Could It be??

"C...Cath...Cathan...Cathan!"

Rose jolted awake, finding herself in a hospital ward, her mother sleeping beside her as she moved up to a sitting position on her bed, placing her hand on her head with pained groans as her memories came flashing back.

"Cathan! Cathan!" Rose exclaimed, waking Mary up as she jumped out of her bed, crashing to the floor due to her weak legs. Mary sat there speechless for a minute, watching her daughter cry out for her dead groom, helplessly crawling on the floor. She stood up and helped her sobbing daughter back on the bed.

"Mom! I want Cathan! Where is Cathan?!" Rose cried out admist her pained sobs, her head placed in her mother's arms as Mary stroked her hair.

"He is in a better place now, dear"

Rose was finally calm . She had cried so much that she couldn't cry again. The atmosphere was quiet and sorrow filled the room. Rose laid on her back staring at the ceiling, thoughts ran through her head.

"How did it happen?"

"He had heart cancer. He told me not to tell you because he was already undergoing treatment and he didn't want you to worry. He slumped on his way to the church and was rushed to coldstone. Later, he was declared dead."

Rose was hurt but she couldn't cry. She blamed herself for her fragile heart.The fact that Cathan kept such a big secret from her pained her soul. Memories came playing back in her head.

Mary forced a smile and held her hand. "He'll always be in your heart, Rose."

At that moment, the door was gently opened and there he was. The most handsome guy on earth. He seemed to be rich because of the Kiton k50 he was wearing, not to mention his short, black silky hair, his perfectly tanned skin, his small bright blue eyes, his perfectly symmetrical pink lips and his hunky slim but muscly structure. His steps were so bold and his contagious smile that exposed his perfect, white teeth.

"You're finally awake"

Rose took a sitting position on her bed.The confused look clearly expressed on Rose's face clearly asked the question on her mind.

"I'm Ellis"

He stretched his hand out for a handshake which Rose gently reciprocated.

"I'm really sorry for hitting you with my car, miss Rose."

"It's ok"

"Sorry Mrs.Phillips, could you excuse us? I have something private to say to Miss Rose."

"Why?"

Rose asked, clearly knowing that she had nothing to hide from her mom.

"It's ok Rose." Mary said as she walked out of the room and shut the door behind her. Ellis sat on her bed, his smile melted into a serious look.

"Yesterday, a man who claimed that he knew you helped me contact your mother and take you to this hospital. Earlier this afternoon, he approached me and gave me this and told me to make sure I gave this to you personally when you're alone"

Ellis took out an envelope from his suit jacket and handed it over to her. On the envelope, there was an inscription, "to Ro, my island princess". A gasp escaped her lips. It was only Cathan that called her Ro. Ever since Rose forced him to watch Barbie; the island princess when they were ten. She definitely knew whom it was from. Tears found a way out of her eyes as she examined that handwriting she would never see again.

"I should leave now" Ellis said as he stood up from the bed.

"Wait, did he tell you his name or where he was heading?"

"No"

He exited the room as Mary came back in.

"What happened?"

"He said Cathan gave this letter to him and told him to deliver it to me earlier this afternoon."

"Good Christ! Could it be?"

"Mom, we need to head to coldstone right now?"

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