(SB19 KEN SMUT AU) MY STEPBROTHER'S BESTFRIEND

CHAPTER NINE: I RODE THE ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS AND MOOD SWINGS

AIRA'S POV

After the incident with Jake and Yuki, I kept having nightmares and always wake up in the middle of the night. It bothered my two dads immensely. I had a few sessions with a shrink because of it.

Josh and Ken do not say it but I know they are worried. There was this one time, I got a nightmare and I woke up sweating and hyperventilating. I was surprised that Josh was in my room. He said he was still awake and playing a game when he heard me screaming. Good thing Ken wasn't woken up because of it. I don't want to be a bother to him.

Josh offered to guard me until I fall asleep again. I was still shaking when I lie down. Josh sat beside my bed and grabbed my hand.

I felt safe when he did that. It was not the same as Ken's though. It was like a brotherly affection. Eventually, I fell asleep. He stayed until the morning. I felt bad because he didn't get any sleep.

I tried my best to get back on track, to forget everything and to move forward with my life. The school activities helped a lot. It kept me busy.

Ken and I were never alone after that. I told him how grateful I am that he saved me. He brushed it off and says that he will do it again in a heartbeat. The tension and attraction between us grows everyday that it hurts me too.

I was with Justin but I'm miserable. I felt bad that I can't forced myself to love him. He has been caring and patient with me.

The Foundation Day and School Fair Festival are coming soon and Justin is busy with all the preparations, which means I have a lot of time with myself and my thoughts.

Each classroom will host a themed booth and since Justin and I are the class representatives. We suggested to have an opposite cafe. So, our pastries do not look like breads or cakes. Like the realistic cakes that look like fries, burgers, ramen, and steak. Our coffees are inside a juice carton while our juice is in a coffee mug. The tables look like big chairs while the chairs look like small tables. Basta everything is in opposite.

We were preparing the decorations in the classroom after our last period. It will be a two-day festival. Our foundation day celebration will be first, each team, Athens, Troy, Sparta, and Carthage will be performing and doing a sing and dance contest. Not all members are required to participate, so in our team, Ken and the other dancers and singers will give a performance. Also, there will be a pageant, each class will have a representative too. The winners will be rewarded points to their respective teams. With Sparta leading, our team really needs to win.

The second day of the festival will be the school fair, there are lots of schools invited, mostly private and international schools too. Relatives and friends can come too if they are invited by us. There will be a lot of food stalls, booths, and of course fireworks.

We just finished painting the signage for the front of our classroom when I noticed Ken strutting in the hallway. He got his hands in his pockets, headphones on ears, and everything around me went slow.

"Aira..." I woke up from my swoon and turned to Isabel. She was aware that I'm watching Ken.

"Umm. Sorry. What did you say, Isa?" I cleared my throat.

"You like Ken, don't you?" she blurted.

I was taken aback, "Pfft. No!"

"You're not a good liar, Aira." smiled Isabel.

My cheeks burned, "Really, I don't. I'm with Justin."

"That is questionable. It destroyed your friendship with Cindy. Why are you with Justin?" she replied curiously.