Chapter 2 He Needs to Leave before the Sun Rises
Ca was driving herself insane. She had no idea what do with this man. What was wrong with her?
How could she take him to her house like this? She took one good look at him and decided that it
definitely wasn''t a good idea.
A thought crossed her mind, ''Is he a felon? I wonder whether he has a criminal record.'' She nced
down at him and saw that he had blood stains all over his shirt. ''By the looks of him, he has got to be
some kind of criminal, '' she thought. Looking at him again, her mind began to run wild, ''Why were those
people chasing him? He must have done something quite horrific for them to want to beat him
unconsciously.''
Looking around her, she took a second and thought to herself, ''There are so many people in this
world... Why does this have to happen to me?'' Ca''s mom had told her never get involved with men
like him. Her mom always used to say," Men like that will take all of your money, leave you homeless
and heartbroken." Ca believed her mom, hence why she never associated herself with men like him,
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until now.
''What if these peoplee back? What if they saw my face and came after me? I hope that they don''t
think I was involved with this man, nor whatever he did.'' Her eyes widened at the thought of men
She knew nothing about this man. She knew that bringing him home could causeplete havoc. The
thought of him being in her house sent shivers down her spine. ''For all I know, he could be a murderer.''
She really wanted to help him because that was one of her characteristics. Ca had such a caring
heart. She was always willing to lend a helping hand to someone in need. As much as she wanted to
help this man, she knew she couldn''t. She had a little ten-year-old brother to look after and she would
never do anything to put his life in jeopardy.
Ca''s parents passed away at a very young age. Her brother was only a baby. Ever since then, she
was his mom and sisterbined in one. They never had any other close rtives in the city, so she
took it upon herself to take care of him.
As Ca was trying to carry this man off of her electric scooter, she heard a familiar voiceing up
from behind her," I am over the moon with excitement, Ca. You have finally brought a guy home. Is
he your new boyfriend?" said the voice behind her. Seeing Ca with a guy was something unusual.
Ca never had a serious boyfriend, as she was always busy with something. She was always juggling
work, taking care of her brother and working hard towards paying off her debt. She never really had
any time for one. Before she could turn around, she heard thisdy say," Why don''t you take him
upstairs for coffee or something? I am sure your brother would love to meet him."
She turned around to see who it was, ''Oh no, it''s Jena Wang. I can''t deal with this woman right now.''
Jena had juste from her usual run around the block and spotted them. She was very pretty. She
had long tanned skinny legs and a tiny waist. Jena could never keep her nose out of other people''s
lives, even if she tried to.
Jena started walking towards Ca with a big smile on her face. She wanted to meet Ca''s new
boyfriend.
"Please Jena, now is not a good time," said Ca. She was nning to put him in an alleyway between
the two buildings, behind the dumpsters, and just leave him there. However, Ca couldn''t proceed
with her n anymore, as she knew Jena would see what she was about to do.
"He is not my Boyfriend. Why would you think that?" asked Ca. Jena could hear the slight irritation in
her voice. "Come on, Ca... It''s obvious. You know, bringing a man home ispletely normal. You
don''t have to be shy about it," said Jena.
"I am really happy that you have found someone, Ca. You have been doing this all on your own for
such a long time now. You really need a break," Jena said. She had a big grin on her face. ''I wish that
was true, '' Ca thought to herself. After saying what she needed to say, Jena smiled at Ca. She
then took a sip of water, turned around and started jogging towards the stairs.
Jena stopped and turned her head with the obvious intention to something more. Ca rolled her eyes
and thought, ''What is she going to say now?''
"Don''t canoodle for too long outside. It was reported on the news that a storm is on its way," Jena said,
winking at Ca.
"I will see you guys around. Have fun!" Jena shouted. Letting out a small giggle, she then disappeared
up the stairs. Ca halfheartedly smiled at Jena as she left. She thought to herself, ''Thank goodness
she is gone.''
When Jena saw Ca and her ''boyfriend'' outside the building, the man''s head was on Ca''s shoulder.
It''s rather dark at night and Jena wasn''t able to see his face at all. That was why she thought they were
canoodling.
As soon as Jena left, Ca ced the man''s heavy arm around her neck and attempted to carry him
off her scooter. "Why are you so heavy?'''' she said to him.
''Am I stupid? Why am I doing all this for this man I''ve only met?
Why am I doing so much for this man? I saved him from being chased and killed from some kind of
gang, and now I have to carry him to somewhere safe. If I take him home, he will be putting both Sean
and I at risk. It would only be fair to dump him somewhere and forget that he even existed.''
Ca''s mind started to run again, ''That''s not the person I am... I will never be able to forgive myself If I
just leave him somewhere to die.''
She searched him for any kind of identification. Ca found his wallet and searched for his name but
she couldn''t find any. While searching him, Ca couldn''t help but notice that he didn''t have anything
valuable on him.
More importantly, Ca started to think, ''Am I attracted to this man?'' She stopped her thought pattern
before thinking any more about it. She always promised herself that she''d find a man that could take
care of her financially. She wanted him to be attractive, charming, romantic and to help her get far in
life. Her mind started to drift back to the unconscious man, ''Is he really making me doubt my future
soulmate? Did Jena''s words get to me?''
"Did they really?" she said quietly to herself.
Ca couldn''t believe that she was thinking so deeply about a man that she had never even met
before.
Her head started to hurt from all the thinking she was doing. She decided that she would have to risk it
and take him home until he was better. She knew leaving him somewhere would not be the right thing
to do. Perhaps she was even starting to have feelings for him.
Ca struggled to get his unconscious body up the stairs. She finally reached the door. Holing the man
with her both hands and unable to reach for the keys in her pocket, she kicked it and yelled," Sean,
open the door! It''s urgent!"
Ca was battling to keep the man''s body up. She had used all of her strength and put his entire body
on her shoulder. "Come on. Just a little bit more," she kicked the door and yelled again," Sean, hurry
up!"
Sean shouted from the other side of the door," I am on my way. Be patient! Did you forget your keys
again? Stop kicking and screaming, Ca. It''ste and people are sleeping!"
Sean ran to the door as fast as possible, battling to open the door. "Come on, Sean! Open up!" Ca
shouted from the other side of the door. Sean then unlocked the door.
He flung the door open and was just about to give Ca a mouthful," What..." Looking at his sister, the
sight of a man, whose face was covered in blood, immediately made Sean forget what he was about to
say. He was speechless.
Sean''s heart almost stopped. He was just standing there and staring at the unconscious man.
He was only ten-years-old, and had never seen so much blood before. It was only natural for him to
react the way he did.
Ca looked up at Sean," Why are you just standing there... Help me!" Sean looked at her with his
mouth wide open. He was in shock, yet managed to get out a word," Okay."
She dragged the man in by his arms, as she was unable to carry him any further. There was sweat
running down her red face. "That is the most exercise I have done all year," she joked. Ca was just
happy that she didn''t have to carry him anymore.
Sean looked out the door to see if anyone was watching what they were doing. The coast was clear.
He closed the door behind them and locked it just in case. Sean attempted to help Ca by grabbing
his feet. After a lot of effort, they managed to put the man on the couch. "That was hard work," Ca
exhaled and wiped the sweat off her head.
Sean took his gaze off the man that was lying there and asked his sister," Ca, do you care to tell me
why there is an unconscious man with blood on his face lying on our couch?" Sean started teasing
Ca," Is this what they give you as a tip for delivering pizza?"
Ca replied with a sarcastic tone," Ha-ha! Very funny, Sean." Ca walked to the bathroom, fetched a
wet cloth and started wiping the blood of his face. "Shut up! Go and fetch the first aid kit, now!" she said
to Sean.
"This is so exciting. Our house has be a hospital. I have always wanted to be a doctor," Sean
said, grinning from ear to ear.
He was standing and staring at the man lying on his couch. His imagination was running wild about
how this man got injured. "Sean, the medical aid kit!" Ca shouted. He snapped out of his
daydreaming and ran to get the medical aid kit.
Ca cleaned up all of the blood from the man''s face. She took his shirt off, which was also full of
blood, and threw it in the wash. She fetched a nket from the cupboard and gently put it over him.
Ca looked to see how bad his injuries were. He only had a few cuts and bruises, but nothing too
serious. She had noticed his facial features and the way his jawline was prominent.
"Okay, he seems fine now. Sean, your job is done here so go back to your room now and finish your
homework. Don''t make me repeat myself."
"But, Ca... I want to be here when he wakes up," Sean replied. Ca looked at him and in a stern
voice said," No buts, Sean. Just go."
Sean listened to Ca and went to his room. He needed to finish his homework and get some sleep as
he had school the next morning.
For some strange reason, Ca was not tired at all. She just wanted to sit and wait for the man to wake
up.
Momentster, she quickly went to check whether her brother was sleeping and quietly walked back to
the couch where the man was lying. Since no one was around, she started to examine his face and his
features. She poked his nose and tried to open his eyelids, just to check if he was still unconscious.
''I wonder if he''s ever had stic surgery done on his face?'' she asked herself.
Looking at this man, her heart started to race and her mind started to drift, ''Look how beautifully carved
his eyelids are and how perfectly shaped his nose is. Those lips must have been made by the gods
themselves. How can one man be so perfect?''
She could still recall the very second that their eyes met. His eyes were so seductive and he could
make you do anything he desired with just one look. Ca had never been so drawn to a man, just by
looking at his eyes.
Ca took her gaze off his face and looked at his body.
She thought, ''How did I not notice his body? How can everything be so perfect? This man cannot be
from our world.''
She let out a shy giggle and whispered to him," If only you knew how I was staring at you."
The man started to move and Ca''s face went red like a tomato from embarrassment, ''What if he
heard me?''
With his eyes closed, Terence mumbled," Ow, who is poking my face?" Forcing his eyes open, he
almost jumped out of his skin with the sight of a woman staring right at him.
Ca''s eyes widened with surprise," Oh, you are awake!"
Terence tried to get up, but his head was too sore," Who are you? Where am I? Where is my shirt?" He
asked Ca. He felt his head and said," It feels like someone hit me on the head with a brick."
Gazing at his angry face and arched brows, Ca was in awe of how magnificent his look was. She
couldn''t stop staring at him. ''How can he be even more attractive when he''s angry? Is that even
possible?''
Ca tried to reassure him," Shh, it''s okay. You are safe now. My name is Ca, and I put your shirt in
the wash because it was full of blood. You are in my house." Terence scanned the room he was in. It
was a big living room, with clothes scattered all around and on the floor. Nevertheless, it felt very
homey. He then fixed his gaze on Ca.
Something about this woman seemed familiar. He thought to himself, ''Is this the woman that delivers
pizza?''
He hadn''t really paid much attention to her before, as it was dark and he couldn''t really see what she
looked like. He slightly moved his thick eyebrows and thought, ''She is quite attractive, butpared to
the other women I know, I will score her a 3 out of 10 at best.
Hmm, I will add another 1 for her inviting figure, so let me make it a 4 out of 10, '' Terrence added to his
thoughts.
He looked at her eyes, ''Her eyes are so mysterious. Who am I kidding? She is beautiful.''
Ca caught Terrence staring at her, and she joked," Why are you looking at me like I am a piece of
meat? What? Are you amazed by my beauty?" She smiled at him slightly. It was weird, but Ca liked it
when he looked at her in this way. "Hmm, it seems like you''re getting better," Ca said with a smile on
her face. She was so used to people staring at her like that. It always happened when she delivered
pizza.
Starting to feel a bit ufortable with him staring at her this whole time, she decided to get up and
fetch Terrence some water.
Little did she know that this man wasn''t just watching her, he also had something else in his mind.
Ca came back with a ss of water and handed it to him.
"Thank you, Miss," he flickered his eyshes and gave her a very seductive smile. Ca almost melted
right there.
Terence then looked straight at Ca and said," Of course you are quite beautiful. Thank you for taking
me into your home and taking care of me. You have a pure heart of gold."
Her lips curled slightly as she sat next to him. She picked up an orange and started to peel it. Jokingly,
she replied," Thank you, but I am not Notre Dame. You don''t need to worship me."
Terrence looked at her and said," Listen I don''t say thank you often. So when I do, just know that I
mean it." "Although you have threatened me to help you flee the scene, you stopped my electric
scooter from copsing on the street, which I am truly grateful. For that, I won''t say another word about
your ''abducting'' me to get you out of your troubles," Ca said slowly.
''Damn, when people''s lives are enduring serious risks, they would do anything to survive!
That''s when you entered my eyes. Now you are ming me for abducting you? To save my life?
Woman, you were my silver light at that moment. I can''t just let you go like that... I''d be a dead man if it
weren''t for you.'' Terrence canted from within.
Ca continued with a smile," But, you do realize that you owe me a lot for carrying you up the stairs,
cleaning you up, giving you a safe ce to stay away from the people that were chasing you, right?
Oh, and also for getting you out of a really bad storm and on top of that, all my delivery orders are
missed and ruined." She paused for a second and carried on to say," You did promise me that you
would pay me back ten times the value for my loss.
We will have to get those numbers all settled, won''t we? Even reckoning makes long friends, right?"
Ca finished everything she had to say without even taking a breath. She sat back down, let out a
small giggle and put an orange slice in her mouth.
Terrence''s beautiful dark eyes fixed on her and he paused for a brief moment. His thin lips then curled
up in a perfect angle and he smiled at her detailed description. He raised his right hand to his head and
felt the messy bandages around it. As he was touching the bandages, he felt a sharp pain in his chest
andid back down on the couch.
Looking down to his shirtless body, he couldn''t help but think, ''I could stay here. But, I wonder how
much of my body had she explored.''
Terrence pushed his thoughts aside and replied to Ca," Since I have promised that I will pay you
back every cent, you have my word." He carried on to say," I am still in a lot of pain. I don''t have any
money on me at the moment. I swear to you, I will make a n to pay you back when I can." Terrence
began to wonder, ''What if she lets me stay longer? I would like to get to know her better.''
Ca was not too impressed by what he had to say. This made her think back to what her mom used to
say about men like him.
She replied with a faint smile," Hey, you are just being dramatic now. You are not that hurt. It really can''t
be that bad. By the way, just downstairs, there is a 24/7 ATM where you can draw money." She went on
to tell him," Oh, and please don''t tell me that you will pay meter. First thing tomorrow morning,
please. Once you pay me back what we have agreed and promised on, then you may leave."
''He needs to leave before the sun rises, '' she thought to herself. Ca really didn''t want him to stay any
longer than he needed to, especially if people wereing after him. She had to protect herself and
her little brother.
"But, wait!" Terence yelled.
"What do you want?" Ca replied.
She turned around and stared at the man. She became very frustrated deep inside, ''What the hell does
he want now?''