Chapter 20

"Are you sure you gonna go home early, baby?" Asked Sean to Angel.

"Yea! I have an early class tomorrow morning. Sorry baby!" Says Angel while making a pitiful face.

"It's okay, I just want to hang out with you a little longer." Sean hugged Angel.

"I promise this weekend I'll stick with you all the time. Okay?"

"Hahaha... Sure, baby."

Sean kiss Angel playfully as he didn't want to let her go. Ariella who was still there with them felt awkward to see that scene as well with Mia. Jason already leaving first before them because frustrated about Ariella and he also went to find some girl to play with at the club.

"Ehem!! Have you guys finished yet? I'm still here... Not to see you guys making love in front of me."

"Shut up, Mia!! You embarrassed me." Says Angel flush with a red face.

"Hahaha... I don't care. Hey! Ariella, are you gonna go home with us?" Asked Mia after teasing Angel.

"No... I'll be on my own. I drove my car early so I'll pass." Replied Ariella.

"Well, then... Bye, Ariella. See you at school tomorrow when we got a chance."

"I know you dislike this kind of gathering but I really want you to be here...Bye-bye, Ariel!" Said Angel to Ariella.

"It's fine... I don't mind. Farewell, guys."

"Don't stay outside for too long, fears if some hungry tiger will eat you up." Whispered Mia toward Ariella with deep meaning.

Shocked by Mia's sentence, Ariella wondered if Mia knew something about Sean and her. Mia only give a smirked smile before she went toward the car left Ariella with questions by her word.

Soon after Mia and Angel's car disappear, Sean straightaway embraces Ariella into his arms. Ariella's body got stiff by Sean's sudden action.

"Haaa... I miss your body smell. Sweet and soft." Said Sean while sniffing Ariella's hair and neck.

"Sean, stop... Please! Not today. I'm still tired from last night." Tried to refuse Sean.

"You have no right to refuse me, b*tch." Said Sean coldly to remind Ariella's shoes.

"T-then... Please, not here." Replied with teary eyes.

"Good girl..."

Sean holds tight to Ariella and takes her toward into private room at the karaoke bars.

Again, Ariella didn't come home until late in the morning around three o'clock. Ariella needs to sneak out to go to her room quietly. After a quick shower, Ariella's who already tired laying lazily on her bed.

Ariella keep thinking about her uncle would feel about her. For the past few days, she has not been her usual self, and her uncle definitely would know her changes. From someone who always loves to stay home to someone opposite her attitude.

"I'm dirty and slutty!" Screaming using her pillow to cover.

"If only someone could hear my heart scream for help! Anyone..." Ariella started shedding tears.

She fell asleep from tiredness and crying. She is like a hopeless child who can't do anything. Ariella snuggled her body until the sun shoot the breeze in her room and her alarm buzzed out.

Another regular day passed, but for Ariella only nightmare remained and still, she could not get out from it. She need to act as nothing happen and pretend like she was okay while it rotted from inside.

Keep a smiling face, Ariella greet her uncle at the dining table as normally as she could be. Ariella eat her breakfast quietly and ignored her uncle's stare toward her. She knows her uncle must have a lot of questions to ask her.

"Ariel... Listening to me for a sec. Lately, you changed a lot, do you have a problem?"

"I'm just want to change to be more friendly with my friends. I already told you the reason I'm late last night, right?." Hold up her tears.

"But not until morning!" Said Frederick a bit harsh.

"I fell asleep at my friend's house. I'm not doing on purpose..." After saying it Ariella stood to walk away.

"Ariel! Hold on, dear... I'm sorry." Realized his tone was a bit harsh toward Ariella early.

"I gotta go first, see you..." Ariella was half away before talking to her uncle.

Ignored her uncle calling, Ariella go toward her car and drive away to her school. Ariella tried to go through her daily day normally by attending classes, focusing on her assignments, and meeting up with her new friend, Erika Yang during lunch break.

"I'm exhausted. This week was really my busier week ever. I'm so tied up with homework and assignments." Complained Erika to Ariella.

"Wow! This is only the first week after the summer holiday and you are already pretty busy?"

"Told you."

"Maybe, I'm also would be busy as you next. Cos I will attend the woodshop for my sculpture subject next weeks. And need to stay up at gallery too."

"Poor us."

It's would be the best reason for Ariella to avoid Sean.