BETRAYAL

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Winnie opened her eyes and she was met by a pair of eyes she has missed so much, those loving beautiful pair of hazel eyes she grew to love. Michael's eyes. Is this a dream? Do dreams feel this real?? She stared at his eyes, afraid to even blink. What if she blinked and all that disappear the second she opened her eyes back. That's a risk she couldn't take.

"Winnie!!! Are you okay?? Can you hear me??" Michael asked, his eyes filled with worries. He stared deep in her eyes as if trying to read them.

Winnie slowly raised her hand and stroked his cheek, "If this is a dream I don't want to wake up. I don't want it to end" a tear fell from her eye, she didn't even notice she was crying until when she felt the cold liquid on her ear.

"No, no it's not a dream. It's me Winnie. It's really me," he repeatedly assured her, tears welling up in his eyes too.

Winnie suddenly sat and pulled him for a very tight hug. He was very warm. This must be real.

"Michael you are alive!! You were alive! Oh thank you God, thank you thank you," she wept so loud, it felt like a miracle. No, it was a miracle. She still felt like it was a dream.

Michael hugged her back even tighter and she could feel her heart racing so fast like how it used to whenever he gave her a hug. This is really him.

"Are you okay? Are you alright? What happened? Where have you been Michael? Do you know how worried we were, we looked for you everywhere. We thought you were dead. Why did you take so long? Do you know how sad I was when I thought you were dead? I had so many things to tell you, I didn't even get to tell you how much I love you. I had so many things to do with you," she ranted as she sobbed, unintentionally confessing her love for him.

"Winnie calm down first, I'll answer all your questions but first tell me if you're okay. You lost conscious and you have been sleeping for so long. I was so worried," He said as he released her from the hug to look at her eyes, all the time holding her hands.

"I'm fine, I must have fainted because of the fatigue."

"Yeah the doctor said the same thing," Michael told her. "Which reminds me, what were you thinking going up there alone?? And at that cold weather, with nothing but a thin dress and a hoodie?? And what are you, ten? Why would you run away from home?"

"I shouldn't be the one we're talking about right now. It's not like I am the one who disappeared for five years."

"It's not like I disappeared because I wanted to," Michael reasoned.

"And it's not like I ran away because I wanted to," Winnie argued.

"Why did you ran away?" Michael asked concerned.

"Calvin and my mom were forcing me to marry him," Winnie closed her eyes as she finished saying that, she shook her head to remove the unpleasant images of her being forced on the altar to marry Calvin.

"Calvin did that!??" Michael eyes widened. How could he do that?

"Your friend is crazy!!" Winnie yelled.

"I'm so sorry Winnie," Michael felt like it was his fault that happened.

"No, don't be. Why would you be sorry for something that he did? Plus I ran away before that happened," Winnie shrugged "By the way, how did you know I ran away? How did you know I was up there?"

"I just happened to find out by coincidence that you ran away. And I just took a guess to where you would be and went to check you there," Michael answered.

Winnie nodded. She looked around, only then noticing her surrounding. All that time the only things she noticed in the room was Michael's eyes, Michael's face, Michael's warmness, Michael's beautiful dark hairs and Michael's body.