The Summer Warmth

Forty-Four

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Chapter 44

Today will be our last day here. I don't know about everybody but this vacation has given me both the best and worst time of my life, best specifically. I don't want to take in the negativity anymore. Yes, my encounter with Ryan shook me to the core, but somewhere in me knew that is I am not alone this time as the last time. I have people around me who want to protect me and love me with all their hearts. So, Ryan or no Ryan I will try my best to be strong, for people around me, yes, but for me, definitely.

Though the major part of all the incidents and me bearing with each step and not losing myself again was because of this one person who had been with me on the road without any questions or judgments is the person who is holding me for his dear life like I am going to go poof like air. I never thought that people like him existed after my past with Ryan but he sure proved me wrong, he is the best and the only man I will ever want myself within the upcoming days.

I know I am in love with him but I don't know if I am ready to tell him now, I realized it the day he asked me to be his girlfriend and since then I have been delaying myself to tell him thinking that he will change his mind and leave me after he gets to know about my past but now, I don't think I have any other excuse left. Maybe I am still worried that maybe he will get tired of me,

He stayed when you told him your deepest truth, do you seriously think he is going to lose when you tell him you love him? I always have this inner battle with myself and this line completely shuts me up.

Maybe someday, though I just want to be with him like we are right now. And with that, I distract myself.

I am out of my thoughts when I hear my phone vibrate from the side table. I try to get out of Jade's arms but all he does is hold me more tightly. I pick up the phone and see Maa calling me. I check the time to see it's just 8 am right now. It must be something important. I squeeze myself again to get out but this time he steers in his sleep and opens one eye to look at me.

"Don't move." His grumpy sleepy voice calls out and his head finding its way in my neck.

"Jade I have to take this, Maa is calling me." I whisper realizing that everybody is sleeping in this room today. My hand goes in his hair when he mumbles something in his sleep and loses his hold on my body.

"Okay, but come soon." He whispers back and kisses my neck. I quickly get out of his hold and this room and run back to my room before the calls cut off. I see the balcony door open so I make my way and sit on my chair settled there. I look at my phone again to notice that she is video calling me.

I answer it to see my mother sitting in my garden with a cup of coffee in her hand. Looking at her she doesn't seem like a mother of two teenagers. She is as young and flawless as you can call her. She looks down at me when she sees that I have picked up the phone. Instantly her smile brightens at me keeping her cup on the nearby table.