Chapter 28: Chapter 28

Sunny

"Let's go out." He said as he stood up from his bed.

"Huh?" I asked him again. "Go out?" I added, confused by his sudden change of behavior.

He nodded. "I will be there in 10. Change. Take a bath or what, I will fetch you. Take your time." He replied. "Do you get what I mean now?"

I bobbed my head in response. "I get it now." I replied.

"Okay, bye." He responded and ended the call just like that.

What the hell is wrong with him?

Can't he even say bye properly or let me say something before ending the call?

Why is he even asking me to go out?

He is really weird.

I quickly took a bath and prepared myself.

I went out of my room and found my mom. "Mom?" I called and knocked at her door.

"Yes? Come in." My mom yelled from inside her room. "It is open." She added.

I opened the door and peered inside.

"Oh, you are going out?" Mom asked.

"Yes, mom. Steven called me a while ago and said, we will go out suddenly." I replied.

Mom smiled. "That's good. You need to go out and wind up. Maybe he wants to comfort you. He knows everything, right? He was there. He knows your condition better than Shiela." Mom commented.

I pouted. "I do not want to share the news with Shiela. I am afraid she will kill Jake the moment she learns the truth." I admit it.

Shiela never likes Jake, and she already told me before that if Jake tried to hurt me in any way, she would definitely go and attack him. I have been trying my best to coax her with words, saying I can fix it with him. Now that we have ended our relationship, I do not know how to stop her.

As much as possible, I want to keep it low for now and tell her tomorrow on the way home. That is the safest time I can think of. In that case, she won't be able to attack him during class, and I will be able to calm her the next morning.

I should keep it that way.

"Okay, if that is what you want." Mom said, giving up on my idea. "Just enjoy the day today, have fun and use this time to wind up and move on from him. Jake is not the only man you can date, right? There are still many boys out there." Mom added.

I smiled. "Thank you, mom. I love you!" I said and went to her for a hug. "I will be okay soon! I will go out now and check my things." I added after breaking the hug.

I went back to my room and chose what shoulder bag to use.

"I guess I can use this white one. I do not have any things to put here aside from my wallet, tissue, alcohol, and phone."

"And it fits my attire today. Okay, I choose you white."

I am wearing jeans and a light brown shirt, partnered with brown socks and white shoes.

I was interrupted when someone knocked at our door. I went out of my room to open the door and saw Steven wearing a white tee and light brown jeans, partnered with white shoes.

"We did not talk about this code of attire, right?" I asked him. "Why does it feel like we talked about this one?" I asked him again.

"I chose this because I saw it first." He simply replied.

"I chose this after picking from the different attire I might use." I commented. "Anyway, Shiela and I always encounter this kind of situation. I feel like you are part of our group already." I added, laughing.

It is like we three have the same type of mindset.

"Let's see next time. If this happens again, it means that you are more accurate than my older brother." He responded. "His taste in clothes is different than mine." He added.

"Mom! We will go now!" I yelled for Mom to hear me as we prepared to leave.

"Okay, Take care!" She yelled back.

"You too, auntie." Steven said, trying to be loud, but he was not. "What is she doing?" He asked as we walked.

"When I went to her room, she was watching some drama on her phone." I replied. "If she really likes the drama she is watching, you won't be able to bother her at all. She is unmoveable." I shared laughing.

We all have the same habit. When we are into a drama that we really want to watch, we want to watch it in one go. That is why we never try to ruin our spaces. As long as it is not an emergency, we promised each other that we wouldn't bother each other and we would watch it at our own pace. The family with all the girls is really cool and funny at the same time.

"Do you watch dramas?" I suddenly asked Steven.

"Drama?" He asked back, confused. "I don't watch it. I rarely watch dramas. I prefer movies." He replied.

"As expected, do you want to try watching a drama with me next time?" I invited him.

"Why? Why do I even need to watch them when I am not interested?" He fired back.

"Tss." I complained. "I just want you to experience it. It is fun and exciting, you know? You will be excited about what's to come in the next episode." I explained.

"And?" He responded.

"We will do that next time. Whether you like it or like it." I told him.

He snorted. "Thank you for the options you gave. Useful." He commented sarcastically.

"How about you? What do you do aside from watching movies and reading books?" I asked, curious about his hobbies. "I never saw you doing anything aside from what I mentioned a while ago." I added.

He quickly gave a glare.

"What? I am just stating a fact here. I never saw you once. All you have to do is read and watch. Rest, eat, and sleep. Is that even my fault?" I asked. "Why are you glaring at me as if I said something bad here? I am just telling you what I always see." I explained.

"Nothing." He replied.

I laughed at him.

"Truth hurts, I guess?" I said, laughing at him. "That is why you should try watching a drama with me. It does not hurt to try, you know? You will learn and discover many new things. It is not that bad to learn something new." I told him.

He nodded.

"You will watch drama with me?" I asked again, making sure if he had agreed.

He nodded again. "There is nothing wrong with trying. I will see if it's good or not." He replied.

"We can do many things. We can watch many good dramas. What do you want to watch? Mysteries? Horror? Crime? Romance? I have a list of dramas we can watch!" I told him excitedly.

He hummed. "Crime?" He said.

"Oh, okay! Let's just plan when we are going to watch it. Or maybe we can watch it after we clean your house." I suggested. "You can also ask me to help you with many things. As long as I can do that, I will help you. You should enjoy it while you are still here." I shared.

While we were on the bus, I asked him where we were going, but he said he did not really know. He just wanted to ask me out since he thought I was still sad about what happened last night, which he was right about.

I ended up suggesting that we just go to the mall and watch a movie.

After a few minutes, we reached the mall, and we headed straight to the cinema floor.

"Do you want to try this one?" I asked, pointing at the horror movie.

Well, there are five on display here. Two of them is about romance, one is about comedy, the other one is about action and the last one is a horror movie.

"You are scared of ghosts, but you are suggesting this movie out of all the others?" He asked.

"Do not underestimate my watching skills. I can watch horror movies, as long as I have company. We also watch it in our house and whenever we have an overnight at Shiela's house." I shared.

"Then let's watch this?" He asked.

I nodded eagerly. "Let's buy popcorn and drinks." I told him excitedly.

We fell in line and waited for our turn. It is such a blessing that it is all Steven's treats. He is being a good friend today. I wish he was always like this. HAHAHA.

We bought the tickets, popcorn, and drinks.

"Can we take a picture first?" I asked him and showed him the tickets we bought.

He nodded and gave him the food so that I could take a picture of them. After that, we entered the cinema quietly and went to our designated chairs.

"Steven, let's take a picture while it's not starting." I told him.

His forehead creased. "Huh?" He asked.

"For memories! It was the first time we went to the cinema together." I replied, getting my phone from the bag. "We need to take a picture of everything as our memories. It is fun to look back every time you see the photos. We will do everything." I added and opened the camera.

"Would you mind taking some photos with me? If you are not comfortable with it, then I won't force you." I told him.

He might be getting a culture shock with my sudden actions. I should not scare him.

"You won't upload them online, right?" He asked.

I shook my head. "No, of course not. I won't do that without your permission. I will only post the tickets and myself, of course." I replied.

"Okay, then. Let's take some." He said that made me smile wider.

I put my phone up a little higher, enough for the both of us. "Smile, Steven." I encouraged him to smile. "Okay. 1, 2, and 3! Pose another one. 1, 2, and 3! Okay." I whispered excitedly and looked at the picture I took. "We look good here!" I told him and showed him the pictures.

"Only I look good." he jokes.

I lightly hit his arm before taking a solo selfie. After taking some pictures, I uploaded some photos and made some myday stories before turning off my phone.

The movie started after five minutes. We also started eating the popcorn as we watched the movie.

"Aah!" I screamed.

I got a teasing laugh from the man beside me.

"It's not just me, okay? I can scream as long as they are doing it too!" I whispered.

We continued watching the movies, with me hiding my eyes using my hands and almost hiding myself behind Steven. The movie ended with only two survivors.

"That scared the hell out of me." I commented. "I started screaming in the climax and ended the movie. That was so scary." I added.

"Indeed. You just hide beside me until the movie ends." He teased me again.

"At least I was able to finish the movie with your help. Happy?" I replied.

"Where are we going next?" He asked.

"Let's go to the comfort room first." I replied and started walking. "How's the movie? Did you enjoy the movie? Does it satisfy you or not?" I asked.

"It's good. Although two of them only survived, it's fun." He shared. "I will do this again next time if ever." He added.

That made me smile.

At least I was able to make him happy! That is what I was expecting too!

"Good thing you enjoyed what I suggested! I would be sad if it did not make you happy." I told him honestly. "I will go to the bathroom first. If you want to use it as well, go ahead. Let's just wait here." I said before heading to the bathroom.

After doing my business, I looked at the mirror to check myself and combed my hair for a few seconds. I went out right after and saw Steven at the waiting stop we talked about.

"Let's go?"