"Well, when I saw him coming through the gate I got worried. I couldn't wait any longer." She replies, walking back into the living room and taking a seat on the sofa. Serena sits down beside her and glances at her mother who gives her a knowing look. She sighs, knowing exactly what her mother must be thinking."We went to see him yesterday. I don't know what happened." She confesses."What did you say to him?""Nothing. I didn't speak. I stayed silent the whole time. I knew that he wouldn't want anyone interrupting us. He was very serious about that." Serena informs her mother quietly, her eyes cast downwards."He's right. He always wants people to listen. Don't you remember? How many times did he bring you flowers because he thought you weren't listening to what he was saying?"She nods her head, remembering the countless times he has brought her flowers for her. Every single one of those flowers was given to her by Jason. She thinks back to the first time Jason gave her flowers. S

"That's great news, Sergio." She replies, offering him a kind smile. He beams at her, practically vibrating with happiness as he continues to talk about how wonderful his date was."You should be proud of me, Serena." He tells her sincerely."Of course, I am." She smiles back."So, um... I really enjoyed my time with him. I mean, we've known each other for years but I haven't had this type of date since..." He pauses, trailing off. She furrows her eyebrows at him, waiting for him to finish talking."Since what?" She asks him curiously. He shrugs. "Jay?" She nudges his arm softly."Well, uh... he's just really cute, ya know? I dunno. I just like talking to him, I guess." He admits sheepishly, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. She bites her lip, nodding slightly."Yeah, he seems nice," She agrees hesitantly."So, I'm glad you approve. Now that I've finally gotten over our fight, I was hoping you would approve of him." He tells her, looking at her hopefully."Of course. Why wou

"Are you alright?" She asks him. She watches as he rubs his head and winces in pain."I'm fine..." He replies weakly. She furrows her brows in confusion. What does he mean he 'fine'?! The crackling sounds behind them makes her freeze. Turning around, she tries to push herself off the ground."Run!" She shouts, pushing herself up and sprinting past the three of them. As she gets further and further away from the building, she notices that the flames are growing bigger. More importantly, she notices the smoke starting to form.She tries not to focus on the burning building, but she can't help it. Her chest tightens, as tears begin forming in her eyes. She wipes her eyes quickly and continues sprinting towards her destination.As she gets close enough, she sees smoke pouring out of the windows. As soon as she approaches the building, she starts hearing yelling. She turns around, spotting her friends on the floor surrounded by flames. She runs over to them and kneels down beside one of th

"Thank you so much." She says with a genuine smile. He smiles back at her before moving to sit beside her. She puts the bottle on the ground before grabbing the fork and stabbing a piece of meat. Her eyes widen as she feels the flavor burst against her tongue. She moans loudly and closes her eyes in pleasure as she eats the delicious food."Damn. This tastes so good!""I'm glad you like them. It's my brother's favorite meal. So I figured that I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to make it for you."She looks over at him and smiles warmly at the kind gesture. She notices how handsome he looks in his black t-shirt and blue jeans. She couldn' remember the last time she saw him wearing clothes like this. It was probably sometime during the day, when he went to work. His face shows pure happiness and contentment. It brings a smile to her face as well, knowing that he is happy to see her. She takes another piece of meat, which is the same color as her own skin, and brings it to her mouth. S

"We did, yes. But it wasn't abandoned. We saw signs indicating that a couple lived there previously. That's when we knew that we needed to find you. So we started searching for clues about where you might be hiding out.""Turns out there wasn't too much to find. All we needed to do was search for people who knew the area. It's not like anyone would suspect that you'd run off somewhere. We just couldn't stay there any longer.""Every night I'd come home exhausted from searching for you but the next morning I'd feel guilty because I realised that I should be doing more for you than that. So the next night I went out on another search. When I returned, you were gone." He paused again, sighing deeply. "It took a lot of convincing and threats, but eventually I agreed to let you go to live with us. And you have to promise me that you won't ever try to leave us."Serena nodded. "I promise.""Good, because you can't just run away every time things get bad. If you had done that, we never woul