I laughed bitterly loud.
“Have you forgotten, Crystal? We're still legally married,” Liam added, causing the corner of my lips to twitch and create a smirk.
“Married by paper. Even your own cruel mouth proclaimed it. You may also have forgotten why we both got married? You wedded me because you were in desperate need of someone. And I— simply promised to marry you in exchange for a great sum of money, which I badly needed.” I blurted fiercely, as my stare was not deviating from him. “After I finished my job, you gave me the money you promised. You helped me out financially, but you entirely shattered me. I don’t even know if I should thank you.”
I was given a large sum of money in exchange for my marriage to Liam, and I won't deny that it helped me financially during m
“Why do you look so weary?” Noah asked as soon as I got to their house. “Did that Spencer happen to do something to you again?” I glared at him as I took off my bag, and Liam's coat. “Why are you glaring at me?” He rose from his seat as he helped me put my bag on the table. “Where is Trina?” I asked. “Noah, you should be nicer to her. Trina doesn’t like being restrained, so just support her in everything and accept who she is. Besides, she's already like that before you two met. Trina never wears intimidating dresses to grab men's attention-” “You don’t have to worry Crystal, we’re all good. She’s in my room and talking to your sister.” Oh, right.
My hands trembled as I stared at his message on my phone. I don't know if I will just double tap his message and leave him on seen. I have run out of words to say. What am I? A teenager? How can a single text from a person make me blush. I'm not even a teenager who's just experiencing an infatuation. It's like the feeling that your long-time crush messaged you unexpectedly, and it will make your heart seem to be suffocated with the force of its beating. You are lost in words and can't help but to smile. I positioned my fingers on the keyboard to reply to his message. [Liam? What are you doing on i***a? And why have you created an account just now?]
“Hey.” I heard someone’s voice as I was in the depth of my dreams. “Mmm?” I groaned and still did not open my eyes. I tried to straighten my body because I feel a bit sore on my hip caused by my position. “Hey Crystal, we're in New Jersey.” I was taken aback by Noah's words. I quickly peeked out the window and saw the flight attendants and staff personnel waving at us. “Finally, we’re in the place where you and Trina grew up. I can’t wait to see some places where you guys can enjoy yourselves.” Noah's voice sounds happy. I'm glad he is lighting up my mood.
Noah and I are now in the backseat of the car. Every time my skin touches his leather jacket, I can't stop giggling with laughter because it's still hot regardless of the air-con. I left Liam's message on seen, because I am not sure what will happen after returning back here in my hometown. I don’t want to give him a false hope and then in the end I won’t be able to come back. I still don’t know mom’s reasons why she did that. So as long as I'm not sure what my decision will be, I don't want to end the words I'm going to give. “So this is how it looks here,” Noah uttered as he was gazing outside the window. “Don't overreact Noah, there's actually not much difference.” I chuckled. Honestly, it’s not like we go to a desert island. Noah's reactions are always above the expectations. There are no camels walking on our side which made it look very odd compared to Denmark. But what I love in Denmark, and what made me fall in love in that country is the designs of their buildings. As
“Look at that house Noah.” I pointed to the large castle-like house in front of us. I am always overwhelmed around this house, it feels like it’s encompassing my whole existence. “What about that?” Noah peeked at where I am pointing and seems like he doesn’t know what is special about it. “That’s my dearest house.” I smiled heartily. I felt as if the corners of my lips had reached my ears. Until now, this house is still the most beautiful. The ambiance and mood are still lingering. “Oh, we’re here?” Noah exclaimed. “What? No! That’s not where I lived— though I wish to.” I flapped my hands in front of him. “Then why do you call it your dearest house?” “It’s because I have the most memorable memories in this house. My life when Jorge and Eliz came into my life became worse. And so, every night I sneak into this huge house to peek at their glass window and see what the real family looks like. How they had fun talking together and watching movies with their whole family.” Noah’
“Why would I be the one who will follow you? I can’t believe I’m doing this. ” nagmamaktol parin ako as I am opening my insta. “What’s your username?”Even though it's been a while since we've known each other, it never crossed my mind to have communication online with Noah. Even with Blade.We can text and call each other so I haven't even done a search for them. Besides, I haven't been able to use social media ever since I got to Denmark.With all that is happening to me, can I still think of opening up social media?“Noah, that’s it. Noah. ”
My hand shook as I stared at his message on my phone.I don't know if I will just react like what he said and leave him on the scene. I seem to be blindsided because I have run out of words to say.What am I? A teenager?It's like the feeling that messaged you, your long crush that you didn't expect. My heart seemed to suffocate with the force of its beating. It's like there are losers inside.I positioned my fingers on the keyboard to reply to his message.[What are you doing on insta? and why have you just created an account just now?]
"Hey"I heard someone’s voice as I was in the depth of my dreams."Mmm." I groaned and still not opened my eyes.I tried to straighten my body because my hip was already a bit sore in my position.I tried to reach the base for my feet but I couldn’t find it."Hey Crystal, we're in New Jersey."I was taken aback by the shock.I quickly peeked out the window and saw flight attendants and staff personnel waving at us.