Sunny’s POV
“Sunny! Jared is already downstairs!” I heard my mom’s loud high-pitched voice who’s better at waking me up than my alarm clock.
I walked to the door and opened it. Mom got surprised upon seeing me fully dressed already. “Is the world going to end today?” she mumbled why eyeing me from my head down to my feet.
“Huh?”
“You’re fully dressed. Usually, at this time you’re still sleeping soundly in your bed.” Mom suddenly touched my face. “What’s wrong, Sunny? Are you sick? Where’s my youngest daughter, huh?! Where is my lazy little Sunsun?!!”
“Mom.”
She looked at me skeptically. “Tell me, are you that excited to see Jared?”
“H-Huh? W-What Are you saying?”
“You’re having a date today, aren’t you? You’re wearing a pink sundress and you’re not with your eyeglasses today. You’re in love with him, aren’t you?”
I nudged her gently. “Mom, stop it already. I’m going now, okay? Bye!”
I ran downstairs and I immediately saw Jared talking to someone over his phone. He was wearing a black sweatshirt and a pair of black jeans. He was also wearing a black cap like he usually does. He smiled as soon as he saw me. He put his phone back in his pocket and walked towards me. “Hi.”
“H-Hi.”
“You look beautiful.”
“T-Thank you.”
Mom suddenly appeared in front of us. “Jared, take care of this clumsy little girl here, okay?”
“Mom!”
“I will. I will take care of her, Auntie.” Jared smiled.
I glared at my mom. “We’re going now, mom.”
“Alright, take care sweetheart!”
Mom already know about it. She already knew that Damon isn’t really my boyfriend. She knew it since the first day that I introduced him to them.
***FLASHBACK***
“Sunny, what did you do outside? Don’t you know how late already? It’s already eleven.” Mom began talking as soon as I entered our house.
“I-I just bought some juice.” I said as I showed her a bag of juices that I intentionally bought from the convenience store.
She looked at me suspiciously. “Are you serious? You went outside in the middle of the night just to buy some juice?”
“Y-Yeah. I-I’m going to my room now.” I said as I handed her the bag.
“Wait, Sunny.”
“H-Huh?”
“Are you crying?”
I stopped walking. I couldn’t speak for a while. “H-Huh? N-No.”
“Don’t try to lie to me. I’m your mother.”
I turned around and looked at her with my tear-stained face. “Mommy…”
“Oh my Sunny…”
Mom and I talked about what just happened. I told her everything. Everything that happened from the very start. “I knew it.” she suddenly said.
“Huh?”
“I already know you were just pretending.”
“Y-You already know? H-How did y—
“It’s obvious. From the way you look so disgusted whenever I mention about your wedding with him. You’re not even that good at acting, honey. Even your dad knows it.”
I heaved a sigh. So, they knew all along.
“Anyways, it’s all done now.”
“What?! So, you mean he’s your boyfriend now? As in your real boyfriend?”
I shook my head. “No. We will never see each other again.”
“Are you in love with Damon?”
“H-Huh? W-Why would I be in love with that bastard?”
She looked at me teasingly. “It’s so obvious, Sunny. But you know what, I think he’s in love with you too.”
“Mom, that will never happen. He’s only messing with me. He keeps on messing with me just because he thinks that no one would ever love me. I don’t want to see him again.”
“That’s sad. But I think you can still talk about it. Ask him what he really feels about you.”
“There’s no reason for us to meet again. I don’t want to see him again.”
“Sunny…”
“I will sleep now, mom. By the way, Jared and I would go on a date tomorrow.”
Her eyes widened. “What?”
“Good Night.”
***END OF FLASHBACK***
Jared opened the door of his car for me as soon as we arrived at the mall. “Thanks.” I said.
“What kind of movie would you like to watch?”
“Anything. I don’t usually watch movies so I don’t know what’s best to watch.”
He nodded. “Alright. I guess this one’s better.”
“I think so.”
Jared chose to watch a romcom where a famous CEO fell in love with an ordinary poor girl. They kept on fighting and mocking each other and soon they end up falling in love with each other. I don’t even know but that demon’s face keeps on popping inside my head.
All of a sudden, I remember what happened last night at the park.
I felt my cheeks turned hot. How dare that bastard kiss me?!
That was my first kiss though…
“Sunny, why are you blushing?” Jared suddenly asked me.
My eyes widened as I looked at him. “H-Huh?”
“Your face looks so red.”
“I-It’s nothing. I-It’s just so hot here.”
He nodded. “Shall we go and eat somewhere?”
“Okay.”
Jared guided me as we started walking out of the cinema. I glanced at him and I couldn’t help but smile. I shouldn’t think of anyone else since I’m with him. Jared is a nice guy. I think it’ll be nice to have him as a boyfriend.