Chapter 07: Marry Her Or Else...

PINATAY ni Kylian ang makina ng sasakyan at napasubsob sa manibela. He had never been this exhausted before. Right now he just wanted to take a rest without his dad bothering him. And there’s only one place he thought he could go to.

He took out his phone from his pocket and called the first person in his contact. Nakaka-dalawang ring pa lang ay agad din sinagot ang tawag niya. “Hey,” bati niya. “I hope I’m not disturbing you.”

Lexie chuckled softly on the other line, “Why, of course no. You know I’ve always looked forward to your calls.”

Napangiti siya sa sinabi ng kasintahan. For a moment he was silent at nanatiling nakatitig lang sa gate.

But his sudden silence made Lexie worry, “Kylian, are you still there? Did something happen?”

“No, nothing,” he replied, shaking his head. “I… I’m in front of your house right now.”

“Wait, you are?”

“Yes.”

Ibinaba agad ni Lexie ang tawag niya. Ipinatong naman niya sa ibabaw ng dashboard ang phone niya. He clos