Mr. Hephephobias

CHAPTER 39 - Girl Pigtail

Kelvin paused his intention to approach Lucia. He contacted Lucia by phone. “You okay? I'll wait for you under” said Kelvin still staring at Lucia and Rayn from a distance.

“I'm fine, you don't have to wait for me. And may I ask permission late return to Cafe?” ask Lucia in the call. While he is still trapped in Rayn's arms.

“What are you alone?” ask Kelvin.

Lucia was silent for a moment, she hesitated to answer if she was currently together with Rayn. “I... I am currently with Rayn” he said looking down at Rayn.

“The condition is not good, so I have to drive him home after that will return to the Cafe. I'm sorry if it made you worry” he continued. Lucia did not want to lie to the person who had helped her a lot. Kelvin's kindness to him was invaluable to Lucia.

Kelvin squeezes his phone and hangs up. Something that he had a hard time controlling right now was his selfish feelings. Kelvin expected a lie from the innocent girl to deny his current heartache. Lucia's honesty made her feel that Lucia didn't look at her as a man. “What I expected” said and left the hotel.

Lucia slowly took off Rayn's embrace. He clasped Rayn's shoulders and looked at her. “What happened?” he asked after seeing Rayn calm down.

“Can we return to Villa now?” ryan asked Lucia. At the moment he doesn't want to talk about anything. Lucia replied with a nod and helped her walk.

During the trip driven by Lucia, Rayn just closed her eyes sitting next to Lusia. Occasionally Lucia glanced at Rayn. He knew that Rayn was not sleeping. Rayn was just trying to hold something that was very painful for her, even she slowly shed tears even though her eyes were closed.

I don't know why seeing Rayn's tears makes Lucia's heart ache too. This was the first time he had seen Rayn drop a tear in front of him. “Can't you share that pain with me?”. A question that only Lucia could say in her heart considering Ryan chose to shut up.

Lucia arrived at Villa, not until she got out of the car, along with Mickey's car. Lucia helps Rayn get out of the car. Mickey and Arka also get off the car directly approaching the two. But they can't help because Rayn's phobia doesn't allow them to touch her.

“You're with him?” ask Lucia to Arka who saw him get off Mickey's car. “How can you not be with him at a time like this” continued Lucia said while bringing Rayn in.

“That's why I asked you to stop from Cafe” Mickey muttered softly and then followed Lucia.

Mickey needs Lucia every time there is for Rayn. However, Lucia refused despite being offered a high-paying offer. Lucia chose to keep dividing her time working at Cafe Kelvin.

Mickey and Arka are waiting downstairs. Mickey looked annoyed and angry at Arka. “Why didn't you tell me if he went to see her?” ask Mickey to Arka.

Arka looked down and apologized. “I'm sorry Mr. Mickey, Mr. Rayn forbid me to tell you and Miss Lucy”.

“Do you forget who you work for? You sure that's his order?” mickey asked suspiciously.

Arka is a special bodyguard appointed by Rayn's father, Mr. Charles

Dean Anderson's. However, Rayn's father gives up all control of Rayn's security to Mickey.

Mickey is furious with Arka for finding out too late that Rayn went to see her father.

In Rayn's room, Lucia helps Rayn sit on her bed. He takes the water and medicine for Rayn and helps her take the medicine. He grabbed Rayn's hand asking. “You sure you're okay? Is it okay if I go back to the Cafe?” ask Lucia.

Rayn did not answer just looking at him sedu, she looked at Lucia with eyes that began to glaze over. Rayn let out a slow breath then turned her face down, as if she did not want Lucia to look at her in grief. Seeing that Lucia immediately approached and hugged him. “Tell me if it's hard for you. You do not need to endure the pain alone” said Lucia.

Rayn rested her chin on Luisa's shoulder. The sound of Rayn's breathing holding the stuffing and her teardrops began to wet Lucia's shoulders. In Lucia's arms, Rayn recalls her past where she first returned to the country.

#flashback

He remembered a girl with horse-punched hair, dressed in a school uniform who helped him from a group of schoolchildren in a street skateboarding arena. “Hide behind me, I will teach them a lesson for daring to bother you” said the girl clenched her hands ready to fight boxing with the men in front of her. “Are you new here? Don't worry, I know who they are. So, I'll protect you.” The girl's words imprinted Rayn's mind until she was an adult.

#back

“Thank you.." said Rayn slowly returning Lucia's embrace by wrapping her hands together. " Thank you for always coming for me” continued Rayn Iirih close her eyes again shed tears.

“Always ?" ask Lucia.

"It's been my job working for you” continued Lucia replied by slowly patting Rayn's shoulder repeatedly.

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[I'm sorry, today I can't go back to the cafe. I'll replace him at the weekend ]- Lucia's message to Kelvin.

At the Cafe, Kelvin who read Lusia's message expected it. A person like Lucia who had a good heart would not be able to leave Rayn in such a condition.

[I understand. Don't worry about the cafe, because today I plan to help the Cafe. You also take care of your health]- Reply to Kelvin's message.

Lucia sat on the lip of Ryan's bed, she held Rayn's hand back and looked at him. He had no idea what was really going on with Rayn today. He only remembers the last time Rayn left him in the library. Lucia felt very sorry and guilty for being immediately angry and not answering her call immediately.

“You know, today I feel so bad to myself. It was as if I had broken my promise to you. My promise will always be there for you to count on me, always reach out my hand and hold your hand like this, take care of you and be your shield.

“Do you forget that Mickey has been my shield all this time Rayn opened his eyes. Lucia was surprised that Rayn was awake.

Lucia then smiled faintly. He admitted Rayn's words can be proven if Mickey's contact, Rayn save on his phone with the name ‘Mickey’ Shield.

“Do you not want to replace that shield status to be mine? ‘Sweet Shield Lucia’ I think it fits. After all, it is not currently me who is your shield” said Lucia confidently with a smile.

“Are you sure I can use the word Sweet for your name? All right, I'll think of another word after sweet. The shield does not match the word Sweet” Rayn replied.

Lucia raised her eyebrows suspiciously, What will she plan to do. He was curious Rayn would keep his number by what name.

“What's wrong with your reaction. Don't tell me you want me to add it to my sweetness?" ask Rayn.

"It's a good thing I'm not eating or drinking anything" Lucia said shaking her head.

"What's that important now?" ask Rayn.

"Because I will definitely spit it out on you after hearing it. I can't imagine if your handsome face would be covered in beads from my mouth" he replied, twisting his index finger on Rayn's face.

Rayn laughed when she heard it. It was hard to believe those words were spoken so easily by this girl without feeling disgusted.

"Do I have to use my Sweet Shield name? Don't you feel like it's too ridiculous? or. chirped Rayn.

"Just do it if you dare” said Lucia cut off Rayn's words by lightly hitting her stomach.

“Aw….A. Y... ” Rayn reacts as if in pain to Lucia's blow causing her to panic.

Lucia immediately got up from her seat. "Did that make you sick?" ask her by touching Ryan's stomach which she had hit. Rayn held her hand, Lucia was instantly silent.

“Why?” ask Lucia worriedly.

“No one hurts” replied Rayn smiling.

"Then why did you react... A... Aw" asked Lucia to reenact what Rayn had done.

"I just want to see your reaction, do you still care about me" Rayn replied smiling.

"Don't touch me with that angelic smile of yours. Go back to rest before I'm really going to get your entrails out.” threatened Lucia to release her hand and then leave the room leaving Rayn. Lucia felt, if Rayn had already violated it means Rayn already felt good.

Rayn simply smiled looking at Lucia leaving her with an annoyed look on her face. He grabbed a picture frame of his mother which he put on the table carried a sleeping lamp. Rayn dismantled the frame, taking a tear from the sketchbook paper stored behind a photo of her late mother. The sketchbook shows a sketch of a girl in a ponytail wearing a school uniform looking back. “He never changed” he said looking at the sketches he made when he first came from Canada.

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*** To Be Continued***