The heavy rain didn't stop from pouring down, it cause a long traffic jam as an accident happened on the main road. Both Georgina and Giovanni couldn't wait for them to get home and unluckily the cab we're they in encounters a trouble. In the end, the cab couldn't go on any farther because of flat tire. Giovanni suggested to stay in a nearby hotel until the rain stop but the trouble doesn't stop there. The hotel don't have any vacant room, it's only a single room with a single bed. If they didn't grab the last room, for sure both of them will sleep in cold street.
In the end they get the room. After taking a shower, Georgina let the hotel staff to dry both their clothes since it's part of their services. She sit on the sofa only wearing a white robe while Giovanni is inside the bathroom taking a shower. Few minutes past and she heard a phone rings, it's not hers but his phone. She look at the center table where his phone and saw 'Kiela' on the phones screen name. She's about to get it when Giovanni came out from the bathroom while wiping dry his hair.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"Y-your phone keeps ringing," she said and went back on the sofa.
Giovanni looks at her for a moment before answering the call.
"Hello? I couldn't answer your call, I'm in a bathroom." He said. "Y-yeah, I'll pick you up tomorrow. Hmmm... Okay, see you. Goodnight." He end the call and sit on the edge of the bed.
A long silence lingers them. But even though they are not talking, she can still feel his gaze towards him.
"What made you go against your mother? The way you act before..." He broke the silence.
"She's a liar. Simple as that,"
"It's obvious you hate your mother even back then,"
No words came out from her mouth, she just played with her finger giving a sad smile. "I hate her. She's the worst of the worst."
"It's enough talk. Go to sleep whenever you want." He throw a blanket to her and a pillow. "Sleep on the sofa, I'll sleep here."
Even if she want to talk to him more, he turn his back and lie down on the bed with back facing her. The distance between them is short but still far away to reach. Before after seeing Kiela's name on his phone feels like a thousand needles stabbed through her heart. She know well, it's her fault. There's no way she has a right to be jealous.
In the middle of her thoughts, the phone rings. She look on the screen and saw Mr. Stealer. He has five straight missed calls earlier.
"Hey," she answer the call leaning on the sofa.
"What a good greet Hon, I appreciate your love."
"I'll hung-up if you didn't say anything with sense,"
"I'm just kidding, where are you? I'm worried you didn't get home safe. The rain is pouring down so hard." He said in a worried tone.
"I'm fine, sleeping in a hotel."
"Hotel? Don't you have a house?"
"Well, it's a long story but I'm fine."
A silence lingers on the phone, Georgina gaze back to where Giovanni lies down but in surprise he's looking straight at her with those cold eyes. She flinch and gulp. Those eyes feels like making her freeze in coldness, as if she did something wrong.
"Hon? Are you still there?"
"H-huh? Did you say anything just now?" She asked.
"I asked you if you're alone or with someone?"
"A-ah... I-I'm with..."
She startled when Van stand up and take a few steps towards her direction. Her heartbeat skips so fast, couldn't even hear what Jaceriel saying on the phone. An awkward smile came out from her lips when Giovanni stop right in front. There's a menacing aura surrounding him. It's quite terrifying even for her.
"Hon? Is there something wrong there? Do you want me to pick you up? Tell me the address and I'll pick you as soon as possible," Jaceriel said but the phone slip into her hand when Giovanni's lips touch hers.
It's too fast that she couldn't analyze what's going on. She want to push him away but her body is against it. This kind of nostalgic feels made her body remember how much he misses him.
"H-hon? W-what's that noise? Did something happened there? Hon?"
It tooks a few more seconds before Giovanni separates with her. Both of them gasping for air to breathe but Georgina's face is too flushed, heart almost came out on how the fast it beats. It seems like her mind went blank and all she can feel is the soft strawberry taste lips of him.
On the other side, Giovanni notice the phone on the floor. The call is still on going. He get it and put near his ear.
"Hon? Are you oka—"
"You're lovely girlfriend is here with me, safe and sound."
Those words made Georgina came back to reality. She look towards Giovanni who has a wide grin on face while holding her phone.
"We just kissed, you know." Both eyes widened because of the words he give out. In that moment, she stand up and snatch away the phone but before she can even speak a loud end call tone beat welcome her.
"H-Hello? Hey, don't hang up on me..."
"Worried because you got caught?" Giovanni chuckled.
"Caught? What the hell are you even doing?"
"I saw the two of you in the rooftop doing the same thing," she flinch as the memory of her came back.
"Y-you..."
"It's an unpleasant scene,"
"Unpleasant? Tell me what do you want Van? As far as I know I didn't meddle with your business to Kiela before so, why the hell are you meedling with mine?" She raises her voice out of frustration but Giovanni chuckle takung a step closer to her.
He grab her jaw tight, stare intense through both eyes. "You asking me why? Then I'll tell you, like your mother I don't want to see you happy."
A tear falls down to her eyes while staring back at her. Those eyes of him full of anger and coldness, a feeling that she deserve to get but can't even accept hurts her so bad.
"You want to pay your debt as well as the interest, right?" He said. "We already settle the interest, it's only based on your performance how it will end but the debt is still on hold,"
"L-let go of me, i-it hurts..." She almost choked in tears.
"Oh my bad, I almost forgot this is the only thing good at you." He give off a short laugh and let go of her jaw. "Don't get me wrong Gia, I'm not into hurting a woman but whenever I see you... Sometimes it urges me to do so,"
"T-tell me what you want and let's end this night," she said without looking to him.
"I'll give you triple of what pain and struggle you give me Gia,"
Those serious tone means Giovanni is damn getting serious on what he's about to say, it made her tears falls non-stop. A moment ago, her heart is beating fast because of the kiss but now she came back to reality and realize how it hurts to fall in love with her ex all over again. It's rather good nor a bad thing but she can't do anything and accept the pain however hard it is, since it's her own fault.
"I think... I understand your mother not wanting you to be happy but we have a different purpose. She have her own reason and I have different one. I give you a chance before but you insist not going back to me ever again, this is your punishment, the debt you need to pay." He said. "Do whatever I want, struggle, be hurt and regret for the rest of your life because our break up doesn't end with a single period or question mark. You give me a lifetime pain and struggles so, I'll give it back to you, until I'm satisfied with it, I won't forgive you."
No words came out from her mouth but a river of tears. It's painful. Those words, every bit of it gives a tons of burden. It's really painful to just even think where did he get those kind of pain to end up being a madman. Giovanni change a lot because of her. It's the witch fault for not doing what she promise.
"Even if you cry a blood nothing will change, I despise you. So, don't even think of being happy."
After saying those words, Giovanni went back to the bed, turns the lights off like nothing happened. On the other side, Georgina sit down on the sofa while sobbing covering her mouth not to make a noise.
******
The next morning, the rain still pouring down. Jin wentbto pick them up from the hotel early this morning. Even when driving towards their destination, the atmosphere inside the car is heavy and cold. Georgina who sit on the back seat keeps her gaze outside the window while Giovanni and Jin are on the front not talking either. Jin look at them through the rear mirror while waiting for the traffic lights to turn green. He notice how swollen Georgina's eyes as if she cried the whole night while the man besid him looks pissed. It's been like this since they met them in the hotel. The two has a proper distance from each other. Even until now, he can't get used to how they treat each other. One simple glance will make you hurt too, especially to those people who seen them before they break up. You won't even believe they're going to break up all of a sudden.
"A-ah... Do you want to eat breakfast first?" Jin try to break the silence but neither the two answer. "Gina, did Marga call you? She called me last night and asking where you are but I told her to call you."
"Don't mind her, let's head to where the witch and finish it as early as we can,"
Jin didn't talk again and continue to drive towards a cafe shop where her mom has been waiting for someone to meet. It's just a five minute drive from the hotel.
After a few minutes, they came near the cafe shop. Even from the distance, they can still see her mother through the wall glass. She's already talking to someone. It's a different man from the picture.
"I'll go inside," Jin said, removes his seatbelt.
"Let me come with you,"
"H-huh?"
"I want to come and hear what they are talking with my own ears,"
They didn't object on what she want. She just wear a face mask and the hood of her jacket that Jin brought before. Both of them step outside the car and head towards the cafe shop let Giovanni inside the car alone. The moment they come inside, they choose a spot near her mother but the only available is the table for two behind where the man seat. As the two walk pass by them, Georgina glance towards the man but both eyes widened when they lock gaze to each other. 
'Zairus Serino?' She thought inside her mind as she sit behind him.