Together

Chapter 25

Athanasia returns home with Lucas. Her eyes are swollen from crying too much. Lucas asked Jack to bring a glass of warm milk for Athanasia. The girl looked lifeless, she seemed unable to hear what was said by other people who met her along the hallway. She just passed them by her slow steps to her room and closed the door behind her. Athanasia locked herself in the room, no one could persuade her to open the door, even just for once. Lily and Jack stood in front of Athanasia's room. Jack brought warm milk for him at Lucas's request. Lucas that had just left the room raising his eyebrows to see the two of them. "What's wrong?", "Young master Lucas, young miss won't open the door at all" then Lucas glanced at the door of the room and returned to his room with a sigh. Lily and Jack felt confused by his behavior.

Lucas walked to his balcony, he opened the door and headed for the balcony of Athanasia's room. He jumped over and peeked at the balcony door of the girl. He could see Athanasia curled up on her bed, her back toward Lucas. He tried to open the door and for his surprise, it was not locked at all. So he entered without knocking and walked towards the side of Athanasia's bed.

"Hey"

No response

"Wake up"

Lucas didn't know how many times he called her but Athanasia still didn't budge from her position. Lucas then sat on the edge of the girl's bed, "It's not your fault" , ".... Not my fault? If only I could understand his feelings long ago, we wouldn't be like this".

"Then what are you going to do? Reply to his feelings?"

"...."

"Do you love him?"

"...."

"You don't even understand your own feelings, how do you want to be aware of other people's feelings?"

"What should I do. I could not continue to hurt him. I..."

"Will accept him? He will surely realize it. Do you want to give him false hope?"

"....."

"Face him properly. Say whatever you feel to him. You have the right to reject or accept the feelings of others"

".... I know"

"Are you done with your tantrum?"

"Huh?"

"Go open your door, Jack and Lily are already scared if anything happens to you. I'll go now"

"Where are you coming from by the way?"

"Door"

"Which door?"

Lucas pointed at the balcony door which opened slightly to Athanasia and walked toward it. The girl looked flatly at Lucas and sighed, "Next time don't go through there or if my dad know, you will be locked up in your room" which Lucas replied by just waving his arms lazily like he didn't care about that. He jumped back over the balcony and walked into his own room. Athanasia could hear the sound of the door closing from next to her room. She sighed again and climbed down from her bed, into a mirror and saw her disheveled face at the moment. She touched her cheek, "I look bad". Before she twisted the door handle she turned around and muttered "Thank you" in a soft voice and smiling. She then opened the door. Sure enough, Lily and Jack had panicked because she hadn't come out earlier, various questions they posed to Athanasia. They were calmed by her little smile and said that everything was fine.

When she ran into Diana in the hallway near her parents' room, of course Diana asked why her eyes were so swollen, "Are you crying?" Athanasia nodded slowly and Diana, as an understanding mother, did not force her daughter to tell her the problem. She just hugged her tightly and said, "Whatever you do, follow your heart". Athanasia gasped a little and a smile began to be engraved on her beautiful face. "Thank you, mom"