Chapter 25: His Birthday PartyFera's Pov She excitedly woke up early in the morning and face a new day with a smile on her lips. She just felt good doing things, she had notified Lora about the party and she promised to take care of the dress she'd be wearing for the party. Lora even sent her a picture of the dress and she agreed to use it. She heard a knock and she almost run to open it. A wide smile greeted her and saw Nick in his normal wear still."Good morning, I forgot to hand you the invitation card." He handed the card and scratched his head. "I know it seems childish but my grandparents arranged this all and I can not argue since I messed up recently. But yeah, this party would seem like a children's party, I don't know. hope not." He seemed so embarrassed and she only smiled and nodded."Okay," she answered."You'll be there, right?" he made sure. "Yup,""My driver will pick you up, this is not what I promised but they need me there by now and I won"t b
Chapter 26: Surprise Performance "You don't need makeup but she wants you to put something on." He only answered it wasn't offending to Fera since her makeup was simple for that kind of event. But she was confused about what was something special about this birthday. "How old are you again?""I turned seventeen today," he answered. "What is something very special on your seventeenth birthday?" she asked while Nick opened a door. He only chuckled and they got in. "Hello," a woman waved at her with a wide smile so she bowed slightly and smiled. "She's Jina, the makeup artist, and her team, who'll take care of you." Nick introduced the designers. She didn't know how to greet them, she usually doesn't talk in that kind of situation, she was wishing that she had many friendly words in her vocabulary to communicate with them easily. "This is Fera." Fera offered her hand for handshakes, that was the first thing that came into her mind. "Hello," her voice came out very l
Chapter 27: Birthday GiftShe pulled him down and whispered, "I'm gonna puke," and Nick immediately carry her out from the crowd, their bathroom was too far so he pulled behind a car and held her while puking. Behind that parked car was a wide grass field. They sat there after she puked and waited for her to recover. No one could see them since the car was blocking them."What a mess," she commented after gaining her breath back. "You are a beautiful mess," he said. She smiled at him and raised him for a high five. "That was fun," she only said and closed her eyes. Perfect timing of a cool blow of the wind. He pulled her to lay on his shoulder, he thought that she had fallen asleep already. "It was," but his voice was too weak. And Fera suddenly raised her pointing finger and looked at him."I forgot something, where did my birthday gift go?" And realized that she lost it somewhere. "It's fine, what matters is you are here.""No! I should have a birthday gift for
Chapter 28: She's Bitter, Not BetterOn a fine morning in their room. Papers were distributed by Jade. Once she reach Fera she handed it but before Fera could hold it she already dropped it, then turned away after throwing a glare. She had been like that, she never talk to Fera or even avoided getting near her. She was still trying to sabotage her secretly, she couldn't accept that she was the only one who got the chance to dance with Nick on his birthday. It was their vacant class hour and Fera sat alone in the corner while Nick was not around. Jade sat next to her which was Nick's chair."You know what? I don't know what you did to Nick and why he kept sticking with you when he barely know you. I am sure you have something in yourselves." She bravely accused her with her alipores around her."You know what? I don't know why can't you move on and stop bothering me, I am sure you are very insecure," she spoke in her calm voice and tone. It was slow and teasing which made
Chapter 29: His QuestionsNick's PovHe started walking until his driver arrived and picked him up. His mind was too occupied to talk, he knew that Fera was wealthy but he never expect this wealth. His mind couldn't stop asking who were those abductors? What was the abduction about? Why did they target Fera? There must be a reason behind that.He went home to his grandparents' house cause his grandfather told him to. His grandmother was waiting for him at their main door but he only kiss his grandma and went straight upstairs."What happened?" she asked his grandson. Nick stopped stepping up and turned to her."She's safe now," he answered and continued walking to his room. He went straight to his bathroom and soak himself in cold water. He took several sighs but it couldn't remove his frustration. The image of her unconscious in his arm was frustrating him, no matter how many signs that showed that they might be in a relationship were a lie. That thought kept bother
Chapter 30: She's Afraid Fera's Point of ViewShe kept scratching her palm while Fred was looking straight at her. They were in Fred's pad. She sat across the table and her hands rested on the table."You knew this would happen," Fred started. "Of course,""And this means?""Don't ask a question that we both know." She cast a glare at him but he wasn't bothered."I am making it too obvious cause I felt like you have forgotten about them." "Fred please, let's not talk about it now." She stood but he immediately stepped in to stop her."Then when? When you are already dead?" She sat again and crossed her arm."You can give them the money they need." She stubbornly spoke and looked at the table."When did you lose your logic, Fera? You think that would end there?""You must be the one who's losing its logic, Fred. You know there's no way out from this sh*t. They would keep on hunting me, what I am trying to imply is to give them what they want and I'll live i
Chapter 31: Argument"Why?" and his voice went out to meager making her regret raising her voice. She stood from the couch and went to her fridge to get some water."You don't need to, authorities are on it," she answered. Then she drank water to calm her system up. While Nick was watching her intently, he was taken aback by the sudden raising of her voice."Are you okay?""Of course," she answered without looking at him. "Do you need anything else?" And her sudden changes of way of answering bothered him even more, he was expecting him to shamelessly drive him off but she did indirect words to make him leave. "Your parents are a sensitive topic I know, but don't you want to give them the justice they deserve?""SHUT UP!" the first time she shouted that loud to him and made him flinch. Her chest was moving up and down with a massive intake of air was enough for him to know that it was enough. He shouldn't push it more."I'm sorry,""Why do you always meddle busin
Chapter 32: His InvestigationNick's POVHE felt her stiffen when they heard the knock and they looked at each other before Fera walked to the door and opened it."Good morning, dear!" he heard a cheerful greet from their landlady. He decided to walk to her kitchen quietly and checked for something to eat or to cook. "I heard you got abducted, was it true?"He cringed his forehead, 'how did this lady go too late about it?' he couldn't help to muse since he knew how good Mama Tes was at guarding what was happening in the whole town. "I wasn't too true, it was just one of my cousins, he pranked me like he always does." His hand stopped mid-way upon opening her fridge. Her voice was too calm and straight. Based on how she talked, no one would be suspenseful that she was lying. It was composed and stern and had no hint of double talk. He felt guilty about what he was thinking but that was what he observed, Fera was a good liar. She easily made up things and made them true