Millie suddenly felt butterflies flying around inside her stomach as soon as she realized that it was Chandler calling over the phone. Why did he have to call at the wrong time and place?She heaved a deep sigh before answering her phone again. “Oh… uh… Ch-Chandler, I…” She struggled for words to say.“Who are you with right now?” The caller asked, making her eyes widened in surprise.She scanned the room and saw no sign of him. There was only her and Mr. Stranger Guy who was still busy cooking. “W-Where are you?” She asked him back.“I asked you first.”“Uh… I’m about to head home.”The guy on the kitchen overheard what she said so he turned his back facing her. “You’re going home?”“Y-yes… I’ll be home in a few minutes. I’ll call you back later, Chandler. Bye.” She quickly hanged up her phone and grabbed her bag on the couch.“You’re really going now?” The guy asked her again. “How about you eat first? It won’t take long.”“I… really have to go now. I’m sorry.” Millie bowed before h
“We’re here,” Chandler announced, as soon as they reached the airport. He glanced at the girl beside him and noticed how uncomfortable she was. “You ready?”Millie just looked at him and nodded.He smiled, gripping her hands tighter. “Alright then. But first, I just have to go to the washroom. Wait for me here, okay?”She nodded at him again and watched him disappear in the crowd. There were too many people passing by that she felt a bit dizzy and nauseous at the same time. She hasn’t been to Florida for years so the atmosphere is quite new to her. Besides, she couldn’t even remember a single bit about that country.She found a vacant seat to sit on so she made her way towards it. She was about to take a seat when suddenly, someone stopped her in the arm. “Kace!” She heard the guy say.“K-Kace?” She asked back, turning around to face him. The guy looked younger than her and he was a few inches smaller than Chandler, but is still considered tall in her point of view.“Uh… I mean… Milli
Millie sat uneasily at the back of the van together with her friends (as what they claimed their selves to be). She was still really feeling anxious meeting them cause in her eyes, they were all still strangers to her no matter how much she tried to convince herself to be comfortable around them.She heaved a deep sigh, watching the other guys bicker at each other inside the van causing a commotion which seemed to be a natural thing for them already. She wasn’t used to any of these. She was happier being alone and quiet. She didn’t realize that she’d be facing these kinds of people when she got to Florida.“Chief…” Someone called her from behind, startling her a bit.When she turned around, she saw Chester smiling at her. “Uh… y-yeah?” She answered with uncertainty.“You want one?” He offered her a yoghurt.“Uh… no. Thank you.” She said to him, causing the guy to crease his brows in discontent.“Did your appetite change as well? You never turn down snacks like this, or any food for th
Millie couldn’t keep still from her seat even after they already left the Golf Center. She was so sure that she saw that guy looking right at her. He was wearing a black leather jacket with a cap on his head. She wasn’t able to see his face because he was wearing a facemask. The only visible part were his eyes which were boring into hers, making her feel like she was being threatened.She sighed inwardly, trying to remove the anxiety she was feeling inside. Whoever was that person, she just hoped that she wouldn’t ever see him again in the future. Moments later, she decided to just busy herself looking outside the car window and admire the spots outside the city.“Where do you wanna eat?” Their dad asked the two who were both quiet the whole ride.“Mil, where do you wanna go?” Kris turned to her.Millie just shrugged. She wasn’t really in the mood to eat at that moment. If only she could just tell them that...“Okay, let’s just go eat somewhere.” Their dad smiled. Just then, his phone
“Good morning, sleepyhead!” Millie heard someone speaking from her subconscious, but she just ignored it. “Time to wake up!” She was continuously hearing a voice beside her. She rolled on her bed and groped for a pillow to cover her ears. “Mil, wake up! We need to go now!We need to go where? She forced her eyes to open upon hearing that last statement. Her brother was frowning and waiting for her to stand up. “W-Where are we going at this hour?” She asked, yawning.Kris sighed. “Chandler called and said that we’re going on a trip.”“A… a what??” Millie straightened up from her bed and stared at her brother in confusion.“They’ll be here in a few minutes so better hurry up.” Kris messed her hair up before stepping out of the room.Meanwhile, Millie still didn’t move from her seat, trying to process what her brother just said. A trip? Why are they suddenly arranging something out of the blue? She shook her head in frustration and dragged her feet out of the bed to fix herself.Few min
Millie felt exhausted after dancing to almost all of her friends that night. She specifically told them that she didn’t want to dance, but everyone was just so stubborn especially Chandler, who basically spent all his time dancing with her. She sat next to Brandon on their table as soon as she finished dancing with her brother, who was kind enough to reprimand Chandler from asking her to dance again.“Millie… I haven’t danced with you yet.” Brandon hissed beside her.She turned to face him and saw that the guy was already on high with alcohol. “Brandon, I think you need to rest now.”The guy shook his head, as he grabbed another glass of alcohol on the table. He was about to drink it up, but Millie was just in time to stop him. “Hey! I’m still drinking, Millie!” He yelled at her, causing the others to look towards their table.Chandler and Kris quickly ran towards them and stopped Brandon from raging. “Brandon, that’s enough for now. You need to go to your room.” Kris said, placing an
Luke took a step back as soon as he heard the girl saying those words. “I am not Kace!” His mouth gaped open while trying to process what’s happening infront of him. Was she just pretending? He stared at her for a moment. Nothing changed from her appearance, except maybe for her long, wavy hair which was now hanging loosely down her chest, as opposed to her neatly tied-up hair years ago.Apart from that, he was still seeing the same Kassandra Larson whom he fell in love with. The bold and witty girl with kick-ass taekwondo skills was standing infront of him, only now, that girl didn’t recognize him. Is she pretending not to know me? He wanted to blurt out, but this was definitely not just some silly joke anymore.“Millie! Millie! Is that you?” Luke heard a voice coming from a distance. It must be Chandler already, he thought. But, why is he calling her Millie?Luke looked at the girl infront of him again and he could see how scared she was after what he did. He noticed her hands trem
“… I love you so much. And I want us to be an official couple from this day onwards.”Millie blinked her eyes a few times, after hearing Chandler’s words. The guy already confessed and he wanted them to be an official couple. And though Millie was so sure that she felt the same way for him, she still didn’t want to engage herself and commit herself into a relationship.Like what her brother always reminds her, she was in no way going into a relationship and she was too scared to let people enter her life. But at the back of her mind, she was trying to convince herself that she could trust her life to Chandler.She was still in trance and was on the process of formulating an answer, when suddenly, the tall guy let out a sigh. “I’m sorry, Millie. I shouldn’t be pushing you into this.”“Oh… uh…” She was still lost for words. He probably felt awkward at the moment and that was the last thing she wanted to happen. “You don’t have to apologize Chandler.”The tall guy smiled again, his dimpl
“Millie, ready to go?” Kris asked, as soon as they reached the airport. It was the day of her flight back to New York and she couldn’t help but feel sad that she’s about to leave her friends again.She nodded, as she followed her brother entering inside. She heaved a sigh. Chandler has been accepted as an exchange student in UCLA, where Kris was also enrolled. They wouldn’t be seeing each other for at least one semester, but Chandler promised her to visit her in New York once in a while.“Millie?” She heard Kris calling her again, interrupting her thoughts. “You alright?”She nodded again. They were about to head inside already when suddenly she heard someone calling her from a distance. “Hey, Millie!” When she turned around, she saw her friends jogging towards them.“Guys! Uh… what are you doing here?” She asked them.“We were caught in traffic. We’re glad we still saw you,” Brandon said.She was about to answer them, but Nix already pulled her in a hug. “Millie! I can’t believe you’
LUKE was now pacing back and forth inside the cabin, while Mykel and Vince tried to calm him down. It was already past midnight, but he had no plans of sleeping after what happened. He badly wanted to see Millie. His thoughts got interrupted when his phone started ringing. “Hello?”“Luke.” He heard Chandler on the other end of the line.“What?”“Millie… wants to see you.”He didn’t mind continuing the call after hearing that. He quickly rushed outside to find his car. “Where are you going, Luke?” Mykel asked, catching up behind him.“To the hospital,” he said, opening the car door.Mykel stopped him in the arm. “But Chandler…”“He called me and said that Millie wants to see me,” he answered with a hint of worry and delight in his voice.“Alright then.” Mykel dropped his hand. “I’ll come with you. Vince, just stay here.” He ordered his younger brother, before completely entering inside the car.When the two reached inside the hospital, they quickly saw Chandler, Kris and Nix sitting ou
THE moment Luke pressed his lips to hers, she felt something tingling inside her. Her eyes which grew wide in shock few seconds ago, now involuntarily closed. It felt like it was only her and him at that spot right now. Everything felt right to her and she didn’t even know why.She was battling with herself on what to do, as Luke continued to kiss her, though her lips stayed still. A part of her wanted to push this guy away who was stealing her first real kiss because in the first place, she was already engaged. And secondly, her fiancé was actually there right at that moment watching them.Before she could even pull away from the kiss after that long realization, she already heard someone raging and yelling near them.“Damn it, you bastard!” Chandler threw a punch on Luke’s face, breaking away from Millie. “What do you think you’re doing? Huh?” His face was fuming in anger and was about to throw another jab not until Kris wrapped his arms around him, preventing him from attacking the
Millie couldn’t respond to what Luke had said. “I don’t think I can stay away from you anymore.” What does that even mean? What kind of relationship do they actually have before? It’s making her confused even more.“It’s time to go to the-“ Someone spoke out of nowhere, causing the two to turn to their side.“Oh… uh… I didn’t mean to…” Ian said stutteringly, his eyes glancing in different direction just to avoid the awkward situation he got into.“W-We… were just cooking breakfast,” Millie said, getting her hand away from Luke’s grip.“Oh dear, here’s some alcohol.” Mrs. Campbell already appeared from their room, moving towards Millie.“Mom, we’re going to the orchard already,” Jackson said, coming out of the room.“Oh alright then. I’ll just pack this breakfast for you,” Mrs. Campbell told him.“You’re coming?” Jackson asked Luke.He glanced back at Millie. “Only if she’s coming.”“I…” Millie paused, looking back at Luke. “Alright. I’ll come.”After walking for a few minutes, they fi
“Come on, Millie! Let’s go!” Brandon and Chester hooked their arms on Millie’s as they entered Chandler’s car.“Hey! Don’t touch her!” The tall guy hollered at them, as he grabbed Millie away from their arms.“Psh! How ungrateful!” Chester hissed at him.“We helped you plan that night, giant!” Brandon reminded him. “If not for us, you wouldn’t be able to get Millie to say yes.”Millie just giggled on the side with Max and Ken. “Just get in, you three!” Kris suddenly appeared from the front door of the Wilson’s residence.They all turned to him with confused looks. “Aren’t you supposed to be in your car?” Chandler questioned him.“You know how I can’t stand that girl, Chandler,” Kris answered back, stepping inside the passenger seat.“Ooh, is it Jane?” Chester eyed Kris.“Stop teasing Ches,” Kris told him off.“Fine.” Chester gave in, smiling. “By the way, where’s Nix?”“Oh, we have to pick her up from their house,” Millie answered.“Really? I thought she’s going with Stephen,” Chester
Luke quickly hung up as soon as he heard Chandler’s voice over the phone. He didn’t know how that guy even got his number after changing it again. He turned back at Millie and she was still sleeping so soundly.After a few minutes, the cars infront started to move, signalling that the road must’ve already been cleared. Luke quickly accelerated the car heading towards Millie’s house. But then, he suddenly remembered, he didn’t know where their house was. He decided to just head towards their hotel which everyone knew about.He turned the car to the side and soon after, he noticed a black car following them from behind. That must be Chandler. He speeded up the car again to lose the car in sight. But the car behind was still catching up no matter what he did.Before he could make another turn, the black car behind disappeared. Luke was relieved when he knew this. But then, he got startled when the black car was already right infront of them, causing him to stop the car.“W-What’s that?”
“Y-You?” Millie mumbled to herself as soon as she realized the first person she saw entering the house.Mykel looked at her in confusion. “You know him? You know each other?” He turned to Luke this time.“Y-Yeah. We’ve met,” Luke answered, avoiding Millie’s gaze.“Oh, that’s great then. Millie, this is my bestfriend, Luke. I’m glad you two know each other already,” Mykel said, placing an arm on Luke’s shoulder.“It’s been years since we last saw you. Why did you suddenly come here in Florida, Myke?” Lance asked him.“Oh, well, I was just forced to come here. But, I guess it’s not that bad coming back because I met her again,” Mykel said, pointing at Millie.“Again?” Lance creased his brows. “You’ve met somewhere before?”“Yeah. We met in New York actually. Isn’t it cool that our worlds are so small?” Mykel asked them with an ecstatic look.“Yeah. Really small,” Luke answered, glancing at Millie.“Oh by the way, you don’t mind me using your kitchen, right? I was just about to cook some
“Pretend to be dating?”Millie frowned at that thought. She knew Chandler would never agree to it. She didn’t even know how this guy could just tell things, or rather order her things like this. They didn’t even know each other that much, except for the fact that they met in New York. Is this guy even for real?“I’m sorry but I just can’t, Mykel,” she told him.“I didn’t expect you to say yes actually. But I was just hoping you would,” Mykel said, eating his pancakes this time.Millie sensed a hint of desperation in his voice. She wanted to help him get away with his arranged marriage set-up, but his idea was just too much. Anyone who would hear it would seriously think it’s a crazy idea.“So, I guess you’d push through with the engagement with that guy,” Mykel muttered on his seat.Millie stayed silent. She actually forgot about that for a minute. She’d have to face Chandler again any time now and the guy has been waiting for her answer. She didn’t know why she seemed not to be ready
Everyone's attention turned to the guy who just walked in from the entrance with two guys holding him on his sides. Meanwhile, Millie's eyes almost popped out when she recognized who it was. "Mr. Stranger Guy?""Mr. Who?" Chandler asked her back, who was still down on his knees."Uh... no one,” Millie answered back, watching Mr. Stranger Guy make his way towards the table of the Kramer's."That must be the eldest son,” Millie's dad muttered on their table."Eldest son?" She mumbled back. So, he is a Kramer? Vince and Jane’s brother? Mr. and Mrs. Kramer's son? She shook her head in disbelief. How could their worlds be this small?"You know him, Millie?" Chandler asked her again, now standing up.Millie just shook her head.Then, an emcee from the stage spoke, catching back the attention of the crowd. Chandler groaned from his post. "My proposal is ruined. You haven't even answered me yet."Millie sighed. "I... can just answer you some other time, Chandler."“But, I want this scene to b