Invisible

Chapter 27

Three days have passed. It has also been three days since I decided to give myself a little space away from my family. Three days ago since I decided to live temporarily with JK. And it has also been three days since I last called or contact Darren. I haven't given him another word or text since the last three days. And believe me, those days of not being able to open up to him has been torture in my life.

But JK reckoned that it would be a good idea if I would start to grow a pair of balls (though I am a girl and girls don't grow balls) and get my wits together to talk to Darren. I can remember his exact words telling me what to do with my boyfriend. "You have to tell him before someone else exaggerates the story."

So here I am, in front of a mirror and fixing myself. I decided it would be a little more ideal if I would meet up with Darren. I mean, I miss the guy and I have to tell him everything I have discovered about my family. Might as well grab the chance and give it a little time to show up to him.

After being satisfied with how I looked, I grabbed my satchel and exited my room. I found JK on the living room, watching some sort of a restaurant make over show. "JK," I called him, "I'll go to Darren."

He shifted from his seat and leaned forward. "Do you need me to drive you or do you need me to lend you my car?" he asked.

I shook my head. "Neither," I told him, "I'll commute. I just thought I should tell you where I am going and what I am going to do." I told him. "The last thing I need is to worry the living shit out of you."

He laughed. "Cool," he said, "Okay, just text me if you have a problem, okay?"

I shook my head while chuckling. "You sound like my mother."

"You know, I would love it if you would just go," he says in fake annoyance so I decided it was already time to leave his mansion and go to my boyfriend who is probably waiting for me in our meeting place right now.

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The moment I saw Darren's figure by the tire swing in the big tree, my legs didn't have any doubts for running to him. I didn't notice how much I missed the man of my life. "Darren!" I called loudly, enough for him to hear where I am and make him turn to me.

He turned, but even before he can say something else, he was cut off when my whole body collided to his and my small arms wrapped around him. To see him right now is like a blessing, gosh, no one can say how much I missed him. How did I even stomach the feeling of not talking to him?

"Goodness, I missed you!" I told him once I get to pull myself away from him and kissed him on his nose. "I'm... I'm sorry for not giving you a ring these past few days."

He smiled, the dimples denting on his cheeks. "No worries, my love," he says before giving me a chaste kiss on the lips. The feel of his lips on mine made me feel weak on the knees. I don't think I can stay standing up, my knees felt like Jell-O.

"So, how are you?" I asked him right after pulling away. "How is Lyn?"

"I'm doing well," he says then sat down on the ground. His hand grabbed mine and tugged on it lightly, a call that says he wants me to sit beside him. Or maybe on him, I ended up sitting on his lap. "And Lyn's breathing is improving. She's not having any of those breath shortages anymore, or maybe just not as frequent as it was the past few weeks."

Right then, we were embraced by silence. None of us spoke. None of us made a move to talk to the other. We just sat there with Darren playing with the long strands of my hair and me poking his cheeks that would make him smile and make the dimples there to show up.