15 XIV.

XIV.

"Jonakynn!!". She was snap back at her senses when her cousin slaps her lightly calling her attention.

" what?". She asked making her cousin frowned.

"I've been calling you and yet you seem to be in outer space thinking so deeply". Anna explained.

" what do you need?". She asked still baffled her cousin sighed.

"The day of the performance is coming are you done preparing?". Her cousin asked she nods her head unsurely making her cousin's brow lift.

"You didn't but looking at you now it looks like you've been lacking sleep, your eyes even look swollen". Her cousin retorted looking at her intently.

Jonakyn looks at herself in the mirror and her cousin is right looking at her complexion she seemed to be tired and worn out her skin looks paler than it is, her body looks thinner than what she remembers and her eyes are swollen with bags under it.

Slowly she turned to her cousin and smiled." I'm fine just need some sleep". She replies.

Anna her cousin glare at her." Do you think I'm that dense". She responded with a hint of anger in her voice.

Jonakyn lowered down her head and was waiting for her cousin to words, even if she wants to say everything she's been doing lately to her she would not dare to do so because knowing her cousin after knowing the situation she into Anna might tell her to avoid him

She might want her to stay away from him.

" You know what if you don't want to say anything to me I won't push you to do so but please guard yourself and don't do the same mistakes again I've had enough seeing you suffering". Her cousin reminded looking at her worriedly slowly she went to her and hugs her tightly.

"Thank you". She replied.

" I need to go now I have a class at 9 see you at school". Her cousin started kissing her cheeks before leaving.

She laid back at her bed closed her eyes clear her mind and breathe." you are putting your feet back on the grave again Jonakyn". She mumbled inwardly slapping herself.

She opened her eyes and looked around she's in the house their boarding it's been a week since she had visited their house and its been a week that she felt relieved.

Jonakyn knows that all she's doing is running away not even doing anything to fix herself up just living the life to survive and run away from those people who are holding her back, to those people who had to break her to pieces to the point that even her had loose hope trying to fix herself up.

"Get a grip mf". She whispered to herself crawling down the bed then stops and sigh then crawl again till she reaches the closet slowly standing up then stop again to sigh and then slowly walking back to the bed.

If someone sees her they might think she's an idiot but who cares she loves doing things like this and she hasn't acted like this to others more of like a habit of her that she was doing every time she's going to leave the bed probably spending 30 minutes crawling back and forth undecided if she's going to get up or just go back to bed and lay there doing nothing but just staring blankly out of nowhere.

After fighting with herself on getting up or not she finally stand up and fix her bed and her self tidying everything up before leaving off to school

She was walking down the street when it suddenly rain she must've been preoccupied that she didn't even notice the clouds turning dark because of an incoming rainfall she stops and find a place so she won't get wet.

She ended up in front of a convenience store it's already 10 in the morning and yet the sky is darker than it should be this might be a big rainfall, her class starts at 12 and she has an hour to spend relaxing in this scenery before going to school.

Jonakyn went inside the store it has seats and tables so it won't be a problem eating inside while enjoying the scenery outside the looks of this situation are what she always see at those dramas they're watching a serene and surreal feeling bring back memories.

" I want one of this Miss". She pointed at the ice cream solo tube the clerk looked at her teasingly.

"Ice again Kulot it's cold outside then your eating an ice cream". The clerk retorted looking at her with eyes saying that "you aren't gonna change your habit of eating cold stuff in cold weather are you".

" shut it Eliza! That's not gonna happen". She replied making the clerk laughed.

"Yeah yeah now eat your heart out". The latter replied.

" Didn't know it's your shift today thought you were on the night shift". She questioned the clerk who is also one of her friends.

"Got some classes later so I got to work in the morning I only have a minute left just waiting for the other one to arrive". Eliza replied.

Just like her and the others, this friend of hers is also working for supporting their schooling and some necessity needs. A minute after talking Eliza bids goodbye because she needs to leave and go back to the house to sleep so she won't get drowsy at her class later.

After getting the ice cream she walks through the tables and finds a place closest to the window to complete the vibe she wants.

" Now what? What's gonna happen now?". She mumbled while eating remembering all the things happening to her every time it rains the good and the bad.

She can feel the ice cream slowly melting down in her mouth and her skin drying because of the aircon and the warm breeze the rain is bringing completely opposing but quite calming and she was there savoring it.

"Kulot?". Jonakyn turned her head to know who is calling her the voice seems so familiar.

" it's you!". The latter excitedly hug her but she was dumbfounded can't even find the words to say to this person.

"Aaron". She called making the latter smile.

~~

" Aaron what the heck!". Jonakyn shouted seeing her bag held by this stupid idiot who's been pestering her since the first day of school.

She is now on high school graduating student and this punk is her classmate who is always pestering her even when she is just relaxing at the corner or whenever she is sleeping or talking probably in everything she does.

"You want it catch me first". Aaron retorted happily smiling at her it's already time to go home and she was cleaning when this punk snatches her bag away.

" Please hand it over I need to get back home early". She pleaded to try to get her bag back because she needs to hurry back home before her curfew or she might end up being in trouble.

Aaron looked at her and back to her bag and then again to her before a smile slowly creeping out of his lips." walk home with me well until on the bus stop". He asked still smiling.

She looked at him dumbfounded why would she agree and why would he want to walk with her.

Jonakyn knew this kid for years and he only knows how to pester and annoy her nothing more, he'd been doing that the whole year and now he was smiling genuinely asking her to walk home with him.

"Don't worry I'm not planning anything just walk home with me nothing more". The latter assured her.

Jonakyn sighed and nodded he seemed too serious and also she wants to go home early to avoid trouble might as well agree so that they would finish this faster.

" oh it's raining good thing I have an umbrella".

Jonakyn looked at Aaron didn't know how to react to the kind actions he is giving her.

After fixing the umbrella he signaled her to get it so the umbrella could cover them both."Put your bag on the front so it won't get wet". He instructed she just followed him even though she was being uncomfortable by this kind of side of his acting.

"Are you sick or something I'm getting uncomfortable with you treating me like this". She questioned looking at him confused by his actions but the latter just laughed.

" I might have treated you too bad huh". Aaron mumbled but is enough for her to hear.

"You did!". She retorted.

They continued walking it was getting darker because of the rain and they were the only ones who are left walking maybe people are already moving fast so they won't get wet by the coming rainfall unlike him who is walking calmly like his taking his precious time.

" would you mind if I asked you to move faster"? She asked sarcastically maybe this is his plan, after all, walking slowly so she would be late in going home.

"Move faster? hmm". He answered back.

" am I moving too slow or I might have been doing it the wrong way". He mumbled.

"Huh?". She asked but the latter just smiled then continued walking.

Jonakyn sighed when he stops walking again." Are you playing tricks again my gosh please I've had enough of it, it's been years aren't you tired of annoying me like this". She hissed at him but she didn't hear annoying rebuttals from him instead she saw him smiling.

"I'm not ". He replied.

Jonakyn looked at him gaping." What the heck so...". She didn't finish talking when he talked suddenly stopping her.

" I'm not gonna stop annoying you, pestering you not until you'll only be thinking of me".

"I'm gonna carve off my name into your mind, soul, and most importantly your heart ".

Jonakyn was speechless her mind was buffering.

"I'm not gonna stop not until you're all over me just like how am I to you".

the drenched street is wetting her shoes already and she can see the rain getting heavy so is the wind lingering coldly.

" Kulot...jr.lydjdjsktkypt". Aaron stated.

"What?"Jonakyn didn't hear him because the rain is already falling heavily even the thunder is rumbling strongly.

" Jonakyn Lagdameo LET ME COURT YOU!". Aaron shouted.

"What!". She was more dumbfounded after hearing him.

" ARE YOU KIDDING ME!". She shouted back at him but the latter just laughed.

"I'M NOT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT I'M GONNA COURT YOU". He shouted back at her smiling.

Looking at how close they're right now and how this punk saying he wants to court her in the middle of heavy rain with only an umbrella covering them is surreal but looking at him closely he can see him seriously looking at her, she can even feel the trembling of his body.

" I LIKE YOU AND I'M COURTING YOU WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT". He once again shouted.

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