Season 3 Chapter 12

It was Sunday morning, I gulped my spit while standing in front of the large iron gate of Thomas's bungalow. After a long fucked up week, I just wanted to have a relaxing day, that's when I remembered regarding my promises with Thomas and Sister Adelina. So I ended up booking my whole day with a tight schedule, morning playing video game with Thomas, afternoon lunch and shopping with Adelina, and evening spending some time alone with myself in the beach, 'perfect' or that's what I thought. Until I stood in front of Thomas's house and realized he was more wealthy than I expected. My body trembled with anxiety as I took a deep breath. "I think, I did a blander coming here", I bite my lower lip then approached the guards standing in front the gate, they asked me to wait for few minutes till they enquire regarding my visit. After few minutes, the butler hurried out the main building followed by Thomas who ran towards me with excitement and hugged me tightly.

Thomas: Sis!!! I missed you so much!!! (He looked at me with puppy eyes)

Me: Uh…just call me, Anne…(I smiled while patting his head) You shouldn't hug me like this.

Thomas: Why? (He looked confused)

Me: Because we hardly know each other. (I sighed)

Thomas: Then why did you visit to spend time with me? (He pouts)

Me: True. I cannot win against you. (I facepalmed)

Thomas: (he grabs my hand) Come on, let's go inside. (He said while pulling me through the gate)

Me: Don't you know that a man and woman should maintain distance? (I blinked surprised)

Thomas: For that, first you need to be a woman. (He said while looking at me)

Me: W-What?! Are you mocking me right now?! (I felt frustrated but tried controlling my anger)

Thomas: You are only 14, you are a girl, and I am a boy, also I consider you as my little sister. Can't siblings hold hands? (He looked down sadly)

Me: They can….(I murmured in a low voice)

Thomas: See?! (He grins) moreover I already have someone whom I love, she is the most beautiful girl in this whole world. (He blushes hard while hiding his face)

Me: Yeah…yeah….I got it. (I frowned rolling my eyes) must be an Angel.

Thomas: Yeah! She is an Angel! (He grins holding my hands feeling excited)

Me: And…Angels don't exists, just like your little 'Crush'. (I said in a mocking tone while laughing)

Thomas: (he pouts while leaving my hands) She exists. (He takes me to his gaming room)

We sat down and played games for hours, his workers served us with some desserts and snacks, along with juices, "felt like some good shit of bribes", for which I was ready to visit again and again, even if it meant listening to his complaints for hours.

Thomas: You know….Angel….she studies in your school. (He blushes)

Me: (I choked on the orange juice while coughing) W-What?

Thomas: Are you alright? (He asked out of concern) shall I call the doctor?

Me: No….no need.(I wiped my lips with tissue paper) what were you saying?

Thomas: Irina….her name is Irina. (His eyes sparkles) pixie cut black hair, with red highlight, black nail polish, her favourite colour is Black, rose beige skin colour, dark brown eyes….just…. beautiful. (He blushed hard) She is from Romania, she is so strong and talented. I am sure you both will be good friends. (He grins)

Me: You are beyond help….(I sighed while murmuring)

Thomas: Did you see her? I mean in your class? How is she? Is she doing well? (He kept on asking questions before I could even reply)

Me: Uhm…(I hesitated while gulping my spit) I…I didn't notice.

Thomas: WHAT?! HOW?! (he gasped)

Me: I had a long and shitty week, okay? Now stop being melodramatic. (I rolled my eyes) Why are you so obsessed?

Thomas: Because she was the first person who protected me from bad people, even before you…(he blushed) she wiped my injury with her handkerchief, and told me to stop crying…she said, a man should show his tears only in front of his woman. (He bites on his thumb nail feeling shy) since then, I dream about crying in front of her.

Me: (I started feeling sick as I stood up) I think, I should leave now. Have a good day.

Thomas: (he looked confused) What? Why?

Me: I am getting late for my next appointment, so bye. (I said before almost running away)

One thing I realized from this whole narration was, firstly, Thomas needs more friends, secondly, both of them either needs to get into a relationship as fast as possible or find new people, so that I can escape from this cringe stories. Or that's what I thought….until I met Adelina again, and realized it was me, who needed to find new people, and run away from couples.

I met Adelina near a shopping mall and we went inside to buy some clothes for her. We were looking around when I noticed someone familiar sitting on the sofa hiding his face behind the newspaper. I frowned and stood in front of him and snatched away the newspaper from his hand and crossed my arms while tapping my felt getting annoyed.

Me: Bro!! Why are you stalking us?! It was supposed to be Girls time! (I rolled my eyes)

Leo: I-I…(he feels embarrassed and stands up ready to run away)

Adelina: Leo? (She stands behind me) What are you doing here? (She says out of concern).

Leo: I…I…(he takes out his credit card) I thought I should give you my exclusive card for shopping. (He smirks)

Me: You are just a broke student, get your credit score bad, and you will regret for life. (I smirked while pulling out mother's credit card) Sis, you use this instead.

Leo: That's mom's card! How did you get it? Why they never let me touch their card, but gave you instead? (He pouts) I will tell mom that you are wasting her money.

Me: What?? You sound like a jealous baby! (I pinched his arm hard as he winces in pain)

Adelina: Guys ….(she sighs) I have my own money. So you both don't need to act like rich CEOs from dramas. (She sighs)

Me: What drama? (Leo and me looked at each other confused)

Adelina: Never mind that, now help me out with my clothes. (She says while going to pick up some clothes for herself)

Me: Leo bro…seriously? (I raised my brow)

Leo: Oh come on! (He blushes hard) How could I let other men look at her?

Me: (I looked at his face with a disgusted expression) Dude, that's disgusting.

Leo: You will understand when you fall in love. (He says before going to find Adelina)

"Will I ever understand such feelings?" I wondered to myself while standing there. They say love is the most beautiful and pure form of emotion, sometimes I wonder how it feels, I can see that love changes people, just like how Leo Bro has become an even better version of himself. Will I ever get to experience such emotions? As I thought this through, I felt a familiar presence and looked around only to notice someone who's facial features were similar to Gouenji.

Me: Wait…is that?...(But before I could approach him, he was already gone). Gouenji…what is he doing here? (I thought while murmuring to myself)

Adelina: Uhm…Anne? (I turned around to find Adelina wear a yellow floral print dress, she blushed looking embarrassed) Uhm…am I looking weird? Leo selected this for me…(she says in a low voice)

Me: You are looking gorgeous. (I grinned) let's select more outfit for you.

Leo: (he pouts) hey, stop trying to snatch my girlfriend already. (He flicks my forehead)

Me: (I rubbed my forehead while smiling mischievously) Whoever wins, Adelina will have to kiss their cheek.

Leo: Adelina! Don't listen to her! (He seemed like he will start crying)

Adelina: (she kisses my cheek) Now now …don't fight. (She then kisses Leo's lips as he melts) I love both of you, but different types of love, one is like my sister, and another is my hubby. (Leo seemed like he will faint due to overexcitement)

Me: Hey, don't start in front of a minor. (Both of them started laughing and kisses my cheeks while consoling me)

'Annoying….' But sweet….after the shopping session, we had our lunch and parted ways. I walked for some time aimlessly and finally went to the Beach around 4PM. I sat on the sand enjoying the cool breeze while staring at the water, people were busy playing volleyball, surfing and enjoying their time walking around. I finally stood up and took off my jacket and shoes, then slowly walked towards the water, the waves hit against my feet, I stood there admiring the view, momentarily forgetting all my worries. Finally I took a deep breath and dived into the water holding my breath. Ever since the incident with Jules in Australia, I started practicing holding my breath in the water, so that no one can take advantage of my weaknesses ever again, I am slowly trying to eliminate them, weaknesses only pulls you down, so it's better to turn them into strength otherwise you will regret it later, that's what my father has always taught me. It was almost a minute when I felt someone grabbing from behind. I struggled to free myself and almost punched him but controlled my anger because I realized it was the lifeguard, though he looked really young. He brings me to the shore and looks at me concerned and annoyed at the same time.

Paul: Are you out of your mind?!! Why were you trying to kill yourself??? (He shook me while giving me concerned expressions) Life is beautiful…. Please don't end it in this manner. (He had light tanned skin, with visible abs, platinum hair, hazel eyes, sharp nose and jawline, and beautiful thin lips, he looked around the age of my brothers, so I guessed he was at least 17)

Me: Dude…I wasn't trying to die…I was just practicing holding my breath in the water. (I said while standing up) I am sorry for making you worried. (I said while extending my hand) Hi, I am Anne Elizabeth.

Paul: (he shakes hands with me) I am Paul, I work as a lifeguard here. Nice to meet you.

Me: Your hair looks nice. (I said smiling )

Paul: Thanks…I bleached it myself. (He grins)

Me: Well, I should get going now, it was nice to meet you. (I smiled)

Paul: Yeah…hope we don't meet again. You seem like a troublemaker. (He said while laughing nervously)

Me: You are right about troublemaker part, but you are wrong about hoping not to meet again, because I am coming back week. (I bumped my first with him)

Paul: Please…. Don't ….(he blinks feeling awkward) You are weird….sweet…but weird….

Me: I loved your analysis skills. (I grinned) Brother Paul.

Paul: Oh boy….(he murmured to himself) I feel like I will end up losing my job…(he gulps his spit).

To be continued...