"Cali?"
"H...huh?"
"Are you listening?" He asks, bewilders.
"Of course!" I clear my throat, looking away. "I am listening."
Wait... What was an illusion?
Gosh, why did I thought of that?
"Okay. I'll be back." He says as he stood up.
"Where are you going?" I ask him.
"I thought you were listening." He chuckles. "I will find their parents. Stay here. Look after them. I'll be back." After he said that he exit the karaoke room.
I let out a deep breathe when he left. I was listening. I was... Ugh!
Looking back at the two kids who are sleeping peacefully on the sofa, I can't help but smile. They look so cute. I have to capture this one too. I took my phone and took a photo of them.
"So cute," I say, smiling while looking at their photo.
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STEPH's POV"Hey," I call Alex when I entered his room. I just finished having a short conversation with his mother. Not bad. I enjoyed talking to her. She has told me everything about Alex."What?" He asks without looking at me. He is taking clothes in his closet."Why are you taking them?" I ask him as I walk towards him. I sat down on his swiveling chair."I will bring some clothes to my condo." He answered. "You are done talking with mum?""Yeah," I answered with a little laugh.He looks at me while his eyebrow is lifted. "What's funny?""Well," I shrugged my shoulders."Tss. Did mum told you something about me?""Sort of." I laugh a little while rolling my eyeballs at him."Mum!" He whispered."It's okay. Don't be embarrassed. It's normal to poop in y
CASSANDRA’s POV*IN THE MORNING*“Hey, I’m going!” I shouted as I walk down the stairs.Today, I am going to meet him. We will go to the market to buy ingredients for the menu that I will be going to teach him. I did not sleep much last night because I studied carefully what Steph taught me how to cook the Lyon-Style Chicken with Vinegar Sauce and Braised Pork with Pearl Onions and Grapes.“What!? Where are you going!?” She shouted from the kitchen.I walk to the kitchen when I got down the stairs. She is preparing our breakfast. I took a piece of bread and grab a bite.“I just have something important to do. I’ll be back later!” I reply and hurriedly exit the kitchen before she could ask me more questions.You know that girl. She is so very nosy.As soon as I got
CASSANDRA's POV"Little girl! What's yours? Fish? What kind of fish?" The vendor asks me as she showed the fish in front of Khai's face. Khai immediately shrieks in shocked. The vendor laughs at him as well as me. Gosh, the face he made was so very funny.I am expecting him to shout at the Vendor but he did not."You okay?" I ask him with a little laugh."Yeah. I'm okay." He stuttered, fixing the collar of his white polo. Fortunately, he is wearing a black polo today. The stain will not be visible."So, are you going to buy?" The vendor asks us again."Ah, N—" I wasn't able to continue my sentence because Khai spoke."Yes. Give us four." He says.Eh? But we are not going to cook fish stuff."All right. Four fish! Hang on. I will pack them for you." The vendor says.I loo
"Already. What's next?" Khai asks me after he puts the seasonings to the fish."Uh... Do you have flour here?""Flour? Oh, sorry, I don't have it in here. Why? What is the flour for?" He asks."You know, to make the fish crispy." I know. Because I once observed Steph while she was cooking fried chicken."Oh, I see. So, what we gonna do? I don't have flour. Should I buy?""Can you?""Sure. I will be quick." He says and immediately removes his apron."Okay," I say, then he exits the kitchen and leaves his unit.As soon as he left, I get my phone and watch the tutorial again. It was then I know, it was really different from the tutorial, what we did was very different from the tutorial I watched. Oh goodness! I need to search for other steps that have flour used.And I found one. Thank goodness!
CASSANDRA's POV"I told you to be careful," I told while I am putting betadine on his cut."Are you worried?" All of a sudden, he asks.I am a liar if I would say I am not. Well, just a friend. Not a close friend. Whatever.I look at him and just slightly rolled my eyes then go back to treating his words. I heard his chuckles."Did you just rolled your eyes on me?""Yes." I instantly answer."Okay. So, are you worried about me?""Don't ask.""Why? Is it hard to answer? You will only answer 'yes' and 'no—""Yes. I am worried." I cut his line. But I am not looking at him. I don't want to see his reactions. But for pretty sure he is smiling."Don't assume. Just because I am worried, doesn't mean..." I was not able to continue my sentence because he sudd
KHAI's POV Shit. I did not know what brings them here. Why all of a sudden? And Steph is even here."When did you learn cooking?" Alex asks me while laughing a little."Now.""Did you bought them alone?" It was Sab who ask me. She is referring to the ingredients on the table."Yeah. I bought them alone a while ago in the market." I answer, trying to sound natural even though my voice is stuttering a little bit.Damn. Cali has not finished cooking the fish yet. What if they will ask me to do it? I do not know how.Cali, help me."I'm hungry." It was Steph who spoke. I suddenly looked at her. Alex also looked at her.What is she trying to say?"I feel you, Steph," Sab added while giggling. "I suddenly feel hungry again when I smelled what Khai was cooking.""Yeah." Steph looked at me. "I haven't eaten breakfast yet so... Go on. Continue the cooking you are doing. We want to eat."D
"Cassandra!? What are you doing here?""Hey, lower down your voice." I approached her."But... But... What are you doing here?" She asks, shocked and confused are written on his face."It's just..." I was not able to continue my sentence when a familiar voice called her."Sab!? Are you there?"Wait... Was that Steph!? Is she also here?"Is Steph is here?" I ask in a whisper. My eyes widened."Yes. She's here. With us.""Oh my god. She can't see me.""Huh? Why?""Hey, Sab?" Steph's voice again from outside of Khai's room."I will explain to you, but please Sab. Save me. Just this once." I hurriedly say, begging her."Okay. Okay. Relax. Don't panic. You are making me nervous." She says."Sab???" Steph called her again. Just then, we heard the door opened. Steph entered."Oh my god. Let us go inside." I say and I drag her to go inside of the bathroom. I locked the door. Steph keeps on calling her.
MONDAY~CASSANDRA'S POV"Has everyone passed?" Professor Frederick asks while he is waving the all papers he is holding. "Yes, Professor." We all answered. "All right. That is all for today. You are dismissed." Professor Fred says and he walks out of the room."Finally, it's lunchtime. I was starving. I did not eat breakfast." It was Sab who is speaking. Steph is in her cheerleader practice, and Von and Khai are also in their soccer practice. The sports fest is on Friday so all athletes are on their practice. They are all excuses for their classes. "Me too. I only eat bread and milk. Steph doesn't have time to cook since we have to leave the house early." I say while I am putting my stuff inside my bag. "Let's go," I say and I stood up. Sab also stood up. "Okay. Let's go." Then we walk out of our room. We are now on our way to the school cafeteria. All of a sudden, a phone rings. I thought i