Chapter 8

Tom - thanks. - I'm going after him, try to calm him down, talk to you later.

Mike - go on, run to him, give it to him so he can calm down and solve his bad mood, redhead

Alice - Asshole

Alice runs after Tom

Kim and Mike go to the hospital with the delgado, who keeps pulling Mike's bag all the time and she can't stop crying for anything

After all the running and screaming Alice does for Tom, he finally stops, looks at her and starts to cry

Tom - tell me this is all a bad dream, tell me Alice, this is all a lie, it's not happening

Alice walks up to him and hugs him around the waist

Alice - I'd love to say it my friend, but if it's a nightmare, we're stuck in the same nightmare. It hurts me so much to see you like this - Tom returns the hug, kisses the top of Alice's head and cries like a child

Tom - I know, little one, thank you for being with me here.

Alice - I will always, always be with you. You know you're like a brother, I love you so much.

Tom - I love you too little one

Alice - You can't go home like this, let's calm down first, let's go to the temple, there you always calm down, let's have some tea.

Tom - My life is over Alice

Alice - Don't talk like that Tom, come with me. Let's go to the temple

Tom - I don't want to go there. I want to go to Kasai, at the temple I'll remember her. The whole place reminds me of her.

Alice - Okay, let's go to the beach, let's go to Taylor's and get your car, it's far away.

The two walk hugging until Taylor gets the car in silence, it was not an uncomfortable silence, but Alice knew that there were no words to be said to her friend, the only thing that could be done was to stay by his side and take care of him and she would do this with much love and affection. She was completely worried about Kim too, but at the moment she was where she should be.

Tom was completely groundless and broken, his life had just fallen apart, the love of his life left for the guy she claimed to hate and she was still pregnant with him.

They take the car and go to Kasai, a further away part where they could hardly find anyone.

As soon as they arrived, the two sat together on a huge rock. Tom began to cry, and Alice hugged him

Alice - Don't be like that Tom, it hurts so much.

Tom - Alice, she tricked me. She's going to marry him and have a child. A son Alice. All those promises of love. Was it all a lie?

Alice - Of course not Tom, she loves you, I know it.

Tom - Does she love me? But she's going to marry another man and have a child with him? What a beautiful way to love, isn't it?

Alice - I think you two need to talk

Tom - Talk? I don't want to talk to her anymore, I don't ever want to see her again, Alice. I know she's your friend. But I don't ever want to talk about her again. She's dead to me.

Alice - Don't talk like that Tom

Tom - If you're really my friend and you love me, you'll respect me. For me Kim is dead, I don't want to talk about her anymore. No more crying for someone who doesn't deserve it. Well, let's get late, I'll take you home, otherwise your father will be a real pain in the ass and I don't want to get in trouble with him, not today.

Alice - Okay, let's go home.

Since the bomb literally exploded things have become more complicated, Kim hardly ever went to school and when he did there was always a security guard following him.

Alice and Kim always talked in whispers in the classroom or in the bathroom. The security guard had orders from Mike not to leave Kim alone with Alice.

In the school bathroom

Kim - How is he, girlfriend?

Alice - how do you think? Finished mate. I never imagined seeing him like this.

Kim - I so wish I could see him one last time, but how?

Alice - Look mate unfortunately I don't think he will want to see you, he is very hurt. Ain't want to say this, but he forbade me to even mention your name. He said that you are dead to him, that love is dead to him and he will never love another person.

Kim begins to cry compulsively and Alice hugs her tightly trying to console her

Alice - calm down girlfriend, this is bad for the baby, he's just talking out of his mouth, he's hurt, it's all too recent. I have an idea, why don't you write him a letter and I'll find a way to get him to read it at the right time, even if I have to read it to him.

Kim - okay, I will. Girlfriend, I can't take it anymore today, Mike said our wedding will take place next weekend, since classes end this week, let's get out of here.

Alice - go where girlfriend?

Kim - He doesn't want to tell me, he is crazier every day.

Alice: How is he with the baby?

Kim - He acts like it's his, and we were never together. Never friend, I have only had one man and you know that is Tom. He is the one I love.

Alice - I know girlfriend, let's fix this

AGAIN...