Chapter 13"Amber..." Suddenly, I turned to Mommy when she called my name out of the blue. Just a while ago, Mommy and Daddy were busy discussing Kuya Blue's sudden wedding. Now, they were focused on me."Yes, Mom?""We have a long weekend next week, so you don't have school on Friday." I nodded in response to Mommy's statement."Perfect! Tita Mikan and I are planning a weekend getaway." My eyes widened with excitement as I imagined the azure sea."For the last time, we're going to visit our beach house in Aguascalientes." Okay, I was excited about the part where we would spend the long weekend in Aguascalientes with the Monteverde family, but I couldn't understand why Mommy said it would be the last time we would visit the beach house."Mom, why is it the last time?" I asked Mommy, feeling confused. She smiled at me and then looked at Daddy. I shifted my gaze between the two of them, waiting for an answer. Finally, Mommy let out a sigh."Darling, your Daddy and I have decided to sell
Chapter 14"Schnittka, are you listening?" Our teacher asked me grumpily. He's known to be strict and irritable because he never got married.I blinked several times because every time I looked, his gaze seemed to pierce through me, as if his eyes were shooting erasers at me.There were white specks flying in the air from the chalk erasers. If one of those hit my face, not only my face but also my hair would turn white!I kept my eyes closed tightly and used my hands as a shield to protect myself from the chalk dust, but minutes passed and no eraser hit me.I've been hearing my classmates searching, especially the girls. What's happening? So, I slowly opened my eyes, and there were no erasers flying towards me. Where did the eraser go?Wait a minute. I noticed earlier that my classmates weren't paying attention to me but were focused on Aiden, who was sitting next to me. So, I slowly turned to him and my eyes widened when I saw that Aiden was holding the eraser that our teacher threw
Chapter 15"Maybe you'll become interested in this! Our plan is that since you're good at mixing drinks, you'll be the bartender at the coffee shop we'll set up on the balcony of Amber's beach house. We'll set up a bar counter outside the beach house so customers can see you. We'll also put up beach umbrellas, tables, and chairs, trash bins for customers. You'll attract customers because you have a strong appeal, especially to girls. And Amber and I will serve food and drinks, and since we're at the beach house, we'll make it more unique and have a twist. I'll wear a summer outfit while wearing an apron as my café uniform, and Amber will wear a bikini and an apron!"My eyes widened at what Arden said because we didn't discuss the uniform earlier! When I looked at the rearview mirror again, I saw Aiden looking at me with an angry expression! Why does it seem like he's angry at me now? I didn't do anything! I didn't even have an idea about Arden's uniform suggestion!"No one will wear a
Chapter 16"Before we start the lesson, let's check the attendance first. Let's start with the girls." I breathed a sigh of relief because at least the girls were called first, and since their last names are in the letter M, there's still a chance that Aiden won't be late if he arrives anytime soon."Arden, where's Aiden?" Jessica asked again, but she whispered it because our seats are close to each other. Arden subtly looked at Jessica to answer."I don't know, but he left home early earlier." Where could he have gone? I wondered to myself. I couldn't ask Arden for more details about Aiden because first of all, Arden doesn't know that Aiden and I aren't that close, and he'll surely wonder why I suddenly became interested in Aiden's whereabouts.I don't want him to think that I have a crush on Aiden because I don't. It won't happen. I won't develop feelings for Aiden, I'm sure of it. Urgh! Wait, why am I explaining this to myself, and how did it turn into a conversation about having f
Chapter 17"Aiden still isn't here. I sent him another message, but there's no reply again. Why don't you try messaging Amber, maybe she'll reply to you." I sent a thumbs-up to Arden since he used iMessage on our phones, and I saved Aiden's phone number. Just wait, I'll just bring my bag to my room, and then I'll message him.I entered my room and, as usual, darkness greeted me even though it was only twilight outside. Well, I requested to have thick black curtains installed in my room so that if I have an unexpected visitor, at least they wouldn't know. I could hide behind those thick curtains. But Aiden was the only one who ever unexpectedly visited!I felt for the light switch on the side to illuminate the entire room, and my eyes widened when I saw Aiden on my bed, fast asleep! He didn't have a shirt on yet, just boxer shorts!Because of his deep sleep, I could even hear his soft snoring. I cautiously walked towards the bed."Aiden." I called out to him in a hoarse voice, and usin
Chapter 18"Arden, what's happening with Aiden? He was late yesterday, and now he's absent again," Mrs. Santos said with disappointment before leaving our classroom. Our class hour was already over.Arden scratched the back of his head, showing that he had no idea what was happening with his brother.Mrs. Santos sighed. "Inform your parents that they may receive calls from now on regarding your twin's frequent absences." Then Mrs. Santos left our classroom."Arden, maybe Aiden is sick?" Jessica asked worriedly as she approached Arden just as Mrs. Santos left, followed by Xyren and our other female classmates.So, technically, Arden was surrounded by our classmates due to Aiden's absence. Since our next homeroom teacher hadn't arrived yet, I reached into my skirt pocket and took out my phone to message Aiden."You promised to go to school today, but you didn't. -Amber" I added three sad emojis at the end of my message. After just a few minutes, I felt my phone vibrating in my hand."I'
Chapter 19Confidently, I walked towards my bed, still naked, but when I reached it, I was shocked to see Aiden sitting at the edge of my bed, facing the spot where I was standing."OMG!" I shouted and covered my body with the clothes I was carrying. Since my room was well-lit, I couldn't escape his gaze, especially on my body.I quickly composed myself and walked towards him, still covering my private parts with the clothes."It's weird to look at you covering your body, especially since we both know, we had been making love for quite some time now." I pouted upon hearing him say that but still continued walking towards him.Until I got close to where he was sitting, he spread his legs apart and then held me by the waist, pulling me and placing me in the middle of his legs."Are you about to take a shower?" I slowly lowered the clothes I used to cover my breasts and the middle part of my body. I nodded in response to Aiden's question, and since he still had his hands on my waist, he
Chapter 20"I'm fine..." He said in a very cold tone. I bit my lower lip, feeling another strange sensation in my chest. I also felt the distance between us as we stared at each other."I'll still call..." Arden was about to say something, but Aiden suddenly shouted at him."I said I'm fine!" Arden raised his hands in surrender to Aiden. I looked back and forth between the two, unable to control myself any longer."Aiden, what's wrong?! Arden is just worried about you! You don't have to shout at him!" I told him, irritated. Aiden turned his gaze back to me."All these things wouldn't have happened if you hadn't climbed that old gate!" He said, his voice filled with irritation. I admitted my mistake, but I was also angry."I didn't ask you to help me, did I? You suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the first place!""What do you want me to do then?! Watch while you're in danger?!" Aiden answered back, his voice cold and angry. He couldn't control his emotions anymore, but he couldn't ex