Summer season of August [Daerin]

Chapter 22

May 26, 2020

I turned on the do not disturb mode in my phone so Mom and Dad's call won't bother me. As long as I message them, they'll know I'm safe. I don't want them to bother no more.

The truth was, I've never been home since I was 18. I don't know how to tell them that I'm completely ruined the same as my dreams.

I tried checking Dani's socmed and saw a post from her...she's still that beautiful...

They're doing so fine, and I bet there's something going on between my sister and Danielle. I wondered how and why, of all people...

"Who's that?"

I shut my eyes and releases a deep breath before putting my phone down, "The neighbor that I talked about. I checked her social media account to know how time flew so fast." I said.

"You look upset because I interrupted you." Hanni took my phone from the table and the least that I can do is to bow my head in disappointment, "Next week is the finals. You should be studying, right? I'm done and you said you're gonna study alone, prove me."

"Hanni, can we have a date?" I asked.

Couples date.

At this state, I don't know if I'm really loving her. I don't know, maybe because she's the only one I have here right now.

"When you've already reviewed each lessons, okay?" she gives me a light tap on my shoulder before turning on the lamp on the table. The next thing I knew is she's gonna turn the lights off.

"Can you not turn off the lights?"

"If you can see everything in your surrounding, you'd be distracted. You're better off alone with your notes." Hanni stated.

I closed my eyes with a grip on the pen that I'm holding

Is this love how supposed to work?

The moment my eyes opened, the light of the lamp welcomed me. And I know now, everything is dark already.

Danielle, I remembered having a colorful sky eventhough I wasn't talkative. Now, im still not talkative, but my sky looks so dark.

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