THE morning came, Dione decided to go into the woods. And she thought of taking Jax with her so that her mother wouldn’t have to worry.
After taking a bath, she went to the living room and looked for her mom. But it wasn’t there, it was at the back of the house, Dione’s siblings said. So she went there.
Through the pathway beside the koi pond, Dione went to the back of the house. She immediately spotted a modest structure. At first glance, she thought it was a guest house, but that would be weird having one in the backyard.
She noticed there were two solar panels on the roof. She was curious as to what structure is that for. So she immediately approached it. The door was open, so she immediately saw her mother inside with Baron. Taking care of the plants inside, Dione realizes that the structure is a greenhouse.
“Mom!” Dione called her mom. Both her mother and Baron turned around and let her in. So she entered immediately.
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HOURS EARLIER… Jax found himself in a familiar room. It’s his room in Conrad Hemmings’ cabin deep in the forest; the scientist who adopted him. Jax got up and left his room. Opposite his room was the scientist’s room and next to him was Peter’s. There is another room at the end, which is a spare room if Baron visits there. Jax knocked on Conrad’s room, but no one answered. He just goes straight to the balcony, where you can pass when going down to the 1st floor. He slides the glass sliding door and goes to the balcony. In front of him are large and tall trees, there’s a pathway for cars going back to the main road. If Baron’s house is in the last area of Conrad’s private property, so is this cabin. It’s on the other side, in the back. Jax looked up at the sky when he suddenly remembered Dione. He hurried out the glass sliding door and went down the stairs. When he got in the living room, he still didn’t see a sign of Conrad
DIONE and Jax went home together. Dianne and Baron, who are overly concerned for Dione, immediately greeted them.“Oh my god, Dione! Thank god, you’re okay! Why do you still go there in the forest even if you are alone?! What if you got lost or if you were bitten by wild animals there?” Dione’s mother preached to her one after another. This makes she did not want to tell her what had happened to her. But she wants to say it, she wants to tell them on how Jax saved her… again.“A-ah, I was almost bitten…” Dione said and gave a little laugh. Her mother’s eyes widened, and it immediately looked at her entire body for any torn parts or bite marks.“Mom! I’m alright! Thanks to Jax, he saved me!” Dione said proudly. She seemed to be even happier that she was about to be eaten by a wolf.“See?! What if Jax didn’t find you right away? What would’ve had hap
A WEEK before the start of class. Dione has adapted to her new environment, which she didn’t think of she can, quickly. She thought that Jax is one of the major reason on why it happened.Since the incident that happened in the forest, Dione has become more comfortable with Jax. She wants to congratulate herself for finally having a friend. However, as the day of the start of class is approaching. She overthinks that she might be alone at university again. She remembered how popular Jax was at university. But she was surprised because Jax was the only one she knew famously, without social media accounts. He has a phone, but he only uses it for texting and calling.So now, they are sitting in front of the koi pond. Jax and Dione, side by side. While Dione’s two siblings were playing nearby.Dione teaches Jax on how to use Instagram. She made him an account, Jax didn’t want to, but she insisted. So the latter did nothing but agre
DIONE can’t stay still in her bed because of Jax’s post earlier on Instagram. She had planned to confront the young man when he returned home. But when night came, Jax still didn’t come home.Dione looked at the clock and saw it was already eleven o’clock at night. She wanted to sleep, but she couldn’t. It was as if there was something inside her that can’t stay still until she sorts what she’s feeling now.Until she heard her phone vibrate, which she placed on the side table. She frowned and reached for the phone to the side. But after seeing the notification bar on her screen, formed a frown on her forehead.‘Good night, Dione. I’ll explain to you tomorrow on why I didn’t come home today. Sleep well. ’Dione pressed the notification. So she went straight to Jax’s message to her. She immediately typed her reply to the man.‘What goodnight? Hey, Jax! Why did you post me a
WEEKS later…Dione woke up early in the morning, it’s the first day of class. She went to the kitchen to cook breakfast, but when she got there, her mother had just finished cooking.“Good morning, mom. I should’ve just cooked for our breakfast,” Dione said. Her mother smiled at her and got a plate to put on what she had cooked. Dione smiled when she saw the only sunny side up, and the rest were scrambled eggs. Dione prefers the sunny side up, particularly, she likes the yolk of the egg.She helped her mom prepare the breakfast dishes at their dining table. And Dione’s two siblings arrived just in time. They’re going to school too.“Take your seats,” Dione’s mother said to her siblings. After a while, Baron and Jax arrived at the same time. They are sweaty.“Where are you two been, Uncle Baron?” Dione asked, curious. She sat at the opposite of her two siblings
Jax and Dione looked at the woman who shouted Jax’s name at the same time. Dione saw a girl with a cute high-waisted blue skirt and white crop top with a matching cami running towards Jax.Dione frowned at this. And she was even more intrigued when the woman suddenly hugged Jax as if they had known each other for a long time. She stopped thinking when it entered her mind that she might be Jax’s girlfriend. And it might think that she’s Jax side chic. Being an overthinker, she had preceded the woman in introducing herself to her.“I’m Dione, Jax’s good friend,” Dione interrupted the woman’s moment of hugging Jax. The woman pulled away from Jax’s embrace and looked at her with a raised eyebrow.“Who are you?” the woman asked, as if she didn’t like Dione’s insertion at her moment with Jax.“I-I’m Dione, I’m a good friend of Jax,” Dione said again. The woman
“Who is she, Jax? I thought she’s your girlfriend,” Dione asked. Jax frowned at her, as if what she was saying was impossible to happen. “She’s Amara, one of the family friends of the Hemmings family. She happens to know me on a gathering once, and since then, she’s been clinging to me and calling me her fiance,” Jax explained. Dione’s eyes widened at what she heard and stopped walking. She even slapped Jax arm before speaking. “You, dummy! She likes you! And yet, you treated her like that!” Dione said to him. Jax’s forehead furrowed even more because of what Dione said. “So, do you like me to be with her instead? If yes, it’s a no for me. I want to be with you, no one else,” Jax said seriously, and that silenced Dione. That was Jax’s last rebuttal that could calm shut her off down. They walked again. Dione just focused her attention around. Inside the campus was a bit foggy, and the meadows had dew in it. And Dione loved it, it’s relaxing for
DIONE notices Jax approaching their table. She immediately smiled upon seeing him. But it surprised her to see the man’s dark expression.When he got close to their group, without warning, he approached Dione and pulled her away. But Jax stopped when one of the men called his name.“Jax?”Jax frowned before he turned around, while Dione has already stood up because of Jax pulling on her. Dione also looked at the man who called Jax, it’s the one which Rylie called her brother.“Fenris?” said Jax. It was his friend since Dr. Conrad adopted him. From the scientist’s cabin, when Jax turned into his teens age, he would play outside and often venture further in the forest. And from there, he once saw Fenris together with its own friends, Ulmer and Zayev. They’re playing hide and seek, and Jax approached them. They were distant from him first, but as he stayed there watching them play, they later l