"You're here!" Steph beams as I enter the living room. She just came out from the dining area, bringing a bowl that has chips.
"Um. Have you eaten? You didn't wait for me again." I say, throwing myself on the sofa.
"I'm sorry. I need to practice for tomorrow. Don't worry, I cooked your favorite food. Go eat, and rest after. Okay?"
"Okay. Practice well. Goodnight." I say.
"Uh, wait." She stopped walking up the stairs. "How was your practice?" She asks, but I wasn't able to answer her right away.
I don't know what should I answer because I cannot tell if it was okay or not. Except that I didn't memorize the dance steps, I also didn't like what Khai did. I don't understand why is he doing this to me? It is because he wants my forgiveness, or he wants me back? Jeez. I am thinking nonsense. Why would he want me back? Crazy. He has someone already, and I don't care about him anymore.
"Khai!" Von calls Khai, and Khai turns his head in our direction. He looks at Von then at me."Hey, why are you standing there? Come over!" Von says loudly, inviting Khai to join our table.No. No way! Don't come!"Let him, Von. He may not want to eat with us." Steph says. That's right, Steph. Don't let Khai join us."Come on, we are in the same class. We should invite him." Von says and calls Khai again."Why the hell on earth did he invite him?" I heard Steph's whisper while rolling her eyeballs secretly. Khai, on the other hand, walks over to our place."Hi!" Sab greeted him while smiling and waving her hands. Khai just nods his head and sat on the chair next to Von, in front of me. He keeps his eyes on me, but I didn't look at him. What's wrong with him? He always puts me in an awkward situation."Gosh, you're so cold." Sab mumble."Should we order food? I'm hungry." I say, breaking the awkwa
"Hey!!! Stop it!!!" I saw Sab and Steph running in their direction, so I also run towards them. When we got to their direction, luckily Khai and the senior guy stop them from fighting."What happened!?" Sab asked Von in concern. I look at Khai. The corner of his lips is bleeding, and he also has a bruise on his cheek."We're not done yet!" The guy who attacks him told through gritted teeth and walks away together with his companion."Are you okay?" Von asked Khai.He just nods his head and touched the corner of his lips where it is bleeding. Is he okay? It must be hurt. Gosh, why the hell did he fight that senior?"Wait, what the hell just happened? Why did he punch Khai?" Sab asked Von again."It's my fault," Von says, taking a heavy sigh, then he looks at Khai. "I'm sorry, bro. It was because of me.""No. Why are you apologizing? They should be the ones to apologize to you." Khai says in a serious
KHAI's POV"Where have you been? What did you do today?" Dad asks me as I enter the lounge area. He is sitting on the sofa with his legs are crossed while reading a newspaper."Nothing." I response shortly then walks towards the stairs, but before I could reach the stairs he spoke."Stop right there." He commanded so I stop walking but I didn't face him. I have to hide my face. "So, where have you been?" He asks again."School,""School?" He questioned suspiciously. I knew it, he called my professor again. It is not new anyway. Ever since he is controlling my fucking life and I'm used to it. "Are you trying to lie on your father now?" His tone is calm but serious.I breathe out before speaking. "I have reasons why I didn't attend my class. I'm sorry. Where's mum, by the way?" I ask him, changing the subject, but seems I failed."Where are your manners, huh? Why do you turn your back while talking to
"Khai!!!" I shouted and they looked at me. Khai was shocked to see me. I was about to walk towards him but the senior spoke."Who are you?" The senior asks me while his eyebrows snapped together."Isn't she the girl with this brat yesterday?" One of his companions questioned suspiciously."Yeah. That's her." The guy in messy hair confirms. His head looks like the pineapple head.I gulp. My heart is beating in nervousness, yet I manage to stand still and look at them bravely."Hey, are you his friend?" The senior who punches Khai asks me.What should I answer?"Y...""I don't know her. Don't get her involved." Khai answer before I could. He avoided my gaze and looks at them, trying to get up from lying.The senior scoffs and looks at him. "Are you kidding me? She calls your name. She was also there yesterday. How come you didn't her?
KHAI's POVWithout knocking on the door, I enter the clinic. Khim, the nurse was a bit startled. "Hey, do you not know how to knock before entering, huh? What are you doing here by the way? Don't you have a class?" She asks while raising her brows slightly. By the way, she is Khim, my half-sister in father's side. I walk straight towards the medical bed and lie down. "Don't talk to me. I need to rest. I'm sleepy." I say as I close my eyes. "What happened?" She inquires, and I heard her footsteps coming near me. "Why is your wound swollen? Did you fight again?" She asks and I grunt in pain when she touched my face. "No. I didn't." I lied. If she knows, she might call mum. Khim is close to my mother because even if she is my father's daughter with another woman, my mother treats her as her real daughter. But not Dad. Khim and Dad are not in a good term. "Really?" She raised her brows, looking at me suspiciously. I close my eyes again and
Until we finished eating our dinner, I am still thinking about Khai being relatives with Miss. Khim, the nurse. I just really know about that just now. Khai and I have been together for a year and a half back then but I didn't know that he had a big sister. He never told me, and I was really surprised. Just then, a conversation sank in my mind./Oh, by the way, are you his classmate?//Uhm. Yes, Miss. I'm his classmate./ I admitted. /Great. Then, can you give this to him?/ she hands me a small paper bag. /Sure,/ I say and took the small paper bag to her. /Thank you, Cass!/Okay, I got it. So, that's why she knew my name because she is Khai's sister. But does she knows about the relationships I have with Khai before? Probably. Since she knew me.Ah, never mind. It doesn't matter now, I mean... It's over.
CASSANDRA's POVOne hour left and Steph and I will go to Von's place. Here I am, looking at myself in front of my human size mirror after I get dressed. My hair is perfectly curled against my face. After a while, Steph knocks on my door. I lock my door so she cannot enter my room because I am planning to show my outfits to her outside of the house. "Cass, are you done? Let's go!" She shouts from outside of my room. "Just a second! Wait for me in the car!" I shout back. "Alright! Hurry!""Okay!"I push two boppy pins in, one on each side to keep my hair out of my face, then I apply a lip gloss on my lips. Okay, well done. I took my sling bag, and then I exit my room. Walk straight downstairs and got out of the house. As I got out of the house, Steph's eyes immediately meet me and her eyebrows snapped together to see me. Yeah, that is because I am not wearing a party dress outfit. "Seriously???" She questioned unbelievably,
"Are you okay?" Von asks Khai and gives him an ice bag. After what happened a while ago, Von decided to end the party and ordered everyone to go home. I look at Khai while he is applying the ice bag on his left cheek. Gosh, his bruises on his left cheek haven't healed yet, and he got another bruise. But what really happened earlier? I can't get off my mind what I saw. Why did Steph hug him? A questioned from my mind. I turned my gaze to Steph. She is drinking as if nothing had happened a while ago. Her action right now tells her that she doesn't care about Khai.This is crazy. I was crazy for thinking that she cares about Khai when I know it's impossible to happen. Because Steph hates Khai. Right, she hates him. However, I'm still bothered about what I saw. Argh. Why?"Yeah. I'm fine, thanks." Khai answer. "That jerk senior again. Why did you invite him, babe? Didn't I told you to do not to invite him?" Sab tells Von in annoyance. "Look