Touch Of Solicitude

OCHO

"And?" Sunny returned, "I need you to move in with him," She almost dropped her phone with what she heard from her Mother. It sounded irrational to her.

"What? Did I hear you right, Mother?" She raised, "Oh yes, daughter dear. I want you to live with him," Sunny's patience was at its' last drop.

Calming herself, she massaged her temple, "Mother, do you really trust that man? How can you allow your daughter to live with a stranger?" The woman did not hear anything from the other line, "Why are you calling him a stranger?" Sunny sensed that her Mother was serious at the moment, basing on the tone of her voice.

"He is not a stranger to you, Sun Hee for me to remind you. He's a child who grew up well with a great background and support. Moreover he's your childhood friend whom you grew up with," She ranted, "You were almost inseparable when you were kids, why are you saying all that know. They will provide the House, I will tell you in advance, pack your stuff,"

Sunny took a deep breath; there was nothing that could stop her Mother when she started. "Mother, I hope you understand that we're both now adults, not kids who used to climb up in trees and go home bruised and crying because we fell down," She retorted, "We're adults and we haven't seen or even knew how each one of us is doing,"

"I do not want to bothered, and I refused to be inconvenienced by someone I barely know," Sunny added, explain her side, "It's just as you said, Sun Hee, you are both adults and of the same age. He isn't the reckless kid you met before. He grew up responsibly," The Mother responded.

"I won't, Mother, this is too much-" The woman could not finish what she was saying when her Mother cut her off, "Listen for once, Sunny! I may have been going easy on you and letting you off the hook because you do not want to meet and date another man after Manuel, however, you cannot keep moping and grieving over that loss," She confronted the child.

"I accept you going crazy over someone, but when it comes to Luigi, that child doesn't have any relatives here and has been staying over a friend's House. I can tolerate your whims to others, but when it comes to him, we might get into an argument, child." Sunny knew that she had no choice but to listen to her Mother, "I understand," With that, she ended the call without saying bye. There was nothing she could do but to oblige to her Mother's wishes.

On the other hand, Luigi, who came out in fresh clothing after the women left his House, waited for Maximilliano, perfectly in leisure. A car soon stopped in front of him, "Hop on," He sat beside him, "Thank you,"

Max soon drove off and started a conversation, "Where have you been last night? Tristan was worried sick thinking that you fell lost after drinking with a woman last night. He said you disappeared after," He narrated, "Tell me, where did you go with that woman last night. To tell you the truth, we kept looking for you after,"

Luigi laughed off, "I met someone, also, I think it would've been better if we met at our destination. Why do I have to hitchhike with you?" He complained, "I'll have someone bring it later, I got your back,"

The drive fell quiet after no one spoke, Luigi who felt that he needed someone to tell what happened last night, started a new conversation, "Ian," He called the CEO, Max subtly gazed at him, "I met her, last night," He uttered, leaning at the window.

"Her?" His eye grew wide, "Your first love?" Luigi scoffed.

"Yes, I met her," Instead of putting on a happy face, the CEO observed that he looked unhappy after meeting the woman he wanted to see for decades, "Why do you have that expression on your face. You came back to Ylury because of her, right?" He showed him a bitter smile.

"After he left me at the altar, I met him again today after three years and so,"

"I should have kept my promise to never marry. All my love ends up getting smashed when we talk about marriage,"

"Manuel, that man made me realize how important it is to love, however, you should at least spare yourself some love. I shouldn't have fell completely for him,"

"Don't end up like me, Mister. I almost went mad because of him, he was my whole world. However, destiny always interferes with my love,"

"He betrayed me, the man I regarded as my whole world betrayed me, it's just like saying that your life fell apart the moment he did that."

Sunny's words kept echoing in his mind like a broken tape, "Ludwig," Max called out, "Yes?" His attention drifted back to reality.

"Is something wrong, I kept calling you for over a minute now," He just shook his head, "Nothing wrong, let's just go to the hotel. I am supposed to meet the others there, right?" He returned, changing the direction of the conversation.

"Yes, we haven't seen them for awhile," He chuckled, "Looking back, makes me think how on earth did we get along with our opposite personalities," Luigi laughed out.

"Well, there is a saying, that birds of the same feather flock together," Laughter filled the car, "How crazy," He commended and continued laughing.

Just then, his phone vibrated, slowly looking at it was an email from The Bulletin. Luigi thought to himself that they might be meeting again a little earlier than he expected. He always denied interviews because of reasons but now, with Sun Hee on the line, there was no way that he would reject it.

He took a deep breath and smiled; once again, they will meet again. Never will they drift apart; no matter what, he will continue to stick with Sunny even if fate pulls them apart.