Forced to Marry a Student
Treating Micahela

"Tell me who did this, Michaela. You're not protecting that boy, are you? If it was him, I'd throw him out the window."

Mikaela shook her head. "Not him."

"Then?"

"Please promise you won't look for it."

"Tell me who!"

"Please promise first."

"sorry. I can't promise anything. Do you see yourself now? Whoever did this to you I'll make sure to pay for it."

"In that case, I won't tell you."

"God knows? Has he been here?"

Michaela was silent when she heard the name of the god.

Seeing the change in Michaela's face, Julian finally realized something.

"Don't tell me that God is ...."

Julian immediately stood up and walked out quickly from Micaela's room. He even ignored Michaela's call to stop.

Arriving in the living room, Julian's steps were immediately stopped by Arka who confronted him.

"My brother is my business. I'll make sure he pays for every pain Mikaela feels." Arka's face seemed to be so holding back a huge sense of anger. He would not let his brother get away with it.

The bruise on his face was still visible and it was enough to make Julian satisfied even though he did not deserve the blow, but the blow was enough to pay for all his troublesome behavior at school.

"Your brother?" Julian's face was confused. "God is your brother?"

"Unfortunately it is."

Arka's answer was not well received by Julian. Julian again grabbed Arka's collar.

"Are you planning all this? You guys want to play Mikaela?"

Julian's ready to hit Arka. And the movement of his hand stopped hearing Arka's confession.

"I'm not playing him. I love Micah!"

"Love her? You're just a snot kid who just wants to play him! You even just knew her, and you said you loved her? Do you think you can fool me?"

"Whatever. But I'll make sure that my brother never touches her again."

"You better go home. I'll take care of Micah."

"No! He's my responsibility now."

"Your responsibility?"

"Ah, surely Mikaela didn't tell you. We're getting married soon. Didn't you see a ring on his ring finger?"

"Married? Michaela won't be that crazy! He was with the gods all along. Even when God married he never left. How could she marry you."

"I don't have to explain anything to you. I think you better go home. He's not your responsibility."

"I'll stay here, unless Michaela asks me to go."

Their quarrel stopped because of the sound of bells being heard.

"It must be Michaela's medicine." Arka rushed to open the door.

"This is the medicine that Mr. ordered," Ben said as he gave a packet of medicine.

"OKAY. Thank you, Ben. Don't say anything to my family."

"Good, Sir."

Ben immediately left and Arka again closed the door to Michaela's apartment.

"Please dream! I won't let you touch Michaela."

Julian quickly snatched the medicine wrapper from Arka's hand, then ran into Michaela's room and locked it.

Not long after, there was a sound of door banging and an angry cry Arka who asked Julian to open the door.

"Why else?" michelaela asked shortly after Julian managed to lock the door of Michaela's room and Arka started shouting.

"I won't let him see your body. It's delicious!"

Mikaela chuckles. "And what makes you think that I'm going to let you?"

"Hey! He and I are different. If he sees your body, the ending could be different. That me? You know me, right? So, no need to worry about me."

Mikaela laughs. It felt, after what happened, he was relieved Julian was nearby.

"Turn your body." Julian pulled out a chair and placed it beside Michaela's bed.

Mikaela according. He sat down and turned his back to Julian. Mikaela opened her kimono-shaped top and left her back part plain before Julian.

Julian could only catch his breath and hold back the emotion of seeing traces of Michaela's bodily wounds, and not just new wounds. There were some old wounds there.

All those wounds almost covered Michaela's back. Now Julian understood why Michaela had always chosen a covered garment. There were many wounds that he had been hiding all along.

"Is this all a deity?" Julian began to apply the medicine on the injured part of Michaela's body, while Arka's screams were still heard.

Mikaela just nodded.

"I guess he treated you well, even though he betrayed you. I didn't know you were suffering all this time. Why didn't you ever tell me that? I'll definitely take you with me and stay three with Marco."

"Where might I bother you. Besides, I can't possibly leave him, Juls."

"Why? He threatened you?"

"He'll stop Kayla's treatment if I leave him. As you know, Kayla's treatment is really far out of my reach."

"I have savings. I don't need it yet. Marco still has enough savings and enough for us."

"No, Juls. This is my problem. I'm not gonna pull you into it."

Michaela grimaced as Julian treated her slightly open wound.

"Hold a minute." Julian gently smeared the medicine onto the wound. "I was really stupid all this time never being able to see that you were suffering. I really don't know."

"It's not your fault, Juls. I did cover it as neatly as possible so that no one would know."

"Come with me, huh?"

Mikaela shook her head and put her clothes back on. He turned to face Julian.

"I'm doing fine. At least there's him who might be able to protect me in the meantime from the Gods." Michaela glanced at the door of her room which was already free from the wrath of Arka.

"That snot?" Julian recalled Arka's words and immediately grabbed Michaela's hand. "What's on your mind Michaela? You accepted the proposal? Her brother tortured you, and now you're plunging yourself into his sister's arms?"

"I just found out yesterday that they're brothers. And God was furious when he found out I was going to marry Arka."

"So, he came and did all this? It's crazy!! Absolutely insane! Why is your life so complicated."

Julian cleaned his hands with a tissue. "You want to treat the front on the glass front?"

Mikaela nodded and Julian helped her to walk to the bathroom. Julian left the bathroom door open and he waited by the bedside.

"How could I have missed all this? I've been trying for a few years to look after her, and I've failed."

Amidst his regret, Julian was suddenly startled with a loud noise from the direction of the door.

Arka broke down the door and with a dead red face holding back the anger towards Julian, Arka stepped in quickly.

"Where is Micah?"

- Eireen -