Steven
"Do not worry about me. I will send you a photo if we have finished our practice already. My friend will send me off, I swear." Shiela told Sunny, trying to reassure her about her safety.
Shiela shot a glance at me. Her face was telling me to help her.
"We can just talk to her friend and ask her/him a favor. If you are that worried." I told Sunny.
Shiela sighed. "I did not mean this kind of help, Steven. Argh, you two are making me frustrated," she replied. "I know I should be happy because you are worried about me, but it feels like you guys are my parents." She added.
"We just want to make sure that you will be safe." Sunny replied.
Shiela nodded, defeated. "Okay, okay. Come with me to the gymnasium." She said.
We quietly followed her to the gymnasium. We can hear loud noises from the outside.
Shiela opened the door and left it open for us to enter.
Her teammates turned to us and quickly waved their hands at the sight of Shiela.
"Efren, come here!" Shiela yelled and called for the man, named Efren, to come to us.
Efren quickly ran towards us. "Why?" he asked.
Shiela motioned her hands to me and Sunny. "You know who they are, right?" She said. "You are the one who will send me home, right? They do not believe me, so I need your help to tell them about it." She added.
Efren turned to us and smiled. "Oh yes, I will send her home. I was the one who sent her home before too. I get what you were pointing out. You can rest assured with me. You can even get my phone number or my social media account if you are still bothered by it." He said.
Sunny shook his head. "No need. I am sorry if you feel like I am doubting you, I know you will send her home, and I trust you too. Thank you very much." She said.
Efren nodded his head. "That's good to hear. Thank you." He replied.
"Now that we are settled, stop worrying, okay? I will be fine and I will be safe." Shiela said.
Suny and I nodded.
"We will go now." I told them.
"Take care on your way. Don't get hurt, guys." Sunny commented before we headed out of the gymnasium.
When we got out of the school, I held her hand and intertwined it with mine.
"May I?" I inquired as she abruptly turned to face me and looked down at our hands.
She just nodded and smiled.
"Cute." I complimented. "Karina said you are pretty and cute at the same time." I shared.
After Sunny and Grandma went home, they swarmed me with a lot of questions. As expected from them, they are just like Marco and the other boys. I was not able to do anything but answer them one by one.
The drama marathon we planned was suspended as well because of them.
"Seriously? I am honored to hear that." Sunny replied. "I posted our selfies with them last night. I can't still accept the fact that they added me and even want to be friends with me." She added.
"Ahh, right. They were asking me why you did not tag them in your post when you guys are already friends." I told her.
She shook her head quickly. "There is no way I will do that. They are so famous, vloggers and models. How can I do that? But they even commented on my post. I couldn't help but scream at my bed that time." She shared it excitedly.
"But do not say that you are not pretty. We all have our own uniqueness. You are pretty in my eyes. Do not belittle yourself too much." I reminded her.
Her self-esteem was too low.
I kind of hate it.
She needs to know what her charm was. She is pretty. Period.
"Thank you, I appreciated it." She said, and smiled sweetly.
I pinched her cheeks. "You already know that I like you, right?" I told her.
Her eyes widened, but she nodded slowly. "Would you be able to wait for me a little? I-I do not think that I am able to enter into a new relationship this fast." She replied.
I nodded. "Do not worry. I am not rushing you. I just want you to know that I like you. I understand your point." I responded.
"I do not want you to suffer in the end. So, that is why I needed to make the right decisions. I want to like and love you. I do not want to make you my rebound. You do not deserve it. If you wait for me a little, I will come to you with open arms." She said that made me smile.
"Thank you." I expressed my gratitude. "I am glad that you are still thinking of me." I added.
She pouted. "You were there in my low times. I could not forget that. You were the one who helped me when I needed help the most. You helped me feel better and did many things for me." She replied. "This is the only way I can repay you. By treating you right and treating you because you deserve it."
"Thank you for embracing me. Through ups and lows, I will be with you too." She added, and squeezed my hands tighter.
"Shall we watch the drama in your house?" I asked.
"Why? Okay, if you like it there." She answered.
"I am just worried that they will visit again. We won't be able to finish the drama if they are ruining our momentum." I replied.
She suppressed her laugh. "Why does it feel like you do not want your friends to be here?" She asked. "You are supposed to be happy because it's been a while since you saw each other. They might be sad and mad at you for being inconsiderate." She added.
"I am happy that I saw them already, but I hate them for ruining our plan. I want to finish the drama already, but we can't since they were here." I responded. "That is why we will watch in your house, so that they would not be able to stop us." I explained.
I quickly turned my head.
What was that?
"Why? Is something wrong?" Sunny asked, when she noticed me looking around our surroundings.
I shook my head. "It's nothing." I told her.
When we reached their house, Auntie prepared our dinner. Grandma was out with her friends, while Fei was at work.
"Just eat there. I will just rest in my room." Auntie said, after preparing our dinner.
"Thank you, auntie." I said my gratitude.
"Mom, can we watch the drama on our television?" Sunny asked.
Auntie nodded, "You can. Call me if you need anything, or if there is a problem." she answered.
We both nodded and started eating.
"Do they know about me liking you?" I asked her which she almost spit the food out of her mouth. "Here, water." I added as I handed her a glass of water. "Sorry."
She nodded and drank water. "Shiela told them about it." She answered afterward.
"What did they say about it?" I asked again.
I am curious.
I want to know her family's reaction.
"Are they happy or not?"
"They were happy." She replied. "They said that you would take care of me better. They like you more than Jake." She added.
"Of course, why would they like that bastard when all he did was to hurt you?" I asked her back. "A lot of people were mad at him, because they knew what he did to you, and it was not good at all."
Sunny nodded. "Maybe I was so blinded by my love for him that I did not notice and kept telling myself that everything was fine and that he was probably busy. She answered. "After what happened, I realized many things and I learned what I should do or what I should not do. They said, love can teach you many things. He is not the one for me, and Jake is just one of the people who will come and go in my life that will give me a lesson. So I do not think that having him as my ex-boyfriend was bad at all."
"Through him, I learned that many people love me and will help to support me. I also found you, I guess that is what matters now. Let's just hope that Jake will learn his lesson, that girls are not his toys and he should not play with our feelings." She added.
I agreed. "Since you said that you found me through him, I will think that he is a blessing in disguise." I told her.
I thought it would be impossible for me to fall in love with a normal person.
I also found my mate before, but was not able to know her or see her properly. I thought that my feelings for Sunny were just normal, we are close and we are more open to each other. But after realizing that she is the only person I am most comfortable with.
I can tell her what's going on in my head without feeling like I'm faking it. I enjoyed her company and everything about her made me interested.
"Right. Let's not make it difficult for him anymore. I think he was already suffering after what happened. Let's just let him go. It is also not good to hurt someone more." She stated.
I nodded. "You are right. He must learn his lesson and be good now. I hope he will not make the same mistake or try to hurt you again. Because if he did, I would probably hurt him." I answered.
She smiled sweetly. "Do not worry, I will tell you if he ever tries to hurt me in any way. I won't let him hurt me either, you know. Once is enough, twice is too much." She said.
After eating our dinner, I volunteered to wash the dishes we used. While she started to fix their television.
We will just watch two to three episodes, since I cannot stay here longer. It would be dark outside, and I can't go home when it's already dark. The enemies might be waiting for me to be alone because they have been targeting me lately.
"Are you done already? I am done setting up the television." Sunny said.
"I will be there in a minute." I answered.
After putting back the utensils and plates in their proper places, I went out of the kitchen and headed to the sala.
"I bought junk food. Is this okay?" She asked.
"You went out?" I asked back.
She nodded. "I did. I ran." She answered, laughing. "I was scared that I might encounter bad dogs or rats, but I managed to come back safe." She added.
"We should have bought it before going home." I suggested sitting beside her.
"Next time," She said. "Let's start watching now." She added and hit the play button on the remote control.
This time we are watching a drama. It emphasizes mental health, which is fun and cool. I like the flow of the drama and it shows the flaws of the characters. So far, every drama that we have been watching is all good.
I must say that Sunny's preferences are not bad.
"Have you encountered situations that made you stressed the most?" I asked Sunny.
She nodded.
"When was that and what happened?"
"It was when we were still in senior high school. I was overwhelmed by the activities and nonstop work from our professors before. Because of that, I find it hard to follow. We had our research before. I can't help but to cry. I am so stressed that I find it hard to eat. I am just grateful that Shiela did not leave me and helped me finish them." She shared. "I don't know what would have happened to me if she had not helped me. I might not be able to graduate if that happens." She added.
I am glad Shiela was there. Shiela is the type of person that will pull you out of your problems.
There is only one thing I need to tell her.
And that is my secret.
But I am still not ready. Who would it be? When your relationship is at stake.
I do not know how I will tell her about us. I am scared of what her reactions will be. I can see that she will be scared of us and might avoid me her entire life. But I would not be able to keep the secret for long.
It's better to tell her than to let her find out from others.
But how?