Chapter 311 - Not alone. (2/2)
”I didn't think the trauma would carry over so strong. I lock my doors. I don't carry a pocket knife with me 24/7. I actually thought that it was quite nice... and Gary's situation before... it was nothing compared to what I went through as a child. I mean, the counseling with Tye helped too so I didn't felt that something was wrong, you know?”
Lena nodded her head. She also thought at first that she was fine too, but she got the help she needed.
”But when one of your many boyfriends put me in that room, tied up, and so... everything just exploded. I---”
”I punched him.”
”Thanks.”
”Should I kill him for you too?” Lena offered.
”No. You don't have to get your hands dirty for me. The Erik side of me will get my revenge myself.” Gary responded. He said the Erik side of him because Erik's personality was a bit tough and rough compared to Gary. Gary had brains.. but not a lot of guts.
”Oh....”
”Oh what? That doesn't sound like a good Oh...” Gary looked at Lena who avoided his eye contact.
”Did I skip the part where I met your dad?” Lena's hands fidgeted.
”....”
”I brought Kris along with me... does that make it sound better.”
”No...” Gary looked at her. What did he expect though? This was something Lena would definitely do. ”So... are you not going to tell me the details?”
”Well... I don't want to give you a heart attack.”
”....” Gary sighed and laid further back on his bed. ”I wasn't going to tell you yet about him. Honestly... more like I don't know what to do with that man.”
”And what about the Yang family?”
”That too... I just... I just kind of wish to run away from all of this. Start my own company... start my own family without this crap of family behind me.”
”Then just do it.”
”What does it look like I am doing...?”
”I kinda made fun of you in front of your dad...” Lena confessed.
”When have you not make fun of me in front of anyone?”
”I called you a dog. Who wags its tail and lick my feet.”
”Ahaha..” Gary's mood lightened up a bit. ”That's true.”
”And then I called everyone else dogs too.”
”I don't know how you got out of his place alive... honestly, you are one crazy woman.”
Lena smiled and grabbed his hand. ”Let's stop hiding behind the shadows. You're not alone, Gary. I am not going to leave you again, and you're not allowed to leave me again too.”
”Do you ever think about... going back? If there was a way?” Gary asked.
”I used to. When I was first here... but then I began to believe that I was here for a reason... for a bigger purpose. And I did find that purpose. That one thing that will make me stay here. No regrets.”
”Kris?”
”Well, I guess you can put it one word like that,” Lena answered.
”There's a lot of things that I did not do... as Erik... that I regretted. And Gary.. also did not do a lot of things too, which he regretted. I felt that this new second chance is for both of us to make up for all the things we missed out on.”