My Crazy Housemate

2Mia felt drowsy and held onto whatever she could find to keep herself from falling. She kept walking further without any direction until she realised she was going far into the woods which was very close to the beach.     0

"Stu--pid M-ia! Do n-ot ever get d--runk.!" Mia scolded herself. Leo had warned her or rather, he had pleaded with her not to ever get drunk because he knew what a glass could make her do.      

She had gulped down half a cup of something she didn't know and was already lightheaded. She felt like throwing up and slowly, her vision began to get blur.      

She tried to reach for her phone to call someone but it was very difficult because all her actions were clumsy. Finally, she got a hold of her phone and after much struggle, she managed to dial Jeremy's number. Unfortunately, he didn't pick up. She tried same with Chloe and she also didn't pick up.     

If only Leo was here.      

If only he was here.      

"Mia!" Suddenly, someone called her name and she turned around, almost falling in the process but the person was quick enough to catch her.      

"You are drunk and wandering into the woods? Do you want to get yourself in trouble?" Louis asked. He was scolding her and not trying to pretend like what she had just done pleased him but his eyes looked worried.      

Mia looked up at him drunkenly.      

The face... the eyes... the voice...     

"L..eo?" She called while looking up at him. She was still in his arms, his hands around her waist kept her from falling.      

"It... is you?" Mia asked, slowly raising her hand to reach for his face.      

He looked at her impassively and said something but she didn't hear whatever he said.      

She was focused on staring at the face she longed for.      

"Thank you for coming." She suddenly hugged him, startling the doctor.      

"We should get you out of here. I'll take you home." He offered and tried to pull away from the hug but she refused to let him go.     

"I'm scared." She said and he noticed she was crying now.      

"I am very scared Leo. I think I will die of depression if I don't see you soon." She said in between her sobs. "But you are here now right?"      

She looked up at him, her teary eyes looked hopeful.      

He didn't say a word and just stood there staring at her. They weren't very far from the beach so they could still hear all the noises and music. There weren't other people in this area, but it was a little bit lit up by the large bonfire which wasn't very far from where they was. Still, this place wasn't safe especially for a drunk and vulnerable young lady like her so he wanted to get her out of there immediately.      

"Come with me." He said, holding her hand to lead her away from there but her feet were wobbly and she almost fell down. He realised letting her walk was going to be futile especially because the longer she stayed here, the more whatever she drank earlier was taken a toll on her.      

He carried her in his arms like a bride and she quickly supported herself by wrapping her arms around his neck.     

When she continued to stare at him, he spoke gently, "I'm not Leo."     

"That... is a lie." She said, shaking her head stubbornly. "You are Leo. I know you are."      

"I am not." He continued to walk ahead without sparing her any glance but he could see from the corner of her eyes how she was staring at him.      

In parties like this, carrying someone like this wasn't a big deal at all since they were people doing worse so no one paid them any mind as he carried her to his car.      

"Are... you really not Leo?" She asked in what sounded like a whisper.      

"I am not." He assured her, thinking she would let it go now but she shook her head.      

"You cannot lie to me. These eyes belongs to Leo. Louis never looks at me softly or look worried like this."     

"You are wrong. I was worried when you fainted some days ago."      

"Louis is always harsh to me. You are Leo. I know you are." She said and buried her face in the crook of his neck.     

The action made Louis to stand frozen on the spot just before he could get to his car.      

She kept trying to smell him but when her brain couldn't process anything, she brought out her tongue and took a swipe.      

His eyes widened and she gripped his neck tightly when he began to walk very fast. Before she knew it, he dropped her on the bonnet of his car and glared at her.      

"Now... listen Mia Lucas." His voice was cold and the warmth in his eyes had vanished.      

Mia was a bit flustered but she tried to keep her eyes open and look at him.      

"I am not Leo! Why can't you understand that?" He raised his voice, making her flinch in shock.     

"You really need to come back to your senses. I know you are going through a lot, but you won't feel any better by trying to convince yourself that I am Leo. So you are going to go to bed now and tomorrow, we will talk about you seeing a therapist. I don't want you to do something you are going to end up regretting." He concluded with a sigh.     

"You... really are not Leo?" She asked with tears in her eyes. His outburst just now brought her to her senses.      

"I am not." He said before he went to open the back door.     

He returned to where she was to help her down and led her to the backseat. "Get in and wait here. I'll go look for Jeremy and Chloe and we'll return home."      

Mia relunctantly climbed inside and lay there in a fetal position. He looked at her for a few seconds and sighed before closing the door.      

Tears began to roll down her eyes after he left and slowly, she began to sob.      

"What am I doing?" She asked, embarrassed at herself. Had she just thrown herself at Louis like that? What would she have done had he not stopped her?     

She suddenly sat up and took out her phone, ignoring the throbbing headache. She checked to make sure she had enough airtime before she dialled Leo's number. She closed her eyes and kept praying for Leo to pick up but he didn't. She threw down her phone in frustration and began to cry again but she suddenly remembered there was another way she could probably reach Leo. She remembered he had called her with a certain number the first time he landed there. With hope gleaming in her eyes, she scrolled through her call log, hoping for the number to be there and thankfully, it was the very last number in her call log.      

She dialled the number and immediately sat up when it connected.     

"Hello?" The person at the other end said.      

It was a young woman's voice but Mia didn't think much of it.      

"Hello! Sorry for the trouble..." Mia said, trying to keep her eyes open and her voice without slurring.      

"I am trying to get in touch with Leo King. Since he used this number to call me a while ago, I..."     

"Is this Mia?" The other person asked with a curious tone.      

"Y...yes?"      

"This is Cherry." She said, her voice sounded like she was smiling.      

"Ch..erry?" Mia asked uncertainly. Was she hearing the wrong things because she was drunk? She certainly hadn't heard her say 'Cherry' right?     

"Yes. Cherry Anderson. Long time no chat Mia Lucas."