Chapter 11

Ethan's Pov.

“ Lauren!”

“ Hey!”

“ Lauren, wait up!”

I tried calling her few more times but she acted like she didn’t hear me at all. I’ve been contacting her again ever since she called me but she refuses to answer the call. I’ve been going to their house to score a chance of talking to her but she always refuses to see me and shoo me away.

“ Did you finally broken up?”

I tried my very best to not swing my arms and punched the grinning face of Hector in front of me. His hands are in the pockets of his pants while looking at me frustrated because of my girlfriend.

“ Fuck off,” I told her before walking away but I heard him laughing and saying something.

“ I will fuck your girlfriend cous!” he shouted so I turned around and raised my middle finger because I feel irritated by his remarks. He’s been saying that which is making me too annoyed at his face.

“ By the way, did your father leave you any inheritance?” he said making Ethan's face contorts out of disgusts. He never wants to hear from his cowardly father.

“ U-Uh sorry pal, I bet he never had even a single penny!” Hector laughed before walking away. Ethan stops at his track and throws a death glare in Hector’s back. He knows that Hector’s parents did get every inheritance that is for his father because he never comes back to claim it. That is the only reason that Hector is rich right now. He can’t help himself but clench his fist and control his anger towards his father. The pain and suffering that he and his mother experience is because of his cowardice.

“ Ethan! I thought Lauren is with you?!” Lauren’s father asked when I visit their house early in the evening looking for my girlfriend. I’ve waited for her at the gate thinking of ambushing her when her classes end but she never shows up. Her father tapped my back and give me a little hug before he guides me to their kitchen area.

“ Is she not home, tito?” I asked looking at him chopping vegetables for the dinner. He just looked at me and shook his head confused about my question.

“ I thought you two are going out tonight?” he asks still chopping the vegetables and looking at me curious about what is happening. I tried to hide my shocked expression when I heard that she is not home and that we are supposedly going out tonight.

“ Nope,” my brows creased because of anger knowing that Lauren is out there may be partying again. Her father noticed my reaction so he offers me a glass of cold water.

For about an hour I just stand there and have a little conversation with Lauren’s father and thinking if I should tell her father everything due to her behavior. Her father seems to be clueless about her activity and there is a part of me that want him to know so he can help me bring back the old Lauren and maybe our now stained relationship but a part of me doesn’t want to say anything bad about her because I know how much her parents are disgusted with rebel teens.

“ Do you love my daughter son?”

Immediately, I became speechless because of the sudden question but I nodded making her dad smile.

“ I love her tito,” I smile to myself remembering how fast my heart is pounding just by looking at her face. I am too smitten by her and that is no secret.

“ Ah! I suddenly remember your pictures when you are still so little! Lauren and you are too cute for each other!” he said reminiscing before he walks towards their living room and opens one of the cabinets. I watched him as he pulls out a big photo album and lay it at the coffee table before signaling me to come closer and sit on the couch in front of him.

He is smiling while is opening the photo album and I cannot help but feel the curiosity so I take a look at what’s inside.

“ I remember this day, Lauren found you outside of the gate shivering out of cold,” he said showing me a picture of Lauren and me sleeping beside each other. We are too little and we look at peace while sleeping at each other’s side.

“ She really fancies you a lot since that day,” her father said before giving me another picture of us taken at the park. We are sitting at the swing and laughing like we don’t care about anything. She is holding my hand and I laughed seeing how cute she is because of her lost teeth.

“ That was the one that she requested to get framed at her bedroom wall,” he added staring at my eyes like he wants to tell something. I laughed again when I remember that this picture is plastered on her wall just above her bed.

She really cherishes this moment, I thought to myself.

“ I hope you fix this son,” her father said before tapping at my back and checking the food in the kitchen. I just stayed there holding the picture and letting myself reminisce in all of our memories from the past. Lauren and I have been together and I believe that we will conquer this, I just need to be a little patient with her…. Or not… I said to myself because of what I saw climbing at her bedroom terrace.

I walked slowly and reached her room with no sound before I hide in the wall and waiting for her.

“ Fuck!” I heard a loud thug seeing her landing at my feet. She is wearing a black skirt and a white tank top.

“ What are you doing here?!” she shouted shocked that I am in her room at this hour. I cannot help myself but hold her wrist and pushed her to the bed when I smell that she reeks of alcohol.

“ Have you been drinking again?!” I asked still gripping her arms. I looked at her anger because of her attitude but she equals my stares like she will not going to give that easily.

“ So what?!” she told struggling from my grips. I let her go when once she stand and strip her clothes once again as if I was invisible to her.

“ The fuck?!” I shouted because of what I saw.

“ What the fuck is this?!” I shouted touching her neck and shoulders pointing at the little marks that I believe are kiss marks.

“Do you really wanna know?” she smirks before she walks to her bathroom leaving me astounded at her attitude. n