Three days after...

As Paul promised Risa that they could pick him up together with Ron at his home by using his car.

Ron drive and Risa guide on the address given to her. And they stop at the front of the huge house they saw a man standing who dressed formally.

Risa gets off the car and talked to the man, Ron thinks that they were lost and Risa just asked for directions to the man, and they both approach his car.

Risa knocks on the car's window and Ron unlocked the doors. Risa sat at the back and the man sat beside Ron. 

It was Paul dressed formally, looking so neat that made Ron feels he sees a different person.

"Is that Paul?" Ron asked and Risa said, "Yeah? That's Paul. Why?". Ron never thought that the dirty beggar yesterday is this handsome gentleman.

Paul Direct Ron to a mental hospital to meet their friend who was admitted because of violence.

"why are we in this place again, Risa?" Ron asked as they approach the information desk."Good morning." Risa greeted the lady and the lady looked at Paul.

"Sir, you're here today as usual." The lady greeted with a smile on Paul. "Are you guys friends of Miko?" the lady asked Risa and Paul.

"Yes, we are. Is he in his room?" Risa said and the lady nod.

The lady called a male nurse to assist them in Miko's room and before they left the desk the lady said. "He's getting more livelier lately. So please be careful." Risa wondered what the lady meant by that.

As they were headed to Miko's Room. Paul said to Risa and Ron, "Wait for me here, I'll get Miko to pack his things."

As when they are just outside Miko's room. Risa started to tell Ron stories on how great Miko is."Miko is the youngest among us, yet he is the most reliable and dependable too. You'll see he's a big help to this job. Trust me." Risa said. 

As she tells more details about Miko, they heard a loud noise from inside the room."Is that Miko!?" Risa worriedly said as she was about to move towards the door but Ron stopped her.

"Risa, we should wait for Paul. Maybe something fell while they are preparing. "Ron said and Risa sat down.

Paul opened the door, he just looked at Risa and Paul never said a word, then immediately went back inside and slam the door. 

Risa and Ron were surprised as Paul looks exhausted. As they wait further outside the room. They still heard loud noises coming from the room and it becomes more often. 

"I'm just going to the restroom, please Risa, stay here. Okay?" Ron said to her and she nodded.

As Ron went to the restroom, Risa was so worried about what's going on inside, moves towards the door, slightly opened and have a peek inside.

She was so shocked by what she saw, a rampaging boy who's attacking Paul and the male nurse inside hurriedly run away in fear.

She was so shocked, tears run down on her face and covered her mouth. "what happened to you, Miko?" Risa whispered in despair. 

Ron saw Risa, run towards her and then open the door. the boy pushed Paul on the wall and was to stab Paul with a plastic fork. 

"Miko! Stop it already! Like I told you, Risa is here!" Paul hardly says. The boy is still trying to stab him but Paul is holding his arms. 

As Risa still crying in despair, she wanted to stop Miko but Ron charged in instead to pull the boy away from Paul.

"Miko." Risa sorrowfully said as she can't stand what she's witnessing. And the boy, Miko, suddenly drops the plastic fork as he heard a familiar voice.

"Risa?" Miko confusedly said and face her. He was surprised to see Risa and he noticed tears falling from her face, he gravely lowered down himself on the floor.

Ron was surprised to see the sudden change on the boy when he saw Risa. "Who are you really? Risa." Ron said to himself.

Risa slowly approaches Miko, who is apologizing repeatedly and started to cry as feel ashamed of his actions.

Risa holds on to Miko's cheeks, "Raise your head. I know it's my fault, Miko." Risa said but Miko refuses to do it and even pressed his head harder on the floor.

"Miko, please stop it." Risa beg. 

"Miko! Didn't you heard her!? How long are you going to make her pity herself!?" Paul shouted, Miko stops pressing himself but cover his face with his hand slowly raise his head.

"Look at me, Miko. I've come to pick you up," Risa said and she held on to Miko's hand that covers his face.

As she uncovers Miko's face slowly Miko yells his heart out crying.

"it's alright. I'm sorry you've waited for so long Miko. Promise I'll never leave you again." Risa hugs Miko. 

As Miko rested his head on Risa's shoulder and closed his eyes while weeping, 

With Risa on his side, his expression of sadness slowly turned to relief and pure happiness.

Ron sigh in relief that the rampage stops and Paul help both of them to stand up.

"Is he always like that?" Ron asked Paul as he starts cleaning the place.

"No, he was a great boy way back before. far from what you are seeing now." Paul said.

"From now on you are coming with us, right?" Risa asked Miko and he happily nods at her.

"We brought your clothes. Wear them, okay? I chose them for you." Risa said. Paul gave the bag of clothes, Miko looked at it and a smile was drawn on his face.

"Ron... Paul... Can you please buy food for us?" Risa asked them.

Ron, looking hesitant to leave them but Paul tapped his shoulders saying..."He is much more reliable and smarter than you are, He won't hurt Risa." They both turn their back and left the room.

While Miko is washing, Risa is fixing the room and prepared his clothes.

As Miko recalls an event of his life before he met Risa.

"Do you know why we are stuck in this house with you, Miko?" His aunt said. 

"I guess, you didn't know. You didn't know how hard it is whenever I see you." His aunt said and he felt depressed by just listening from the window to his aunt, who is crying outside in the rain.

"Miko, I sorry but even I, your brother, can't stay with you." His brother said to him and walks away.

"Brother, do you hate me?" he asked back, his brother stopped, smiled at him and said, "I wish, I could."

"Look at him, he charged at them and almost killed them." the people say around him, as he stopped punching the bully student. 

As he looked around him and people started to say bad things on what he did. He looked to the victim, tried to get near him but the victim scared of what he witnessed cried off running, leaving Miko alone in the scene.

Being swarmed by so many people blabbering to him. he doesn't know what to do. until he heard someone.

"Miko? Are you still okay there?" Risa knocked and asked as she felt that the shower is running still.

"Risa?" Miko called her and he shuts off the shower."I've been waiting for you. I grew tired of it. No one can understand me and yet they always glared at me like I've done something bad." Miko said and Risa responded. "I know and I'm sorry."

"Where have you been?" Miko said and Risa gave him the towel.

"I've been working lately. how about you, Miko? how are you?" Risa said. Miko comes out of the bathroom dressed and the drying his hair.

"I'm doing great now. Before you came, I was lonely, agonizing every day and back then I felt that if I hurt others it will lessen the pain, but the pain and the loneliness only grew deeper and deeper." Miko said and lower down his to let Risa dry his head.

Risa assures Miko by saying. "You know that it is not going to work like that. It's okay now, from now on we will be always together, Okay?" and hug him.

Miko felt that day, that he shove his own grave far too deep. So deep that no one can hear him. 

As he hurt people and the days gone by the hole grew deeper. But after he heard Risa's voice, a rope of hope comes in to reach him, to pull him up again. 

As he was pulled up, he took Risa's hand and he felt warmed and safe again. As the two returning to Miko's room...

"There is something I like to ask, Paul?" Ron said.

"I know, there are so many things that don't make sense to you, Right?" Paul replied.

"Yeah, I want to know who really Risa is, I mean seeing that boy changed after he heard calling his name and you looked way more different now than when we first met at the park," Ron said.

"There are only a few things I know about her. we worked together for a long time. I owe her my life today. She tends to draw kind people because she's naturally kind in her own ways." As Ron answered honestly.

"That boy, Miko. Both, you and Risa said so many things great things about him. How come he is here now?" Ron asked curiously.

"The first time Risa bought him to our place. I sensed that he is a violent boy but not a bad person. As we worked together. I realized why Risa brought him, he is also cursed like her. We fought together in bad times and good times. We thought it was all enough." As Paul replied.

"Do you know what is the most beneficial thing why people love?" Paul said and Ron doesn't know what to answer.

"It's because people start to grow and change drastically, once they felt true love," Paul said and opens the door.

As Paul opens the door, they both saw that the boy who was rampaging earlier looks totally different. 

As they see both of them laughing. As for Paul, It feels that Miko really returned to what he is before and as for Ron, it makes him more curious and felt an urge that he wanted to know more about Risa.

"Miko! I got your favorite. crunchy waffles!" Paul shouted, handed it to Miko and Ron closes the door.

"I'm so sorry, Paul?" Miko said, Paul, sat beside him and responded back asking, "Is it because you hurt me earlier?" Miko shook his head and said "No. I'm sorry for not believing you." Paul understands him, hugs him.

"It's okay. Everybody tends to grow tired of something you have been waited for too long. Let's stop this drama and maybe let's talk about things that we have been doing lately. Right?" Paul said, Miko hugged him back and all of them agreed on what Paul said.

After eating and they talked a bit for Risa to know what happened to them lately, Risa told them how Ron got her to agree to work with them and then...

.The Nurse knocks on their room and asked them to have Miko prepared for his final check-up. 

Risa said to Paul and Ron that she will accompany Miko and they should pay for the hospital bill.

As Risa opened the door she saw that the doctor got alarmed and was on guard.

"Doc? You really don't need to do that." Risa said and the doctor removed his tools and wore his robe.

As he checks on Miko. He was amazed by how he behaves so well. "It seems that all is well on him. I was just only wondering, how he was instantly changed?" The doctor said and Miko smiled to Risa.

"Is this the first time you visited him?" The doctor and both of them wondered why he asked that but still, Risa nods back at him.

"I was just only asking. No need to worry about him. Just take these medicines for him to recover fast and don't hesitate to bring him back here if he starts getting violent again." The doctor said and they stood up.

"Well, I think that will not going to happen again, Doc," Miko said, Risa and the doctor soothingly smiled on him.

"By the way, I don't know if I should tell you this, the nurses once told me that there is another person who's checking on him." The doctor said and both of them got alarmed by what they heard.

As for Paul and Ron, who went to pay for the Bill."Do you think? How much it is?" Ron asked Paul and he pulled out his card.

"It doesn't matter to me," Paul replied and Ron got amazed by what he saw. A platinum credit card.

 "Are you really that beggar we saw?" Ron muttered. Paul confusedly looked at him as he didn't hear what he said but Ron just said. "Nothing."

After the receipts were given to them. Both of them got surprised as the bill covered only the expenses today. 

So Paul asked the cashier, they say that there is someone who always pays the bill. They said that it was always paid in cash, so there was no trace of banking information to the receipts. 

Paul got alarmed by this. He showed them a lady's picture and they said it is a tall man who always pays the bill.

As they meet up, Risa told them about the checkup and what the doctor said that there is another person getting Miko's medical records. Paul told them also about another person paying Miko's bill. 

Risa decided to talk about it later as what matter now is they got Miko Healthy and they are leaving the place together.

As Ron prepared his car. Risa and the others wave goodbye to the nurses and Miko apologize and thank them.

As they left the Hospital. the nurses and the doctors can't stop talking about Miko's instant recovery after his friend came to visit him. 

They were amazed. As their car exits the place. 

A tall buffed man saw Miko riding with them and started to make a phone call."Master, we've come too late already. 

"They already got him." The man said and turned back walking.

"She never ceases to amaze me. She always steps ahead of us. Just forget it. We can't get him anyways." the voice said and the man apologized to her.


 

ArtEnHands Creator

-