HE'S MINE

044

"He is trying to cheer you up." Shinichiro quickly shook his head and smiled my way. Although I was pretty creeped out by his action, as soon as he stared at my face with love in his eyes, I felt my heart melting in my chest. How could I ever question his love for me? He skipped school for me. He suffered the whole night for me and even made me this soup, has he ever done that for any of his exes?

"Now that you two have skipped school, I want you to spend some time together before Grandpa comes home." he smiled and ran his hand through my hair, getting up and leaving the room with us two silently staring into each other's eyes.

"So," he smiled and sat in bed with me. His closeness mesmerized me every time.

"So what?" I shyly looked away and mumbled, he was leaning to his left in my direction.

" Wanna go out for movies tonight?" he murmured, and a smile crept over my lips. I almost said yes, but then Mr. Grandpa popped up in my head, he would never allow us to go out together.

"But Mr. Grandpa?" I asked, turning my face to look straight into his eyes. Being his girlfriend was going to be amazing, his beautiful existence was going to blossom my life. Just imagining spending time with him, going on dates, getting mad at him for little things and he makes me feel better, was making me go insane.

"What about him?" he shrugged his shoulders, pretending as he had no idea what I meant.

"He wouldn't allow me," I stated, knowing the fact that it was easy for Mikey to spend the whole night out, but there was no way he was letting me leave the house after 8 pm.

"Who would you listen, him or me?" he got up and leaned his back on the desk, typing on his phone. I was slightly taken aback by his response, he wanted me to go against his Grandpa? But wouldn't it jeopardize our relationship?

"But we can't upset him," I said, trying to change the topic as I was skeptical that if it was a test or he was serious. I mean, if Mr. Grandpa turns against us, our relationship will be doomed before it even goes somewhere.

"That's not the answer." he didn't raise his face from his phone's screen but lifted his eyes to look me in the eye.

"Whoever you would want me to listen to." Not sure what his intention was, so I gave him an answer that he couldn't argue about. I told him what he wanted to hear.

"That was sweet." He smiled and shoved his phone in his pocket. "Then I'll see you tonight, but tonight we are going on a long drive, so sneak out at midnight." He stated before exiting the room. Now I sat in my bed, confused and scared. How am I going to do that? I thought he was just testing me. Now what? Shouldn't he care about my reputation in the eyes of his family?

He was just careless, he didn't mean any harm. I knew how innocent and naive he was, he probably didn't even consider what will happen if Mr. Grandpa catches me.

Oh, Lord! I wish Mr. Grandpa sleeps early tonight.

........

"Good night Grandpa!" Emma, who has been sitting with Mr. Grandpa, using her cellphone while watched TV, finally left for her room.

"Okay, one down," I whispered in my mouth. I was perched on the other sofa, waiting for Mr. Grandpa to leave for his room. It was past midnight and I've started to get nervous.

Me: Mikey Mr. Grandpa is still in the lounge.

I sent a text and sighed, what now? He usually sleeps early, but look at him tonight, he doesn't show any signs of dozing off anytime soon.

"Don't you have school tomorrow, Y/n?" He nicely stated to me and I almost jumped in shock.

" Yeah-----I--" I stuttered, "am not sleepy."I finished nervously.

"Go to your room and lay in your bed, you'll eventually sleep." He commanded nicely, I nodded in response and got up from the sofa. What now? Omg! My anxiety has finally started to kick in. I took baby steps to reach my room.

I was in my room now, wondering when was he finally going to his room, Mikey hasn't replied either. Was he mad at me?

I was stressing out for life, he was ignoring my calls as well. I felt like he was mad about this situation, ugh!

Me: Mikey?

Me: I'm trying I swear, but Grandpa isn't leaving for his room.

After spending fifteen minutes in my room, I sneaked out and found Mr. Grandpa in the lounge. I went back to my room: defeated and exhausted.

I had school in the morning and here I was, awaken and tired at 1 am.

Me: Mikey?

He was making me lose my calm, I can't just jump out of the window now, can I? No, I knew some neighbors would be spying on every window through their binoculars.

I waited and waited, walking here and there, checking up on Mr. Grandpa from time to time and that's when I sat on the chair and rested my head back, and to my surprise, I dozed off. It was the worst thing to happen, I woke up at 6 am all of a sudden, and my eyes bugged out at the clock.

"What"?" I whispered in my mouth, my head had started to ache due to the disturbed sleep and the position I had acquired for a nap. I ran outside and the lounge was empty, Of course, Mr. Grandpa left for his room eventually, you dummy. I tried calling Mikey, but he never picked up any of my calls. I was left with guilt, fear, and a broken heart.

Since there was nothing I could do, j decided to get ready and go to school, maybe I will get to see Mikey and talk to him.

"Is Mr. Grandpa dropping us today?" I asked Shinichiro when I failed to see Mikey around.

"Yeah!" he smiled, taking the empty glass off my hand.

"Where is Mikey?" I asked, whispering the words so that neither Emma nor Mr. Grandpa would hear me.

"He had a party last night at his friend's farmhouse, he left in the afternoon," he continued to pick up the utensils while my mind stopped working for a moment, "why, he didn't tell you?" he finally realized that I was a bit shaken by his statement.

"No! it's fine," I replied and exit the house with Mr. Grandpa and Emma. He should have informed me about his plans with his friend, what If I had succeeded to sneak out of the house last night, I would have spent the whole night out in the cold, thinking he was going to come anytime.

One text is all it takes, he couldn't leave you one single text Y/n and you spent the whole night in panic attacks, somewhere in my head, my half-awakened mind snapped.