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Chapter 5 - The Obstinate One
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Aian had definitely enjoyed their lunch together and Kalvin had seem genuinely interested in what he was saying but the man himself said so little.
He felt like tearing his hair out in frustration.
He remembered what he had been taught in school about twin flames:
‘Twin Flame or sometimes called mirror soul, is an intense soul connection with someone thought to be a person’s other half. It is based on the belief that a soul gets split in to two bodies and a red string was attached to the both of you so that you will be able to find each other again.
Each and every person on this earth has a twin flame, or perhaps twin flames, destined for them. Unfortunately, most people don’t find this other person. There are a lot of people on this planet to try to sort through to find just one single person and lots of things can happen in the meantime. People die every day, at all ages. Each time someone dies, someone else has lost a twin flame. But those that are lucky enough to find this other person find someone who fills a missing part of themselves.
Twin Flames are broadly described as being one of two types, platonic or romantic, but don’t be fooled. That kind of bond is hard to define in such simple terms. The beauty of human nature is that the missing part is different for everyone. The very meaning behind twin flame is different for everyone and one of the great joys is finding out what that person means to you and how he makes you whole.’
But that didn’t help him sort out his emotions about this intimidating man.
He couldn’t see them being platonic twin flames.
Just a friend for a man like that?
He wondered if Kalvin even had friends.
Real friends- not people after his money.
He wasn’t too sure, judging on the reaction he had gotten when he tried to turn down the gift. But that left a twin flame in the romantic terms and Aian wasn’t too sure about that either.
Sure, the businessman was very attractive, and that voice sounded like sin but that didn’t mean that much, did it?
He hadn’t expected to fall for a man either.
Why was this all so hard?
A familiar ringtone interrupted his thoughts.
Aian reluctantly pulled out his phone and checked the caller ID. Looks like his mother was finally making that call she had messaged about earlier. With a small sigh, Aian picked up the phone.
“Mom-” he was immediately interrupted by an excited squeal.
“Yanyan! I have the best news!” his mother all but yelled down the phone line. “You remember old Chiyo from next door? She found her twin flame today! There’s this new older couple that moved in nearby and the wife joined Chiyo’s knitting club and that’s how they found each other. I’m so excited for them! They are both married with kids and grand kids and it looks as though they will be thick as thieves and getting in to all sorts of mischief together. She said they clicked right away and immediately knew they were platonic twin flames.”
Aian winced when his mother squealed again. As she chattered on for a bit, Aian let his mind wander.
How come they got it so easy? How come they knew straight away while he was stuck here with more questions than answers?
“Yanyan, dear?” his mother’s concerned voice jolted him back out of his thoughts.
“Yes?”
“Are you okay? You’re very quiet.”
“Ah, I’m just a bit distracted is all. It’s been a crazy day,” Aian said as he slowly let out a breath, trying to steady himself.
“Oh? Did something happen? Is everything okay? Or did you get a date?” she said teasingly.
Aian didn’t reply, he couldn’t even form the words.
“Aian?”
When she got no response, Glyniss squealed. “You did, didn’t you! I always told you that you would forget to tell me these things! I’m so excited for you, Yanyan! You have to tell me everything! How did you meet? What are they like? Oh, are they male or female?”
He sighed again.
“Male. He’s… older. I didn’t ask him his age actually. He’s a businessman, although he didn’t tell me exactly what he does, it seems like he’s done pretty well for himself considering where he took me out for lunch. He’s my twin flame.”
Another squeal sounded out through the phone speaker.
“What’s his name? Oh! What does he look like? Is he handsome? Do you think he’s going to be a romantic partner or a platonic one?”
Aian struggled to keep up with the onslaught of questions that his mother threw at him in her excitement.
“His name is Kalvin Fenellere and he’s attractive,” he replied tentatively. “But I don’t know yet. Honestly? I have no idea what to make of this whole thing.”
“Tell me how you two met!” she exclaimed and Aian explained about the fight, broken camera, lunch and finally the trip to the camera store.
“Mom, I don’t know what to do. The stuff he bought for me is enough to cover all my expenses for at least 6 months! He wouldn’t take no for an answer when I told him I didn’t need him to do that. He went on about how he wouldn’t let his twin flame go without if he could help it and when I tried to tell him that I had another camera that I can use, he still wouldn’t listen!”
“Oh, that’s so sweet!”
“No, it’s not. He wouldn’t listen to me!”
“Maybe he just wanted to buy something for someone who would appreciate the gift?”
Aian groaned at his mother’s well meaning response. She was completely missing the point.
“I don’t know what to make of this whole thing. I just got dropped off home in a limo. I mean, who rides around in a limo? I just… I just don’t know what to do.”
“It’s okay, darling, don’t stress so much. You both clearly came from very different backgrounds but you have all the time in the world to figure things out. You must bring him to visit sometime.”
Aian tried to imagine that huge, intimidating man standing in his parent’s sleepy suburb surrounded by clucking old ladies and groaned.
Why was this happening to him?
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