CHAPTER 3

“W-why… why did he die? I did not even kill him… I just tried to stop him…” Amelia said to him trembling when he told him about the man’s condition.

The fear in her eyes is much more visible when Adan told her block mate is dead. Amelia closed her eyes firmly and cried again without stopping. Adan felt his heart split in two as he had seen her like this again. He was seeing the old Amelia again. That Amelia was full of fear because her father and older brother had beaten her before.

“What happened? I thought there were many of you here because this is a group study?” He calmly asked her while still calming his girlfriend. At the same time, he was thinking about what he would do next. 

“H-he tried to rape me… Everyone went home and we were the only ones left. I was going to go home but he suddenly pulled me here and… and…”

Amelia could not continue to say anything because she cried her heart out again. Adan felt his rage rise when he heard its explanation. He gripped her trembling hands tightly and looked at the lifeless man. Apparently, he even wanted to kill him because of what the man had done to his girlfriend.
He turned to Amelia again and hugged her tightly.

“W-what should I do… should we call the police? I will say it was self-defense… that will be fine, Javier,” Amelia told him confusedly as she quickly turned around.

“No. I will call the police as soon as you get out of here.” 

Adan felt Amelia stunned. He met her eyes full of questions. He gently wiped away the woman's tears and forced a smile at last. 

“I’m glad you’re okay. I thought something more dangerous happened to you. You worried me a lot,” he said and kissed her hard on the forehead. 

“But… what do you mean? If I call the police now and tell them what happened, they will consider it, right? I know how the law works…” Was her insistence that he just shakes his head.

My Amelia, you don’t know how much I love you that I’m willing to admit to myself every mistake you will make. You have no idea how much I love you.

Adan sighed wearily and stroked its cheek. 

"You're not going to tell them anything and just leave this place immediately," he ordered his girlfriend and started fixing her hair because it was a mess. Adan even noticed the torn uniform, so he immediately took off his jacket and put it on Amelia.

"But Javier… what are you going to do?" Amelia asked him in surprise but instead of answering that, he turned his back on the woman.

He quickly took the bottle that Amelia used to kill the man and wiped it then touched it. Adan was also in a hurry to wipe every corner of that classroom that possibly had Amelia’s fingerprint.

"Javier, what are you doing?"

“Just leave, Amelia. Get out of here,” Adan said loudly to the woman and continued what he was doing.  But before he could move again, Amelia violently pulled him by the arm.

“You don’t have to do this, Javier. I told you I can tell them that it was just self-defense—!” 

“You seriously think that the authorities will buy that? You also told me that this idiot has been spying on you for a long time. You will fight a rich family here, Amelia,” he interrupted what his girlfriend was going to say, and he stared at her even more. Adam seemed to want to make his point clear.

Again, he saw that fear in Amelia's eyes. Soon, the woman's tears flowed from there. They swelled which made her even more beautiful in Adan's eyes. He ran his hand violently through his hair and quickly pulled it closer to him to hug her tightly.

"J-Javier, please… this is not your fault…" Amelia whispered to him which made him smile.

“This is mine. I killed him. You are leaving this place tonight and have nothing else to say to anyone. Do you understand?" Adan whispered softly to his girlfriend, and he separated her from him.

Adan touched both of Amelia's cheeks. “I promised to take care of you and save you every time you need my help. Don't worry, I'll be fine.”

Amelia bit her lower lip and hugged Adan again and there she started crying again. When it was over, Adan immediately took the cellphone that Annalise had not accepted earlier. He stared at Amelia as he dialed the emergency hotline number. When he had told her what had happened, he turned to Amelia again.

“Now, go. I’ll see you soon,” he said goodbye, but Amelia didn’t even move and kept staring at him.

“Javier…”  

Adan felt his heart fail every time Amelia mentioned his name. He could no longer control himself and quickly crossed the gap between the two of them. Adan gave Amelia's open mouth a deep kiss.

"I love you so much… don't forget," he whispered to the woman and was ushered out of the room. 

When Amelia finally left, everything he had done suddenly registered in Adan's head. Even the ones he left just for this. He sat on the floor while everything came to his mind; his sick sister, his education, and his dream of becoming the best surgeon in the whole country.

He only realized everything more when the police arrived. As soon as that handcuff touched his wrist, he lost all hope. But it comes alive again every time he remembers Amelia’s beautiful face. He did this for her. He did this so that Amelia could pursue her dream of becoming a good lawyer. When they were young, that was her dream because she wanted to be rich and get away from the place where they lived — which for Amelia was a dirty and smelly place only for the poor. 

That's why Adan knew that he could do anything just to get Amelia out of trouble. He would do anything to get Amelia out of that place as a witness to their complicated life. He will do everything for her just to save her… even if it cost his whole career. Even if it cost his whole dream and his whole life.

“Mr. Adan Javier De Alegre, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.”

Adan just smiled when he heard that. Fuck law and justice. All kinds of justice are only for the rich. And the law is only for the poor. So what else is that for?