*Samantha’s Point of View*
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We both gasped for air as our lips parted. I hugged her tight, and she caressed my back. I'm crying now, and that's making her neck wet because of my tears.
"I missed you so much, Red," I sobbed, and she breathed in deeply.
"I missed you too, Sammy. I'm here now. Don't cry, please." She confessed and looked me in the eyes. I am more than happy tonight. But how is this happening?
She wiped my tears as she removed my mask. A familiar smile crept on her face, and she kissed my forehead. It's really her. I am never mistaken. I have fallen for this same girl three times already.
She removed her mask, and I finally got the sight of her forest-green eyes. They're just so beautiful.
She got a scar on the side of her forehead, and I know it's from that accident.
"How did you know that it's me?" She asked me as she led me back to the balcony.
"Hmm. You're just not good at pretending, though. I almost believed that you're really a stranger." I started, and she nodded her head while smiling.
"I knew it's you because of your mouth and that uh... The way you, umm, smile and bite your lip. I'm uh… always turned on by that." I told her truthfully, and thankfully, it's a bit dark here. She can't see my blushing cheeks. Damn it, Sam! What would you do if it's not her? Jump from an airplane without a parachute. Mhmm.
"Okay. I just can't help myself staring at you any longer without kissing you. I'm sorry for doing that... uh, disguise thingy." She explained and apologized.
I just pulled her face close to mine and captured her kissable lips again. I missed them so much.
"Don't ever do that again, Red. Please, I'm about to lose my mind. Hmmm, Ave, huh? Not a good choice of a name either, because it's still part of your name, Daven. And you look great with your hair." I told her, and she just shrugged. She looks really gorgeous right now. Can I take her home this time?
"I just can't think of any. And besides, it's the girls' plan after all. They tortured me. That's why I got this hoarse husky voice. And damn, cheerleaders are so strict with the movements of my hands and feet. Like, I almost died for the last few days of my life. I don't even know why I agreed to it." She ranted, and we just laughed. I absolutely missed this nerd.
"You mean they're here?" I asked her excitedly since she mentioned them planning this disguise thingy.
"Yep, the whole team." She replied, and it just made me even happier. I can't ask for more.
We talked about lots of things about how she's doing and how she got in here.
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When it was twenty minutes before midnight, she told me that she had to do something important. So, she left me here on the counter, and she said that she'd come back.
"Finally, I found you, Sam. Dad wants to see you now." My sister said she's so beautiful with her blue dress and her matching mask. I wonder what dad wants from me.
"Where is he?" I asked her, but she just held my arm as we passed through the crowd.
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"Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen! I want to thank you all for coming to this party. I just want to greet you all with a happy New Year. And I hope that this coming year will be good for each of our businesses." A man in a suit and mask said in a microphone at the stage in front. He might be the one who hosted this party.
"It's my pleasure to announce to you all something that will change the state of my business. My industries will be crossing the Atlantic. And for me to do that, I just need one person to help me accomplish it." He kept talking, and Sam and I arrived at the side of the stage.
There's my dad watching the man that has been talking on the stage.
"Sam? What are we doing here?" I asked my sister, and she just told me that it's what our father wants.
I gave her a confused look, and she removed her mask.
"The man said that we should unmask." She told me, and I did what the others are doing.
I felt that there's something that they are not telling me, and it makes me feel uneasy.
"I want you all to meet my best friend way back in high school, and he is the man that I'm talking about that will make my business cross the sea. Richard Rivers. Come up here, Ricky." He stated, and it is my dad who he is talking about.
He went up to the stage and did a weird handshake with the man.
"Thank you, Bud, for trusting my company and me. I assure you that we'll not fail." Dad said through the loud mic, and I don't feel comfortable at all. I wonder if where's Red and the girls.
"And before anything else. You are very much aware that there should be something that will bind us together, and friendship is not enough for that." The man stated, and Dad was nodding, and he looked so happy? This should not be what I'm thinking right now.
"Yep, of course. I want this partnership to last long. And that's why I brought with me here tonight my one and only heir of my company. Samantha Rivers." He spoke and looked at me while motioning me to come up.
I looked at Sam, and she nodded her head.
What the f*ck is happening?