Chapter 5 Till I Met You

"I never dream. 'Coz I always thought that dreaming's just for kids..."

Slowly, she felt sad as she sang that song because her parents used to sing this song before. And it was from her mother where she inherited her singing voice and cheerfulness.

But her mother was gone. And ever since she left, her father seemed to have lost his will to live. He got addicted to gambling and whenever he came home, he was drunk. He already lost his job but still did not quit gambling. Until Lovellia found out that he was deep in debt and she had to drop her studies. She had also forgotten her dream of becoming a teacher and just spent all her time working to pay off her father's debts.

Unfortunately, it turned out that the people her father owed money to were not just simple people but hoodlums. People who lend money but double the interest. Their house was taken back by the bank because they couldn't pay it anymore, but still, the hoodlums were not satisfied. Her father still owed a hundred thousand. Then one day her father just disappeared to hide from those people. He left her and her cousin Kulas. She had no choice but to confront those so-called loan sharks. She even had to pretend to be blind just to have their pity and give her enough time to pay the debts.

"Till I met you. I never knew what love was... "

This was also that song that she often sang with Mitos, her childhood sweetheart. In times of sadness, they were always there for each other. It seemed that at that time, no one could separate them. Even their dreams could not ruin their love. She helped him get training and got a job abroad. He promised her he would come back.

But Mitos never returned. He just stopped sending letters and calling her. Mitos has no other relatives whom she could get updates about his whereabouts. She just felt that in his last letters to her that he was not into it anymore. When he calls her, it was just short talk and that was it. He doesn't say 'I love you' anymore.

Took her two years foolishly waiting for him to come back. Two years worrying about him thinking he might have gotten into an accident or went sick. Until she finally accepted the fact that there wouldn't be any Mitos coming back. She was not important to him anymore. And he wouldn't be able to help her with her problems.

She had no one else to lean to but herself. Not her father. Not Mitos nor any man.

When she finished the song, the people applauded them again. Her eyes darted to the man who had requested the song but he was gone. She hoped he liked her song. She hoped he would come back and request a song again. She needed another big tip from him.

She also wanted a sniff of his wonderful scent that Bham was talking about. It would be a waste not to have that rare opportunity.

"SHE'S REALLY BLIND, Marvin.

"Lovellia's blind?"

Cameron emptied the water bottle but Love's beautiful face still lingered in his mind. She was more beautiful than her picture. Her voice was haunting him. But she could not see.

He hired a private investigator to look for her and that was what he reported to him. He went to see her personally, and still couldn't believe it. He has seen many blind people but Lovellia's impact on him was different. He felt like wanting to hug her and say everything would be okay. If only he could give her her eyesight back.

When he arrived in the Philippines, he immediately hired a professional to look for Love. That has not been easy because she is no longer in her former residence. Report said that her house had been taken away by the bank because she couldn't pay for the amortization anymore. She was now living in a shack somewhere in Quezon City with her cousin. The detective gave him the information on where she worked as a singer in a band. That turned out to be a band composed of blind people.

"She must have suffered a lot."

"That must be the reason why Mitos didn't come back for her, Boss. Because she is blind. "

He gave him a sharp look. "She is blind. But Mitos said that it was Love who helped him finish his studies. Love also helped him get a job abroad. And after all the things she did for him, he still had the audacity not to return to her? What kind of brain do you have? "

Marvin scratched his head. "Boss, it's only natural for men to forget. You know that because you are an expert on girls... "

"What did you say?" he snapped at him. "Are you saying I'm as shallow as Mitos?"

Marvin shrugged. "All I know is that you like beautiful girls and sexy women. Let's be logical, Sir. Do you think a normal guy would choose a blind woman like Lovellia when there were a bunch of beauty queens and models trying to get you? "

Cameron nodded slowly. "And a normal man is heartless?" He was a normal man so does that mean he also doesn't have a heart?

"You're the one who said that, Boss," Marvin said with a grin.

Cameron tightly closed the cap of the bottled water. "Alright. I admit I'm a playboy. Come on! But that doesn't mean I'm such a heartless guy. If a woman like Love comes into my life, I will never forget her, especially if she is going through tough times. "

"So maybe that's the reason why Mitos is feeling guilty, Boss. He had been a big jerk to her. He never came back for her and she turned out to be blind. Maybe that's why he is insisting on going back to the Philippines to make amends to her. To make it up to her. But how would he be able to come back, Boss? He is still in a coma."

Mitos still hasn't woken up until now. His cousin Shei said there the doctor could not guarantee when he would wake up. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in a month or a year, no one could say.