It has been hours since the dancing lessons started. It was already noon, yet Chandler was still so giddy to practice. Millie was of course, just trying to keep up, though she didn’t really want to do anything related to the wedding per se. She was just looking away, as she swayed with Chandler.“Ms. Wilson, are you okay?” The dance instructor called out to her, catching her attention.“I’m fine, ma’am,” she answered the instructor.But Chandler wasn’t convinced. “You don’t look okay, Millie. Are you sick?” He said, bringing his hand on her forehead. “You’re not warm or anything.”“Just rest for a while,” Nix advised, who was dancing with Brandon next to them.“Yeah, Chandler.” Stephen butted in, who was also with Sailyn.“No, I’m fine. Thank you guys,” Millie insisted.She tried to pretend she was happy that whole time they were dancing. She couldn’t help but envy Nix and Brandon who was evidently happy dancing together, even Stephen who was paired up with Sailyn looked enthusiastic.
Millie took a deep breath, before stepping inside their apartment. She knew Chandler was waiting for her inside. She tried to calm herself down and prevent herself from slapping or cursing him. She had to endure being with him, until Luke or Kris told her to do so ‘cause right at that moment, she had no idea how she could stop the wedding.As soon as she reached inside, a smiling Chandler greeted her with a hug. “Millie, I’ve missed you so much.”“M-Me too, Chandler.” She cringed inside, after saying that.Chandler must’ve noticed something strange about her so he asked, “What’s wrong, Millie?”She faked a smile, shaking her head. “Nothing. I just… really missed you.”He patted her head. “We’re going back to Florida tomorrow to prepare for the wedding. Mom and Dad are thrilled about it. Aren’t you?”But she wasn’t thrilled at all. She was scared of what might happen to the people around her. If she’d just continue the wedding, then no one’s life would be put in danger. She just had to
MILLIE’s hands started to tremble, as soon as she finished reading the letter which Luke gave her. She couldn’t understand anything from it. Her tears just started to escape from her eyes and she didn’t know how long this would last. Fortunately, Luke was there to comfort her. “Kace, I’m sorry.” He muttered.“Luke, I don’t understand. What happened before? Who is trying to threaten mom? Why is she protecting us from that person? Please just tell me…” She pleaded.Luke heaved a sigh. “Just… calm down for now, Kace.”“Luke, I can’t just calm down now. What do you know? Please… I beg of you.” She could feel her knees getting weak already so Luke assisted her to sit on the couch first.Mykel already appeared from the kitchen by that time with a glass of water in his hands and handed it to Millie. “Here. Drink first before you hear us out.”She nodded, taking a drink from the glass. “Now tell me…”***Eleven-year-olds Landon and Xander were playing in the playground during that one afterno
MYKEL has been convincing Luke to go home already later that afternoon, but the latter just wouldn’t hear him out. The result of the try-outs was already released and he didn’t make it into the team so he was really devastated. The fact that Millie didn’t show up added up to his frustration even more.“Come on, man. Depressing yourself like this won’t do any good.” Mykel told him off. “It’s pouring hard already. We need to go home.”Luke was already drenched under the rain, but he kept on kicking the ball in the field, ignoring his friend’s plead. “Just go home first. I’ll stay here for a while.”“But Luke…” Mykel tried to insist once again.“I said just go!” Luke yelled, causing Mykel to just walk away from him.The latter decided to go to Millie’s apartment to check on her. There must be a reason why she didn’t show up, he thought. When he reached there, Aunt Lucinda greeted him at the front door. “Auntie, is Kace there?”“Uh… yes. Why?”“Can I see her?”Aunt Lucinda nodded and led
MILLIE followed Luke in silence, as they reached the soccer field inside the university grounds. There were only a few people there at the moment, mostly players. Some cheerleaders were also there in the field practicing their routine and stunts. She was too busy looking around that she failed to hear Luke speaking to her. “Kace, did you hear me?”“Uh… s-sorry. What was that?”“Can you help me practice for the tryouts tomorrow?”“H-How will I help you? I don’t know how to play.”Luke moved closer to her and placed his hands on both her shoulders. “Just stand here and cheer for me. That’s more than enough,” he said, smiling.She didn’t know if it was just the effect of the scorching sun, ‘cause she suddenly felt her cheeks burning when he said that. It wasn’t a strange feeling to her because she felt like this has happened before. She just nodded at him, as Luke already grabbed the soccer ball and positioned it on the ground.Luke took a breath then slowly turned to see Millie. He sudd
KRIS has been following Chandler that day in secret to see any suspicious movement from him. His fake mustache has been irritating his philtrum for minutes now, but he had to endure. He hated the fact that the one person he thought he could trust was actually the reason why his sister was being threatened.As Chandler entered a clothing shop, he quickly followed him inside pretending to be picking out a suit on one aisle. His dark shades was hindering him from seeing clearly, but he shouldn’t take it off or else Chandler might recognize him. While scanning, someone suddenly bumped into him from behind. “Oh, sorry.” He heard a girl’s voice apologizing to him.He turned around and was stunned to see a familiar person infront of him. What’s she doing here? He thought. “It’s alright, miss.”The girl was about to walk away, but then, she paused, leaning closer to his face and staring at him behind his shades. “Have we met before?” She asked him with an arched brow.“Uh… no. I’ll go ahead.”
As soon as Mykel came back from the store, he quickly noticed the absence of Millie in the backseat. “Where did she go?” He asked himself.That moment, Luke also reached the car, seeing Mykel outside. He turned to him in confusion. “What are you doing here, Mykel? Let’s go now.”“Kace… she’s not here,” Mykel told him anxiously.“What???” Luke almost yelled. “But you were with her inside the car. Where did she go?”“I…” He paused, scratching his head. “…I left her for a little while.”“Myke! What the hell!” Luke yelled, gritting his teeth.“Maybe she just went out? Or she already went back to her apartment?” Mykel reasoned out.Luke quickly dialled Millie’s phone number. It was her aunt who answered the phone. “Yes, Luke?”“Uh… I was just wondering auntie, is Kace already there?” Luke asked, trying to hide the anxiety in his voice.“Oh, she’s still not here. Why?”“Ah… we just thought… uh it’s nothing, auntie. Thank you. Bye.” Luke hung up after that, turning to Mykel with a furious lo
“Kace, there are lots of things that you still don’t know. But don’t worry, we’ll tell everything at the right time,” Mykel answered her previous query.“Don’t think about it too much now, Kace. It won’t do you any good,” Luke said, holding her back.“Come on guys. We’re supposed to have fun tonight, right?” Mykel said, trying to break the gloomy atmosphere. He scanned Millie’s shelves hoping to find something interesting, but only books were there. “This is so boring. Who wants to watch a movie?”When no one answered, Mykel started to play a movie using Millie’s laptop, but all Millie could think about were the revelations she just heard. She just really couldn’t believe that Chandler even lied to her. Why would he do that?“Kace,” Luke whispered beside her to catch her attention. He knew too well that she was deep in thought.Millie lifted her chin up to face Luke. “Does it mean that the letter…” She paused. “… the one which came with the rabbit were from you? You wrote that letter?
Millie was taken aback to what Luke told her. But, she didn’t know why she suddenly felt his sincerity upon saying that. It was like it was the biggest truth she ever heard her entire life. But, she had to shake those thoughts away knowing that she was already engaged. Now she was getting more confused already.“Luke, what are you saying?” She asked boldly.Luke released her from his hug and looked at her. “I should’ve told you this sooner… when you were still…Kace.”“Kace?” She asked back almost immediately. She knew she heard that name before. But where? When?“Millie, your real name is Kassandra Larson, or Kace, as what everyone calls you,” he said, looking at her and gauging her reaction.“W-What?” She suddenly remembered the time she first landed Florida. Everyone was calling her that name. But, why didn’t anyone tell her the truth, not even her brother Kris?“I know why your dad changed your name… Kace. He’s been trying to protect you from the people who tried to kill you…” He p