Chapter 5

Time flew by and soon six months had succumbed. My health had taken a very huge step and I could now walk without the aid of clutches nor did I support my myself with walk as I walked around the place. The place was somehow lively with Miguel around. Two months after Miguel visited me in my room, he left to who knows where. We were close since he was friendly but never did I cross the boundary by asking about his personal life. Miguel left for three good months. Those were the worst months of my life since my days revolved on doing the same things. After breakfast, I would sit by the window and watch the ocean waves thinking about the possible thing that would have happened back at home after my disappearance. I wondered how my mother was faring on and how my sister was. I knew she was bored alot after my disappearance. I was the only person she would share everything with and chat with comfortably. Ofcourse I loved them both but my sister was my everything. I loved her more than anything and the thought that she was all alone with mother, shattered my heart thousands of thousands small pieces and brought hot tears down my cheeks. Now that I could walk again, I knew that it was time to go back home, to my sister and my mother. That morning after my breakfast, I sat staring at the waves, wishing that they would carry the pain of leaving my sister alone in that situation that night and that funny feeling I had since the first day I woke up that night.

"Great waves of the ocean...please take my pains away and give a message of hope to my Andy....that I will be home soon with them...can you do that for me?" I asked the waves as I stared at them. As much as I knew that the waves couldn't do such a thing, I really hoped beyond hopingand wished that they would and also bring me feedback from baby sister. I really longed hearing form her and I didn't know how my disappearance affected her and what she thought of me now. I suddenly felt afraid...afraid that she will end up hating me for what happened.That she wouldn't understand what happened that day and understand that it wasn't my wish to leave her alone at such a time and situation. I was engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't hear the person coming in until the person tapped my shoulder from behind making me halt as I turned to face him. It was Miguel.

"You look so bothered today...are you okay?" he asked sitting next to me as I quickly wiped my tears away before smiling at him.

"Am fine Miguel....and you?...how are you doing," I asked trying to sound as cool as ever but I Miguel's expression and answer made me know that I had failed terribly.

"I might not know you quite well...but I can tell that you are bothered.But you can talk to me ...I will do everything in my power to help you," Miguel spoke with assurance making me sigh before turning my gaze to the ocean and spoke.

"I want to go home.Can you help me with that?" I asked still staring at the ocean.Miguel remained silent for long making me turn to face him.His silence was really making me anxious and I couldn't wait to hear his answer. I had never tried to escape...not because I didn't want to but because the yacht was in the ocean and I would need a boat to escape from here so I just remained still and waited for an opportunity to avail itself for me to grab it.

"Don't you like it here?" Miguel asked instead making my jaw drop with shock.Hoe did he expect me to like it yet I had left my baby sister with my sick mother and I didn't know how they were both doing so how would I possible like it here.

"That's not what I mean...but I miss my sister and my mother and I don't even know how they are. I just want to go back to them... spend time with them as we did earlier and share meals with them," I answered him trying not to sound harsh or rude to the person who had given this place a meaning for me just by his presence.Miguel silently nodded his head while looking at the ocean too.

" I will make sure you go back home before this week ends," he said now looking at me. I was beyond happy by what he had said that I found myself tightly hugging him while shedding tears of joy. I stayed in his arms for a while before I could feel his tensed body making ng me pull away quickly before sitting upright on my position and looked away shyly. We both remained quiet for a while before Miguel spoke.

"So what have you planned to do for the rest of the day?" he asked after clearing his throat to break the silence between us.

"N... nothing really....or maybe just lazing around," I answered calmly and he just nodded. Again, we remained quiet for another long while before Miguel asking to leave and I remained all alone in the room. This time, even though I was alone, the loneliness was filled or rather replaced by the happy mood I was having. My happiness was beyond explanation as I knew that I would soon see my mother and my Andy. I couldn't just wait to go scooter racing with her where I rode a scooter and she chased me with a bicycle. I couldn't wait to go taste the sweet street Korean foods with her after picking her from school. I couldn't wait to hug her tight as she cried in my arms because some bully boys in school kept on bullying her. I missed her so much but I was now sure we would meet soon. Just this one week to go and we would be together again.

"Am coming home siz...just wait a little longer....your sister is coming to you and nothing will separate us again for so long," I spoke to myself smiling widely.