Just One

Chapter 21 and 22

Chapter - 21 ANNA "There's no privacy anymore these days."

I wake up to my sister rushing into the room, euphoric: "Anna! Anna! Wake up, girl, get up. You won't believe it." Bea opens the curtain, forcing us to wake up.

A little sleepy, I complain: "What is it, Bea? Let us sleep, please."

Ignoring my request, Bea insists: "Anna, wake up, you need to see this. Girl, you're famous. Come on, get up." Bea, extremely excited, pulls the comforter off me, and as I become more aware, I start to get interested in the subject: "What are you talking about, Bea? You sound crazy." I sit down on the bed, and Kate settles down, too, so that we can pay attention to the torrent of nonsense my sister is saying.

"Sis, I'm proud of you, hahaha. You've got the hottest and most handsome guy in town," Bea reports as if she knows all the details.

Intrigued, I ask: "How do you know? Who told you?"

"My dear, you went viral, I mean, you and Leeo. Look at this." Bea hands me her cell phone so that I can watch a video that has been posted and gone viral. She continues: "Several people have posted videos with the two of you. But this one already has over 250,000 views. The video is amazing." My sister tells me all about it with great enthusiasm, even clapping her hands with excitement.

I bring the cell phone screen closer to my eyes, and I can't believe what I see. They recorded Leeo and me dancing and kissing, showing the whole scene clearly filmed and enlarged. You can clearly see Leeo's lips singing part of the chorus of the song "You Are My Destiny" and even his tongue inside my mouth. I feel outraged: "Who dared to record this? That could only have been done with a professional camera. I'm going to sue whoever did this. What a shame! Why can't people mind their own business?" I break down, feeling like crying.

Kate takes the phone from my hand to watch the video more closely. After watching it twice, she comments: "Anna, relax. You know what? The video is amazing, extremely romantic. It looks like a scene from a love movie. You both look beautiful. I loved it. Why didn't anyone record me? Fuck."

Bea reacts in the same way as Kate: "I loved it too. And lots of people loved the video as well. Anna, read the comments. Most people are saying that you two make a beautiful couple. A perfect couple. Some say they can feel the love Leeo has for you. Others describe that watching the scene makes them horny. Of course, there are some haters, but don't pay attention to them, they're just jealous."

I ask Bea to quickly grab my phone, which is plugged into the outlet next to the computer desk. Anxiously, I search for messages from Zack and Nick and, to my surprise, in addition to dozens of messages and a few missed calls, including some from an unknown number that I identify as Leeo, asking me to call back as soon as possible, I see a flurry of friend requests on my Facebook and an insane increase in followers on my Instagram.

I think out loud: "Oh my God, what am I going to do now? How embarrassing. This time Zack is going to kill Leeo and me too. I don't even have the heart to listen to the voicemails."

Kate calmly advises me: "Anna, stop making a big deal out of it. You didn't do anything wrong. If you'd been filmed having sex, you might feel embarrassed. But it just shows you two kissing, not even a quick grope, hahaha. Don't worry. First, let's listen to Leeo's message. Put the message on speaker so we can hear it."

Leeo had left three voicemails. The first message was sent about 25 minutes after he dropped me off at home: "Hi, my Star. I wanted to tell you that not only did you light up my night, but you also brightened up my life. I don't know if you've seen it, but there are some videos of us posted, which, by the way, I can't stop watching. You look absolutely stunning. I can't wait to experience all of that again."