CHAPTER 6: SUNDATE

Daze POV

"So you're flirting with my neighbor, huh?" Sheriz said as soon as I entered her unit.

"Sort of. But I'm going to court her tomorrow. " She stopped walking, so we almost bumped into each other.

"Woah! What's the matter, Sheriz?" I asked.

"Did I heard it right? You'll court her?" She asks confusingly.

"Ah-huh!" I gave her a short answer and sat down on her couch.

"Oh my god! Are you sick? Daze Tejada? will court someone? The world is about to collapse, " She commented.

"It's just for fun, Sheriz! She's playing hard to get, so I'll make sure that I can claim her fully by hook or by crook. "

"Good luck then! It looks like you will fail! Because the girl you want to play with seems different! I can assure you that you're gonna fail" I looked at her. She was smiling from ear to ear, so did I.

"Let's see Ms.Sheriz Vega"

"Okay then, Daze Tejada, good luck to you"

"yeah, Anyway, are you ready? Let's go? Where is Jacob? Did he visit you already?"

"He'll never visit me coz we broke up" She smiled again but it didn't reach her ears. Without a word, I hug her. She's been in love with that guy for a long time,

I can feel that she's badly hurt. I'll find Jacob and I'll beat him for hurting my best friend!

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It's 6 am. Sheriz is still asleep, so I didn't bother to wake her up. His eyes must be swollen now because she cried her eyes out last night. We even canceled our plan so she could stay at home and feel better by voicing everything.

I decided to buy our breakfast. I just bought and took out 3 orders of pancakes, fries, and hot choco... I got back to Sheriz's unit and left her breakfast on the table and I immediately went out to go to the other unit.

 I pressed the doorbell before she finally opened.

"Who the-----"

"Goodmorning sweetie." I interrupted what she was going to say and I immediately pushed the door to enter her unit. She immediately backed away as if I had a virus.

"What the? WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?" She shouted.

"I bought you breakfast, Violet! Eat with me, " I said with a wide smile.

"Why? Are we close?" When she said that, an idea crossed my mind.

"How close do you want?" I almost whispered to her ears.

"Fuck off! GET OUT OF MY UNIT!" She shouted at me again, but I just ignored that and went straight to her dining.

"Come! I just bought it. " She followed me and sat down across from where I was sitting.

"What the fuck do you want, Daze?" she said, emphasizing every word while looking at me badly.

"I told you I will court you, Violet."

"I reject you then," she answered calmly.

"Rejection is not in my vocabulary. Now eat this and let's enjoy it, " I said and pushed the food in front of her.

"Pancake and a cup of choco? How cheap. I can buy you a hundred pieces, " She said again while sipping the hot chocolate.

"It's not about the thing sweetie, it's about the effort, " I said and winked at her.

"Yeah right! You exert all your effort to annoy me!" She rebuts.

"Why can't you just smile and thank me?" I ask innocently.

"Because I hate everything about you," she straightly said without remorse.

"The more you hate, the more you love, just so you know, Violet!" She stared at me badly after I said that.

"If you want to reduce my annoyance to you, stop calling me Violet and get the hell out of here!" she lowered her voice as if threatening me, so I smiled from ear to ear.

"Where are you going anyway? You're so dressed!" She stared at me before answering

"None of your business! If you don't want to leave, I will leave. Lock my door and don't steal anything here!" She threatened me again.

"I only want to steal your heart," I said and raised my eyebrows up and down.

"Seriously? Your words make me want to vomit. You're the worst!"

She sarcastically said and left her unit first. I just follow her until we get inside the elevator.

No one dares to speak between us because we have an old hag with us. The worst part is that the old hag is my neighbor, who hates me so much.

When we got out of the elevator, I immediately pulled Violet.

"Okay, I'll stop for now! You don't need to leave your unit, " her one eyebrow raised.

"Who said I was leaving because of you?"

"Is it not because of me?"

"You're the one assuming between the two of us, Daze! Before you enter my unit, I'm already well dressed. I'm really leaving, moron! " She exclaimed. I stopped her by holding her wrist.

 "Where are you going?" I asked seriously.

"Where you can't!" she shouted at me while walking. I chased her and stood beside her.

"And where could that be?" I said while my forehead creased with confusion.

She smiled before she answered "At church"

"Black" As if on cue, someone called her and we both looked at the person who called her

"James!" She sweetly smiled at the man.

Seeing her smiling with that guy made me frown. She looked at me and rolled her eyes before approaching the guy. I don't know what she said to him, but I know she said something about me, so I approached them.

"So where are you taking her?" I asked

"Church," he said with a serious tone. Violet and I looked at each other and spoke at the same time. I said 'Boring' and she said 'Nice' but the smile was fake.

"Don't you want to go there, Black?" The man asked her.

"Of course I want to. I agree when you text me, right? It's been a long time since I last went to church." She said and smiled again.

"You'll just sleep at the church, so why bother?" I asked her that made her glare at me. I just smirked at her

"Shall we?" The guy asked, ignoring my remarks.

"Sure," she answered sweetly. They walked towards the man's car.

Before they could get on, I shouted, "Have fun, my color!" Violet rolled her eyes and mouthed 'Dman you' before getting in the car. I just smiled 'My color, Suits her' I whispered to myself before going back to my unit.

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Black's Pov

7:30 am, when mass starts. I feel uncomfortable. I rarely attend a mass unless there's a wedding or burial. It's not that I don't believe in God. I just don't believe I need to go to church to talk to him. I can talk to him everywhere, anytime, I believe.

I'm looking at the priest while he's preaching. I thought to myself, "What's happening to me?" I glance at the person next to me. I was surprised when he held my hand, so I frowned at him. Is he really making a move inside the church?

"Our father," he said and smiled before looking back at the altar. I looked around and felt ashamed when I saw everyone doing the same thing. Geez! I remember this part.

When the mass was over, James invited me to an exhibit. I just went with him. After all, it's too early to go home.

"James! Good to see you!" Greetings from a woman. She's short and petite, but she's pretty...

"Shall I miss my sister's best day?" He said and hugged the woman. So she is James's sister, huh?

"Jam, I want to introduce to you a good friend, Black. Black, my sister Jamaine, "

"Please to meet you," Jam said and offered her hands.

"Same here," I said, reaching out for her hand.As the three of us walked around, we saw Roxanne.

"Rox", I called her. She immediately turned around and smiled.

"Wow Black you're here!" she said surprisingly while hugging me. He hugged James too.

James and Jam left to entertain the other visitors. Roxanne and I were left alone.

"I want you to see my artwork." She said and showed me a painting.

"What can you say?" Rox asked me.

It was a very beautiful painting of a land that was full of green grass. There are two people with their backs to each other and holding hands. It's a portrait of mother and daughter. I look at her and smile.

"It's perfect," I commented. She smiled back, but it was a sad smile.

"Not yet! Dad is not here yet" She said." I was about to ask when a group of people approached her. I guess they congratulate her, so I decided to look around.

Most of the painting displayed is something I do not understand. Maybe that's how it is without art blood. You will not appreciate and see the meaning of paintings. But one painting caught my eyes. It's a woman with a fierce face, but there are tears on her face. I understood the painting.

It shows a person who's tough outside but weak inside.

"It's like you," said the person next to me. I looked at the one who spoke. "Me?" I asked James.

"Yeah! You know it's like you, so you're attracted to the painting and easily understand it, " he said and smiled.

"I'm not weak inside, James," I protest.

"Because that's what you believe Marie Violet Black." I frowned.

"What's with the full name?" I asked.

"I just love saying it." I was surprised by what he said. I just shook my head and looked at the clock. It will be at noon.

"It's lunchtime. I think I'll leave first. "

"Okay, I'm sorry I didn't ask you to eat earlier and I couldn't accompany you now.

It's okay, James! no worries." I said and flashed a smile before starting walking.

"Mendez," he said, so I turned around completely, wondering what that was about.

"James Mendez. In case you want to know, " I laughed a little when I realized it was his surname.

"James Mendez, I'll remember that," I said before leaving the place.

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