Straight line

"I thought you were in the hospital?" I asked Dili as soon as we both sad down on our usual spot in the library.

"No I wasn't. I haven't gone to the hospital today. I had a lot of things to do. I will be going later sha" He spoke leisurely resting his head on the book shelf, his eyes softly shut.

"Let me guess" I said in a knowing voice "You didn't sleep yesterday"

With a guilty look he opened one eye and turned to me "You got me, I didn't" he said all this with a smile. Did he think this was a joking matter.

"You know it's not good for your health Dili. You need to be sleeping" I didn't realize how hypocritical I was being right then.

"Says who? You?" Okay ouch, that definitely entered. But I still knew he was more than right.

"I'm sorry that was uncalled for" he sighed out apologetic. "I am just stressed that all"

"No, it's okay. You were right. Bottom line is that we should both take care of our health" I said with a shrug.

He gave me a grateful smile before he spoke again.

"So my mom told we that you two talked about what happened two years ago" I didn't expect him to bring it up right there and then but he did anyways. Which I was highly grateful for.

"Yeah we did. When I told her I was having nightmares about a bridge she finally opened up. Who would have thought I had Dissociative amnesia?" I mumbled the last part in amazement.

"Why didn't you ask me more on things after what my mother had told you?" he asked. "Didn't you have more questions"

I looked at him before saying "Yes I wanted to. I mean I have a lot of questions to ask you, like why did you keep something that important from me. But I knew I had to wait until you were properly ready to tell me yourself"

"Hmm, I see" He said with a thoughtful look on his face. "Well I guess I do have to tell you. it's now or never" it was in a low voice he said this but I still heard him loud and clear, given I was sitting down close to him.

I started feeling nervous for some reason for the explanation he was going to give me.

"Alright then, I guess my mother already told about how I was the one that didn't want her to tell us about what had happened in New York?" he asked.

I nodded my head giving him a positive answer.

"Well, the reason why I didn't want her to tell you, and the reason why I didn't want to tell you myself, is because I wanted to know more about you" I looked at him confused.

"What do you mean?"

"Okay let me put it simply. When I first met you on that bridge in New York Rica, I was intrigued by you. Although I'll have to admit that you wanting to end your life so easily angered me to great extents. Nevertheless I was still very much intrigued"

He continued "Truth being said, I wasn't expecting to see you again in Xenos academy. I didn't even know you were in the same school as I was, being that I rarely came to school. I was just majorly focusing on the family business. But I guess fate works in mysterious ways"

"Immediately I saw you, I did want to tell you even though I knew you wouldn't have remembered but then I thought well more like realized that I wanted to know more about you. But the first step was to become your friend, which was as you know all to well, was incredibly hard to do. So I did some undercover research on you" In his expression, he winched a little as he said the last part.

"You what?!?" I almost screamed. He researched me. Well I knew that with his wealth and power he could easily do that. But 'HE' did an undercover research on me?!?!

"I know that, that was out of my boundaries. I'm sorry. But I was just really curious" His explanation didn't lessen my anger but I allowed him to continue.

"The reason I did all that Rica, was to find out why a beautiful and stunning female like you would not see life as something precious"

"Wait" I said raising my hand to make him pause a minute "So what you're trying to say is that I was only like a project to you?" if I was angry before well now I was furious and sad. Which I will tell you was a deadly combination.

"At first, yes" I didn't want to jump into any hasty decision so I waited for what he would say next "But then who would have thought I would end up falling for the same girl I was so curious about" At this he released a laugh.

Did he just use the word love? My heart warmed at that. It's funny how my anger from before instantly vanished. I guess it was true, love did make one stupid. But frankly I didn't care if it did. I was just too darn happy at the moment to care.

"Di....." As I was about to speak to him. His phone rang. Such awesome timing right?

"Hello" he spoke gruffly on the phone.

After some few seconds I saw his eyes widened, shock very evident on his face.

My hears immediately stood as I heard what he said next "In critical condition?".

"No, yes, I'm on my way" he quickly cut the call and just as fast stood up.

"Dili what's wrong?" I asked frantically but I already had a good guess of what was going on.

"I-t's m-y mom" He shuttered out " The doctor called to say she is in cr-it-ical con-dit-ion at the moment" Fear was like a mask on his face, I could see it clearly in his eyes. He was afraid. And so was I.

"Let's go" I didn't think twice, instead I grabbed his hand and began to run to the school parking lot. I didn't even care about my school bag at that point.

We ran through the hallway in a haste. Few students that were still in the hallway and not in the schools cafeteria looked at us with confusion. Maybe we looked like mad people, sha that was their own headache.

When we finally reached Dili's car he zoomed off, scaring the daylight out of me. I had never been in a car that moved that fast in my life. He was going over the speed limit. But I knew what was at stake so I didn't try to correct him.

...

When we reached the hospital's parking lot we both quickly jumped down. I was positive Dili didn't even park well. Though I didn't care and I'm pretty sure Dili himself didn't give an ounce of care either.

We rushed through the hospital like it was no man's business. Patient's of the hospital and staff's alike gave us both strange looks just like the people at school.

Finally we reached Mrs Uzora's hospital room. Dili opened the door in a haste, I could hear his irregular breathing from all the way back here.

The scene I saw next made me let out a gasp.

A nurse was standing beside the hospital bed of Mrs Uzora, also I saw the doctor with a Defibrillator in his hand saying "Clear!"

Then he charged the device and pressed it to Mrs Uzora chest. The action made her body to move upwards. But I knew she wasn't the one that moved it willingly.

"Clear!" The doctor performed the same action over and over and over again, but the heart beat monitor was still showing the same straight line. It was truly a sad sight to watch. I could feel tears making its way to my eyes.

After a while the doctor stopped, and shook his head a little in sadness.

"Why did you stop!" I heard Dili shout from beside me. "Continue damn it!"

"Sir we have been at this for the last 30 minutes. I'm sorry to say but she's gone"The doctor announced sadly.

Nope, this was just one of my nightmares. This was definitely 'not' happening. She can't be... But just yesterday we were talking normally. I and Dili both thought her condition was doing much better.

"I don't need nor do I want your sorry! Bring my mother f**king back!" Dili screamed. I could hear the pain in his voice.

"I am so sorry sir" The doctor repeated.

Dili glared angrily, pushed pass the doctor and made his way to his mother. He held her limp hand tightly.

"Mummy please wake up." He whispered in a vulnerable voice. God did it shatter my heart to tiny pieces. My throat felt insanely scratchy.

"Dili" I choked out. "Please" what was I begging him for, I really did not know.

"Mummy!" he said louder this time "Please wake up"

"Mummy please" he repeated once again "Do you really want me to be an orphan? Daddy first then now you. No I won't accept that. Please mom wake up" He then brokenly whispered "I need you. Please" The sight of a son begging his mother to stay with him was just too much. Every human had their breaking point, and so did I. And that breaking point was now.

The tears flowed freely down my face. It starting calmly but then it became louder. I was crying like it was my own mother that I had just lost. But as she was like a mother to me it pretty much expected.

I walked to Dili then I hugged him tightly from the back.

"She's gone Dili, she's gone" i said to him.

"No" he denied "No it's not true" His body shook a little as he said this. Him sobbing could be heard from every corner of the room.

From the corner of my eyes I saw the doctor and the nurse leave the room giving us our privacy.

"She's gone Dili" I repeated softly. Because sadly, she truly was.