Imperfection - Episode 18

FRENZY

Pearl's POV

I tried getting acquainted with my surroundings as it was dark and the only sound I could hear was just like that of water dropping into a bucket with water already. I tried opening my eyes but they where too heavy for me to carry, I tried getting words to say but to no avail., I could feel myself drifting away into the sleep land. Then, I heard a sound, it was the door opening which was accompanied with footsteps. Maybe if the door open fully, there would be a ray of light, but I saw nothing.

Then I heard a voice :  “hey, you're still in there right?. I really hope you can hear me. It's been three weeks since you've fell asleep and I can't believe the fact that I could make it to this point without you”.

What!, why have I been sleeping for three weeks, what is going on with me?, why can't you make it with out me, you never liked me Greg.

“I always thought that maybe if you leave my life, it would be better but I'm wrong. This past few weeks makes me want to die without you in it. I miss you each and every moment. You know, there are times when I'll just enter into the house, and go straight into the kitchen hoping that you'll be there trying to burn it down”

Yeah, whatever. At least I can manage noodles now.

“I miss you, Pearl

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. Please come back to me really soon. Your parents too misses you and I really need someone to get Peach out of my life. Ever since the incident, it's like she replaced you with me but with an aim of destroying my entire being”

Yeah,that's my girl. I want to come back to you guys, Greg, but it's not easy for me. I just can't get things to happen.

You know one funny incident that happened today. I saw an old friend of mine whom we both attended the same secondary school together and when he saw me, the first thing he asked me was about you. You know, I was actually confused, so I had to ask him if he knew you from somewhere and he was like, we attended the same school together. I had to rush home and check the pictures from our last year. I actually saw you, Pearl. You were there and I had to wonder why I never saw you then in school.

I heard the door open for the second time that day and the voice that followed belonged to Peach.

“That's because you were all over Natasha and your cliche or maybe she was all over you” She replied his rhetorical question.

“I was just telling her about how she needs to wake up fast so I can get you off my back” She laughed at his words.

“Can I ask you a question, Greg?”

“Okay, go on”

“Do you like her, Pearl I mean” There was a little pause before he replied.

“No, I don't like her. I'm in love with her. I always thought I'll be able to keep my feelings from her but I don't want to anymore, I want to tell her how much I'm in love with her”

“Then I think I need to tell you this. I don't think she'll get mad at me if I did this. She's her, Greg”

“She's who?” I hear him ask.

“The girl from our prom night, the one that you thought died, it's Pearl”

“You're joking, right?”

“I'm serious, Greg. She's the same girl” Just like some minutes ago, there was silence and this time, it was longer then before.

“She's the fairy?”

“Yes, Greg. She's the one”

“You're lying, Peach That girl died years ago and I'm pathetic enough to be the one who killed her. You don't have to rub it on my face that it was me. Please just leave Pearl out of this”

“Why don't you open your eyes, and look at everything happening around you. How many times have the police knocked on your door to interrogate you?,I guess none right. Did you see anyone put up an obituary for a girl who died in our set?. You were so blinded by your guilt that you refused to see the positive side of things. Why don't you go ask your parent why they got you married to her?. Open your eyes, Greg”

I hear the door getting closed again this time but with a loud noise, I tried telling whoever was leaving to please wait. I tried lifting my hands to stop them but I couldn't.

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. I tried my fingers, and it worked.

“Oh my God, doctor!” I could hear Pearl screaming at the top of her voice. It was not long after that when I losed my consciousness.

I opened my eyes this time to light and I could see familiar faces smiling down at him. Even though my mom was crying and at the same time smiling, I still loved the view.

“Welcome back, honey” my dad greeted me while taking my hand in his big ones.

“Greg!” Honestly, he's the first person I want to see now. I have a whole lot of questions for him.

“What did you say, honey?” It was my mom who asked this time around, not due to the fact that she didn't hear me but because she actually want me to repeat myself.

“I want to see Greg, daddy”

“Greg has issues to sort out, he'll come see you when he's done. A lot has happened but I'll personally give you the full gist when you get home” My dad explained.

“Please, call him. Let me talk to him. Please” my dad only nodded and proceed to take his phone and dialled his number. After telling Greg that I wanted to talk to him, he passed the phone to me.

“Hey” I greeted

“Hey, how are you feeling?”

“More like, how you're feeling?” He only laughed a bit.

“When are you coming here, I miss you already”

“Very soon, and I miss you too. Especially your cooking power” We both laughed before I dropped the call and it was at that moment that I realized I was falling in love with my husband.

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Thank you so much for your patience and love for me. I'm really grateful. Also, I'm really Sorry for the late update.