After reading the text from Chris, Serin put her phone back in her pocket. “They’re already near here.” “OMG!!!” Hana screamed, standing up suddenly. “I should smell nice.” Then she hurried to her table. “My lips are chapped, this can’t be.” Sam also rose up from sitting and rushed to her station. “As if Sir Jeremy’s best friends will notice them..” Brian uttered. “Girls are girls.” Francis added then looked at Kaye. “Won’t you fix yourself, too? I mean, like putting something on your face or showering your body with perfume? Like what they’re doing now..” “She doesn’t have to.” Hana butt in, she just finished spraying flowery scent cologne on her. “She’s not just very pretty, she also has rapunzel-like hair. That long.” Kaye suppressed a smile as she got what Hana meant. “But..” Sam spoke, busy putting cherry flavored balm on her lips. “Her hair is short though.” Giggles from Hana and Kaye followed while throwing glances at each other. “What was that, huh??” Sam got a fe
A moment of silence then Chris flashed a joyful smile. “We’re on cloud nine now because..” He paused, voice almost cracked. He can’t help but feel overly emotional. “Jeremy is back to his old self again, our best friend who would always go along with our craziness.” Hearing such good news, Serin got choked up. That simple “it’s a deal” from Jeremy means so much to his best friends. Why wouldn’t it be? It clearly tells them that Jeremy is really back to being the person they used to know, the Jeremy who would say yes to their weird and crazy ideas. “Back then when we were still young, Jeremy was like Chris. He was really good at joking around and..” Ken suppressed a smile. “Teasing and annoying Yenny..” Serin chuckled, picturing the young Jeremy in her mind. “Enough of embarrassing me. You guys just ruined my image.” “Woah, bro! You’re really back to yourself!!! I love you!!” Chris, floating in extreme happiness because Jeremy jokingly spoke, hugged him very tightly. Ken, inste
“Transcending time??” Serin paused in great surprise, flustered by the slip of her tongue. But she quickly faked an embarrassed face. “Actually it’s not transcending time.. I should have said, in his new life, from being born as Heron Arth to becoming Jeremy Sean.” “Ah, so that’s what you were supposed to say..” Yenny suddenly chuckled. “It’s just funny what ran through my mind a while ago. I thought Jeremy really transcended time, like what happens in fantasy dramas or movies.” “Is someone transcending time funny?” It’s Jeremy. There’s seriousness in his voice. “It’s not only funny but totally absurd.” “What if it happens for real?” Yenny hissed in response to Jeremy’s ridiculous assumption. “So.. you’re trying to say that you somehow believe in those kinds of things?? Like someone can really go back to their past or from there to the present time?” Without hesitation, Jeremy confidently nodded. “You do?? Seriously??” “Why?? Can’t I?” “But you are someone who never bel
Dave, after exhaling and inhaling to release his nervousness, ran his fingers through his hair and fixed his clothes in the side mirror of his car then pretended to walk confidently towards the open area outside Venere. “Ma’am..” Hana excitedly stood beside Serin. “Mr. Dave Sean is here.” All eyes quickly moved to where Hana pointed at. Dave’s unexpected appearance completely delighted and astonished Serin’s colleagues but not Jeremy and his best friends. His presence is nothing but a total mood wrecker. As their expressions darkened, they discreetly exchanged glances with annoyance. While Jeremy is sure that Serin was the one who invited Dave to come over, Chris and Ken are not sure about it because it is also possible that it was Yenny who did it. “Did you also invite him here?” Brian asked Serin. “Or Sir Jeremy did?” Chris unknowingly hissed. “Jeremy is still in the right mind, he would never do that..” He uttered the truth audibly that made everyone look at him with confusion
Ken looked deep into her eyes. “If I didn’t ask you such a stupid question, you wouldn’t have brought up the past.” Serin paused for a while but eventually fell into complete silence, unable to reply to Ken’s heartfelt apology because his sincerity only made her feel more uncomfortable. And also, she could not form her thoughts into words, worried that she might give hunch to her colleagues that Jeremy and his best friends are no longer close with Dave and that there’s bad blood between the two brothers, which has never been known by the public or even by their own family. “Bringing up the past filled with good memories is not to be sorry for.” It’s Dave, displaying an emotional expression on his face. “But burying those good memories because of hate towards someone, as if those memories never made you happy, is something to be sorry for.” A visible smirk crossed Chris’ face. “What if it was not simple hate? That the hate you were talking about is rooted from the devastating pain
As Chris suddenly showed up with a bomb that he almost dropped, Dave should have felt agitated. But instead of agitation and uneasiness, terrible pain drowned him. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Shouldn’t you reveal that truth to Serin, so she will completely understand why we, especially Jeremy, can’t forgive you?” “It’s okay, Chris..” Serin held the guy on his arm then gave him a pleading look. “I’m sure I will know about it at the right time.. when Dave already has the courage to tell me everything.” “Should I tell you now?” Dave asked Serin. “Go on. Now. In front of me.” Chris stood closer before Dave. “Or better, in front of Jeremy. Shall I call him?” “Guys, please..” Serin got in between the two. “I invited all of you here not for you to confront each other like this. Can’t you just forget that hate in your hearts for now? Just for now, please..” “I’m sorry..” Dave lowered his head and sighed heavily. “Chris..” He uttered the guy’s name with so much sadness in his voic
"You keep disappointing us, Yenny." Chris suddenly showed up. Francis, since he didn't get farther yet, got intrigued by what he clearly heard from Chris. He paused and stood on the stairs without making any noise. "I'll hang up now." Yenny ended the call right away and was about to leave without looking at Chris when the guy stood before her. "What?" She asked, annoyance in her voice. “When did you exchange numbers? Yesterday? When you told him that you have already forgiven him? That fast? Wow!” Chris clapped with insulting sarcasm then gave Yenny a frustrated stare. “If you were Jeremy, what would you feel?” Yenny, teary-eyed, faced Chris a lot closer. “And you? If you were Aunt Leona, would you still hate me?” “It’s not hate that we feel towards you, it’s disappointment.” “Sooner, that disappointment will grow to hate.” “And you will let us hate you? Does that mean you will keep doing what will surely hurt us?” “Because that’s what Aunt Leona wants.” “To hurt us? Esp
“I’m sorry but I can’t, no.. we can’t. You know why? Because that will disappoint Aunt Leona more. Do you think she’ll really be happy if we deceive ourselves and fool her? That’s insane, Yenny. And should I remind you that Dave never asked forgiveness from Jeremy in the first place? Even just once.. So what the heck are you talking about? He has been reaching for our hands? Are you sure? Where were you when Dave had been intentionally making Jeremy suffer? You’re in Pines Village.. You were hiding there because you were afraid that monster you are trying to defend and help would surely get back at you. He is the reason why you had to live in that far place.. away from us. And you know what? Every day, we were filled with worry and fear because we could not always go there and stay by your side as much as we wanted.” Chris looked away, not wanting to hurt Yenny right to her face. “It’s easy for you to forgive Dave because you never witnessed how Dave, with his devilish intentions, torm