"What"s so important that she had to leave the house this night?" Li Hoy had been asking himself this particular question since they drove out of her street.
When Sara asked him to come pick her up, and specifically instructed him to park beside her house, he had been skeptical about it especially when he saw reporters around her front door.
After confirming to Sara that there were no reporters by the side of her house, she told him to get ready and drive as soon as she got into the car because she was coming out very soon.
He wondered what she was intending to do. He thought maybe, there was a hidden door or something. But to his surprise, he saw her signal at him from the roof. The day was dark already but lights from nearby buildings and the reporter"s vehicle headlights illuminated the place a bit. If any of them had decided to stroll to the side of the apartment, there would have been able to see her since the roof wasn"t so high.
Before he could come out from the shock, he saw her running towards his car after doing a double front flip which perfectly landed her on the ground.
At that point, some reporters took note of her and chased after her. But she was really fast and they couldn"t catch up. Even after she entered his car and told him to drive, his mouth was still agape as he stared at her in awe. He finally came to his senses when he saw the reporters eagerly flas.h.i.+ng their camera lights at his vehicle. That was when he accelerated his BMW and zoomed off.
"Can"t you wait before meeting your friend at the hospital, or is she dying?" He broke the silence and asked. He noticed how tensed she was entire ride. Most of his questions had been snubbed also.
When he saw the news that evening, he had been surprised to see Sara everywhere. But, he wasn"t one to jump into conclusion easily. He saw many comments asking how she got that dress, since she was poor and whether she had slept around to be able to afford it. Hoy just shook his head before deciding to call her to know how she was doing.
Sara wondered if Hoy was driving like this because he was still too young and inexperienced. She knew if they continued like this, it was going to take forever before they arrived at the hospital.
There was only one way out, she had to drive.
With the way she was now, she was very sure she was going to break traffic rules but that wasn"t bothering her right now. If the police came, the Li family would handle that. Li Hoy was involved right? Besides, it was his car also. It didn"t mind pus.h.i.+ng the responsibility to him.
And with that, the BMW sped off to the hospital. When they got there, Hoy tried his entire best not to throw up. "How could a girl drive like that?" His heart was racing faster and his breath, ragged. He was only thankful that they had both survived the ride.
But one thing was certain, this would never repeat itself. Never in his life would he allow Sara to drive him anywhere.
After She thanked Hoy and waved him goodbye, she ran straight towards the hospital"s entrance without looking back.
Hoy looked at her retreating figure, wondering whether he was doing the right thing. He tried to leave after calming his nerves down but he couldn"t leave just yet. He wondered how Sara would get home tonight. So all he had to do was to wait for her.
When Sara was about entering inside the hospital, she b.u.mped into someone who was hurrying out of the hospital.
"Sorry." She said without looking up and tried to hurriedly leave but was shocked when the person suddenly pulled her by her arm.
"Sara?" He called in surprise.
Sara"s eyes shone when she gradually raised her head to see the very person she had been here for.
"Mi...mister Li?" She could equally see the surprise in his face.
Both of them said nothing. They just stood there, looking at each other in surprise. With Sara"s head up and Muchen"s down.
"Weren"t you sick?" Sara broke the silence and spoke first.
"You... came because you thought so?" He asked hopefully.
"I..I.. the thing is... I just" Sara hadn"t planned in advance and she really wasn"t a good liar. What was the point in denying it right now? She wondered.
"I thought you were sick" She said looking down. She was too embarra.s.sed right now she couldn"t look at him.
Muchen didn"t know how or why she drew that conclusion but he couldn"t help smiling. "I saw the news" He said softly. "You should have remained inside"
Sara"s head shot abruptly. She swallowed hard, not knowing how or where to start explaining things from.
"Mis...mister Li.." She tried saying something but nothing came out. She could only shake her head in denial. "I... I...didn"t do it" She managed to say as her eyes began to cloud "I really didn"t I swea.." Before she could finish, she felt Muchen pull her into a hug. He patted her back gently as he said
"I know you didn"t. I"m sorry I came late. I"ll help you fix it all"
Sara couldn"t believe it. She had never thought that in her life, she would meet someone who believed her no matter what. Someone who didn"t even need to hear her explain anything before he believed her. She couldn"t control her emotions anymore as she finally hugged him back and cried out.
Hoy watched them from a distance with an unreadable expression. He had decided to go with Sara into the hospital cause he figured it wasn"t safe to leave Sara on her own. But then, he saw her speaking with Muchen and also saw the very strong Sara, melt in his arms.
He couldn"t understand why he didn"t like the scene he was currently witnessing. He knew something might be going on between the two of them. But seeing it with his very own eyes, his chest tightened. He gradually turned and returned back to his car.