CHAPTER 8

I lay down to sleep but the smile on my lips still didn't disappear. I'm just really happy! And maybe that's the reason why I dreamed of Dao Ming Si, the leader of F4 in Meteor Garden. In my dream Shan Cai was not Dao Ming Si's love interest but me. Our long-awaited kiss was about to happen under the meteor shower when Brent suddenly woke up. It was like I was doused with cold water and immediately got up when I saw in my mind the face of Brent. I remained sitting on my bed and dumbfounded. Only now do I realize how dangerous what Brent and I did. When I left home to go to our JS Prom, my womanhood was still intact but when I came home, it was destroyed. I closed my eyes and prayed that it was all just a dream. Because I can't get rid of the fear that I might be pregnant? Dad might be attacked or Mom might bite me. "Jamie? Are you awake yet?" I heard my mother's voice outside my room but I didn't answer. My mind was debating whether I should tell my parents what happened or just keep it a secret. I shook my head and scolded myself. Brent and I only got better for a few weeks and I gave him everything, right away. I'd be a big hypocrite if I said I didn't regret what happened last night. I had a chance to say no to him...but I didn't! "Jamie! It's already noon, aren't you going to get up anyway? Alas, Kevin is getting bitten by waiting for you!" The mother's voice Ruby slightly as there was a steady knock on the door of my room. Why is the man here? Did he even think to pay attention to me now that it's too late? I didn't want to go out because I was afraid they might find out that I had surrendered my flag last night. Can't they notice? I looked at myself in the mirror and put a little powder on my face before going out to face Kevin. When I came down, I caught up with the man who was talking to my father. I was nervous because I might know what she was telling Dad. "Kevin, why are you here?" I noticed that he was still dressed formally, just like yesterday. Where is Kevin going? "Good morning, Jamie. I would like to invite you to church," said the man. I looked at the time on my watch. Only forty-five minutes and the last mass of the week will begin. "I'm sorry but-" "Don't worry because I said goodbye to your father and he agreed," he said smiling to me as if he was sure that I would agree. I raised my eyebrows at what I heard. "Dad, I'm just going to talk to Kevin." "Alright, kid. You're going to talk at the hangar and when this Kevin sat down properly, he was already standing there waiting for you." I walked first to the open gazebo made of bamboo - our hangout every afternoon. When I arrived at the hangout, I didn't wait for Kevin to sit down and I talked to him right away. "Kevin, I want you to know that I don't like what you're doing today," I glared at him. "Is it because of Brent?" I didn't like his tone when Brent's name was mentioned. Why is Brent so hot in his blood, he's not like him. "Brent has nothing to do with this, Kevin." "Really? Ever since the two of you became close, you've been ignoring me!" He said angrily. "Hey, Kevin, what you're saying is terrible! Maybe you forgot that you were the one who betrayed our friendship first. Have you forgotten?" I reprimanded him. "That's still different, Jamie. You're not right for Brent, so stay away from him as soon as possible," he warned me. "Shut up! And who do I fit in, anyway?" Kevin did not answer my question. "You better go to church because I have no intention of going to church today." I took a rubber band that I spotted on the hangar and tied it to my hair. I haven't showered yet so I'm hot. After I put my hair in a ponytail, I turned to Kevin again and told him that it would do me no good today. "What is that?" He asked me while pointing his finger at the left side of my neck. "Huh?" I was surprised because I didn't feel anything crawling on my neck. "Come closer to me," he said in a commanding voice but I did not move from my position because he had no right to command me. Apart from my parents, only Brent can command me. "I don't want to," I told him. But instead of it stopping scratching, Kevin himself came to me and grabbed my neck with his rough hand. "Kiss marks? Who did this to you? Brent, what?" Kevin asked me questions one after the other but I didn't answer him. I was confused because I knew what kiss mark was. I slapped Kevin's hand on my neck and distanced myself from him. Will the man find out about what happened last night? "K-Kevin...," I called his name but I didn't know what to say to him. "W-why...hmmm -" "Jamie, I can't believe that you would do that. You were never like that," he accused me of being an easy girl and giving in easily. "I love him," I excused myself. "Love? Are you sure he loves you too?" Because of Kevin's question, doubt suddenly appeared in my heart. Does Brent really love me? But he told me last night that he loves me too, so my heart got stronger again and the little doubts disappeared. "Could you, Kevin, just stop meddling in my personal life. You are acting like we're in a relationship!" I scolded him. "Did I already say that you two really have a relationship?" "Why are you interested in my life?" I've been really annoyed with Kevin for a while now. Oh, if only we weren't neighbors, I'm sure it would have tasted a punch from me. "Because I like you," he declared. Wee? No way? Why now? "You're too late, Kevin. I'm sorry," I told him not to expect more. Shocking. It turns out that he likes me, why is it still bothering me before? "I will wait," he said. "Don't. Don't waste your time waiting Kevin because my feelings for Brent will never change." It would be very unfair to Kevin if I made him rely on nothing. He should just focus on Michelle. "Jamie," I heard him call me but I didn't look at him and I returned home.