Oriana speaking."

Mrs. Horus replied, "Hi, Oriana. Dear, what happened to Eleo? Why are you answering his phone?"

Oriana answered, "Sorry, aunty. Eleo is sleeping after taking medication."

She lied about Eleo sleeping and told that she would remind Eleo to call her as soon as he woke up. Oriana tried to console Eleo by saying that she would accompany him during all his therapy sessions but he needed to promise to call his mother to inform her about his condition. However, Eleo refused it and for the next two days, Oriana kept visiting Eleo to convince him. On the day when the doctor removed Eleo's casts, Oriana tried to convince him again and he finally agreed to it. He briefly talked to his mom and during his therapy sessions, Oriana secretly sent some of Eleo's photos of him training to his mother. Mrs. Horus was delighted to see his son's improvements but at the same time disappointed because she couldn't be beside his son during his difficult times. The weather was worse than the previous week, and it was predicted Hong Kong would have heavy rain in two weeks.

Eleo's therapy sessions went on for a week and he was discharged after that. However, he needed to use a crutch and attend a few more sessions. Oriana's parents were worried about leaving Eleo at his home and suggested he live with them. At first, Eleo hesitated about it but Mrs. Summer told him that this was for his own safety and at the same time it can be easier for them to accompany him for doctor's appointments. Mr. and Mrs. Summer left for work and Oriana helped Eleo to their house. On the way, Eleo requested to leave him at his house for one night so that he could prepare luggage in order to stay at Oriana's house. Oriana said she would wait for him to call her the following morning to pick him up. She helped him to get into his room and left.

Later at night after Eleo freshened up, the servants served him dinner. Then, he started to pack some of his homework, to do at Oriana's house. While he was packing, some of his stationery fell behind the studying table. He flashed the light to look behind the table and saw his diary there with his stuff. He moved his table and tried to reach those things. After collecting those, he flashed again and saw something shining beneath the table. It was the keychain with a starry galaxy picture on it. It was split open when Eleo took it from the ground. He thought it was broken after falling on the ground but he noticed something written inside that keychain. On the left side of the inside part of the keychain written, 'Stars don't just appear at night'' while on the right side it was written, 'Even the sun is a star.' Eleo sat on his bed while holding that keychain.

A memory flashed in his mind, it was Oriana who was with him all the time and smiling brightly like the sun whenever she looked at him. He even felt the warmth through her bright smile and those sincere eyes of hers. Tears started to drop from his left eyes without him realizing it. A ding sound sounded from his phone and at first, he noticed the sun emoji. It was a message from Oriana saying, "Is everything okay?" He stared at the message blankly and clicked his remote to slide open his ceiling below the roof. Even though the roof was cleaned earlier, it began to snow again and started to cover up most of the parts of the roof. Eleo managed to look at the night sky and noticed there were no stars in the sky. He wasn't upset about it but only hoped he could watch the sun tomorrow. He fell asleep without replying to Oriana and he even forgot to set alarm to wake up the next day.

The next morning, Oriana waited for the call from Eleo. However it was almost noon, he didn't call her. She was worried about him and went straight to his house. It turned out Eleo was still sleeping and the servants tried to wake him up several times but he didn't wake up. Oriana went upstairs and knocked on Eleo's room door several times but he didn't respond. She sat in front of the door and waited for him.

The sun shined on the roof and melted all the snow. The light reached Eleo's face and woke him. He realized the winter would be over in a few days and he was glad to witness the bright sun. Then, he heard someone talking in front of his door and went to open it. It was his servant who was requesting Oriana to sit on the sofa while waiting for Eleo to wake up. Oriana and the servant were surprised to look at Eleo's face who didn't realize about the time yet. Oriana told him that it was almost noon and asked whether he finished packing his things. Eleo scratched his head and said, "Ermm… I fell asleep yesterday. Can you help me to stuff my clothes in the luggage while I shower?" Oriana agreed because it would be hard for him to handle everything on his own.

While packing his stuff, Oriana was thinking that this guy who never let anyone enter his room except Mrs. Feroza, now he had let her into his room and moreover to pack his things. Oriana was pleased but remembered that trust takes years to build and seconds to break.