Chapter 16 "I don't want him to see me cry"

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The other day, I decided not to go to class because my head hurts because of crying all night

As I woke up, I opened my phone and received a lot of messages from Christian saying "Good morning, Nova. Why aren't you in class? Did something happen? Do you have a fever?"

I then replied, "I do have a fever. can't go to class"

I then turned off my phone and got a little rest

Hours later, I woke up hearing continuous doorbells coming from our door

I tried to stand up to look out the window and I saw Christian

I came downstairs

Opened the door, seeing Christian's worried face while carrying two bags of random foods

He then asked, "Are you here alone?"

"Yes, my Granny's at an event right now-"

"So no one's taking care of you right now? You have a fever!"

"She's gonna arrive today so you don't have to worry. Thank you for bringing me food-"

"No, this is for the both of us, I will stay here until your Grandma arrives, okay?"

"You don't have to, I can handle.. this my- myself..."

Suddenly I felt dizzy, I then lost balance and was about to fall but Christian suddenly caught me

He then added, "Obviously you can't. I'll just stay here, don't worry, okay?"

He then carried me and slowly put me down on the couch

He suddenly rubs my head and asked, "What happened? Something bad must have happened that's why this happened to you"

"Nothing. Fever usually happens to humans, Christian"

"That's not what I meant... I'm worried...You talked to Tristan, right?"

I suddenly felt like I was crying, I want to stop because I don't want him to see me cry but I can't stop

"H-he cut me off... He said he hates me" I whimpered

Christian suddenly hugged me and said, "He might hate you, but remember that I love you"

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The other day, I woke up seeing Christian sleeping in the chair, While my Grandma is cooking breakfast

I immediately tried to wake Christian but Grandma suddenly stopped me and said, "He helped me to clean the whole house while you were sleeping, let him rest for a while"

"Grandma, he has a class today-"

"It's Saturday... Tell me, is he your boyfriend?"

"No, he's just my friend"

"What kind of friend goes to your house to take care of you because you have a fever?"

"He's the only friend I have, Grandma"

"I don't believe you, what kind of friend goes to your house looking so presentable? And he smells good, he definitely did that for you...Gosh, Nova, you're too young for relationships, you know that, right?!"

"We're not dating!" I then shouted making Christian awake

Christian suddenly said, "What's going on?"

Grandma then replied, "Thank you so much again young man for helping me clean the house!"

Christian added, "No problem, Ma'am... I uh, Nova, are you feeling well now?"

I answered, "Yes, thank you so much, Christian"

"I'll come back here around the afternoon, is that okay?" he asked

"Oh, okay sure. see you later" I answered

When he left, Grandma came near the dining table and said, "I think you should prepare a dinner for him"

"Okay..."

"I'll be leaving before the afternoon, I have a meeting about the church events. Make sure the house is clean and enjoy your day with your best friend, okay?"

I then nodded

Hours later, my Grandma got ready and left the house

While Grandma is away for a while, I decided to clean the house and cooked beef stew for dinner

After cooking, I cleaned my room and the hallway upstairs

After doing the house chores, I let my self rest for a while by taking a nap while waiting for Christian to arrive

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