4:Just

I left them hanging on the air just like that even with my unanswered questions still going on, on my head.
Who in the world are they?
Asking me to return to where I belong?
Thinking I will just agree and follow them like a baby duckling?
No!
The most weirdest thing is, I saw Aurora's aura too.
It's purple.
What are these colours actually? And why are they appearing?
My headache is soothing right now and that's strange.
So, both of them are not humans?
What could be their ability?
And where are they from?
So many unanswered questions.
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Next day of school was normal until, a newcomer came.
Dale.
My heart thumped when I saw him entering and sat a few tables away.
So he really is going to be my bodyguard?
Am I in trouble or something?
Is any body going to kidnap or attack me?
Doesn't he have any other work or studies to do?
Well, maybe they are from Mars, so they don't need educations?
Sigh, I'm just thinking too much.
Ignore him until he approach you.

Miraculously, he never approached me besides just giving me stares once in a while.
And that was creeping me out.
Seriously, shouldn't a bodyguard should be by my side?

What if he follows you to your house?
I should run away before he finds out.
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I went straight to home without even waiting for my friend today.
I find the world around me is really creeping me out these days.

"You are late," My brother stood at the doorway.
"Do you always have to do that?!" I asked annoyed by the way he always finds trouble with me.
"Do what?"
"Annoy me!" I said throwing cold glares at him.
He shrugged his shoulder and went towards the living room.
I grumbled and went to my room.
When I entered my room the atmosphere was different and I know it.
It felt chilly all the sudden.
The window was wide open.
Oh, shoot!
Someone might have broken in.
I alerted myself and try scanning around my room.
Goosebumps all over me, I walked towards the window to close it.
When I turned around, I saw a silhouette moving.
I jumped backwards and screamed.
"Shh!!!" She shushed me with his palm covering me.
My heart beat rapidly.
"What was that?!" My brother shouted from outside.
"Coc-cockroach," I don't even know why I lied.
Realizing that he was still holding me, he moved away a step.
"What the hell are you doing here!" I growled at him in a low volume.
"Calm down, I just came to see whether everything is alright or not," Dale looked around my room then his eyes set on me.
Somehow that got me conscious of myself.
"Why? Do you expect anything to happen to me?" I raise my eyebrow.
"Could be," He said calm enough not to convince me.
I laughed at his comment.
"Leo, you've got to comeback. It's not safe here anymore,"
"Not safe? All this while I've been here and nothing happened to me!"
"You got to understand me,"
"Make me," I went close to him to intimidate him but unconsciously.
"You are the Princess of Yavepei. It means people of Sun. We are all a tribe and some of us have special abilities. Your's is developing earlier, so we need you back,"
"Well, so much for convincing," I mocked him. Who does he think I am to trust him that easily?
"I'm not lying! It's the truth! How do you think you have persuasions? That thing you tried to do on us. It's your ability. But it won't work on us because you need training. It works on humans because they are easily penetrated into their mind,"
My jaw dropped. He knows more than I do about myself.
"I wasn't doing anything!"
"Come on! You don't have to deny it anymore. I felt it. It's like a static shock to me but you can never persuade us without further training,"
"So you have an ability too?"
"Not really,"
"Like I'm going to believe,"
"I'm an Odawa. I bring people like you back to Yavepei. That's my job,"
"How old are you?" I blurted out suddenly.
I saw a thin smile on his face.
"More than you,"
He is not giving me an exact number but never mind.
I started scanning his features. Close enough to realize his eyes is dark brown, smoothly combed hair and nearly few inched taller than me.
"You can stop doing that now," He smirked.
I shook my head to take off the information he just gave me and took a step behind.
"You've got to go," I said pointing to the window.
"Leo, trust me, I've never lied to you until now" Somehow that gave me a trust in him.
I went towards the window to close it after him. He took one last look at me and jump swiftly down.
Realizing I was catching my breath I sigh and went to bed.

3:Just

Just then a knock came from our classroom door.
It was the Principal's secretary, Mrs.Anne.
"I'm sorry, Miss Jean, but can we have Leo to the office please. She have a visitor," she said with a smile on her face.
Visitors? They want to see me?
I'm not in a good mood to have visitors but never mind.
"You can go," My teacher said.
Holding my fingers at the bridge of my nose to try to calm my head but it never.
I stood up and I saw another aura again.
Oh-no.
What?
Am I seeing things now?
It's was Mrs.Anne, she is glowing white!
I looked around the class to see if anybody else had the same expression as mine but no, none.
I blinked several times but it never disappear.
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I followed her to the visitor's room and was allowed in without her following.
I scanned the place and saw two figure sitting.
One was a lady with an elegant posture.
And another was a young men.
I stood there waiting for them to response first.
"Hello, Leo," said the lady. She stood up and followed by the next one.
She wore a velvet silk knee length dress and her face shows she is still in her 40s maybe.
"Do I know you?" I asked without thinking how rude that was.
She smiled and nod gently.
I looked at the guy next to her.
He looks like he is just a year older than me or two, tall and black eyes.
Somehow his eyes reminds me of the stare I got yesterday from the park.
"So? Is there anything I can offer you?" I asked looking the lady back.
"I'm Aurora. And you don;t need to offer us anything but we need you to comeback to where you really belong," She said carefully.
"What? I mean pardon?" I tried talking to her respectfully since she looks like a wealthy person.
"We need you back. Our community need you. This is not the real place where you belong," She said again with her sweet voice.
I laughed at how funny it sounds.
"I'm sorry. I don't know how you got to know my name but I belong here with my family. I don't need to go anywhere," I stepped back towards the door.
"No,you don't. And I know this will happen. Trying to convince you back is not our priority but Dale here will be with you as your bodyguard until you come back to us," she pointed to the guy next to her,Dale.
"Excuse me,but I don't need a bodyguard and I'm not going anywhere I told you," She was testing my patience.
She just smiled.
"You will," was all she said.
I was born as a short tempered girl and if she is not going listen to me then I have no choice but to persuade her.
I made eyes contact with her, I'm not going to follow you guys, I'm not going anywhere with you, I muttered in my mind.
All she did was smile again.
Usually the after effect will be, the person;s eyes will dilate and they will follow what I said like it was a chant.
But this is weird.
"Slow down there. It won't work on us," Dale said for the first time he talked and I realize he was using courtesy.
I glare at the Aurora.
What? How did-
"We know what you are trying to do there dear," she said hands straightening her dress.
"What?" Utterly shocked.
"It's called persuasion and for your situation it only works on humans not us,"
So they are saying they are not human? What are they? They look ordinary to me?
Do they have abilities too?

Airplane

How could he do that to me?
To us?
Why? Why now?
How can I just leave them and leave like this?
I have to.
And It's already to late.
I can't return back.
I can't stop my dream.
But leaving them behind in a situation like this..
I'm sorry mother.

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I'm glad I wasn't late.
The flight is already seated with passengers.
I was late for the transit just for a few minutes but the flight is still waiting for another passengers.
31....32...
33.
My seat. It's a window seat and I love catching the view outside from the glass window.
I took my seat and took out the headphone they usually provide to the passengers.
Eyes close to take some rest, the image of him appeared.
No! No! My body started to shiver and shake and tears rolled down.
The time we spent together, with my mother and sister, to the places he brought us with his car,
the love he poured to make me realize how important he was in my life, the story he used to tell us about mother and him, making us laugh when we were down, whenever I was stubborn he would try to convince me but ended up listening to me.
It's like a huge lump is in my heart and throat.
My cheeks were getting soaked with salty tears.

I heard a ruffled noise next to me and I abruptly dry my tears.
Two boys standing at the edge of the two empty seat next to me.
"31, 32, it's here," The shorter one's told the taller one. He spoke in Chinese and look down at the seat.
"it's ok, she looks harmless," The taller one's said.
I closed my eyes so I wouldn't bother them.
The song played was You Are My Everything.
Then I heard the seat next to me occupied.
There was a quiet moment.

"Welcome to Korean Airlines. I'm Kim Dae Jun, your pilot for today. Hope you enjoy your journey and service from our beautiful stewardess. We will be boarding in another 3 minutes. Thank you,"

Boarding. I'm going to Korea.
Boarding. I am going to Korea.
Should I get down now? No, I cant!
I didn't realize the stewardess was giving their usual talk about the safety precautions until everyone started buckling their seat belt.

I fasten my seat belt and caught a glimpse of the person next to me. Our eyes met and we looked away immediately.
The plane started to take off and my heart thudded. This is it. I'm not going to see my family until I reach my dream.
But my mind is not clear anymore.
He keeps appearing every time I close my eyes.
No! No! Go away! I felt like screaming. But no, I shouldn't.
Dad! Father!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
I love you, father.
I lov-love you so much!
Dad! Tears streamed like a river non stop down my cheeks. I couldn't stop it and I sniffed.
I would not want to disturb the people next to me so I stood up.
"I..so-sorry," I voice broke. I move pass them to the toilet.

I locked the door and let myself cry again.
How many times am I going to cry like this? Huh?
I did this on my last flight from Singapore to China and now again.
When am I going to stop? He is gone! Not here anymore!
Why? Dad, why?
Why now?
I wanted to show you what I was made of. What I had in me. I wanted to see how proud I was to be your daughter.
Why leave us now?
I hit my face with cold water a few times. I face is puffed and eyes red swollen.
I unlocked the door and I stifled my scream when I saw a guy leaning against the opposite of the cabin in front of me waiting for his turn.

He was one of the boys from my seat row. The tall one.

When he saw me out, his eyes went wide in thought of talking, he cleared his throat.
" I heard you crying, I'm sorry but do you need any help?" He asked in fluent English.
Amazed, I only uttered, "Oh," "No," I walk out to my seat.
The another guy was seated in the middle so I had to move pass him to my seat.
There was another person talking to him  from the front seat, when they saw me they stopped.
Wishing I could just switched seats with someone else I sat down and took my headphone.
The tall guys came after a few minutes.
Then the agony in me came back again. My whole body started shivering and in thought of my dad.
It's a very strong feeling that I just couldn't remove.
The bond I had with my dad was beyond special.
Even how hard I tried suppressing it in me, I failed.
I'm only disturbing the people next to me because I can feel the two eyes prying on me and I hate it when I'm attracting unnecessary attention.
"Miss, do you have anyone here on the plane that can accompany you?"The same guy who asked me on my way from the toilet asked.
He was wearing a concern face and I felt guilty disturbing their ride.
"No. I don't. I'm sorry," I said while covering my ugly face which is now full of tears and swollen eyes.
They guy next to me was just looking at me and I couldn't read his expression.
Bewildered?
I don't know
But I'm embarrassed of getting caught crying.
"Homesick?" The guy next to me talked for the first time in Chinese to the tall guy next to him.
He shrugged his shoulders to mean that he wasn't sure.
"No," I said looking away and staring at the glass window.
The sky is white  from my view.
I smiled.
"I.." thinking whether I should tell them.
Then I started shaking again thinking of my dad's final words to me.

"Be a good girl to your mum, don;t argue with her much. Take care of her and your sister.Listen to what your heart says,believe in yourself and never give up on anything you do. Make me proud of you, will you?" He said while holding my hands.
I was nodding frantically while he was talking.


I looked down. I must have look horrible right now.
I am a strong girl.
Be strong.
Keep going.
The two of them were just looking at me with mix expression waiting for me to tell something.
:My dad passed away just yes-yester-day," I stuttered. Still crying, my voice trembled.
"I had to leave my mum and sister behind at this situation because I had no choice,"
I sigh but it came out as a whimper.
Both of them looked surprised by my confession. It's written all over their face that they were utterly speechless.

"I'm sorry," Said the taller guy, "Hold her hand," he said to the guy next to me in Chinese.
He looked at him giving an unsure look.
He was making up his mind and he slowly moved his left hand to take my right.
I flinched at his warm touch. My cold, trembling hand must have felt like a rock to him. But I never looked at it.
He held it firmly.Warming it.
Slowly I drifted to sleep.

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I know them. How can I not know them?
They are everywhere.
Known for their popularity. Idols and singers.
But I shouldn't idolize them due to what I am now.Being a trainee, I have to follow rules set by the company I am under.
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I woke up realizing the plane was going to land soon.
I slept peacefully this time without a bad dream and someone was still holding my hand?
Oh, it's him. Luhan.
He was told by Kris to hold my hand to give me comfort.
And we both slept holding hands.
When I woke up, he did too.And we quickly pulled our hands away.
The plane landed and there was a awkward silence.
My face felt puffed by all the crying. Lea must be waiting for me out there.
"Hope you will be fine soon," I heard a voice and it was Kris.
I nodded.
"I..know you guys," I said in Chinese getting a wide eyes from Luhan.
Kris just smiled.
"And I'm sorry,"
"It's okay," Kris said.
Luhan never talked at all beside that one word he uttered,'Homesick'
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"Anna!" Lea was waving at me frantically from the waiting hall while I took my bag.
I smiled and waved at her.
"Your friend?" Kris said helping his own bag and Luhan was there next to him. We met eyes again and he smiled finally.
I smiled.
Just the way you are.
And I approach Lea.
She hugged me tightly,"I heard about your dad. Come on give me another hug," she said and gave me a teddy bear hug.
She has always been the best friend I ever had during my training days, supporting and comforting me.
Both the guys exited and I saw fans surround them.
"Let's go," I said.
One final look and Luhan saw me again.

Special Thanks.

Just wanted to write something besides my usual stories and random updates.
Where should I even start?

First of all thank you.

Yeah, you. You are reading it I know, that's you! Hahaha!

I thank you for everything you have done to me.

Whether you made me cry, smile, laugh or realize.I am glad you did that.

I always know that you will be there for me whenever and whatever situation I'm in.

Supporting, motivating, or even telling me which is right or wrong even though you are not sure of it too.

So, never, ever stop being my friend. Just be who you are and I'm glad to have you as my friend.

Thank you for Caring,
Thank you for Listening,
Thank you for the Laughter,
Thank you for all of the Good Times,
Thank you for your Support,
But most of all,
Thank you for being a Wonderful Friend.

Okay, I know I'm writing this out of the blue moon but Yeah, I just want to thank, I feel like thanking and I did.

Hahaha! (That's my signature laughter. I realize whenever I sent messages or in chatting, I laugh like this,' Hahahaha!' )

=P

Coffee.

2:Just

I went to my room shutting myself in it.
As creepy as it sounds, the stare that eyes gave me really did gave me goosebumps.
And I kept thinking of it the whole ride back home.
I just couldn't stop, that's the problem.
Okay, knock it off.
Go get some sleep.
I'll eventually forget about it soon.
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I woke up with my head throbbing. It is killing me and I feel like my head is going to explode soon.
I couldn't even groan at my pain.
Stop throbbing! Well, It won't because my persuasion mind trick doesn't work on me myself.
Then I heard a loud bang on the door.
"Time for school! Get out of your bed now!"
That's my stepbrother, who knows nothing but to annoy or irritate me when I don't have a good mood.
He is an engineer and jobless.
I on the other side, is stuck in final year of High School.
"Coming!" I yelled back even though my head is killing me right now.
What the hell is the problem with my head today?!

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School was boring as usual.
Truthfully my concentration in class is very bad.
I tend to sway away easily due to the noise I can't stop hearing. They are just too loud even though it's in their mind.
Wow! I pick one.
That's the strongest. I can sense the person in front of my table has an urgent need to go out but he couldn't leave the class.
Don't get me wrong. I can't read minds but whenever their senses become strong, I pick it in my brain. Something like a danger alert but I can sense everyone's mild sense too and I can persuade it with my mind talking.

"Are you hearing me?!" Someone slammed a damn book on my table.
Unfortunately, I'm going good with my teacher today since my head is still throbbing.
"Yes, ma'am. I do,"
"What did I just say?!"
"Something about history?" History isn't my strongest subject at all. I just hate it.
"I swear I'll send you to the office this time round,"
Oh, what's that color around her?
Oh, no.
Is she glowing?!
Am I the only one that see's it?
I looked around and no one's even listening to us.
She is glowing red. That shows anger.
Wait, wait? What? Ouch, my head is, stop it, stop. It really is going to kill me.

1:Just

Look at this place.
It's full of couple's hanging around.
Looking at each other's eyes, holding hands,being next to one another.
Happiness or sadness are being shared.
Some can be trusted and some are just for lust.

Well, their persuasion is too strong that I can feel the feeling in every of them.
But why am I here. is another question totally.

I was merely being a life saver for my friend who wanted to go out with her boyfriend.
She doesn't want to be get caught by her mother who is against her of being in a relationship, so she formed an excuse of me hanging around with her for catch up.

She is my friend and I don't want to get her worried. So I agreed.
But now I'm going to be dumped aside until they finish catching up on each other after a long time.

"Are you sure you gonna be alright here alone?" She had a puppy eyes looking at me.
I nodded.
"What can I do? You want me to go back now?"
"No, no! I..I feel guilty now bringing you here and now leaving you alone," She buff her mouth.
"I'll be fine. Just go already. He must be waiting." I can feel her getting all hyped up to see her boyfriend.
"Ok, I'll call you. So just hang around, ok?"
I nodded again.

And we got down from my car and walked into the entrance. There he was, her perfect boyfriend. Just perfect to each other. He, tall, charming and strong and her, shoulder length, kind and innocent.

He bowed after looking at me and I bowed. "Hello there," He greeted.

"Hi!" I waved.

"I'll take care of her from here on," He said with just the perfect voice for his figure and she giggled when he held her hands into his.

"Sure," I said and saw them walk away.

That's how I got here. Having a popcorn in my hand and munching it one by one to spent my sweet time alone. Some how I needed this 'alone' time. The park is perfectly sculptured with beautiful sceneries, mosaics and gardens to fill the space and I'm sitting on a bench.

I just couldn't tune out peoples random feeling here and there. They are just too loud for me. I  hate to do it but I just couldn't take them out if my mind too. It's a rare ability I found out that I somehow can feel people's feeling and manipulate them. It did scared me to hell when I first found out.

During my dad's funeral. My mother was really down and she couldn't take her husband's death. I was in a trauma too but when I started to talked to myself in my brain saying, mum, just stop crying, stop crying you must be strong be strong. I was looking at her and all the sudden she started wiping her tears and said, "Ok, I'll stop crying and I have to be strong,"

That doesn't prove anything right?

So the second time was when I was called to go to the principal's office because of my bad results and my not good concentration in classes I attend, my homeroom teacher started striding towards me," You, Miss, now to the office! Now! I don't want to see a girl sleeping in my class!" She pissed me off and I stared at her face. In my mind, I was saying, I dont want, I don't want to go to the principal's office and I'm not going! Just like that, she said,"Ok, you are not going to the principal's office. Stay,"

My heart started to race and I really did freaked out. And now I'm used to it but I do feel guilty manipulating people's mind like that. So I rarely used it.

Then, just right in front of the bench in front of me came a guy with his black sweatshirt with hoodie over him.

The first thing that I caught from his was his eyes.

That dark eyes of his.

It would be rude to stare, so I stopped staring and look somewhere else but  I end up looking at him.

Somehow he was not easy to read. He is blocking his feeling I guess.

That's good.

It was taking too long so I called up my friend and there they are walking towards me smiling.

"Are you ok?" Her boyfriend asked.

"Yup,"

"Ok, let's go," My friend jump towards me leaving her boyfriends hand.

"I'll catch up with you sooner," He bowed at me and winked at her.

He stood watching us until we got into the car.

And I realize the guy who was sitting in front of me was looking at us or me?

Not just looking but the look on his eyes sent shivers to me and I shrugged i off.

Promised

Thais

No, no, this is not happening.

"EVERYBODY BETTER DROP DOWN ALL THE MONEY AND GOLDS YOU HAVE!!" The stranger was screaming near my left ear.

His breathe was not constant and he is shaking my whole body while standing behind me.

"One step near her, she will be slashed!" He commanded to the others in front of us.

I couldn't move at all.

My whole body is in a frozen state. One move if I try to escape, I'm gone forever.

The stranger held me as his victim.

His grip on my arm was getting harder.

I don't know what's happening around me.

I can see people in front of us standing with so many emotions in their faces.

Is Niel there?

Is he watching me?

No, will this be my last sight of him?

We, we....have just got together.....I can't let him go like this.

My Devil and Angel he is.

"NO! NOT A SINGLE STEP I SAID!!" The robber screamed again.

My blood had flushed down from the shock I had of being the captured one.

I was running out of breath.

My feet feels weak and wobbly.

And the worse part of it, no one can do anything.

"NO! Don't. Do. Anything to her!" I heard a voice.

"Leave her alone!" again.

Niel.

I'm sorry Niel. I'm sorry I put myself into this.

I lov-

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! THAIS!!!! NO, NO!" Another scream.

Mum.

I blackout.

The last thing I saw in my blurred vision was Niel running towards me.


Niel

"Thais! THAIS! No, no, NO!"

This is not happening, No, No!

Thais, wake up. WAKE UP.

Stay conscious please.

"Thais! Oh, dear! Darling!!" Her mum came in view. Tears were rolling down non stop from her.

Her uncle had run after the robber who cut her neck.

Blood was oozing out of her neck.

I heard sobs and pain on everyone here.

The angel in front of me, on my lap, what had she done?

Why does she have to face this suffering!

I shook her body violently.

But no movement from her.

"Thais!!!" Then I realise my tears falling on her cheek.

"Get her to the hospital now!" I screamed at someone scouting next to me.

I don't know who it was and I don't care anything now besides her.

I carried her into my car and her mum, aunt and niece came with me.

My hands were bloodshot and my shirt were blood stained.

I hit the gas pedal and it forwarded to 100km/hour in minute.

I won't let you go, Thais.

I won't.

Never in this life.

We made a promise not to leave each other. Remember?


"You look very pretty and elegant in that dress," I commented.

"Emm...only today? And not all the other day?" She replied with a smile at my compliment.

"Em...let's see....not really but that's what I like about you, just pure and innocent,"I said with my seducing trademark that she likes.

I saw her rolled her eyes. She hit me in my arm and stuck her tongue out.

I grab her waist and pulled her towards me, her back facing me.

"What are you doing?!" She tried to unlock my hands from her waist.

"Stay still will you?" I whispered near the nape of her neck.

She flinched from my breath but she calm down and stood still.

"Are we going to stay like this forever?"

"Yes," I answered her coolly.

"Ok, ok! Let me go! I have work to do. The guest are going to arrive soon!" I loosened my grip

"I would never let you go," I said lying my back against the wall behind me.

She turn to face me.

Those eyes, soft lips, What am I thinking! Those thoughts! Throw it away!

"Niel," my name sounds beautiful from her lips.

I looked into her eyes, saying I was listening.

She came closer and I became aware of my surrounding.

Her face was serious.

"Promise me, you will always be there by my side at any cost. Danger, pain, lost, happiness, old age, fight, you will always be there," She was looking into my soul.

"I love you and only you," I held her arms in assurance and kissed her forehead.

She smiled and went towards the door, "Me too,"

My grip on the steering became tight.

And the meter shows 120km/hour now.

I honed every single car in my way.

A promise is a promise, Thais.

I would never let you go.

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"Hey," I croaked with my tired voice when I felt someone holding my palm.

She had a bandage on her neck but she made it.

She made back for me, to me.

Her eyes roamed around the hospital room. Her palm grip got tighter.

Then she smiled.

The smile that lit the my whole world bright.


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Niel?

My daughter and Niel are together?

Niel likes Thais? No not like but he loves her.

Looking at how he reacted when he saw her like this.

No, this is not a mistake.

I'm sure the two of them are in love.

Finally my daughter had found her other half uh? She had made the right choice then.

I'm happy.

Seeing him taking care of her every day. I'm relief.

They just remind me of my lifetime.

Thank, God. Thank you so much.

"Hello, aunty," Niel greeted me.

"Niel,"

"Yes aunty?"

"Take care of my daughter will you?Not only here but forever with you, can you? She seems so much brighter with you," I told him.

He took a deep breath. Calm and steady.

"I will and always will."





[ Seriously, I thought this when I went to Rawang for my cousins bday party! Just thought of writing it down! Do comment! Hehehehe!]