Do you like her?

"Big sis"?

I asked in shock. I just suggested that I treat her as my sister, I didn't know she would take it so seriously.

Anita didn't understand why she suddenly felt a bond with a lady she had a boy fight with. Never in her wildest dreams did she think she would ever want to be close to Nadia but now, all of a sudden, she wanted to do everything in her power to get close to her.

They obviously just began to get along, but she could feel the bond she never felt with her own elder sister. It was something she had always wanted but never got.

After what happened back in high school, her life had been totally shattered and she'd stay in her room, crying for hours. She never cried in front of others as they'd only judge her as a self-pitying person.

Right now, she has only spoken to Nadia for a very short period of time, but she has cried, laughed, and spoken about irrelevant and relevant things, and while doing all that, she didn't feel like she was being judged or ignored. It might seem selfish, but this was a feeling she didn't want to let go of.

"Can I call you that"?

I heard her ask and although we just started getting along today, I already saw a different side of her. She looked like an innocent child seeking validation. She looked like she had been abandoned for so long that she needed some sort of affection.

I didn't know if it was right to feel this way towards her. I didn't know if it was right to get this close to her but right now, I could not bring myself to refuse her request. Without knowing, I nodded my head, showing that she was free to call me big sis.

She smiled sheepishly and began moving her leg back and forth, making the swing also move back and forth gently. She looked genuinely happy, it made me smile.

We had already spent so much time without knowing. Soon enough, a maid came looking for me and informed me that Jason was asking to see me.

"I should get going now".

Anita said I couldn't ask her to stay as it wasn't my place and I didn't have any right to so I nodded and accompanied her to the gate to get a taxi going to the airport.

When she left, I rushed back in to meet Jason and find out why he was asking to see me. I opened the door to the room and there he was, just lying on the bed, sleeping. He looked exhausted even before we started the journey so I smiled, seeing that he was finally able to rest.

I was tempted to see him up close, so I went closer to the bed and bent down to look at him. If any man could be called beautiful, it would be him. He looked extremely beautiful just lying there with his eyes closed.

My hand moved close to his face as I was tempted to touch him but I was worried I'd wake him up so I retreated my hand and stood up to walk away. When I was about to leave, I heard him speak.

"I thought you were going to touch me".

As soon as I heard his voice, I jumped in fear and immediately looked back.

"Oh my gosh, you scared me".

I said as I looked at his flickering eyes. He smiled mockingly at me. Although it was calm, I could tell that he was mocking me.

"You really think that's funny"?

I said as I moved closer to him.

"You look funny".

He said but I didn't reply and just kept looking at him. He sat up and then patted on the other side of the bed telling me to sit.

I didn't argue and just went ahead to sit.

"Are you okay"?

He asked but I had no idea whatsoever what it was that he was talking about.

"I didn't get the chance to talk to you after they left".

He said and I finally understood where his worry was coming from.

"I'm fine".

I said to him but he didn't seem to be convinced as he asked me another question.

"Are you sure"?

He asked and I smiled lightly and replied while nodding my head.

"Mnn, I'm perfectly fine. I was even speaking with Anita when you called for me".

I said but it seems that made him much more worried.

"What did she want"?

He asked, his face looking like he was about to go and fight a war. I couldn't help but laugh gently.

"You don't have to worry, she didn't do anything wrong. Instead, he was really nice".

I said but then, I noticed he raised a brow.

"Anita was nice"?

He asked as though he could not believe it.

Jason did not believe Nadia when she said Anita was nice because she had never been. At least, not in front of him. Most of the time, when their parents ask them to get together so they can know each other more before marriage, she looked so cold and uninterested, that it made him feel like she didn't really want this.

It was part of the reason why he gave her the privilege to come to his house and go as she pleased. He felt she would not be an issue when they finally had to go their separate ways.

It turned out to be the opposite of what he thought. When she met Nadia, she suddenly became a totally different person and he didn't like that so he decided to cut ties. But now, hearing Nadia say she was nice? It definitely felt very wrong.

"She might be faking it so that she can get close to you".

He said but I waved it off.

"I don't think so. She didn't look like one who would pretend to like me just to get close. She looks like someone who can't hide it when she doesn't like you".

Jason looked at Nadia for a while and then, he asked.

"Why do I feel like you are supporting her? Do you... do you like her"?