Amellie Cruz
I have already enrolled for the last semester and just a few steps more and we will be graduating. I smiled whenever I saw her engagement ring.
“I thought you dislike him.”
“Who?”-she acts innocently.”
“Sora-kun. I can’t say no to mom and dad anyway.”
“But Sora-kun is a great man himself. He is making his name popular in the business industry in our country.”-I said. She smiled.
“I’m trying to see when he can keep up with my tiger actions towards him.”
“That means your heart had already open up for him. Well, I like him. I mean he is a gentleman and he never failed to fetch you up.”
“Well, he is like a guard dog.”-she said. I giggled.
“Well, if my fiancee is as beautiful as you then I’ll be great guard dog.”-I said. She smashes my shoulder.
:Your like his lawyer.”-she said.
:Just a bit. But seriously speaking, I knew your happy with his company because you have found a man that can keep up with your childish tantrums.”
“Well, you have a point there. Stop prying about us. How about you, hmm?”
“Why did you suddenly ask me that?”
“Well, I have seen you enjoying your instructors company in the campus and speaking of witch, you are one of the students who will graduate with two courses at the same time.”
“Well, I just choose to have the same path as mom and dad. I also take culinary because I wish to wear a chef uniform even in just weekends.”
“Then how will you be able to have moment with yourself if you wanted to work 24/7, hmm?”
“I’m good in time management.”
“My goodness, you can still answer in every questions that I ask you. But before I forgot. What is your real score with Sir Edmond?”
“Nothing. He is just a good man and he will always be a good mentor of mine.”
“Okay. But how about to your brother turn husband?”
“The same. Trying to notice if he’s making any progress or any worst cases about his memories that is being twisted.”-I said.
“Is there any progress?”-she ask. I shook my head.
“Nothing still.”-I said. We saw Sora-kun waiting for her again. I wave at him.
“Hi, Sora-kun.”-I said. The window of the car opens and we saw a beautiful Japanese woman. I saw the surprise expression to Asami’s face even the spark of jealousy that vanish in split of seconds.
“Hi. Join us. Sora-kun said that he will have a date with me and help me to familiarize places here.”
“Date?”-Asami said.
“Ah, yes. She needs to cope up in living here.”-he said. I can smell jealousy and bad mood around.
We are sitting on the backseat because that girl is sitting on the passenger seat.
“Sora-kun, I forgot to bring a lip balm. The wind is very cold and it makes my lips scrapes. Did you have one?”-she said. He took a lip balm in his pocket.
“Have that. I just bought that a while ago for Asami but I can buy her one later on.
“Thank you.”-she said. I saw that Asami is angry. I help her hand and play music in my phone and made her wear an air pods. We stop in the biggest mall in the city. He opens the door of her first before us. I grab Asami’s shoulder.
“Amellie? Oh, its really you.”-my brother;s best friend. He look at Sora-kun. I smiled on him.
“Hi, big brother. Guys he is my bro–I mean my husband’s best friend. He’s Peter Brown. Big brother, he is Sora-kun, Asami-chan’s fiancee and she is…”
I look at the girl. I took Sora’s hand and made him held Asami’s hand.
“Oh, I’m sorry if I forgot to tell you guys my name. I’m Satoh Luna. Sora-kun’s first degree cousin. Our father are siblings.”-she said. Asami suddenly look at her. She giggled and pinch her cheeks.
“Yes. I’m just his cousin.”-she said with a meaningful smile. She look at big brother Peter.
“Why don’t you join us, big brother?”-I said. He rub her nape and smiled.
“Why not. My blind date that mom took care is a failure. I didn’t like her because she’s really a picky eater and even shouted to the waiter who accidentally put cheese on her pasta.”-he said.
“Okay then. Let’s get inside.”-I said. We are looking at the two couple and distance ourselves to them.
“I can tell that Asami-chan is jealous to me that’s why I intended to act like a love rival.”-she said.
“Ohh, that’s why you acted that way.”-I said.
“You made a good progress for that. Not a bad idea.”
“Thank you. Why don’t we leave those two and go to arcade instead?”-she said. We look at her.
“Cool.”-we both said. We went to other direction and let the two love birds to enjoy their moment together. I also see that big brother Peter enjoying Luna-chan’s enthusiasm. I decided to play basketball and let them have time together. Who knows, they might like each other? I suddenly stop shooting the ball and remember how months had passed. Winter is approaching again and in his memory the third anniversary of us will be coming soon. It’s been a year, huh? Time is indeed fast.
“Are you okay?”
“Oh gosh, my heart.”-I said. Someone whispers in my ears and I was surprised to see Edmond here.
“What are you doing here?’-I said.
“I’m just buying clothes when I saw a beautiful woman from the glass divider who are enjoying playing basketball.”-he said. I look around, where are they?
“Let’s watch movies together.”-he said and drag me. I haven’t answered him yet but he’s holding my wrist.
Peter Brown
We look around. We can’t find her anymore. We just leave because we bought an ice cream in the front store of the arcade.
“Where is she?”-Luna. I look around again but she’s not here anymore.
“I’ll call her. Can you hold this for a while?”-I said. I give her the ice cream that I’m holding. Her phone is just ringing. Maybe it was in a silent mode.
“She’s not answering. Her phone might be on a silent.”-I said. I took the food in her hand.
“Let’s find her.”-she said. I nodded and we tried to look for her but 30 minutes had passed and yet she’s not out of nowhere, I tried to call her again but still, she’s not answering.
‘Let’s eat first. Did she knows how to ride public vehicles?”-she ask.
“Yes. She’s good in that.”
“Then we don’t have to worry. Just in case, we knew that he can go home if we still didn’t bump each other here in the mall. I want to eat. I’m already hungry.”
“What do you want to eat? It’s my treat. I lost on our beat anyway.”-I said. She smiled.
“Okay then. A pizza house is fine with em.”-she said. We entered to one of the pizza house here and I enjoyed her company while eating.
“You said you’re a cousin of Asami’s fiancee. How old are you then?”-I ask.
“Well, I’m three years older to Sora-kun. I’m 26 years old.”-she said.
“I’m 30 years old. Are you here for a vacation or what?”-I ask. She shook her head.
I am planning to stay here and I’m trying to think what kind of business should I open.”
“Try to open up a beauty salon or a food business. Any of those two are surely a good business here.”
“Oh, really? Will you help me then? I graduated culinary course actually.”
“Great. My family owns a building. You can buy that place. It’s a good place for a restaurant business because it’s an intersection where students, workers usually walks through that street.”
“Uhm! I would love that. Thank you for giving me an opportunity. Maybe I’ll rent for a while and soon buy that place, will that be okay?”
“You can rent to won it. I will give you a discount.”
“Really?! Thank you so much!”-she said. I smiled, She’s cute on her little ways. She’s not a picky eater as well and she seems to be a modest woman.
“Do you have time? Can we watch a movie together?”
“Uhm, okay. Sora-kun will call me anyway if we’re going home to his in-laws house. He’s staying with them because Asami’s father insist too. By next week I’ll buy a condo unit around the area.
“I can offer you that also because my family’s business is also one of that.”-I said.
“Great. But first, let’s watch a movie. You’ll pick and I’ll pay. No but’s.”-she said, I just smile and nod.
Edmond Santos
I knew it was wrong. I knew I shouldn’t be doing this. But I can’t help but to fall for her as time goes by. Her sweetness to the people around her and the dedication she puts in everything she does, That’s my dream girl. Even if she’s married already.
“Focus on the movie, Sir Edmond.”
“Just call me Edmond. We’re not in school, Amellie.”
“Just please look at the movie. Your making me conscious. I wanted to enjoy it after all you already drag me here.”-she said. I just chuckle.
“Stop smiling as well.”
“What? I can’t help it. I am having a movie date with the woman I love. How can I stop myself from smiling. That is impossible.
“Stop saying that.”-she hissed.
“Okay milady.”-I said. I act that I will be concentrating in the movie. She suddenly feels uncomfortable when the scene is a hot love scene. I held her hand and move my face closer. She put her palm between our lips and look at me. I took off her palm and tried again but my lips landed in her cheeks.
“Stop it or I’ll slap you here,”-she said.
“I’m sorry.”-I said. I knew she’s mad. After we finish that movie, she said she wanted to go in the washroom. I waited for her.
“Let’s have dinner. It’s already dark outside.”
“I’ll go home now.’-she said. I held her hand and didn’t let it go even if she’s trying to take it back.
“Please. It’s my way to say I’m sorry for what I did inside.’-I said. She sigh.
“Okay. But after that, I’ll go home.”
“Okay. Thank you.”-I said. We entered in a fast food chain inside the mall. She is the one who ordered the food. I will think a way to lift up her madness.
“Here’s our food. Let’s eat.”-she said. I nodded. She completely ignored me while eating. I open the paper bag that I’m holding. I can buy again later on before I went home. She is surprised to see the manga that I placed in her side.
“She’s my favorite manga writer. My sister influenced me to buy her work. Her manga is finished after 3 years. Must have been a few months ago, We also heard a tweet from her that she will be writing an isekai manga in two months. I hope you’ll try to read her pieces. You won’t regret it.”
“I can’t believe your reading a manga.”
“Of course. I love watching anime as well.”-I said. She started to smile and that melts my heart.
“Okay then. I’ll try.’-she said. I give her the paper bag. She put them back.
“Thank you and you smiled again. I’m really sorry.”
“It’s okay. Just forget it. Let’s finish this up. I think they’ll call me anytime soon.”-she said, I nodded.
After we eat, she bid her farewell. I went to that store again and buy a new stocks. I promised my sister that I will send her copies this weekend. I hope Amellie will reconsider me as her man soon.